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Georgia · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 629: Education; remove requirement of having a licensed physician in automated external defibrillator programs

Passed one chamber 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 629 is a bill introduced in the Georgia House on February 26, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Education; remove requirement of having a licensed physician in automated external defibrillator programs. Primary sponsor: Lee Hawkins (Republican), Sharon Cooper (Republican), Mark Newton (Republican), Gerald Greene (Republican), Karen Mathiak (Republican). Most recent recorded action (March 31, 2026): Senate Tabled.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

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 Part 3 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health, so as to remove the requirement of having a licensed physician in automated external defibrillator programs; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Lee HawkinsPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse27
Sharon CooperPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse45
Mark NewtonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse127
Gerald GreenePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse154
Karen MathiakPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse82

“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. Senate Tabled
  2. Senate Read Second Time
  3. Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
  4. Senate Read and Referred
  5. House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
  6. House Third Readers
  7. House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
  8. House Withdrawn, Recommitted
  9. House Committee Favorably Reported
  10. House Second Readers
  11. House First Readers
  12. House Hopper

Sources

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