Georgia House Bill 1050

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 5-1)
Status: Introduced on January 26 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-02-20 - House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 10A of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to licensing provisions relative to professional counselors, social workers, and marriage and family therapists, so as to provide for and change definitions; to change certain education requirements for licensure as a professional counselor or associate professional counselor; to provide for privileged communications with clients; to provide for statutory construction; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Professions and businesses; licensure as a professional counselor or associate professional counselor; change certain education requirements

Rep. Karen Mathiak [R]	Rep. Lee Hawkins [R]	Rep. Gerald Greene [R]	Rep. Alan Powell [R]
Rep. Shelly Hutchinson [D]	Rep. Joseph Gullett [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-02-20	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2024-01-30	House	House Second Readers
2024-01-29	House	House First Readers
2024-01-26	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/66399
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/222080
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/224521