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SB131Introduced in the Senate

Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce; Georgia Health Care Professionals Data System; establishment

Engrossed

Introduced by Mike Hodges, District 3

What does this bill do?

Plain-English breakdown

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Official description

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 provide for the establishment of the Georgia Health Care Professionals Data System; to provide for definitions; to provide for collaboration with state licensing boards; to provide for a publicly accessible website; to provide for collection of data from state licensing boards; to provide for specified data; to provide for seeking of funding sources; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Where it stands

Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub As Amended

March 31, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

Senate votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Agree To House Substitute As Amended: Senate Vote #922 · March 31, 2026

39

Yes

11

No

4

Absent or Not Voting

54 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Ben Watson1No
Derek Mallow2Yes
Mike Hodges3No
Billy Hickman4No
Sheikh Rahman5Yes
Matt Brass6No
Russ Goodman8Yes
Nikki Merritt9Yes
Emanuel Jones10Absent
Sam Watson11Yes

Bill history

  1. Senate Hopper

  2. Senate Read and Referred

  3. Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

  4. Senate Read Second Time

  5. Senate Third Read

  6. Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute

  7. House First Readers

  8. House Second Readers

  9. House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

  10. House Third Readers

  11. House Passed/Adopted By Substitute

  12. Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub As Amended

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