Georgia Senate Bill 16 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: Passed on April 25 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-07-01 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 34 of Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to physicians, assistants, and others, so as to enter into an interstate compact known as the "Interstate Medical Licensure Compact Act"; to authorize the Georgia Composite Medical Board to administer the compact in this state; to require fingerprint records checks; to provide for application of an expedited license; to provide for a coordinated information system; to provide for joint investigations and discipline; to provide for a commission to administer the compact among the member states; to provide for dispute resolution; to provide for withdrawal from the compact; to provide for construction; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

"Interstate Medical Licensure Compact Act"

Sen. Kay Kirkpatrick [R]	Sen. Chuck Hufstetler [R]	Sen. Ben Watson [R]	Sen. Dean Burke [R]
Sen. Frank Ginn [R]	Sen. John Albers [R]	Rep. Deborah Silcox [R]

2019-03-14 - House - House Vote #238 (Y: 164 N: 1 NV: 3 Abs: 10) [PASS]
2019-02-11 - Senate - Senate Vote #21 (Y: 51 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 4) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-07-01		Effective Date
2019-04-25		Act 46
2019-04-25	Senate	Senate Date Signed by Governor
2019-04-05	Senate	Senate Sent to Governor
2019-03-14	House	House Passed/Adopted
2019-03-14	House	House Third Readers
2019-03-13	House	House Committee Favorably Reported
2019-02-13	House	House Second Readers
2019-02-12	House	House First Readers
2019-02-11	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted
2019-02-11	Senate	Senate Third Read
2019-02-08	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2019-02-07	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2019-01-16	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2019-01-15	Senate	Senate Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/54221
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/179473
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/181008
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/184787
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/54221#16505
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/54221#16882