Hearing Aid Dealers and Dispensers; exempt certain activities
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 20 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to hearing aid dealers and dispensers, so as to exempt certain activities of hearing aid dealers, hearing aid dispensers, and others related to the manufacture and sale of certain nonprescription hearing aids from the applicability of said chapter; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2017
Committee Review
Mar 2017
Senate Passage
Mar 2017
House Passage
Mar 2017
Signed into Law
May 2017
Introduced Feb 9, 2017
Signed May 9, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Amendments
1
May 9, 2017
Signed into law
Act 244
upper
May 9, 2017
Signed into law
Senate Date Signed by Governor
upper
Mar 30, 2017
Introduced
Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
upper
Mar 24, 2017
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Mar 20, 2017
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Mar 3, 2017
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
upper
Feb 28, 2017
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Feb 10, 2017
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
13 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ben Watson
RRepublican
P
Bruce Thompson
RRepublican
P
Chuck Payne
RRepublican
P
Greg Kirk
RRepublican
P
Jack Hill
RRepublican
P
Jeff Mullis
RRepublican
P
Judson Hill
RRepublican
P
Lee Anderson
RRepublican
P
Matt Brass
RRepublican
P
Michael Williams
RRepublican
P
Mike Dugan
RRepublican
P
Steve Henson
DDemocratic
P
Tonya Anderson
DDemocratic
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