Bill Sponsor
Georgia Senate Bill 500
Session 2025_26
Behavioral Health Care Workforce Data Base; expand to include data from licensed health care professionals
Became Law
Became Law
Signed by Governor on May 12, 2026
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
500
State
Georgia
Session
2025_26
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Primary
Republican
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Republican
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Republican
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Republican
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Republican
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Republican
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Republican
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Republican
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Democrat
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Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 10 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce, so as to expand the Behavioral Health Care Workforce Data Base to include data from licensed health care professionals; to revise definitions; to rename such data base as the Health Care Workforce Data Base; to provide for conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Actions (16)
07/01/2026
Georgia General Assembly
Effective Date
05/12/2026
Senate
Act 629
05/12/2026
Senate
Senate Date Signed by Governor
04/10/2026
Senate
Senate Sent to Governor
03/27/2026
Senate
Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
03/23/2026
House
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
03/23/2026
House
House Third Readers
03/18/2026
House
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
03/04/2026
House
House Second Readers
03/03/2026
House
House First Readers
02/26/2026
Senate
Senate Passed/Adopted
02/26/2026
Senate
Senate Third Read
02/25/2026
Senate
Senate Read Second Time
02/24/2026
Senate
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
02/17/2026
Senate
Senate Read and Referred
02/12/2026
Senate
Senate Hopper