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2025-2026 Regular Session

HB629

Education; remove requirement of having a licensed physician in automated external defibrillator programs

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health, so as to remove the requirement of having a licensed physician in automated external defibrillator programs; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Legislative progress

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House committee reassignment April 4, 2025 House committee substitute February 3, 2026 Senate committee substitute March 27, 2026

Recorded floor votes

2 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.

February 6, 2026 · House

Passage: House Vote #483

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

166 yea–0 nay · 2 not voting · 7 absent

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March 31, 2026 · Senate

Motion To Table Remaining Legislation On The Rules Calendar: Senate Vote #912

Passed

39 yea–10 nay · 2 not voting · 3 absent

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Committee referrals

February 27, 2025 · House

Health

Instrument history

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  1. Senate Senate Tabled
  2. Senate Senate Read Second Time
  3. Senate Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
  4. Senate Senate Read and Referred
  5. House House Passed/Adopted By Substitute View roll call
  6. House House Third Readers
  7. House House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
  8. House House Withdrawn, Recommitted
  9. House House Committee Favorably Reported
  10. House House Second Readers
  11. House House First Readers
  12. House House Hopper
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