Georgia House Bill 987 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)
Status: Passed on June 30 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-06-30 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 31 of the O.C.G.A., relating to health, so as to provide additional measures for the protection of elderly persons; to increase the maximum fines for violation by health care facilities; to provide for staffing, training, and financial stability requirements for certain personal care homes and assisted living communities; to provide for limited nursing services in assisted living communities; to provide for certification of memory care centers; to provide for definitions; to amend Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to professions and businesses, so as to provide for definitions; to rename the State Board of Nursing Home Administrators the State Board of Long-Term Care Facility Administrators; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Health; additional measures for the protection of elderly persons; provide

Rep. Sharon Cooper [R]	Rep. John LaHood [R]	Rep. Jan Jones [R]	Rep. Jesse Petrea [R]
Rep. Chuck Efstration [R]	Rep. Mary Oliver [D]	Sen. Brian Strickland [R]

2020-06-24 - House - House Vote #727 (Y: 140 N: 0 NV: 6 Abs: 34) [PASS]
2020-06-19 - Senate - Senate Vote #662 (Y: 53 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2020-02-28 - House - House Vote #493 (Y: 160 N: 1 NV: 2 Abs: 17) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-06-30		Effective Date
2020-06-30		Act 403
2020-06-30	House	House Date Signed by Governor
2020-06-26	House	House Sent to Governor
2020-06-24	House	House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
2020-06-19	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2020-06-19	Senate	Senate Third Read
2020-06-18	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2020-06-17	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2020-03-02	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2020-02-28	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2020-02-28	House	House Third Readers
2020-02-26	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2020-02-25	House	House Second Readers
2020-02-24	House	House First Readers
2020-02-21	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/57623
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/190624
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/191060
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/191527
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/193751
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/194812
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/57623#17448
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/57623#17810
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/57623#17917