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HB659 House Bill
Passed
2026-02-02

Health; rural assistance; expand medical education funding and the service cancelable loan program to include optometrists

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 34 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to medical professionals for rural assistance, so as to expand medical education funding and the service cancelable loan program to include optometrists; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Bill Details

State

Georgia

Session

2025-2026 Regular Session

Chamber

House

Official Source

www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70938

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Sponsors

Gerald Greene (Rep - R)
Darlene Taylor (Rep - R)
Lee Hawkins (Rep - R)
Rick Jasperse (Rep - R)
Leesa Hagan (Rep - R)
Matt Brass (Sen - R)

Action History

2026-04-02 H House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
2026-03-31 S Senate Passed/Adopted As Amended
2026-03-31 S Senate Third Read
2026-03-25 S Senate Read Second Time
2026-03-25 S Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2026-02-03 S Senate Read and Referred
2026-02-02 H House Passed/Adopted
2026-02-02 H House Third Readers
2026-01-29 H House Committee Favorably Reported
2025-03-03 H House Second Readers
2025-02-28 H House First Readers
2025-02-27 H House Hopper

Votes

2026-02-02 Passage: House Vote #469 Yea: 166 Nay: 2
2026-03-31 Passage As Amended: Senate Vote #900 Yea: 46 Nay: 0
2026-04-02 Agree To Senate Amendment: House Vote #840 Yea: 164 Nay: 8

Committee Referrals

2025-02-28 H Rural Development
2026-02-03 S Health and Human Services

Amendments

2026-04-01 Floor Amendment

Bill Text Versions

2025-02-28 Introduced

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