2025-2026 Regular SessionGeorgia Legislature

HB471: Health; licensed general hospitals and birthing centers make available a water safety education video to parents or guardians of newborn infants; require

Legislative Summary

A BILL To be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 7 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation of hospitals and related institutions, so as to require that licensed general hospitals and birthing centers make available a water safety education video to parents or guardians of newborn infants; to provide for a form; to provide for department duties; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Bill History

2/18/2025
House Hopper
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
House First Readers
House of Representatives
2/20/2025
House Second Readers
House of Representatives
2/27/2025
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
House of Representatives
3/6/2025
House Third Readers
House of Representatives
3/6/2025
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
House of Representatives
3/10/2025
Senate Read and Referred
Senate
3/21/2025
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
Senate
3/25/2025
Senate Read Second Time
Senate
4/2/2025
Senate Tabled
Senate

Amendments

Floor Amendment

Sen Floor Amend 1 AM 52 0078

4/3/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Passage: House Vote #262
3/6/2025
169
Yea
0
Nay
4
Not Voting
7
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(3/6/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text3/7/202571.6 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text2/27/202569.9 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/19/202572.2 KB