Professions and businesses; verification of competency for registered professional nursing licenses; revise a provision
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 43-26-9 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to renewal, surrender, and restoration of registered professional nursing licenses and continuing competency requirements, so as to revise a provision regarding verification of competency; 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
Mar 2023
House Passage
Mar 2023
Senate Passage
Mar 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Feb 21, 2023
Signed May 2, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Mar 20, 2023 · House Mar 6, 2023
How they voted
44–0
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 50
Mar 20, 2023
D
Democratic21
85% Yea
R
Republican29
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
6
Committee
3
May 2, 2023
Signed into law
Act 225
upper
May 2, 2023
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Mar 20, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
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 21, 2023
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mark Newton
RRepublican
P
Mary Margaret Oliver
DDemocratic
P
Matt Hatchett
RRepublican
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