HB659
House Bill
Passed
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
LegiScan
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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