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Georgia · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 411: Professions and Businesses; dry needling to be performed by certain licensed professionals; provide

Passed both chambers 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

SB 411 is a bill introduced in the Georgia Senate on January 16, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Professions and Businesses; dry needling to be performed by certain licensed professionals; provide. Primary sponsor: Shawn Still (Republican), Ben Watson (Republican), Kay Kirkpatrick (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 2, 2026): House Passed/Adopted By Substitute.

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 Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to professions and businesses, so as to provide for dry needling to be performed by certain licensed professionals; to provide for definitions; to restrict certain representations and advertisements related to the performance of dry needling; to provide for education and training requirements for occupational therapists to perform dry needling; to provide for disciplinary action; to provide for training requirements for acupuncturists; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Shawn StillPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate48
Ben WatsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate1
Kay KirkpatrickPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate32

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 House Withdrawn, Recommitted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

Showing 12 most recent of 13 actions. Full history

Sources

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