2021-2022 Regular SessionGeorgia Legislature

SB256: County Boards of Health; comprehensive reorganization; provide

Legislative Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 12, Code Section 16-12-4, Code Section 19-11-9, Chapter 2 of Title 26, Title 31, and Code Section 43-18-75 of the O.C.G.A., relating to conservation and natural resources, cruelty to animals, location of absent parents by department, standards, labeling, and adulteration of food, health, and inspections, suspension or revocation of license, and other disciplinary actions, respectively, so as to provide for the reorganization of county boards of health; to revise the powers of county boards of health; to authorize the Department of Public Health to select district health directors; to provide for qualifications of district health directors; to authorize the commissioner of public health to select chief medical officers; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Bill History

2/24/2021
Senate Hopper
Senate
2/25/2021
Senate Read and Referred
Senate
3/3/2021
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Senate
3/5/2021
Senate Read Second Time
Senate
3/8/2021
Senate Third Read
Senate
3/8/2021
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
Senate
3/9/2021
House First Readers
House of Representatives
3/10/2021
House Second Readers
House of Representatives
3/17/2021
House Committee Favorably Reported
House of Representatives
3/31/2021
House Withdrawn, Recommitted
House of Representatives
3/31/2021
House Third Readers
House of Representatives
3/31/2021
House Third Reading Lost
House of Representatives
3/31/2021
House Reconsidered
House of Representatives
3/31/2021
House Withdrawn, Recommitted
House of Representatives
3/3/2022
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
House of Representatives
4/1/2022
House Postponed
House of Representatives

Roll Call Votes

Passage: House Vote #419
3/31/2021
79
Yea
92
Nay
5
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: FAILED
Reconsider: House Vote #420
3/31/2021
95
Yea
76
Nay
5
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #157
3/8/2021
37
Yea
14
Nay
2
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(3/8/2021)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine DiePrior Session

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/1/197077.4 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/1/197011.1 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text1/1/197011.5 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/1/197014.5 KB