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Georgia · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 19: Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Department of; create and maintain electronic inpatient psychiatric bed registry; require

Introduced Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 19 is a bill introduced in the Georgia House on January 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Department of; create and maintain electronic inpatient psychiatric bed registry; require. Primary sponsor: Sandra Scott (Democratic), Kim Schofield (Democratic), Viola Davis (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (February 11, 2025): House Withdrawn Bill/Res Consideration.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

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.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Sandra ScottPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse76
Kim SchofieldPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse63
Viola DavisPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse87

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. House Withdrawn Bill/Res Consideration
  2. House Second Readers
  3. House First Readers
  4. House Hopper

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source