Georgia Senate Bill 197

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)
Status: Passed on May 2 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-05-02 - Effective Date 2023-07-01
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to professions and businesses, so as to prohibit deceptive or misleading terms or false representations by health care practitioners in advertisements and representations; to prohibit the misappropriation of medical or medical specialty titles by health care practitioners in advertisements and representations; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

"Health Care Practitioners Truth and Transparency Act"; enact

Sen. Chuck Hufstetler [R]	Sen. Ben Watson [R]	Sen. Gloria Butler [D]	Sen. Kay Kirkpatrick [R]
Sen. John Kennedy [R]	Sen. Shawn Still [R]	Rep. Mark Newton [R]

2023-03-23 - Senate - Agree To House Substitute: Senate Vote #290 (Y: 47 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 8) [PASS]
2023-03-23 - House - Passage: House Vote #279 (Y: 166 N: 0 NV: 5 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2023-03-06 - Senate - Passage: Senate Vote #176 (Y: 54 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-05-02		Effective Date 2023-07-01
2023-05-02		Act 243
2023-05-02	Senate	Senate Date Signed by Governor
2023-04-05	Senate	Senate Sent to Governor
2023-03-23	Senate	Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
2023-03-23	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2023-03-23	House	House Third Readers
2023-03-14	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2023-03-08	House	House Second Readers
2023-03-07	House	House First Readers
2023-03-06	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted
2023-03-06	Senate	Senate Third Read
2023-03-06	Senate	Senate Taken from Table
2023-03-06	Senate	Senate Tabled
2023-03-01	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2023-02-28	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2023-02-16	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2023-02-15	Senate	Senate Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/64496
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/214899
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/217207
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/217811
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/219458
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/64496#21296
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/64496#21470
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/64496#21489