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SB162Introduced in the Senate

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

Passed

Introduced by Chuck Hufstetler, District 52

What does this bill do?

Plain-English breakdown

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Official description

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.

Where it stands

Effective Date 2026-07-01

May 5, 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: Senate Vote #584 · February 25, 2026

49

Yes

0

No

6

Absent or Not Voting

55 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 Watson1Yes
Derek Mallow2Absent
Mike Hodges3Yes
Billy Hickman4Yes
Sheikh Rahman5Yes
Matt Brass6Not Voting
Nabilah Islam Parkes7Yes
Russ Goodman8Yes
Nikki Merritt9Yes
Emanuel Jones10Yes

Bill history

  1. Senate Hopper

  2. Senate Read and Referred

  3. Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

  4. Senate Read Second Time

  5. Senate Recommitted

  6. Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

  7. Senate Tabled

  8. Senate Taken from Table

  9. Senate Third Read

  10. Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute

  11. House First Readers

  12. House Second Readers

  13. House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

  14. House Withdrawn, Recommitted

  15. House Withdrawn, Recommitted

  16. House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

  17. House Third Readers

  18. House Passed/Adopted By Substitute

  19. Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub

  20. Senate Sent to Governor

  21. Senate Date Signed by Governor

  22. Act 408

  23. Effective Date 2026-07-01

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