Professions and businesses; licensure of advanced practice registered nurses; provisions
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 26 of Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to nurses, so as to provide for licensure of advanced practice registered nurses; to revise definitions; to provide for licensure requirements; to provide for renewal of licenses; to provide for a misdemeanor to practice advanced nursing practice without a license; to amend Article 3 of Chapter 2 of Title 40 and Article 2 of Chapter 34 of Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to prestige license plates and special plates for certain persons and vehicles and medical practice, respectively, so as to authorize advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants to execute affidavits certifying an individual is disabled for purposes of obtaining special vehicle decals for persons with disabilities; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2024
House Passage
Feb 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 2, 2023
Last action Mar 18, 2024
Floor votes · House Feb 16, 2023
How they voted
139–0
Passed · 11 other
Total votes 150
Feb 16, 2023
D
Democratic63
92% Yea
R
Republican87
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Mar 14, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Feb 21, 2023
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 16, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Feb 14, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Feb 2, 2023
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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