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type: "Bill"
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title: "No Patient Left Alone Act; enact"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 31 of the O.C.G.A., relating to regulation and construction of hospitals and other health care facilities, so as to establish certain rights of minors and adults admitted to hospitals; to provide for definitions; to authorize hospitals and long-term care facilities to limit or restrict visitation in certain circumstances; to authorize hospitals and long-term care facilities to require visitors to wear personal protective equipment; to provide for statutory construction; to provide that certain rights may not be waived or terminated; to require hospitals and long-term care facilities to post certain information on their websites; to prohibit certain actions by state agencies against hospitals and long-term care facilities; to provide for a short title; 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: "2023_24"
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identifier: "HB 663"
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citation: "Georgia HB 663 (2023_24)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Clay Pirkle", "Darlene Taylor", "Matt Hatchett", "Mitchell Horner", "Todd Jones", "Vance Smith"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 18
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2023-03-02"
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last_action: "2024-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cda9b5ff-d35d-4f1e-ac7a-54d65419275c"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "54922ca3d20e0dd01a352c298df8f39678404124668221ed8a375c35b07c361c"
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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 663 (2023_24) — No Patient Left Alone Act; enact
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 31 of the O.C.G.A., relating to regulation and construction of hospitals and other health care facilities, so as to establish certain rights of minors and adults admitted to hospitals; to provide for definitions; to authorize hospitals and long-term care facilities to limit or restrict visitation in certain circumstances; to authorize hospitals and long-term care facilities to require visitors to wear personal protective equipment; to provide for statutory construction; to provide that certain rights may not be waived or terminated; to require hospitals and long-term care facilities to post certain information on their websites; to prohibit certain actions by state agencies against hospitals and long-term care facilities; to provide for a short title; 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 663/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/229086.pdf)
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2. **LC 33 9473/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/216779.pdf)
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3. **LC 33 9688S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/226194.pdf)
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4. **LC 33 9688S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/225927.pdf)
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5. **Sen Ctee Sub LC 52 0549S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/227349.pdf)
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## Votes
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- House Vote #620 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **170–0** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Vote #748 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **49–0** (pass) · upper
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- House Vote #799 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **172–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Clay Pirkle — primary (person)
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- Darlene Taylor — primary (person)
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- Matt Hatchett — primary (person)
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- Mitchell Horner — primary (person)
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- Todd Jones — primary (person)
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- Vance Smith — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-03-02** House Hopper `introduction`
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- **2023-03-06** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2023-03-07** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2024-02-27** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-02-29** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2024-02-29** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2024-03-04** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2024-03-14** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-03-18** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2024-03-21** Senate Tabled
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- **2024-03-21** Senate Taken from Table
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- **2024-03-21** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2024-03-21** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2024-03-26** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
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- **2024-04-03** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2024-05-06** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2024-05-06** Act 573 `executive-signature`
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- **2024-07-01** 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/cda9b5ff-d35d-4f1e-ac7a-54d65419275c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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