Department of Behavorial Health and Developmental Disabilities; provide for certification; policies and procedures
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 1 of Title 37 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to powers and duties of the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, so as to provide for the certification, rather than licensing, of crisis stabilization units; to provide for policies and procedures; to remove certain provisions relating to the promulgation of rules and regulations; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2015
Committee Review
Mar 2015
Senate Passage
Mar 2015
House Passage
Mar 2015
Signed into Law
May 2015
Introduced Feb 18, 2015
Signed May 6, 2015
Floor votes · Senate Mar 4, 2015
How they voted
36–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 37
Mar 4, 2015
D
Democratic12
100% Yea
R
Republican25
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Amendments
1
May 6, 2015
Signed into law
Act 179
upper
May 6, 2015
Signed into law
Senate Date Signed by Governor
upper
Apr 2, 2015
Introduced
Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
upper
Mar 27, 2015
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Mar 24, 2015
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Mar 4, 2015
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Mar 2, 2015
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Feb 19, 2015
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
30 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ben Watson
RRepublican
P
Bill Cowsert
RRepublican
P
Brandon Beach
RRepublican
P
Bruce Thompson
RRepublican
P
Burt Jones
RRepublican
P
Butch Miller
RRepublican
P
Charlie Bethel
RRepublican
P
Curt Thompson
DDemocratic
P
David Shafer
RRepublican
P
Dean Burke
RRepublican
P
Ellis Black
RRepublican
P
Freddie Sims
DDemocratic
P
Gloria Butler
DDemocratic
P
Greg Kirk
RRepublican
P
Harold Jones
DDemocratic
P
Jack Hill
RRepublican
P
Jeff Mullis
RRepublican
P
Jesse Stone
RRepublican
P
John Albers
RRepublican
P
John Kennedy
RRepublican
P
John Wilkinson
RRepublican
P
Joshua McKoon
RRepublican
P
Lester Jackson
DDemocratic
P
Michael Williams
RRepublican
P
Mike Dugan
RRepublican
P
Rick Jeffares
RRepublican
P
Ross Tolleson
RRepublican
P
Tommie Williams
RRepublican
P
Tyler Harper
RRepublican
P
William Ligon, Jr.
RRepublican
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