---
type: "Bill"
title: "\"Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact\"; enter into compact; licensing provisions; revise"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 44 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to speech-language pathologists and audiologists, so as to revise licensing provisions; to enter into an interstate compact known as the \"Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact\"; to authorize the State Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology to administer the compact in this state; to provide for definitions; to provide for conditions; to provide for eligibility; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2019_20"
identifier: "SB 306"
citation: "Georgia SB 306 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dean Burke", "Ed Harbison", "Gloria Butler", "Jeff Mullis", "Jennifer Jordan", "Kay Kirkpatrick", "Larry Walker, III", "Nan Orrock", "P. K. Martin IV", "Valencia Seay"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 15
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-01-21"
last_action: "2020-08-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ea40e824-6f17-4673-92d0-2024d546d53d"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "94ca334e6319739a8fac7ae950d7bebaf3a0e6d8aa0c2a46e1e1eec1db2970a1"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---

# Georgia SB 306 (2019_20) — "Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact"; enter into compact; licensing provisions; revise

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 44 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to speech-language pathologists and audiologists, so as to revise licensing provisions; to enter into an interstate compact known as the "Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact"; to authorize the State Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology to administer the compact in this state; to provide for definitions; to provide for conditions; to provide for eligibility; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **As introduced LC 36 4075** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/188232.pdf)
2. **As passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/192405.pdf)
3. **Committee sub LC 36 4325S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/191238.pdf)
4. **SB306/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/194290.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE — **46–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Dean Burke — primary (person)
- Ed Harbison — primary (person)
- Gloria Butler — primary (person)
- Jeff Mullis — primary (person)
- Jennifer Jordan — primary (person)
- Kay Kirkpatrick — primary (person)
- Larry Walker, III — primary (person)
- Nan Orrock — primary (person)
- P. K. Martin IV — primary (person)
- Valencia Seay — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2020-01-21** Senate Hopper
- **2020-01-27** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-27** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-02-28** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2020-03-05** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2020-03-05** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2020-03-09** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2020-03-10** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2020-06-16** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-19** House Postponed
- **2020-06-20** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2020-06-20** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-29** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-08-05** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-08-05** Veto V3 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ea40e824-6f17-4673-92d0-2024d546d53d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).