Georgia House Bill 241 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: Passed on May 8 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-07-01 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 12 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to control of hazardous conditions, so as to add Krabbe disease to the list of metabolic and genetic conditions for which newborn screening may be conducted pursuant to the Department of Public Health; to provide for the screening at the option of the parent or parents; to provide for payment of fees directly to the laboratory; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Cove's Law; enact

Rep. Lee Hawkins [R]	Rep. Matt Dubnik [R]	Rep. Jan Jones [R]	Rep. James Hatchett [R]
Rep. Alan Powell [R]	Rep. Sharon Cooper [R]	Sen. Steve Gooch [R]

2017-03-24 - Senate - Senate Vote #241 (Y: 54 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-02-24 - House - House Vote #110 (Y: 163 N: 0 NV: 6 Abs: 11) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-07-01		Effective Date
2017-05-08		Act 190
2017-05-08	House	House Date Signed by Governor
2017-04-03	House	House Sent to Governor
2017-03-24	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted
2017-03-24	Senate	Senate Third Read
2017-03-20	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2017-03-20	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2017-02-27	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2017-02-24	House	House Passed/Adopted
2017-02-24	House	House Third Readers
2017-02-21	House	House Committee Favorably Reported
2017-02-08	House	House Second Readers
2017-02-07	House	House First Readers
2017-02-02	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/50211
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/164292
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/169699
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/50211#14900
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/50211#15270