Professions and businesses; licensure to engage in trade; provisions
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to professions and businesses, so as to revise provisions relating to licensure to engage in the practice of a profession, business, or trade in this state;” Read the full text
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2025-2026 regular session
Where it is
House Hopper · Feb 21, 2025
House First Readers · Feb 24, 2025
House Second Readers · Feb 26, 2025
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · Feb 27, 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 · Mar 20, 2025
Senate Read Second Time · Mar 21, 2025
Senate Third Read · Mar 27, 2025
Senate Passed/Adopted · Mar 27, 2025
House Sent to Governor · Apr 10, 2025
House Date Signed by Governor · May 9, 2025
Act 89 · May 9, 2025
Effective Date · Jul 1, 2026
The numbers
7
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Reeves, MattHatchett, MattWiedower, MarcusPrince, BrianFleming, TimDonatucci, SandyWalker, III, Larry
Recorded votes
PASSAGESenate · 2025-03-27 · yea 53, nay 0, notVoting 0, excused 3
PASSAGEHouse · 2025-03-06 · yea 158, nay 2, notVoting 16, excused 4
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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