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Georgia · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 584: Health; reassign licensing and oversight of certain treatments and programs from Departments of Community Health to Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities

Enacted 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 584 is a bill introduced in the Georgia House on February 21, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Health; reassign licensing and oversight of certain treatments and programs from Departments of Community Health to Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities. Primary sponsor: Jesse Petrea (Republican), Katie Dempsey (Republican), Darlene Taylor (Republican), Ron Stephens (Republican), John LaHood (Republican), Brian Prince (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (January 1, 2026): Effective Date.

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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 Titles 26, 31, and 37 of the O.C.G.A., relating to food, drugs, and cosmetics, health, and mental health, respectively, so as to reassign licensing and oversight of drug abuse treatment and education programs, narcotic treatment programs, community living arrangements, and adult residential mental health programs from the Department of Community Health to the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jesse PetreaPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse166
Katie DempseyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse13
Darlene TaylorPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse173
Ron StephensPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse164
John LaHoodPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse175
Brian PrincePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse132

“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. Effective Date
  2. Act 44
  3. House Date Signed by Governor
  4. House Sent to Governor
  5. House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
  6. Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
  7. Senate Third Read
  8. Senate Read Second Time
  9. Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
  10. Senate Read and Referred
  11. House Passed/Adopted
  12. House Third Readers

Showing 12 most recent of 16 actions. Full history

Sources

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