Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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| Bill | Professions and businesses; improve efficiencies in issuance of permits for dentists to administer conscious sedation and general anesthesia | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 11 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to dentists, dental hygienists, and dental assistants, so as to improve efficiencies in the issuance of permits for dentists to administer conscious sedation and general anesthesia; to provide for the evaluation and certification of a properly equipped facility; to provide for demonstration of proficiency in administering sedative techniques; to authorize the board to designate qualified personnel to perform certain evaluations, certifications, and examinations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | us/states/ga | Georgia General Assembly | 2025_26 | HB 1278 | Georgia HB 1278 (2025_26) |
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Georgia HB 1278 (2025_26) — Professions and businesses; improve efficiencies in issuance of permits for dentists to administer conscious sedation and general anesthesia
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 11 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to dentists, dental hygienists, and dental assistants, so as to improve efficiencies in the issuance of permits for dentists to administer conscious sedation and general anesthesia; to provide for the evaluation and certification of a properly equipped facility; to provide for demonstration of proficiency in administering sedative techniques; to authorize the board to designate qualified personnel to perform certain evaluations, certifications, and examinations; 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.
Votes
- Senate Vote #852 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — 46–0 (pass) · upper
- Senate Vote #835 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — 26–22 (pass) · upper
- House Vote #576 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — 165–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Gerald Greene — primary (person)
- Kim Schofield — primary (person)
- Lee Hawkins — primary (person)
- Mark Newton — primary (person)
- Ron Stephens — primary (person)
- Viola Davis — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2026-02-11 House Hopper
introduction - 2026-02-12 House First Readers
reading-1 - 2026-02-17 House Second Readers
reading-2 - 2026-02-24 House Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable - 2026-02-26 House Third Readers
reading-3 - 2026-02-26 House Passed/Adopted
passage - 2026-03-03 Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee - 2026-03-18 Senate Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable - 2026-03-19 Senate Read Second Time
reading-2 - 2026-03-27 Senate Tabled
- 2026-03-27 Senate Taken from Table
- 2026-03-27 Senate Third Read
reading-3 - 2026-03-27 Senate Passed/Adopted
passage - 2026-04-06 House Sent to Governor
executive-receipt - 2026-05-05 House Date Signed by Governor
executive-signature - 2026-05-05 Act 405
executive-signature
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/e7316e82-97f3-4034-91f6-88c812405c8c. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).