Georgia · House Bill 629 · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Education; remove requirement of having a licensed physician in automated external defibrillator programs

  1. Introduced Feb 26, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 27, 2025
  3. Passed the House Feb 6, 2026
  4. Failed  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health, so as to remove the requirement of having a licensed physician in automated external defibrillator programs; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Every action

12 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. HouseHouse Hopper
  2. CommitteeHouse First Readers · House Health
  3. HouseHouse Second Readers
  4. CommitteeHouse Committee Favorably Reported · House Health
  5. CommitteeHouse Withdrawn, Recommitted · House Health
  6. CommitteeHouse Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · House Health
  7. HouseHouse Third Readers
  8. HouseHouse Passed/Adopted By Substitute
  9. CommitteeSenate Read and Referred · Senate Education and Youth
  10. CommitteeSenate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · Senate Education and Youth
  11. SenateSenate Read Second Time
  12. SenateSenate Tabled

Roll calls

2 recorded votes: 2 on the floor, 0 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

PASSAGE (House Vote #483) · Full House

Passed 168–0
Feb 6, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 168 No 0 Not voting 12
Democrats: 75 yes, 0 no Republicans: 93 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 168

Not voting · 2

Excused · 7

MOTION TO TABLE REMAINING LEGISLATION ON THE RULES CALENDAR (Senate Vote #912) · Full Senate

39–10
Mar 31, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 39 No 10 Not voting 7
Democrats: 12 yes, 7 no Republicans: 27 yes, 3 no
How each member voted

Yes · 39

No · 10

Not voting · 2

Excused · 3

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 5 cosponsors: 5 Republicans.

All 5 cosponsors

From Georgia's official records (www.legis.ga.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.