Professions and businesses; professional programs to address career fatigue and wellness in healthcare professionals; provisions
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to professions and businesses, so as to provide that professional programs that are established to address career fatigue and wellness in healthcare professionals are not obligated to report to licensing boards except in certain circumstances; to provide for definitions; to provide for immunity; to provide that certain documents and information of professional programs are not discoverable; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Jan 2024
House Passage
Mar 2023
Senate Passage
Jan 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Feb 16, 2023
Signed Apr 30, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Jan 29, 2024 · House Mar 6, 2023
How they voted
46–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 49
Jan 29, 2024
D
Democratic21
90% Yea
R
Republican28
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
7
Committee
5
Apr 30, 2024
Signed into law
Act 501
upper
Apr 30, 2024
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Jan 29, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Jan 12, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Jan 8, 2024
Committee
Senate Recommitted
upper
Mar 15, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Mar 7, 2023
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Mar 6, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Mar 1, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Feb 16, 2023
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Deborah Silcox
RRepublican
P
John LaHood
RRepublican
P
Mark Newton
RRepublican
P
Sharon Cooper
RRepublican
P
Teddy Reese
DDemocratic
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