Medical practice; physicians; provide for certain requirements for advertisement or publication of representations of board certification
Summary
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, assistants, and others, so as to provide for certain requirements for advertisement or publication of representations of board certification by physicians; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2016
Committee Review
Feb 2016
House Passage
Feb 2016
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 22, 2016
Last action Feb 19, 2016
Floor votes · House Feb 18, 2016
How they voted
125–1
Passed · 10 other
Total votes 136
Feb 18, 2016
D
Democratic43
90% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican92
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Feb 19, 2016
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 18, 2016
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Feb 10, 2016
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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