Georgia Senate Bill 157

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)
Status: Engrossed on March 2 2023 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2024-03-28 - House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 20, 26, 31, 33, and 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to education, food, drugs, and cosmetics, health, insurance, and professions and businesses, respectively, so as to create a preclearance process in the licensing of individuals with criminal records who make an application to or are investigated by certain licensing boards and commissions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Professions and Businesses; preclearance process in the licensing of individuals with criminal records who make an application to or are investigated by certain licensing boards and commissions; create

Sen. Brian Strickland [R]	Sen. Russ Goodman [R]	Sen. Randy Robertson [R]	Sen. Tonya Anderson [D]
Sen. Emanuel Jones [D]	Rep. Tyler Smith [R]

2024-03-28 - House - Passage: House Vote #875 (Y: 149 N: 16 NV: 8 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2023-03-02 - Senate - Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #123 (Y: 55 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-28	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2024-03-28	House	House Third Readers
2024-03-18	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2023-03-29	House	House Withdrawn, Recommitted
2023-03-21	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2023-03-07	House	House Second Readers
2023-03-06	House	House First Readers
2023-03-02	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2023-03-02	Senate	Senate Third Read
2023-03-02	Senate	Senate Taken from Table
2023-03-02	Senate	Senate Tabled
2023-03-01	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2023-02-28	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2023-02-14	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2023-02-13	Senate	Senate Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/64316
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/214449
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/216265
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/216917
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/218842
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/227757
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/229367
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/64316#21183
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/64316#24594