GA HB932 | 2019-2020 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: Passed on July 16 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-01-01 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 14 and Chapter 35 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to professional corporations and the "Georgia Podiatry Practice Act," respectively, so as to change certain provisions relating to podiatric medicine and surgery; to provide for Doctors of Podiatric Medicine to join professional corporations with Doctors of Medicine or Doctors of Osteopathy; to revise a definition; to revise provisions relating to eligibility for licensure as a Doctor of Podiatric Medicine; to provide authority for the State Board of Podiatry Examiners to conduct fingerprint based criminal background checks; to provide for procedures, liability, and confidentiality; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Title

Georgia Podiatry Practice Act; podiatric medicine and surgery; change certain provisions

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2020-06-20 - Senate - Senate Vote #666 (Y: 46 N: 1 NV: 3 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2020-03-03 - House - House Vote #518 (Y: 167 N: 0 NV: 5 Abs: 8) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2021-01-01 Effective Date
2020-07-16 Act 474
2020-07-16HouseHouse Date Signed by Governor
2020-06-29HouseHouse Sent to Governor
2020-06-20SenateSenate Passed/Adopted
2020-06-20SenateSenate Third Read
2020-06-18SenateSenate Read Second Time
2020-06-17SenateSenate Committee Favorably Reported
2020-03-04SenateSenate Read and Referred
2020-03-03HouseHouse Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2020-03-03HouseHouse Third Readers
2020-02-26HouseHouse Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2020-02-20HouseHouse Second Readers
2020-02-19HouseHouse First Readers
2020-02-18HouseHouse Hopper

Georgia State Sources


Bill Comments

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