GA HB970 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session

Status

Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)
Status: Engrossed on February 18 2026 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2026-03-31 - Senate Tabled
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 14 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to other educational programs relative to the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to expand which healthcare professionals may conduct preparticipation physical examinations; to provide for the period of validity for such examinations; to require healthcare professionals to include a cardiovascular prescreening as part of such examinations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Title

Quality Basic Education Act; expand which healthcare professionals may conduct preparticipation physical examinations

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2026-03-31 - Senate - Motion To Table Remaining Legislation On The Rules Calendar: Senate Vote #912 (Y: 39 N: 10 NV: 2 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2026-02-18 - House - Passage: House Vote #527 (Y: 164 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 8) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2026-03-31SenateSenate Tabled
2026-03-25SenateSenate Read Second Time
2026-03-25SenateSenate Committee Favorably Reported
2026-02-19SenateSenate Read and Referred
2026-02-18HouseHouse Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2026-02-18HouseHouse Third Readers
2026-02-10HouseHouse Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2026-01-16HouseHouse Second Readers
2026-01-15HouseHouse First Readers
2026-01-14HouseHouse Hopper

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