GA HB436 | 2015-2016 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-2)
Status: Passed on May 12 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-07-01 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-2)
Status: Passed on May 12 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-07-01 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 17 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to control of venereal disease, so as to require that physicians and health care providers offer HIV and syphilis testing of pregnant women in their third trimester of pregnancy; to provide for refusal of testing by a pregnant woman; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Title
Georgia HIV/Syphilis Pregnancy Screening Act of 2015; enact
Sponsors
| Rep. Valerie Clark [R] | Rep. Sharon Cooper [R] | Rep. Barbara Sims [R] | Rep. Margaret Kaiser [D] |
| Rep. Lee Hawkins [R] | Rep. Nikki Randall [D] | Sen. Renee Unterman [R] |
Roll Calls
2015-04-02 - Senate - Senate Vote #330 (Y: 47 N: 0 NV: 8 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2015-04-02 - House - House Vote #428 (Y: 156 N: 10 NV: 6 Abs: 8) [PASS]
2015-03-13 - House - House Vote #221 (Y: 161 N: 7 NV: 5 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2015-04-02 - House - House Vote #428 (Y: 156 N: 10 NV: 6 Abs: 8) [PASS]
2015-03-13 - House - House Vote #221 (Y: 161 N: 7 NV: 5 Abs: 7) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-07-01 | Effective Date | |
| 2015-05-12 | Act 218 | |
| 2015-05-12 | House | House Date Signed by Governor |
| 2015-04-08 | House | House Sent to Governor |
| 2015-04-02 | House | House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub |
| 2015-04-02 | Senate | Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute |
| 2015-04-02 | Senate | Senate Third Read |
| 2015-04-02 | Senate | Senate Taken from Table |
| 2015-03-31 | Senate | Senate Tabled |
| 2015-03-25 | Senate | Senate Read Second Time |
| 2015-03-25 | Senate | Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
| 2015-03-18 | Senate | Senate Read and Referred |
| 2015-03-13 | House | House Passed/Adopted By Substitute |
| 2015-03-13 | House | House Third Readers |
| 2015-03-03 | House | House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
| 2015-03-02 | House | House Withdrawn, Recommitted |
| 2015-02-24 | House | House Committee Favorably Reported |
| 2015-02-24 | House | House Second Readers |
| 2015-02-23 | House | House First Readers |
| 2015-02-20 | House | House Hopper |
