Consumer Information and Awareness Act; enact
Summary
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 provide for certain identification by health care practitioners to patients with regard to their license; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for definitions; to require that advertisements identify a health care practitioner's license; to require identifiers and signage; to provide for applicability; to provide for violations; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2015
Committee Review
Mar 2015
House Passage
Mar 2015
Senate Passage
Apr 2015
Signed into Law
May 2015
Introduced Feb 19, 2015
Signed May 12, 2015
Floor votes · House Mar 13, 2015
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
6
Committee
3
May 12, 2015
Signed into law
Act 200
upper
May 12, 2015
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Apr 2, 2015
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Mar 25, 2015
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Mar 18, 2015
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Mar 13, 2015
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Mar 3, 2015
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Carl Rogers
RRepublican
P
Ed Rynders
RRepublican
P
Matt Hatchett
RRepublican
P
Nikki Randall
DDemocratic
P
Sharon Cooper
RRepublican
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