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| Bill | Genetic Counselors Act; enact | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 34 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to physicians, assistants, and others, so as to provide for the licensure of genetic counselors; to provide for continuing education requirements; to provide a short title; to provide for definitions; to provide for licensure requirements; to provide for renewal requirements; to provide for the duties and powers of the Georgia Composite Medical Board with respect to genetic counselors; to provide for applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | us/states/ga | Georgia General Assembly | 2019_20 | HB 166 | Georgia HB 166 (2019_20) |
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Georgia HB 166 (2019_20) — Genetic Counselors Act; enact
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 34 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to physicians, assistants, and others, so as to provide for the licensure of genetic counselors; to provide for continuing education requirements; to provide a short title; to provide for definitions; to provide for licensure requirements; to provide for renewal requirements; to provide for the duties and powers of the Georgia Composite Medical Board with respect to genetic counselors; to provide for applicability; 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.
- HB 166/AP* (committee substitute) — source
- LC 33 7650/a (committee substitute) — source
- LC 33 7712S/hcs (committee substitute) — source
- LC 33 7712S/hs (committee substitute) — source
- Sen ctee sub LC 33 7806S (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- PASSAGE — 148–13 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Deborah Silcox — primary (person)
- Ed Rynders — primary (person)
- Katie Dempsey — primary (person)
- Matt Hatchett — primary (person)
- Sharon Cooper — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2019-02-06 House Hopper
- 2019-02-07 House First Readers
reading-1 - 2019-02-08 House Second Readers
reading-2 - 2019-02-12 House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
committee-passage-favorable - 2019-02-15 House Third Readers
reading-3 - 2019-02-15 House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
passage - 2019-02-19 Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee - 2019-02-27 Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
committee-passage-favorable - 2019-02-28 Senate Read Second Time
reading-2 - 2019-03-11 Senate Third Read
reading-3 - 2019-03-11 Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
passage - 2019-04-02 House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- 2019-04-11 House Sent to Governor
executive-receipt - 2019-05-06 House Date Signed by Governor
executive-signature - 2019-05-06 Act 232
executive-signature - 2019-07-01 Effective Date
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/7a66e941-f66f-48e7-b104-e810db7ff88a. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).