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GA HB 1446

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Health; transfer responsibility for oversight of emergency medical services from Department of Public Health to Georgia Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Council

Georgia · 2025_26 · lower

Quick answers

Did GA HB 1446 pass?

No. GA HB 1446 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process (2026-03-06). Latest recorded action (2026-03-06): House Reconsidered

What is GA HB 1446 about?

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 11 of Title 31 of the O.C.G.A., relating to emergency medical services, so as to transfer responsibility for the oversight of emergency medical services from the Department of Public Health to the Georgia Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Council; to provide for legislative findings; to update terminology and provide for conforming changes; to provide for construction; to amend various titles of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, so as to make conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Who sponsors GA HB 1446?

Rob Leverett, Trey Rhodes, Bruce Williamson and 2 others are the primary sponsors of GA HB 1446.

Description

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 11 of Title 31 of the O.C.G.A., relating to emergency medical services, so as to transfer responsibility for the oversight of emergency medical services from the Department of Public Health to the Georgia Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Council; to provide for legislative findings; to update terminology and provide for conforming changes; to provide for construction; to amend various titles of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, so as to make conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Introduced
2026-02-24
Latest action
2026-03-06 — House Reconsidered
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Rob Leverettprimary
  • Trey Rhodesprimary
  • Bruce Williamsonprimary
  • Alan Powellprimary
  • Houston Gainesprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-02-24

    House Hopper

    introduction

  2. 2026-02-24

    House First Readers

    reading-1

  3. 2026-02-25

    House Second Readers

    reading-2

  4. 2026-03-03

    House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

    committee-passage-favorable

  5. 2026-03-06

    House Third Readers

    reading-3

  6. 2026-03-06

    House Third Reading Lost

    failure,reading-3

  7. 2026-03-06

    House Reconsidered

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • House Vote #655 - 2025-2026 Regular Session

    2026-03-06 · fail · 52-114

    Member-level votes (162)
    • ADESANYA: no
    • ADEYINA: no
    • ALEXANDER: no
    • ALI: no
    • ANDERSON: yes
    • AU: no
    • BAKER: no
    • BALLARD: yes
    • BARNES: no
    • BARRETT: no
    • BARTON: yes
    • BAZEMORE: no
    • BECKLES: no
    • BELL: no
    • BERRY: no
    • BLACKMON: yes
    • BONNER: no
    • BUCKNER: no
    • BURCHETT: yes
    • BURNOUGH: yes
    • BURNS: other
    • BYRD: no
    • CAMERON: no
    • CAMP: no
    • CAMPBELL: no
    • CANNON: no
    • CARPENTER: yes
    • CARSON: no
    • CARTER: no
    • CHASTAIN: no
    • CHEOKAS: yes
    • CLARK: no
    • CLIFTON: no
    • COOPER: no
    • CORBETT: other
    • COX: no
    • CRAWFORD: no
    • CROWE: no
    • CUMMINGS: no
    • DAVIS: no
    • DAWSON: yes
    • DELOACH: yes
    • DEMPSEY: yes
    • DICKEY: yes
    • DONATUCCI: no
    • DOUGLAS: no
    • DRAPER: no
    • DRENNER: no
    • DUBNIK: yes
    • DUNAHOO: no
    • EFSTRATION: yes
    • EHRHART: yes
    • ERWIN: yes
    • EVANS: no
    • FINCHER: no
    • FLEMING: no
    • FLOURNOY: no
    • FORD: yes
    • FRANKLIN: no
    • FRYE: no
    • GAINES: yes
    • GAMBILL: no
    • GILLIARD: no
    • GISLER: no
    • GLAIZE: no
    • GREENE: yes
    • GRIFFIN: no
    • GULLETT: other
    • GUNTER: yes
    • HAGAN: yes
    • HATCHETT: yes
    • HAWKINS: yes
    • HERRING: no
    • HILTON: no
    • HITCHENS: other
    • HOLCOMB: yes
    • HOLLAND: no
    • HOLLY: no
    • HONG: yes
    • HORNER: no
    • HOWARD: other
    • HUDDLESTON: yes
    • HUGLEY: no
    • JACKSON: no
    • JASPERSE: no
    • JENKINS: no
    • JONES: yes
    • KAHAIAN: no
    • KELLEY: no
    • KENDRICK: no
    • LAHOOD: no
    • LEVERETT: yes
    • LEWIS-WARD: no
    • LIM: no
    • LUMSDEN: no
    • LUPTON: no
    • MARTIN: yes
    • MARTINEZ: no
    • MATHIAK: no
    • MATHIS: no
    • MCCLAIN: no
    • MCCOLLUM: yes
    • MCDONALD III: yes
    • MCQUEEN: no
    • MEEKS: yes
    • MILLER: no
    • MITCHELL: no
    • MOMTAHAN: other
    • MOORE: no
    • MYLES: no
    • NEAL: no
    • NEW: no
    • NEWTON: no
    • OKOYE: no
    • OLALEYE: no
    • OLIVER: no
    • O'STEEN: other
    • PANITCH: no
    • PARIS: no
    • PARK: no
    • PARRISH: yes
    • PARSONS: yes
    • PERSINGER: no
    • PETREA: no
    • POWELL: yes
    • PRINCE: no
    • REESE: other
    • REEVES: yes
    • RHODES: yes
    • RICE: no
    • RICHARDSON: no
    • RIDLEY: yes
    • ROBERTS: no
    • ROMMAN: no
    • SAINZ: no
    • SAMPSON: no
    • SANCHEZ: no
    • SANTOS: no
    • SCHOFIELD: no
    • SCOGGINS: no
    • SCOTT: no
    • SEABAUGH: no
    • SHARPER: no
    • SILCOX: no
    • SMITH: no
    • STEPHENS: yes
    • STINSON: other
    • TARVIN: yes
    • TAYLOR: no
    • THOMAS: yes
    • TOWNSEND: yes
    • TRAN: no
    • WADE: yes
    • WASHBURN: no
    • WERKHEISER: no
    • WESTBROOK: no
    • WILKERSON: no
    • WILLIAMS: no
    • WILLIAMS, JR.: yes
    • WILLIAMSON: yes
    • WILLIS: other
    • YEARTA: yes
  • House Vote #656 - 2025-2026 Regular Session

    2026-03-06 · pass · 107-62

    Member-level votes (162)
    • ADESANYA: no
    • ADEYINA: no
    • ALEXANDER: no
    • ALI: no
    • ANDERSON: yes
    • AU: yes
    • BAKER: no
    • BALLARD: yes
    • BARNES: no
    • BARRETT: yes
    • BARTON: yes
    • BAZEMORE: no
    • BECKLES: no
    • BELL: yes
    • BERRY: no
    • BLACKMON: yes
    • BONNER: yes
    • BUCKNER: yes
    • BURCHETT: yes
    • BURNOUGH: no
    • BURNS: other
    • BYRD: yes
    • CAMERON: yes
    • CAMP: yes
    • CAMPBELL: no
    • CANNON: no
    • CARPENTER: yes
    • CARSON: yes
    • CARTER: no
    • CHASTAIN: yes
    • CHEOKAS: yes
    • CLARK: yes
    • CLIFTON: yes
    • COOPER: yes
    • CORBETT: other
    • COX: yes
    • CRAWFORD: no
    • CROWE: yes
    • CUMMINGS: no
    • DAVIS: no
    • DAWSON: yes
    • DELOACH: yes
    • DEMPSEY: yes
    • DICKEY: yes
    • DONATUCCI: yes
    • DOUGLAS: no
    • DRAPER: yes
    • DRENNER: no
    • DUBNIK: yes
    • DUNAHOO: yes
    • EFSTRATION: yes
    • EHRHART: yes
    • ERWIN: yes
    • EVANS: yes
    • FINCHER: yes
    • FLEMING: yes
    • FLOURNOY: no
    • FORD: yes
    • FRANKLIN: yes
    • FRYE: yes
    • GAINES: yes
    • GAMBILL: yes
    • GILLIARD: no
    • GISLER: no
    • GLAIZE: no
    • GREENE: yes
    • GRIFFIN: no
    • GULLETT: yes
    • GUNTER: yes
    • HAGAN: yes
    • HATCHETT: yes
    • HAWKINS: yes
    • HERRING: yes
    • HILTON: yes
    • HITCHENS: other
    • HOLCOMB: yes
    • HOLLAND: no
    • HOLLY: yes
    • HONG: yes
    • HORNER: yes
    • HOWARD: yes
    • HUDDLESTON: yes
    • HUGLEY: no
    • JACKSON: no
    • JASPERSE: yes
    • JENKINS: yes
    • JONES: yes
    • KAHAIAN: yes
    • KELLEY: yes
    • KENDRICK: no
    • LAHOOD: yes
    • LEVERETT: yes
    • LEWIS-WARD: no
    • LIM: no
    • LUMSDEN: yes
    • LUPTON: no
    • MARTIN: yes
    • MARTINEZ: yes
    • MATHIAK: yes
    • MATHIS: yes
    • MCCLAIN: no
    • MCCOLLUM: yes
    • MCDONALD III: yes
    • MCQUEEN: no
    • MEEKS: yes
    • MILLER: no
    • MITCHELL: no
    • MOMTAHAN: yes
    • MOORE: no
    • MYLES: no
    • NEAL: no
    • NEW: yes
    • NEWTON: yes
    • OKOYE: no
    • OLALEYE: no
    • OLIVER: no
    • O'STEEN: other
    • PANITCH: no
    • PARIS: no
    • PARK: no
    • PARRISH: yes
    • PARSONS: yes
    • PERSINGER: yes
    • PETREA: yes
    • POWELL: yes
    • PRINCE: other
    • REESE: other
    • REEVES: yes
    • RHODES: yes
    • RICE: yes
    • RICHARDSON: yes
    • RIDLEY: yes
    • ROBERTS: no
    • ROMMAN: no
    • SAINZ: yes
    • SAMPSON: no
    • SANCHEZ: no
    • SANTOS: no
    • SCHOFIELD: no
    • SCOGGINS: yes
    • SCOTT: no
    • SEABAUGH: yes
    • SHARPER: no
    • SILCOX: yes
    • SMITH: yes
    • STEPHENS: yes
    • STINSON: other
    • TARVIN: yes
    • TAYLOR: no
    • THOMAS: yes
    • TOWNSEND: yes
    • TRAN: no
    • WADE: yes
    • WASHBURN: yes
    • WERKHEISER: yes
    • WESTBROOK: no
    • WILKERSON: no
    • WILLIAMS: no
    • WILLIAMS, JR.: yes
    • WILLIAMSON: yes
    • WILLIS: other
    • YEARTA: yes

Related bills

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