Georgia House Bill 521 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)
Status: Passed on July 16 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-07-16 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 11 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to licenses for the practice of dentistry, so as to authorize temporary licenses for dentists licensed in other states to provide dental care to indigent populations in this state; to provide for notice; to provide for length of validity of temporary licenses; to provide for application; to provide for specified dental care; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for immunity from civil liability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Professions and businesses; temporary licenses for dentists licensed in other states to provide dental care to indigent populations in this state; authorize

Rep. Houston Gaines [R]	Rep. Sharon Cooper [R]	Rep. Jimmy Pruett [R]	Rep. Spencer Frye [D]
Sen. Kay Kirkpatrick [R]

2020-06-26 - House - House Vote #783 (Y: 156 N: 0 NV: 14 Abs: 10) [PASS]
2020-06-25 - Senate - Senate Vote #760 (Y: 52 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2020-02-26 - House - House Vote #485 (Y: 161 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 15) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-07-16		Effective Date
2020-07-16		Act 477
2020-07-16	House	House Date Signed by Governor
2020-07-01	House	House Sent to Governor
2020-06-26	House	House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
2020-06-25	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2020-06-25	Senate	Senate Third Read
2020-06-25	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2020-06-23	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2020-06-23	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2020-02-27	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2020-02-26	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2020-02-26	House	House Third Readers
2020-02-21	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2019-03-01	House	House Second Readers
2019-02-28	House	House First Readers
2019-02-27	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/55542
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/183084
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/190612
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/191116
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/194425
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/194797
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/195255
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/55542#17433
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/55542#17993
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/55542#18035