GA SB411 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 4)
Status: Engrossed on February 9 2026 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2026-04-02 - House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Engrossed on February 9 2026 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2026-04-02 - House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to professions and businesses, so as to provide for dry needling to be performed by certain licensed professionals; to provide for definitions; to restrict certain representations and advertisements related to the performance of dry needling; to provide for education and training requirements for occupational therapists to perform dry needling; to provide for disciplinary action; to provide for training requirements for acupuncturists; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Title
Professions and Businesses; dry needling to be performed by certain licensed professionals; provide
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2026-04-02 - House - Passage: House Vote #855 (Y: 166 N: 5 NV: 3 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-02-09 - Senate - Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #530 (Y: 49 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2026-02-09 - Senate - Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #530 (Y: 49 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-02 | House | House Passed/Adopted By Substitute |
| 2026-04-02 | House | House Third Readers |
| 2026-03-25 | House | House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
| 2026-03-16 | House | House Withdrawn, Recommitted |
| 2026-03-10 | House | House Committee Favorably Reported |
| 2026-02-11 | House | House Second Readers |
| 2026-02-10 | House | House First Readers |
| 2026-02-09 | Senate | Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute |
| 2026-02-09 | Senate | Senate Third Read |
| 2026-02-04 | Senate | Senate Read Second Time |
| 2026-02-03 | Senate | Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
| 2026-01-27 | Senate | Senate Read and Referred |
| 2026-01-16 | Senate | Senate Hopper |
