Georgia House Bill 34

---

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-2)
Status: Passed on May 10 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-05-10 - Effective Date 2021-07-01
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 44 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to speech-language pathologists and audiologists, so as to revise licensing provisions; to enter into an interstate compact known as the "Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact"; to provide the State Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology with the power to administer such compact in this state and to conduct national background checks for which applicants for licensure are required to submit fingerprints; to provide for definitions; to provide for conditions; to provide for eligibility; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact Act; enact

Rep. Dave Belton [R]	Rep. Lee Hawkins [R]	Rep. John Corbett [R]	Rep. Bill Hitchens [R]
Rep. Shaw Blackmon [R]	Rep. Karen Bennett [D]	Sen. Valencia Seay [D]

2021-03-25 - Senate - Passage: Senate Vote #273 (Y: 44 N: 0 NV: 7 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2021-02-25 - House - Passage: House Vote #99 (Y: 165 N: 1 NV: 7 Abs: 6) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-05-10		Effective Date 2021-07-01
2021-05-10		Act 285
2021-05-10	House	House Date Signed by Governor
2021-04-05	House	House Sent to Governor
2021-03-25	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted
2021-03-25	Senate	Senate Third Read
2021-03-11	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2021-03-10	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2021-02-26	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2021-02-25	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2021-02-25	House	House Third Readers
2021-02-22	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2021-02-18	House	House Withdrawn, Recommitted
2021-02-17	House	House Committee Favorably Reported
2021-01-14	House	House Second Readers
2021-01-13	House	House First Readers
2021-01-12	House	House Hopper
2020-11-25	House	House Prefiled

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/58823
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/195550
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/195672
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/198242
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/198808
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/201674
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/58823#18234
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/58823#18645