HB 932 Georgia House · 2019-2020 Regular Session

Georgia Podiatry Practice Act; podiatric medicine and surgery; change certain provisions

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 14 and Chapter 35 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to professional corporations and the "Georgia Podiatry Practice Act," respectively, so as to change certain provisions relating to podiatric medicine and surgery; to provide for Doctors of Podiatric Medicine to join professional corporations with Doctors of Medicine or Doctors of Osteopathy; to revise a definition; to revise provisions relating to eligibility for licensure as a Doctor of Podiatric Medicine; to provide authority for the State Board of Podiatry Examiners to conduct fingerprint based criminal background checks; to provide for procedures, liability, and confidentiality; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2020

Committee Review

Jun 2020

House Passage

Mar 2020

Senate Passage

Jun 2020

Signed into Law

Jul 2020

Introduced Feb 18, 2020 Signed Jul 16, 2020

Floor votes · House Mar 3, 2020

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

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Committee

Jul 16, 2020

Signed into law

Act 474

upper

Jul 16, 2020

Signed into law

House Date Signed by Governor

lower

Jun 20, 2020

Upper · Passed

Senate Passed/Adopted

upper

Jun 17, 2020

Upper · Passed

Senate Committee Favorably Reported

upper

Mar 4, 2020

Committee

Senate Read and Referred

upper

Mar 3, 2020

Lower · Passed

House Passed/Adopted By Substitute

lower

Feb 26, 2020

Lower · Passed

House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

lower

5 primary · 0 co-sponsors