Public Health; provisions; modernize, clarify, and update; certain councils and committees; eliminate
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend various titles of the O.C.G.A., so as to modernize, clarify, and update provisions relating to public health; to amend Article 1 of Chapter 10 of Title 17 of the O.C.G.A., relating to procedure for sentencing and imposition of punishment, so as to revise a provision regarding the requirement of defendants to submit to HIV tests for AIDS transmitting crimes; to amend Article 2 of Chapter 3 of Title 19 of the O.C.G.A., relating to license and ceremony for marriage generally; to amend Title 31 of the O.C.G.A., relating to health, so as to revise provisions regarding the Office of Women's Health; to amend various titles of the O.C.G.A., so as to update terminology relating to sexually transmitted diseases; 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
Senate Passage
Mar 2020
House Passage
Jun 2020
Signed into Law
Jun 2020
Introduced Feb 5, 2020
Signed Jun 29, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Mar 4, 2020
How they voted
23–0
Passed
Total votes 23
Mar 4, 2020
D
Democratic9
100% Yea
R
Republican14
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Jun 29, 2020
Signed into law
Act 388
upper
Jun 29, 2020
Signed into law
Senate Date Signed by Governor
upper
Jun 18, 2020
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Jun 16, 2020
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Mar 4, 2020
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
upper
Feb 27, 2020
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Feb 18, 2020
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ben Watson
RRepublican
P
Blake Tillery
RRepublican
P
Butch Miller
RRepublican
P
Dean Burke
RRepublican
P
Kay Kirkpatrick
RRepublican
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