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HB657 House Bill
Passed
2026-02-09

Mental health; qualifications of recovery community organizations for substance use; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 37 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to mental health, so as to provide for the qualifications of recovery community organizations for substance use; to provide for definitions; to provide for the certification of peer specialists; to provide for the approval of certification training bodies; to designate one state-wide recovery community organization; 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/70936

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Sponsors

Leesa Hagan (Rep - R)
Katie Dempsey (Rep - R)
Mike Cameron (Rep - R)
Debbie Buckner (Rep - D)
Inga Willis (Rep - D)
Matthew Gambill (Rep - R)
Matt Brass (Sen - R)

Action History

2026-03-31 S Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2026-03-31 S Senate Third Read
2026-03-27 S Senate Read Second Time
2026-03-27 S Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2026-02-10 S Senate Read and Referred
2026-02-09 H House Passed/Adopted
2026-02-09 H House Third Readers
2026-02-04 H House Committee Favorably Reported
2025-04-04 H House Withdrawn, Recommitted
2025-03-06 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

2026-02-09 Passage: House Vote #488 Yea: 165 Nay: 2
2026-03-31 Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #906 Yea: 47 Nay: 1

Committee Referrals

2025-02-28 H Public and Community Health
2026-02-10 S Health and Human Services

Amendments

2026-04-01 Floor Amendment

Bill Text Versions

2025-02-28 Introduced
2026-03-26 Comm Sub

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