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type: "Bill"
title: "Georgia Cosmetic Laser Services Act; revise a definition; revise a provision"
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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 502"
citation: "Georgia HB 502 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Deborah Silcox", "Katie Dempsey", "Lee Hawkins", "Mark Newton"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-02-21"
last_action: "2024-04-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3257ee86-a645-42ad-8d07-d94029899032"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "ac1c951db4fb8a1cfa7749176a31e7efa2cfc3375677b57996c4eaacb09c3792"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 502 (2023_24) — Georgia Cosmetic Laser Services Act; revise a definition; revise a provision
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.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 502/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/227607.pdf)
2. **LC 33 9413/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/215321.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #409 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **153–1** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #674 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **52–2** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Deborah Silcox — primary (person)
- Katie Dempsey — primary (person)
- Lee Hawkins — primary (person)
- Mark Newton — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-02-21** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2023-02-22** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2023-02-23** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-01-11** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-01-26** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-01-26** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-01-29** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-08** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-09** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2024-03-18** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2024-03-18** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-04-01** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-22** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-22** Act 393 `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-22** Effective Date
## Source
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).