GA HB752 | 2021-2022 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)
Status: Passed on May 9 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-05-09 - Effective Date 2022-07-01
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 37 of the O.C.G.A., relating to mental health, so as to provide for a psychiatric advance directive; to provide for a competent adult to express his or her mental health care treatment preferences and desires directly through instructions written in advance and indirectly through appointing an agent to make mental health care decisions on behalf of that person; to amend Titles 16, 29, 31, 37, and 49 of the O.C.G.A., relating to crimes and offenses, guardian and ward, health, mental health, and social services, respectively, so as to provide for interaction and relationship with advance directives for health care; to provide for application; to provide for statutory construction; to provide for conforming references and consistent terminology; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Title

Psychiatric Advance Directive Act; enact

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Roll Calls

2022-04-01 - House - Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #842 (Y: 155 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 23) [PASS]
2022-03-30 - Senate - Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #751 (Y: 55 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2022-02-03 - House - Passage: House Vote #478 (Y: 165 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 10) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2022-05-09 Effective Date 2022-07-01
2022-05-09 Act 836
2022-05-09HouseHouse Date Signed by Governor
2022-04-08HouseHouse Sent to Governor
2022-04-01HouseHouse Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
2022-03-30SenateSenate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2022-03-30SenateSenate Third Read
2022-03-28SenateSenate Read Second Time
2022-03-25SenateSenate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2022-02-07SenateSenate Read and Referred
2022-02-03HouseHouse Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2022-02-03HouseHouse Third Readers
2022-01-26HouseHouse Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2021-03-15HouseHouse Second Readers
2021-03-11HouseHouse First Readers
2021-03-10HouseHouse Hopper

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