HB 520 Georgia House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Licensed Midwife Act; enact

Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health, so as to repeal in its entirety Chapter 26, relating to the practice of midwifery; to revise provisions relating to peer review to include midwives; to amend Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to professions and businesses, so as to provide for the licensure and regulation of midwives; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for an exception under the "Georgia Registered Professional Nurse Practice Act"; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 19, 2025 Last action Feb 27, 2025
Floor votes · House Feb 27, 2025

How they voted

8453
Passed · 22 other
Total votes 159
Feb 27, 2025
D Democratic67
2 Yea 51 Nay 14
76% Nay
R Republican92
82 Yea 2 Nay 8
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
5
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Feb 27, 2025
Committee
House Withdrawn, Recommitted
lower
Feb 27, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (84-53-22)
house
Feb 19, 2025
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors