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type: "Bill"
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title: "Professions and businesses; improve efficiencies in issuance of permits for dentists to administer conscious sedation and general anesthesia"
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description: "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."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
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legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
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session: "2025_26"
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identifier: "HB 1278"
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citation: "Georgia HB 1278 (2025_26)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["HEALTH", "PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Gerald Greene", "Kim Schofield", "Lee Hawkins", "Mark Newton", "Ron Stephens", "Viola Davis"]
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version_count: 2
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action_count: 16
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2026-02-11"
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last_action: "2026-05-05"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e7316e82-97f3-4034-91f6-88c812405c8c"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "5ff5fdf4afee26ab5abadfe11c5864e0366193adaea29e67be5343dc2a5de3d7"
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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 1278 (2025_26) — Professions and businesses; improve efficiencies in issuance of permits for dentists to administer conscious sedation and general anesthesia
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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.
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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 1278/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/248118.pdf)
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2. **LC 52 1018/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/242339.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Senate Vote #852 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **46–0** (pass) · upper
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- Senate Vote #835 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **26–22** (pass) · upper
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- House Vote #576 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **165–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Gerald Greene — primary (person)
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- Kim Schofield — primary (person)
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- Lee Hawkins — primary (person)
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- Mark Newton — primary (person)
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- Ron Stephens — primary (person)
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- Viola Davis — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-02-11** House Hopper `introduction`
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- **2026-02-12** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2026-02-17** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-24** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-02-26** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2026-02-26** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2026-03-03** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-18** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-19** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2026-03-27** Senate Tabled
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- **2026-03-27** Senate Taken from Table
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- **2026-03-27** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-27** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2026-04-06** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-05-05** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2026-05-05** Act 405 `executive-signature`
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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/e7316e82-97f3-4034-91f6-88c812405c8c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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