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type: "Bill"
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title: "Georgia Cosmetic Laser Services Act; revise a definition; revise a provision"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 9 of Chapter 34 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the \"Georgia Cosmetic Laser Services Act,\" so as to revise a definition; to revise a provision relating to requirements for applicants for assistant laser practitioner licenses; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; 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: "2023_24"
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identifier: "HB 502"
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citation: "Georgia HB 502 (2023_24)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Deborah Silcox", "Katie Dempsey", "Lee Hawkins", "Mark Newton"]
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version_count: 2
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action_count: 15
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2023-02-21"
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last_action: "2024-04-22"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3257ee86-a645-42ad-8d07-d94029899032"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "ac1c951db4fb8a1cfa7749176a31e7efa2cfc3375677b57996c4eaacb09c3792"
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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 502 (2023_24) — Georgia Cosmetic Laser Services Act; revise a definition; revise a provision
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 9 of Chapter 34 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Georgia Cosmetic Laser Services Act," so as to revise a definition; to revise a provision relating to requirements for applicants for assistant laser practitioner licenses; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; 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 502/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/227607.pdf)
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2. **LC 33 9413/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/215321.pdf)
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## Votes
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- House Vote #409 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **153–1** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Vote #674 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **52–2** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Deborah Silcox — primary (person)
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- Katie Dempsey — primary (person)
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- Lee Hawkins — primary (person)
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- Mark Newton — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-02-21** House Hopper `introduction`
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- **2023-02-22** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2023-02-23** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2024-01-11** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-01-26** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2024-01-26** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2024-01-29** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2024-02-08** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-02-09** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2024-03-18** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2024-03-18** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2024-04-01** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2024-04-22** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2024-04-22** Act 393 `executive-signature`
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- **2024-04-22** 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/3257ee86-a645-42ad-8d07-d94029899032`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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