SB 58 Georgia Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

"Georgia Transporting Life-Saving Organs and Personnel Act"; enact

Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 11 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to emergency medical services, so as to provide for the licensing and operation of emergency organ transport vehicles as ambulance services; to provide for the operation of such vehicles on public roadways; to amend Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to motor vehicles and traffic, so as to exempt emergency organ transport vehicles from those vehicles required to obtain an emergency vehicle permit from the Department of Public Safety; to revise and provide for definitions; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Jan 29, 2025 Signed May 9, 2025
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Floor votes · Senate Feb 18, 2025 · House Mar 21, 2025

How they voted

520
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 55
Feb 18, 2025
D Democratic22
20 Yea 2
90% Yea
R Republican33
32 Yea 1
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
15
Key actions
6
Committee
3
May 9, 2025
Signed into law
Act 83
upper
May 9, 2025
Signed into law
Senate Date Signed by Governor
upper
Mar 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Feb 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Feb 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Jan 30, 2025
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Jan 29, 2025
Introduced
Senate Hopper
upper
20 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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