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2025-2026 Regular Session

SB162

Georgia Composite Medical Board; implement an automated credentialing system for healthcare providers in this state; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 34 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to Georgia Composite Medical Board, so as to provide for the board to implement an automated credentialing system for healthcare providers in this state; to provide for requirements; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Current disposition
Signed by Governor
Last status date
May 5, 2026
Last status update
Senate Date Signed by Governor
Author
Chuck Hufstetler
Co-sponsors
Ben WatsonKay KirkpatrickBlake TilleryLarry WalkerSharon Cooper

Legislative progress

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Senate committee substitute February 26, 2025 Senate committee reassignment February 28, 2025 Senate committee substitute March 3, 2025 House committee substitute March 13, 2025 House committee reassignment March 31, 2025 House committee reassignment April 4, 2025 House committee substitute February 4, 2026 Sent to Governor April 10, 2026 Governor approved May 5, 2026 Became law May 5, 2026
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Recorded floor votes

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

March 6, 2025 · Senate

Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #195

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

53 yea–0 nay · 3 not voting

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February 9, 2026 · House

Passage: House Vote #490

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

165 yea–0 nay · 4 not voting · 6 absent

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February 25, 2026 · Senate

Agree To House Substitute: Senate Vote #584

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

49 yea–0 nay · 5 not voting · 1 absent

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Committee referrals

February 13, 2025 · Senate

Rules

Instrument history

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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.

  1. State Effective Date 2026-07-01
  2. State Act 408
  3. Senate Senate Date Signed by Governor
  4. Senate Senate Sent to Governor
  5. Senate Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
  6. House House Passed/Adopted By Substitute View roll call
  7. House House Third Readers
  8. House House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
  9. House House Withdrawn, Recommitted
  10. House House Withdrawn, Recommitted
  11. House House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
  12. House House Second Readers
  13. House House First Readers
  14. Senate Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute View roll call
  15. Senate Senate Third Read
  16. Senate Senate Taken from Table
  17. Senate Senate Tabled
  18. Senate Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
  19. Senate Senate Recommitted
  20. Senate Senate Read Second Time
  21. Senate Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
  22. Senate Senate Read and Referred
  23. Senate Senate Hopper
Source provenance
LegiScan bill ID
1968108
LegiScan session ID
2167
Source file
var/states/georgia/source/legiscan/2167-841ad2a0e705/bill/SB162.json
Package observed
2026-07-17T02:17:01+00:00