Georgia House Bill 752 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)
Status: Passed on May 9 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-05-09 - Effective Date 2022-07-01
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 37 of the O.C.G.A., relating to mental health, so as to provide for a psychiatric advance directive; to provide for a competent adult to express his or her mental health care treatment preferences and desires directly through instructions written in advance and indirectly through appointing an agent to make mental health care decisions on behalf of that person; to amend Titles 16, 29, 31, 37, and 49 of the O.C.G.A., relating to crimes and offenses, guardian and ward, health, mental health, and social services, respectively, so as to provide for interaction and relationship with advance directives for health care; to provide for application; to provide for statutory construction; to provide for conforming references and consistent terminology; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Psychiatric Advance Directive Act; enact

Rep. Sharon Cooper [R]	Rep. Katie Dempsey [R]	Rep. Don Hogan [R]	Rep. Mary Oliver [D]
Rep. James Hatchett [R]	Rep. Lee Hawkins [R]	Sen. John Kennedy [R]

2022-04-01 - House - Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #842 (Y: 155 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 23) [PASS]
2022-03-30 - Senate - Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #751 (Y: 55 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2022-02-03 - House - Passage: House Vote #478 (Y: 165 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 10) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-05-09		Effective Date 2022-07-01
2022-05-09		Act 836
2022-05-09	House	House Date Signed by Governor
2022-04-08	House	House Sent to Governor
2022-04-01	House	House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
2022-03-30	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2022-03-30	Senate	Senate Third Read
2022-03-28	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2022-03-25	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2022-02-07	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2022-02-03	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2022-02-03	House	House Third Readers
2022-01-26	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2021-03-15	House	House Second Readers
2021-03-11	House	House First Readers
2021-03-10	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/60440
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/200240
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/203933
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/205152
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/210292
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/211741
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/60440#19058
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/60440#19684
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/60440#19734