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type: "Bill"
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title: "Professions and businesses; authorize and regulate teledentistry by licensed dentists"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 11 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to licenses for the practice of dentistry, so as to authorize and regulate teledentistry by licensed dentists in this state; to provide for definitions; to provide for exemptions and conditions; to provide for authorized practices; to provide for a referred dentist; to provide for ownership of documents; to provide for a limited number of dental hygienists to perform teledentistry under certain conditions; to provide for rules and regulations; to amend Article 1 of Chapter 24 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions of insurance, so as to allow for coverage of dental services provided through teledentistry; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; 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 567"
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citation: "Georgia HB 567 (2025_26)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Darlene Taylor", "Debbie Buckner", "Katie Dempsey", "Lee Hawkins", "Matt Hatchett"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 16
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2025-02-21"
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last_action: "2026-01-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/de357c68-bcfe-48cb-a5ef-fc686751cce4"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "615dd2fb5778b0b3ad1751dbafb5e2e546ac0604bdae6544851c63f96cdf6d3a"
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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 567 (2025_26) — Professions and businesses; authorize and regulate teledentistry by licensed dentists
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 11 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to licenses for the practice of dentistry, so as to authorize and regulate teledentistry by licensed dentists in this state; to provide for definitions; to provide for exemptions and conditions; to provide for authorized practices; to provide for a referred dentist; to provide for ownership of documents; to provide for a limited number of dental hygienists to perform teledentistry under certain conditions; to provide for rules and regulations; to amend Article 1 of Chapter 24 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions of insurance, so as to allow for coverage of dental services provided through teledentistry; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; 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 567/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/239313.pdf)
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2. **LC 46 1135/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/233390.pdf)
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3. **LC 46 1179S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/235632.pdf)
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4. **LC 46 1179S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/234540.pdf)
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5. **Sen Ctee sub LC 46 1218S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/236684.pdf)
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## Votes
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- House Vote #416 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **165–2** (pass) · lower
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- House Vote #253 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **174–2** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Vote #408 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **52–1** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Darlene Taylor — primary (person)
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- Debbie Buckner — 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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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-02-21** House Hopper `introduction`
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- **2025-02-24** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2025-02-26** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2025-02-28** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-03-06** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2025-03-06** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2025-03-10** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2025-03-21** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-03-25** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2025-04-02** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2025-04-02** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2025-04-04** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
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- **2025-04-10** 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 79 `executive-signature`
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- **2026-01-01** 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/de357c68-bcfe-48cb-a5ef-fc686751cce4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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