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GA HB 19

died on adjournment

Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Department of; create and maintain electronic inpatient psychiatric bed registry; require

Georgia · 2025_26 · lower

Quick answers

Did GA HB 19 pass?

No. GA HB 19 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 Latest recorded action (2025-02-11): House Withdrawn Bill/Res Consideration

What is GA HB 19 about?

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 3 of Title 37 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions related to examination and treatment for mental illness, so as to require the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities to create, operate, and maintain an electronic registry for inpatient psychiatric beds; to require the department to provide for registry data to the contractor or entity that operates the Georgia Crisis and Access Line; to provide a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Who sponsors GA HB 19?

Sandra Scott, Kim Schofield, Viola Davis are the primary sponsors of GA HB 19.

Description

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 3 of Title 37 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions related to examination and treatment for mental illness, so as to require the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities to create, operate, and maintain an electronic registry for inpatient psychiatric beds; to require the department to provide for registry data to the contractor or entity that operates the Georgia Crisis and Access Line; to provide a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Introduced
2025-01-13
Latest action
2025-02-11 — House Withdrawn Bill/Res Consideration
Bill type
bill
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Sandra Scottprimary
  • Kim Schofieldprimary
  • Viola Davisprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-13

    House Hopper

    introduction

  2. 2025-01-14

    House First Readers

    reading-1

  3. 2025-01-15

    House Second Readers

    reading-2

  4. 2025-02-11

    House Withdrawn Bill/Res Consideration

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Documents

Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

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