Professions and Businesses; patient protection measures for patients undergoing sedation in certain settings; provide
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to professions and businesses, so as to provide patient protection measures for patients undergoing sedation in certain settings; to provide for patients under conscious sedation in dental settings and for dental procedures in medispas; to provide for patients under varying levels of sedation in physician offices and medispas; to provide for definitions; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for enforcement; to provide for statutory construction; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2021
Senate Failed
Feb 2021
House Passage
Mar 2021
Signed into Law
May 2021
Introduced Jan 12, 2021
Signed May 10, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 8, 2021
How they voted
15–23
Failed · 9 other
Total votes 47
Feb 8, 2021
D
Democratic18
77% Yea
R
Republican29
79% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
7
Committee
5
Amendments
1
May 10, 2021
Signed into law
Act 288
upper
May 10, 2021
Signed into law
Senate Date Signed by Governor
upper
Mar 23, 2021
Introduced
Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
upper
Mar 15, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Mar 10, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Feb 22, 2021
Committee
House Withdrawn, Recommitted
lower
Feb 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Feb 8, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Feb 3, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Jan 13, 2021
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ben Watson
RRepublican
P
Chuck Hufstetler
RRepublican
P
Dean Burke
RRepublican
P
Kay Kirkpatrick
RRepublican
P
Michelle Au
DDemocratic
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