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type: "Bill"
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title: "Optometrists; revise definition of optometry; remove certain exemption"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 30 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to optometrists, so as to revise the definition of optometry; to remove the exemption for continuing education requirements for persons practicing optometry who are 65 years of age or older; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
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legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
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session: "2013_14"
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identifier: "HB 235"
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citation: "Georgia HB 235 (2013_14)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Earl Ehrhart", "John Meadows"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 16
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2013-02-06"
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last_action: "2013-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1ecc3777-4a78-4951-9656-060f122a5405"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "90c56622f1968a46121ef62d1de28e848f9cdf2b74f1f44d40d2d9fa238e5af9"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
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---
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# Georgia HB 235 (2013_14) — Optometrists; revise definition of optometry; remove certain exemption
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 30 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to optometrists, so as to revise the definition of optometry; to remove the exemption for continuing education requirements for persons practicing optometry who are 65 years of age or older; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **HB 235/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/135853.pdf)
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2. **LC 33 4979/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/130004.pdf)
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3. **LC 33 5040S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/131471.pdf)
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4. **LC 33 5040S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/130809.pdf)
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5. **Sen ctee sub LC 37 1615S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/134468.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE — **161–2** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Earl Ehrhart — primary (person)
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- John Meadows — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2013-02-06** House Hopper
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- **2013-02-07** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2013-02-08** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2013-02-13** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2013-02-20** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2013-02-20** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2013-02-21** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2013-03-14** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2013-03-20** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2013-03-21** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2013-03-21** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2013-03-25** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
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- **2013-04-01** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2013-05-06** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2013-05-06** Act 198 `executive-signature`
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- **2013-07-01** Effective Date
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1ecc3777-4a78-4951-9656-060f122a5405`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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