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| Bill | Physicians; limited provisional licenses and a pathway to licensure for certain internationally trained physicians; provide | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 34 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to medical practice relative to physicians, so as to provide for limited provisional licenses and a pathway to licensure for certain internationally trained physicians; to provide for definitions; to provide for qualifications and conditions; to provide for penalties, license sanctions, and enforcement; to provide for one or more medical directors; to provide for annual reports; to provide for rules, regulations and procedures; to provide for conditional automatic repeal; to provide for related matters; to provide for a contingent effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | us/states/ga | Georgia General Assembly | 2025_26 | SB 427 | Georgia SB 427 (2025_26) |
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Georgia SB 427 (2025_26) — Physicians; limited provisional licenses and a pathway to licensure for certain internationally trained physicians; provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 34 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to medical practice relative to physicians, so as to provide for limited provisional licenses and a pathway to licensure for certain internationally trained physicians; to provide for definitions; to provide for qualifications and conditions; to provide for penalties, license sanctions, and enforcement; to provide for one or more medical directors; to provide for annual reports; to provide for rules, regulations and procedures; to provide for conditional automatic repeal; to provide for related matters; to provide for a contingent effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- As Passed Senate (committee substitute) — source
- As introduced LC 52 0940 (committee substitute) — source
- Committee Sub LC 52 1007S (committee substitute) — source
- Floor Amend 1 AM 49 0289 (committee substitute) — source
- LC 46 1510S/hss (committee substitute) — source
- SB 427/AP* (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- Senate Vote #565 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — 45–3 (pass) · upper
- Senate Vote #797 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — 46–4 (pass) · upper
- House Vote #720 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — 165–2 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Ben Watson — primary (person)
- Bo Hatchett — primary (person)
- Chuck Hufstetler — primary (person)
- Chuck Payne — primary (person)
- Ed Setzler — primary (person)
- Jason Anavitarte — primary (person)
- Kay Kirkpatrick — primary (person)
- Kim Jackson — primary (person)
- Marty Harbin — primary (person)
- Matt Brass — primary (person)
- Nan Orrock — primary (person)
- Randy Robertson — primary (person)
- Sally Harrell — primary (person)
- Sonya Halpern — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2026-01-27 Senate Hopper
introduction - 2026-01-28 Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee - 2026-02-05 Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
committee-passage-favorable - 2026-02-06 Senate Read Second Time
reading-2 - 2026-02-20 Senate Third Read
reading-3 - 2026-02-20 Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
passage - 2026-02-24 House First Readers
reading-1 - 2026-02-25 House Second Readers
reading-2 - 2026-03-10 House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
committee-passage-favorable - 2026-03-18 House Third Readers
reading-3 - 2026-03-18 House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
passage - 2026-03-23 Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
- 2026-04-10 Senate Sent to Governor
executive-receipt - 2026-05-11 Senate Date Signed by Governor
executive-signature - 2026-05-11 Act 509
executive-signature
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/a0fce21f-014c-4c10-a756-6bfee84e8187. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).