GA HB793 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session

Georgia House Bill 793 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)
Status: Engrossed on February 20 2024 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-02-21 - Senate Read and Referred
Pending: Senate Regulated Industries and Utilities Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 10A of Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to licensing provisions regarding professional counselors, social workers, and marriage and family therapists, so as to authorize applicants for a license in social work enrolled in a master's degree program to take the master's social work licensing examination in their final semester of the program; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Title

Professional counselors; authorize applicants enrolled in a master's degree program to take the master's social work licensing exam; provisions

Roll Calls

2024-02-20 - House - Passage: House Vote #499 (Y: 167 N: 1 NV: 9 Abs: 1) [PASS]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-02-21	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2024-02-20	House	House Passed/Adopted
2024-02-20	House	House Third Readers
2024-02-13	House	House Committee Favorably Reported
2023-03-23	House	House Second Readers
2023-03-21	House	House First Readers
2023-03-20	House	House Hopper

Georgia State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/65479
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/218463
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/65479#22938