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| Bill | Professional counselors; licensing requirements; change certain definitions | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 10A of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to licensing provisions regarding professional counselors, social workers, and marriage and family therapists, so as to change certain definitions; to provide for an additional member to the Georgia Composite Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage and Family Therapists; to change the licensing requirement and exceptions; to change the eligibility for licensure requirements; to remove the ability of the board to issue a license without examination; to change the requirement for licensure in professional counseling; to eliminate certain continuing education requirements; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | us/states/ga | Georgia General Assembly | 2021_22 | HB 972 | Georgia HB 972 (2021_22) |
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Georgia HB 972 (2021_22) — Professional counselors; licensing requirements; change certain definitions
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 10A of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to licensing provisions regarding professional counselors, social workers, and marriage and family therapists, so as to change certain definitions; to provide for an additional member to the Georgia Composite Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage and Family Therapists; to change the licensing requirement and exceptions; to change the eligibility for licensure requirements; to remove the ability of the board to issue a license without examination; to change the requirement for licensure in professional counseling; to eliminate certain continuing education requirements; 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 972/AP* (committee substitute) — source
- LC 36 4991/a (committee substitute) — source
- LC 36 5255S/hcs (committee substitute) — source
- LC 36 5255S/hs (committee substitute) — source
- Sen ctee sub LC 36 5288S (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- PASSAGE — 165–1 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Alan Powell — primary (person)
- Dave Belton — primary (person)
- J Collins — primary (person)
- Mack Jackson — primary (person)
- Matthew Gambill — primary (person)
- Patty Bentley — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2022-01-24 House Hopper
- 2022-01-25 House First Readers
reading-1 - 2022-01-26 House Second Readers
reading-2 - 2022-03-09 House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
committee-passage-favorable - 2022-03-15 House Third Readers
reading-3 - 2022-03-15 House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
passage - 2022-03-16 Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee - 2022-03-25 Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
committee-passage-favorable - 2022-03-28 Senate Read Second Time
reading-2 - 2022-04-01 Senate Tabled
- 2022-04-01 Senate Taken from Table
- 2022-04-01 Senate Third Read
reading-3 - 2022-04-01 Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
passage - 2022-04-04 House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- 2022-04-08 House Sent to Governor
executive-receipt - 2022-05-02 House Date Signed by Governor
executive-signature - 2022-05-02 Act 813
executive-signature - 2022-07-01 Effective Date
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/214f11a8-621d-40c5-9937-b8908a405558. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).