2023-2024 Regular Session • Georgia Legislature
HB872: Medical professionals; rural assistance; expand service cancelable loan program for health care providers to include dental students
Legislative Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 34 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to medical professionals for rural assistance, so as to expand the service cancelable loan program for physicians and other health care providers in underserved areas to include dental students; to provide for criteria; to provide for length of loans; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill History
1/8/2024
House Hopper
House of Representatives
1/9/2024
House First Readers
House of Representatives
1/10/2024
House Second Readers
House of Representatives
2/7/2024
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
House of Representatives
2/16/2024
House Third Readers
House of Representatives
2/16/2024
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
House of Representatives
2/20/2024
Senate Read and Referred
Senate
3/8/2024
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
Senate
3/11/2024
Senate Read Second Time
Senate
3/21/2024
Senate Tabled
Senate
3/26/2024
Senate Taken from Table
Senate
3/26/2024
Senate Third Read
Senate
3/26/2024
Senate Passed/Adopted
Senate
4/2/2024
House Sent to Governor
House of Representatives
4/19/2024
House Date Signed by Governor
House of Representatives
4/19/2024
Act 385
4/19/2024
Effective Date 2024-07-01
Roll Call Votes
Passage: Senate Vote #812
3/26/2024
47
Yea
2
Nay
2
Not Voting
5
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passage: House Vote #494
2/16/2024
150
Yea
3
Nay
8
Not Voting
17
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(4/19/2024)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine Die
Sponsors
Republican: 5
Democrat: 1
Primary Sponsor

Lee Hawkins
Republican