Professional licensing boards; continuing education tracking solution to monitor compliance of licenses with applicable continuing education requirements; establish
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding professions and businesses, so as to establish on behalf of professional licensing boards under the jurisdiction of the office of the Secretary of State a continuing education tracking solution to monitor compliance of licensees with applicable continuing education requirements; to provide for definitions; to require compliance with continuing education requirements prior to the issuance of certain licenses; to provide for the adoption of rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 14, 2025
Last action Mar 27, 2026
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The bill was amended from a House Committee substitute to a House Committee Substitute version, primarily adding the bill's title and sponsor information while keeping the core legislative text unchanged. The substantive policy content regarding continuing education tracking for professional licensing boards remains the same.
TECHNICAL
Added bill title and sponsor information (Representative Washburn of the 144th) to identify the committee substitute version.
Removed committee header text indicating the House Committee on Regulated Industries offered the substitute.
Floor votes · House Feb 24, 2025
How they voted
149–2
Passed · 8 other
Total votes 159
Feb 24, 2025
D
Democratic67
95% Yea
R
Republican92
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
4
Committee
5
Mar 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Jan 12, 2026
Committee
Senate Recommitted
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Feb 26, 2025
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Jan 14, 2025
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dale Washburn
RRepublican
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