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type: "Bill"
title: "Certified Nursing Aid; certain military medical personnel from an examination requirement; exempt"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 31-7-12.8 of the O.C.G.A., relating to certification as nursing aid and employer sponsored training and competency examination program,to amend Article 3 of Chapter 11 of Title 31 of the O.C.G.A., relating to personnel regarding emergency medical services; to amend Article 2 of Chapter 26 of Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to licensed practical nurses; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "SB 449"
citation: "Georgia SB 449 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bo Hatchett", "Brandon Beach", "Carden Summers", "Chuck Payne", "Ed Harbison", "Ed Setzler", "Gail Davenport", "Jason Anavitarte", "John Albers", "John F. Kennedy", "Josh McLaurin", "Kay Kirkpatrick", "Larry Walker, III", "Matt Brass", "Max Burns", "Michael 'Doc' Rhett", "Nan Orrock", "Randy Robertson", "Shawn Still", "Steve Gooch", "Tonya Anderson"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 17
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-02-01"
last_action: "2024-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a5900144-0fcd-4062-b020-d2a699481faa"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "485df368b2369ce0f395678140fa637c82c31b7d1db9e1be0152be9e804c7917"
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 SB 449 (2023_24) — Certified Nursing Aid; certain military medical personnel from an examination requirement; exempt
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 31-7-12.8 of the O.C.G.A., relating to certification as nursing aid and employer sponsored training and competency examination program,to amend Article 3 of Chapter 11 of Title 31 of the O.C.G.A., relating to personnel regarding emergency medical services; to amend Article 2 of Chapter 26 of Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to licensed practical nurses; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; 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. **As Introduced LC 46 0772** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/222850.pdf)
2. **As Passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/224626.pdf)
3. **Committee Sub LC 46 0784S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/224081.pdf)
4. **Floor Amend 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/229220.pdf)
5. **LC 36 5861S/hss** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/228116.pdf)
6. **SB 449/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/229674.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #518 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Senate Vote #864 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **47–1** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #769 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **166–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Bo Hatchett — primary (person)
- Brandon Beach — primary (person)
- Carden Summers — primary (person)
- Chuck Payne — primary (person)
- Ed Harbison — primary (person)
- Ed Setzler — primary (person)
- Gail Davenport — primary (person)
- Jason Anavitarte — primary (person)
- John Albers — primary (person)
- John F. Kennedy — primary (person)
- Josh McLaurin — primary (person)
- Kay Kirkpatrick — primary (person)
- Larry Walker, III — primary (person)
- Matt Brass — primary (person)
- Max Burns — primary (person)
- Michael 'Doc' Rhett — primary (person)
- Nan Orrock — primary (person)
- Randy Robertson — primary (person)
- Shawn Still — primary (person)
- Steve Gooch — primary (person)
- Tonya Anderson — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-02-01** Senate Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-02-06** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-15** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-16** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2024-02-20** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2024-02-20** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2024-02-21** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-02-22** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-03-20** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-21** House Postponed
- **2024-03-26** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-03-26** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2024-03-28** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
- **2024-04-04** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-24** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-24** Act 486 `executive-signature`
- **2024-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a5900144-0fcd-4062-b020-d2a699481faa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).