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SB 500

Georgia Senate bill in Session 1033.

Status: enacted. Latest action: July 1, 2026.

Behavioral Health Care Workforce Data Base; expand to include data from licensed health care professionals.

Bill ID GA-1033-SB-500
Session 1033
Status enacted
Committee Public and Community Health | Health and Human Services
Senate enacted 2026-07-01
Healthcare Labor / Employment
Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 10 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce, so as to expand the Behavioral Health Care Workforce Data Base to include data from licensed health care professionals; to revise definitions; to rename such data base as the Health Care Workforce Data Base; to provide for conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Sponsor
Hodges, Mike
Official Source Back to Bills
Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2026-02-12 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-07-01 Status enacted
2026-07-01 Latest Action Effective Date
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