Clinical Laboratories; provide certain nondiagnostic laboratories not subject to state licensure as clinical laboratory
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 31-22-1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions relative to clinical laboratories, so as to provide that certain nondiagnostic laboratories are not subject to state licensure as a clinical laboratory; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2016
Committee Review
Mar 2016
Senate Passage
Feb 2016
House Passage
Mar 2016
Signed into Law
Apr 2016
Introduced Jan 20, 2016
Signed Apr 26, 2016
Floor votes · Senate Feb 3, 2016
How they voted
38–0
Passed
Total votes 38
Feb 3, 2016
D
Democratic12
100% Yea
R
Republican26
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Apr 26, 2016
Signed into law
Act 406
upper
Apr 26, 2016
Signed into law
Senate Date Signed by Governor
upper
Mar 11, 2016
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Mar 10, 2016
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Feb 3, 2016
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Jan 28, 2016
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Jan 21, 2016
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Burt Jones
RRepublican
P
Dean Burke
RRepublican
P
JaNice VanNess
RRepublican
P
Rick Jeffares
RRepublican
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