Nurses; administrative purposes only; Georgia Board of Nursing to Department of Community Health; transfer
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 26 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to nurses, so as to transfer the Georgia Board of Nursing from the jurisdiction of the Secretary of State to the Department of Community Health for administrative purposes only; to provide for a definition; to provide for the powers and duties of the board; to authorize the board to appoint an executive director; to provide for the powers and duties of such executive director; to revise certain provisions related to the division director; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Feb 2018
Senate Passage
Feb 2018
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 19, 2018
Last action Mar 1, 2018
Floor votes · Senate Feb 26, 2018
How they voted
24–0
Passed
Total votes 24
Feb 26, 2018
D
Democratic10
100% Yea
R
Republican14
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Feb 26, 2018
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Feb 20, 2018
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Jan 22, 2018
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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