Medical professionals; rural assistance; expand service cancelable loan program for health care providers to include dental students
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 34 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to medical professionals for rural assistance, so as to expand the service cancelable loan program for physicians and other health care providers in underserved areas to include dental students; to provide for criteria; to provide for length of loans; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
House Passage
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 8, 2024
Signed Apr 19, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 26, 2024 · House Feb 16, 2024
How they voted
42–2
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 50
Mar 26, 2024
D
Democratic21
76% Yea
R
Republican29
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Apr 19, 2024
Signed into law
Act 385
upper
Apr 19, 2024
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Mar 26, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Mar 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Feb 20, 2024
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 16, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Feb 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Jan 8, 2024
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Butch Parrish
RRepublican
P
Deborah Silcox
RRepublican
P
Karen Bennett
DDemocratic
P
Lee Hawkins
RRepublican
P
Sharon Cooper
RRepublican
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