Georgia House Bill 853 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-2)
Status: Passed on April 26 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-04-26 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 6 of Chapter 11 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the "Coverdell-Murphy Act," so as to update the current system of levels of certified stroke centers to reflect advances in stroke treatment and therapy; to authorize the Department of Public Health to establish additional levels; to provide for national certification; to provide for rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this Act; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

"Coverdell-Murphy Act"; update current system of levels of certified stroke centers to reflect advances in stroke treatments and therapy; provisions

Rep. Lee Hawkins [R]	Rep. Sharon Cooper [R]	Rep. James Beverly [D]	Rep. Tom Weldon [R]
Rep. Nikki Randall [D]	Rep. Howard Maxwell [R]	Sen. Francis Millar [R]

2016-03-24 - Senate - Senate Vote #712 (Y: 54 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-03-22 - Senate - Senate Vote #682 (Y: 40 N: 16 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-16 - House - House Vote #535 (Y: 170 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 5) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-04-26		Effective Date
2016-04-26		Act 459
2016-04-26	House	House Date Signed by Governor
2016-04-05	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
2016-03-14	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2016-03-14	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2016-02-17	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2016-02-16	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2016-02-16	House	House Third Readers
2016-02-03	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2016-01-28	House	House Second Readers
2016-01-27	House	House First Readers
2016-01-26	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/47811
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/155657
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/156303
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/157500
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/162453
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/47811#13953
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/47811#14422
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/47811#14508