Public Health, Dept. of; required to establish the Maternal Mortality Review Committee to review maternal deaths
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2A of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Public Health, so as to require the Department of Public Health to establish the Maternal Mortality Review Committee to review maternal deaths; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for data; to provide for confidentiality; to provide for limited liability; to provide for reports; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2013
Committee Review
Feb 2014
Senate Passage
Feb 2014
House Passage
Mar 2014
Signed into Law
Apr 2014
Introduced Mar 28, 2013
Signed Apr 16, 2014
Floor votes · Senate Feb 4, 2014
How they voted
34–1
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 36
Feb 4, 2014
D
Democratic9
100% Yea
R
Republican27
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Apr 16, 2014
Signed into law
Act 540
upper
Apr 16, 2014
Signed into law
Senate Date Signed by Governor
upper
Mar 5, 2014
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Feb 24, 2014
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Feb 4, 2014
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
upper
Jan 24, 2014
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Mar 28, 2013
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Charlie Bethel
RRepublican
P
Chuck Hufstetler
RRepublican
P
Dean Burke
RRepublican
P
Renee Unterman
RRepublican
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