Health; medical education funding and the service cancelable loan program; expand
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 expand medical education funding and the service cancelable loan program; to revise definitions; to provide for medical education funding to certain medical organizations facilities; to provide for a physician in certain residency or fellowship programs to be eligible for the service cancelable loan program; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 10, 2025
Signed May 13, 2025
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Floor votes · Senate Feb 26, 2025 · House Mar 31, 2025
How they voted
50–5
Passed
Total votes 55
Feb 26, 2025
D
Democratic22
95% Yea
R
Republican33
87% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
6
Committee
3
May 13, 2025
Signed into law
Act 185
upper
May 13, 2025
Signed into law
Senate Date Signed by Governor
upper
Mar 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Mar 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 10, 2025
Introduced
Senate Hopper
upper
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ben Watson
RRepublican
P
Billy Hickman
RRepublican
P
Kay Kirkpatrick
RRepublican
P
Mike Hodges
RRepublican
P
Shawn Still
RRepublican
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