Georgia Senate Bill 480 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 15-0)
Status: Passed on April 19 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-19 - Act 381
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 10 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce, so as to provide for student loan repayment for mental health and substance use professionals serving in certain capacities; to provide for definitions; to authorize the board to approve applications; to provide for eligibility requirements; to provide for loan repayment agreements and conditions; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for appropriations contingency; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce; student loan repayment for mental health and substance use professionals serving in certain capacities; provide

Sen. Mike Hodges [R]	Sen. Kay Kirkpatrick [R]	Sen. Ben Watson [R]	Sen. Chuck Hufstetler [R]
Sen. Carden Summers [R]	Sen. Shelly Echols [R]	Sen. Chuck Payne [R]	Sen. Shawn Still [R]
Sen. Max Burns [R]	Sen. John Albers [R]	Sen. John Kennedy [R]	Sen. Jason Anavitarte [R]
Sen. Bo Hatchett [R]	Sen. Ricky Williams [R]	Rep. Sharon Cooper [R]

2024-03-18 - House - Passage: House Vote #710 (Y: 167 N: 2 NV: 2 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2024-02-29 - Senate - Passage: Senate Vote #616 (Y: 44 N: 1 NV: 7 Abs: 4) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-04-19		Act 381
2024-04-19	Senate	Senate Date Signed by Governor
2024-04-02	Senate	Senate Sent to Governor
2024-03-18	House	House Passed/Adopted
2024-03-18	House	House Third Readers
2024-03-11	House	House Committee Favorably Reported
2024-03-05	House	House Second Readers
2024-03-04	House	House First Readers
2024-02-29	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted
2024-02-29	Senate	Senate Third Read
2024-02-29	Senate	Senate Taken from Table
2024-02-29	Senate	Senate Tabled
2024-02-26	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2024-02-22	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2024-02-12	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2024-02-09	Senate	Senate Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/66883
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/223559
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/226237
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/227788
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/66883#23195
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/66883#24292