"Georgia Transporting Life-Saving Organs and Personnel Act"; enact
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 11 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to emergency medical services, so as to provide for the licensing and operation of emergency organ transport vehicles as ambulance services; to provide for the operation of such vehicles on public roadways; to amend Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to motor vehicles and traffic, so as to exempt emergency organ transport vehicles from those vehicles required to obtain an emergency vehicle permit from the Department of Public Safety; to revise and provide for definitions; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Jan 29, 2025
Signed May 9, 2025
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Floor votes · Senate Feb 18, 2025 · House Mar 21, 2025
How they voted
52–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 55
Feb 18, 2025
D
Democratic22
90% Yea
R
Republican33
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
6
Committee
3
May 9, 2025
Signed into law
Act 83
upper
May 9, 2025
Signed into law
Senate Date Signed by Governor
upper
Mar 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Feb 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Feb 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Jan 30, 2025
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Jan 29, 2025
Introduced
Senate Hopper
upper
20 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ben Watson
RRepublican
P
Bill Cowsert
RRepublican
P
Billy Hickman
RRepublican
P
Carden Summers
RRepublican
P
Chuck Hufstetler
RRepublican
P
Chuck Payne
RRepublican
P
Drew Echols
RRepublican
P
Frank Ginn
RRepublican
P
Jason Anavitarte
RRepublican
P
John Albers
RRepublican
P
John Kennedy
RRepublican
P
Kay Kirkpatrick
RRepublican
P
Lee Anderson
RRepublican
P
Marty Harbin
RRepublican
P
Max Burns
RRepublican
P
Rick Williams
RRepublican
P
Russ Goodman
RRepublican
P
Sam Watson
RRepublican
P
Shawn Still
RRepublican
P
Tim Bearden
RRepublican
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