GA HB 17
died on adjournmentPublic Health, Department of; carry out projects to increase education, awareness, or diagnosis of valvular heart disease; authorize
Georgia · 2025_26 · lower
Quick answers
Did GA HB 17 pass?
No. GA HB 17 died when the 2025-26 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-01-15): House Second Readers
What is GA HB 17 about?
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding health, so as to authorize the Department of Public Health to implement projects to increase education, public awareness, and diagnosis of valvular heart disease and to reduce the incidence of sudden cardiac death caused by valvular heart disease; to provide for the priority of projects targeting affected populations or addressing health disparities; to provide for coordination with other state agencies; to provide for the collection and publishing of data regarding best practices for healthcare providers; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Who sponsors GA HB 17?
Kim Schofield, Viola Davis, Sandra Scott and 2 others are the primary sponsors of GA HB 17.
Description
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding health, so as to authorize the Department of Public Health to implement projects to increase education, public awareness, and diagnosis of valvular heart disease and to reduce the incidence of sudden cardiac death caused by valvular heart disease; to provide for the priority of projects targeting affected populations or addressing health disparities; to provide for coordination with other state agencies; to provide for the collection and publishing of data regarding best practices for healthcare providers; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
- Introduced
- 2025-01-13
- Latest action
- 2025-01-15 — House Second Readers
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Kim Schofieldprimary
- Viola Davisprimary
- Sandra Scottprimary
- Billy Mitchellprimary
- Derrick Jacksonprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-01-13
House Hopper
introduction
2025-01-14
House First Readers
reading-1
2025-01-15
House Second Readers
reading-2
Versions
- LC 52 0614/aCompare
Documents
Votes
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Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
Official source
Attribution
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