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type: "Bill"
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title: "\"Interstate Medical Licensure Compact Act\""
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 34 of Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to physicians, assistants, and others, so as to enter into an interstate compact known as the \"Interstate Medical Licensure Compact Act\"; to authorize the Georgia Composite Medical Board to administer the compact in this state; to require fingerprint records checks; to provide for application of an expedited license; to provide for a coordinated information system; to provide for joint investigations and discipline; to provide for a commission to administer the compact among the member states; to provide for dispute resolution; to provide for withdrawal from the compact; to provide for construction; 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: "2019_20"
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identifier: "SB 16"
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citation: "Georgia SB 16 (2019_20)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Ben Watson", "Brandon Beach", "Burt Jones", "Chuck Hufstetler", "Dean Burke", "Donzella James", "Emanuel Jones", "Frank Ginn", "Greg Dolezal", "Greg Kirk", "Jeff Mullis", "John Albers", "John Kennedy", "Kay Kirkpatrick", "Larry Walker, III", "Michael 'Doc' Rhett", "Nan Orrock", "Nikema Williams", "P. K. Martin IV", "Steve Henson", "Tyler Harper", "Valencia Seay"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 15
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2019-01-15"
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last_action: "2019-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cfee796f-eb2f-4f85-88f6-f3d6dd11ff58"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "0c9d552493ca070add3ecdb1beb83f369ce50abdc57eecdbb3e33b1b080531f8"
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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 SB 16 (2019_20) — "Interstate Medical Licensure Compact Act"
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 34 of Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to physicians, assistants, and others, so as to enter into an interstate compact known as the "Interstate Medical Licensure Compact Act"; to authorize the Georgia Composite Medical Board to administer the compact in this state; to require fingerprint records checks; to provide for application of an expedited license; to provide for a coordinated information system; to provide for joint investigations and discipline; to provide for a commission to administer the compact among the member states; to provide for dispute resolution; to provide for withdrawal from the compact; to provide for construction; 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. **As introduced LC 33 7504** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/179473.pdf)
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2. **As passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/181008.pdf)
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3. **SB16/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/184787.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE — **51–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Ben Watson — primary (person)
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- Brandon Beach — primary (person)
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- Burt Jones — primary (person)
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- Chuck Hufstetler — primary (person)
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- Dean Burke — primary (person)
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- Donzella James — primary (person)
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- Emanuel Jones — primary (person)
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- Frank Ginn — primary (person)
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- Greg Dolezal — primary (person)
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- Greg Kirk — primary (person)
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- Jeff Mullis — primary (person)
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- John Albers — primary (person)
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- John Kennedy — primary (person)
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- Kay Kirkpatrick — primary (person)
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- Larry Walker, III — primary (person)
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- Michael 'Doc' Rhett — primary (person)
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- Nan Orrock — primary (person)
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- Nikema Williams — primary (person)
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- P. K. Martin IV — primary (person)
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- Steve Henson — primary (person)
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- Tyler Harper — primary (person)
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- Valencia Seay — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2019-01-15** Senate Hopper
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- **2019-01-16** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2019-02-07** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2019-02-08** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2019-02-11** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2019-02-11** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2019-02-12** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2019-02-13** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2019-03-13** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2019-03-14** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2019-03-14** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2019-04-05** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2019-04-25** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2019-04-25** Act 46 `executive-signature`
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- **2019-07-01** 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/cfee796f-eb2f-4f85-88f6-f3d6dd11ff58`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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