2025-2026 Regular Session
SB500
Behavioral Health Care Workforce Data Base; expand to include data from licensed health care professionals
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.
Legislative progress
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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.
February 26, 2026 · Senate
Passage: Senate Vote #595
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
46 yea–3 nay · 2 not voting · 4 absent
March 23, 2026 · House
Passage: House Vote #749
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
164 yea–1 nay · 3 not voting · 8 absent
March 27, 2026 · Senate
Agree To House Substitute: Senate Vote #839
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
45 yea–2 nay · 2 not voting · 5 absent
Committee referrals
March 3, 2026 · House
Public and Community Health
February 17, 2026 · Senate
Health and Human Services
Instrument history
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State Effective Date 2026-07-01
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State Act 629
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Senate Senate Date Signed by Governor
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Senate Senate Sent to Governor
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House House Passed/Adopted By Substitute View roll call
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Senate Senate Third Read
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Senate Senate Hopper