2021-2022 Regular SessionGeorgia Legislature

HB591: Mental health; marriage and family therapists to perform certain acts which physicians and others are authorized to perform; authorize

Legislative Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 37 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to mental health, so as to authorize marriage and family therapists to perform certain acts which physicians, psychologists, and others are authorized to perform regarding emergency examinations of persons for involuntary evaluation and treatment for mental illness or alcohol or drug abuse; to define certain terms; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Bill History

2/22/2021
House Hopper
House of Representatives
2/23/2021
House First Readers
House of Representatives
2/24/2021
House Second Readers
House of Representatives
3/3/2021
House Committee Favorably Reported
House of Representatives
3/5/2021
House Third Readers
House of Representatives
3/5/2021
House Passed/Adopted
House of Representatives
3/8/2021
Senate Read and Referred
Senate
3/25/2021
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Senate
3/25/2021
Senate Read Second Time
Senate
3/29/2021
Senate Tabled
Senate
3/29/2021
Senate Taken from Table
Senate
3/29/2021
Senate Third Read
Senate
3/29/2021
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Senate
3/29/2021
Senate Tabled
Senate
3/31/2021
Senate Taken from Table
Senate
3/31/2021
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
Senate
3/31/2021
House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
House of Representatives
4/7/2021
House Sent to Governor
House of Representatives
5/10/2021
House Date Signed by Governor
House of Representatives
5/10/2021
Act 280
5/10/2021
Effective Date 2021-07-01

Roll Call Votes

Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #428
3/31/2021
35
Yea
14
Nay
1
Not Voting
6
Absent
Result: PASSED
Agree Sen Sub: House Vote #439
3/31/2021
163
Yea
1
Nay
10
Not Voting
6
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passage: House Vote #173
3/5/2021
157
Yea
3
Nay
6
Not Voting
13
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(5/10/2021)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine DiePrior Session

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/1/197012.8 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/1/197014.5 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/1/197019.2 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text1/1/197020.1 KB