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type: "Bill"
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title: "Ga. Board of Dentistry; issuance of a dental or dental hygiene license for the sole purpose of teaching in an accredited dental, dental hygiene school, or academic medical center; revise provisions"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 11 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to dentists, dental hygienists, and dental assistants, so as to revise provisions regarding the Georgia Board of Dentistry issuance of a dental or dental hygiene license for the sole purpose of teaching or instructing in an accredited dental school, dental hygiene school, or academic medical center in this state; 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 322"
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citation: "Georgia HB 322 (2025_26)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["EDUCATION", "PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Deborah Silcox", "Katie Dempsey", "Lee Hawkins", "Matt Hatchett", "Matthew Gambill", "Ron Stephens"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 17
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2025-02-06"
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last_action: "2025-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d34f18b6-a907-4df7-8236-0dd3c7a006de"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "0e98f535265e0082ae595fd6fd79fb14223a0f4bb3235defebd2ee2c67d786d6"
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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 322 (2025_26) — Ga. Board of Dentistry; issuance of a dental or dental hygiene license for the sole purpose of teaching in an accredited dental, dental hygiene school, or academic medical center; revise provisions
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 11 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to dentists, dental hygienists, and dental assistants, so as to revise provisions regarding the Georgia Board of Dentistry issuance of a dental or dental hygiene license for the sole purpose of teaching or instructing in an accredited dental school, dental hygiene school, or academic medical center in this state; 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 322/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/238504.pdf)
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2. **LC 46 1066/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/231640.pdf)
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3. **LC 46 1130S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/235235.pdf)
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4. **LC 46 1130S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/233146.pdf)
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## Votes
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- House Vote #171 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **169–0** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Vote #375 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **52–0** (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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- Matt Hatchett — primary (person)
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- Matthew Gambill — primary (person)
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- Ron Stephens — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-02-06** House Hopper `introduction`
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- **2025-02-10** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2025-02-11** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2025-02-20** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-03-04** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2025-03-04** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2025-03-06** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2025-03-21** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-03-25** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2025-03-31** Senate Tabled
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- **2025-03-31** Senate Taken from Table
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- **2025-03-31** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2025-03-31** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2025-04-07** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-05-09** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2025-05-09** Act 88 `executive-signature`
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- **2025-07-01** 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/d34f18b6-a907-4df7-8236-0dd3c7a006de`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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