Georgia House Bill 821 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-2)
Status: Passed on April 26 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-07-01 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions applicable to professions and businesses, so as to require professional licensing boards and other boards to adopt rules and regulations implementing a process by which military spouses and transitioning service members may qualify for temporary licenses, licenses by endorsement, expedited licenses, or a combination thereof for each profession, business, or trade for which a license is issued; to provide a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

"Military Spouses and Veterans Licensure Act"; enact

Rep. Al Williams [D]	Rep. Gloria Frazier [D]	Rep. Richard Smith [R]	Rep. John Yates [R]
Rep. Stacey Abrams [D]	Rep. Carolyn Hugley [D]	Sen. Ed Harbison [D]

2016-03-24 - Senate - Senate Vote #728 (Y: 53 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2016-03-22 - Senate - Senate Vote #682 (Y: 40 N: 16 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-11 - House - House Vote #526 (Y: 164 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 12) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-07-01		Effective Date
2016-04-26		Act 452
2016-04-26	House	House Date Signed by Governor
2016-03-30	House	House Sent to Governor
2016-03-24	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted
2016-03-24	Senate	Senate Third Read
2016-03-24	Senate	Senate Taken from Table
2016-03-22	Senate	Senate Tabled
2016-03-15	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2016-03-15	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2016-02-16	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2016-02-11	House	House Passed/Adopted
2016-02-11	House	House Third Readers
2016-02-09	House	House Committee Favorably Reported
2016-01-26	House	House Second Readers
2016-01-25	House	House First Readers
2016-01-22	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/47724
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/155287
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/162452
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/47724#13939
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/47724#14422
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/47724#14524