Georgia Senate Bill 427

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 11-4)
Status: Passed on May 11 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-05-11 - Act 509
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 34 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to medical practice relative to physicians, so as to provide for limited provisional licenses and a pathway to licensure for certain internationally trained physicians; to provide for definitions; to provide for qualifications and conditions; to provide for penalties, license sanctions, and enforcement; to provide for one or more medical directors; to provide for annual reports; to provide for rules, regulations and procedures; to provide for conditional automatic repeal; to provide for related matters; to provide for a contingent effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Physicians; limited provisional licenses and a pathway to licensure for certain internationally trained physicians; provide

Sen. Ben Watson [R]	Sen. Kay Kirkpatrick [R]	Sen. Chuck Hufstetler [R]	Sen. Kim Jackson [D]
Sen. Jason Anavitarte [R]	Sen. Chuck Payne [R]	Sen. Randy Robertson [R]	Sen. Bo Hatchett [R]
Sen. Sally Harrell [D]	Sen. Sonya Halpern [D]	Sen. Marty Harbin [R]	Sen. Matt Brass [R]
Sen. Nan Orrock [D]	Sen. Ed Setzler [R]	Rep. Mark Newton [R]

2026-03-23 - Senate - Agree To House Substitute: Senate Vote #797 (Y: 46 N: 4 NV: 1 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2026-03-18 - House - Passage: House Vote #720 (Y: 165 N: 2 NV: 2 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2026-02-20 - Senate - Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #565 (Y: 45 N: 3 NV: 2 Abs: 4) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-05-11		Act 509
2026-05-11	Senate	Senate Date Signed by Governor
2026-04-10	Senate	Senate Sent to Governor
2026-03-23	Senate	Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
2026-03-18	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2026-03-18	House	House Third Readers
2026-03-10	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2026-02-25	House	House Second Readers
2026-02-24	House	House First Readers
2026-02-20	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2026-02-20	Senate	Senate Third Read
2026-02-06	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2026-02-05	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2026-01-28	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2026-01-27	Senate	Senate Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72469
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/240436
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/241593
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/243548
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/245617
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/247108
Amendment	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/243428
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72469#25881
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72469#26222
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72469#26325