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type: "Bill"
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title: "Speech-language pathologists and audiologists; revise licensing provisions"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 44 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state speech-language pathology and audiology licensing, so as to allow persons who are not licensed audiologists to use otoacoustic emissions or auditory brainstem response technology as part of a screening process for the initial identification of communication disorders in individuals up to age 22, subject to certain conditions; to provide for compliance with certain notifiable disease reporting requirements; 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: "2021_22"
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identifier: "HB 1186"
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citation: "Georgia HB 1186 (2021_22)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Chris Erwin", "Jodi Lott", "Martin Momtahan", "Matt Dubnik", "Penny Houston", "Sharon Cooper"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 17
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2022-02-02"
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last_action: "2022-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/10ea77b7-f5c0-4838-a013-7d106fd72c9a"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "7265b214a983c6930cd67330525d1efb3d9766611dfdd6dbaed2fd130c76d377"
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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 1186 (2021_22) — Speech-language pathologists and audiologists; revise licensing provisions
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 44 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state speech-language pathology and audiology licensing, so as to allow persons who are not licensed audiologists to use otoacoustic emissions or auditory brainstem response technology as part of a screening process for the initial identification of communication disorders in individuals up to age 22, subject to certain conditions; to provide for compliance with certain notifiable disease reporting requirements; 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 1186/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/212179.pdf)
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2. **LC 49 0774/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/204933.pdf)
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3. **LC 49 0828S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/207574.pdf)
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4. **LC 49 0828S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/206856.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE — **156–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Chris Erwin — primary (person)
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- Jodi Lott — primary (person)
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- Martin Momtahan — primary (person)
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- Matt Dubnik — primary (person)
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- Penny Houston — primary (person)
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- Sharon Cooper — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2022-02-02** House Hopper
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- **2022-02-03** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2022-02-07** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2022-02-17** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2022-02-24** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2022-02-24** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2022-02-28** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2022-03-17** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2022-03-18** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2022-04-01** Senate Tabled
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- **2022-04-04** Senate Taken from Table
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- **2022-04-04** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2022-04-04** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2022-04-06** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2022-05-09** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2022-05-09** Act 838 `executive-signature`
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- **2022-07-01** 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/10ea77b7-f5c0-4838-a013-7d106fd72c9a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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