2023-2024 Regular SessionGeorgia Legislature

HB455: Professions and businesses; professional programs to address career fatigue and wellness in healthcare professionals; provisions

Legislative Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to professions and businesses, so as to provide that professional programs that are established to address career fatigue and wellness in healthcare professionals are not obligated to report to licensing boards except in certain circumstances; to provide for definitions; to provide for immunity; to provide that certain documents and information of professional programs are not discoverable; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Bill History

2/16/2023
House Hopper
House of Representatives
2/21/2023
House First Readers
House of Representatives
2/22/2023
House Second Readers
House of Representatives
3/1/2023
House Committee Favorably Reported
House of Representatives
3/6/2023
House Third Readers
House of Representatives
3/6/2023
House Passed/Adopted
House of Representatives
3/7/2023
Senate Read and Referred
Senate
3/15/2023
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
Senate
3/16/2023
Senate Read Second Time
Senate
1/8/2024
Senate Recommitted
Senate
1/12/2024
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
Senate
1/29/2024
Senate Third Read
Senate
1/29/2024
Senate Passed/Adopted
Senate
4/1/2024
House Sent to Governor
House of Representatives
4/30/2024
House Date Signed by Governor
House of Representatives
4/30/2024
Act 501
4/30/2024
Effective Date 2024-07-01

Roll Call Votes

Passage: Senate Vote #441
1/29/2024
51
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passage: House Vote #172
3/6/2023
174
Yea
0
Nay
2
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(4/30/2024)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine Die

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text1/30/202475.9 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/16/202313.5 KB