SB 500 GA

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Became Law

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.

• Mike Hodges Republican · primary
• Ben Watson Republican · primary
• Kay Kirkpatrick Republican · primary
• Larry Walker, III Republican · primary
• Sally Harrell Democratic · primary
• Billy Hickman Republican · primary
• Carden Summers Republican · primary
• Chuck Hufstetler Republican · primary
• Bo Hatchett Republican · primary
• Rick Williams Republican · primary

1. Feb 12, 2026 Senate Hopper · upper
2. Feb 17, 2026 Senate Read and Referred · upper
3. Feb 24, 2026 Senate Committee Favorably Reported · upper
4. Feb 25, 2026 Senate Read Second Time · upper
5. Feb 26, 2026 Senate Third Read · upper
6. Feb 26, 2026 Senate Passed/Adopted · upper
7. Mar 3, 2026 House First Readers · lower
8. Mar 4, 2026 House Second Readers · lower
9. Mar 18, 2026 House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · lower
10. Mar 23, 2026 House Third Readers · lower
11. Mar 23, 2026 House Passed/Adopted By Substitute · lower
12. Mar 27, 2026 Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub · upper
13. Apr 10, 2026 Senate Sent to Governor · upper
14. May 12, 2026 Senate Date Signed by Governor · upper
15. May 12, 2026 Act 629 · upper
16. Jul 1, 2026 Effective Date · legislature