Georgia House Bill 395 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)
Status: Passed on May 10 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-05-10 - Effective Date 2021-07-01
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 10A of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to professional counselors, social workers, and marriage and family therapists, so as to revise certain licensing provisions; to enter into an interstate compact known as the "Professional Counselors Licensure Compact"; to authorize the Georgia Composite Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage and Family Therapists to administer the compact in this state; to authorize the board to conduct national background checks; to provide for conditions; to provide for eligibility; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

The Professional Counselors Licensure Compact Act; enact

Rep. Dave Belton [R]	Rep. William Werkheiser [R]	Rep. John Corbett [R]	Rep. Eddie Lumsden [R]
Rep. Scott Holcomb [D]	Rep. Heath Clark [R]	Sen. Chuck Hufstetler [R]

2021-03-23 - Senate - Passage: Senate Vote #254 (Y: 53 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2021-02-26 - House - Passage: House Vote #119 (Y: 133 N: 0 NV: 12 Abs: 34) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-05-10		Effective Date 2021-07-01
2021-05-10		Act 287
2021-05-10	House	House Date Signed by Governor
2021-04-05	House	House Sent to Governor
2021-03-23	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted
2021-03-23	Senate	Senate Third Read
2021-03-15	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2021-03-11	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2021-03-01	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2021-02-26	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2021-02-26	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2021-02-18	House	House Withdrawn, Recommitted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
2021-02-16	House	House Second Readers
2021-02-11	House	House First Readers
2021-02-10	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/59550
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/197345
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/198243
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/199061
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/201317
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/59550#18261
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/59550#18607