Georgia Senate Bill 293

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 8-0)
Status: Passed on April 19 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-19 - Act 383
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to county boards of health, so as to provide that operational policies and procedures of the Department of Public Health apply to local personnel; to authorize the department to establish health districts; to revise the manner of selection and qualifications of district health directors; to provide for a chief medical officer for a health district under certain circumstances; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

County Boards of Health; operational policies and procedures of the Department of Public Health apply to local personnel; provide

Sen. Ben Watson [R]	Sen. Kay Kirkpatrick [R]	Sen. Larry Walker [R]	Sen. Mike Hodges [R]
Sen. Brian Strickland [R]	Sen. Matt Brass [R]	Sen. Bo Hatchett [R]	Rep. Sharon Cooper [R]

2024-03-28 - Senate - Agree To House Substitute: Senate Vote #831 (Y: 47 N: 5 NV: 3 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-03-21 - House - Passage: House Vote #751 (Y: 120 N: 37 NV: 4 Abs: 18) [PASS]
2024-02-27 - Senate - Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #556 (Y: 37 N: 15 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-04-19		Act 383
2024-04-19	Senate	Senate Date Signed by Governor
2024-04-04	Senate	Senate Sent to Governor
2024-03-28	Senate	Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
2024-03-21	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2024-03-21	House	House Third Readers
2024-03-14	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2024-03-04	House	House Second Readers
2024-02-29	House	House First Readers
2024-02-27	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2024-02-27	Senate	Senate Third Read
2024-02-21	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2024-02-20	Senate	Senate Recommitted
2024-02-15	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2024-02-13	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2023-03-09	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2023-03-08	Senate	Senate Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/65177
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/217396
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/223885
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/224674
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/225755
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/227558
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/229594
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/65177#23060
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/65177#24381
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/65177#24624