Professions and businesses; authorize and regulate teledentistry by licensed dentists
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 11 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to licenses for the practice of dentistry, so as to authorize and regulate teledentistry by licensed dentists in this state;” Read the full text
2025-2026 regular session
What it does
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 11 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to licenses for the practice of dentistry, so as to authorize and regulate teledentistry by licensed dentists in this state; to provide for definitions; to provide for exemptions and conditions; to provide for authorized practices; to provide for a referred dentist; to provide for ownership of documents; to provide for a limited number of dental hygienists to perform tele
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Where it is
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House Hopper · Feb 21, 2025
House First Readers · Feb 24, 2025
House Second Readers · Feb 26, 2025
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · Feb 28, 2025
House Third Readers · Mar 6, 2025
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute · Mar 6, 2025
Senate Read and Referred · Mar 10, 2025
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · Mar 21, 2025
Senate Read Second Time · Mar 25, 2025
Senate Third Read · Apr 2, 2025
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute · Apr 2, 2025
House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub · Apr 4, 2025
House Sent to Governor · Apr 10, 2025
House Date Signed by Governor · May 9, 2025
Act 79 · May 9, 2025
Effective Date · Jan 1, 2026
The numbers
6
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Recorded votes
Agree to Senate SubstituteHouse · 2025-04-04 · yea 165, nay 2, notVoting 1, excused 12
PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTESenate · 2025-04-02 · yea 52, nay 1, notVoting 2, excused 1
PASSAGEHouse · 2025-03-06 · yea 174, nay 2, notVoting 1, excused 3
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Georgia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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