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Georgia · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 500: Behavioral Health Care Workforce Data Base; expand to include data from licensed health care professionals

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

SB 500 is a bill introduced in the Georgia Senate on February 12, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Behavioral Health Care Workforce Data Base; expand to include data from licensed health care professionals. Primary sponsor: Mike Hodges (Republican), Ben Watson (Republican), Kay Kirkpatrick (Republican), Larry Walker (Republican), Sally Harrell (Democratic), Billy Hickman (Republican), Carden Summers (Republican), Chuck Hufstetler (Republican), Bo Hatchett (Republican), Rick Williams (Republican). Most recent recorded action (July 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 Chapter 10 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce, so as to expand the Behavioral Health Care Workforce Data Base to include data from licensed health care professionals; to revise definitions; to rename such data base as the Health Care Workforce Data Base; to provide for conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 9

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Mike HodgesPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate3
Ben WatsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate1
Kay KirkpatrickPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate32
Larry WalkerPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate20
Sally HarrellPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate40
Billy HickmanPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate4
Carden SummersPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate13
Chuck HufstetlerPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate52
Bo HatchettPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate50
Rick WilliamsPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate25

“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 629
  3. Senate Date Signed by Governor
  4. Senate Sent to Governor
  5. Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
  6. House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
  7. House Third Readers
  8. House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
  9. House Second Readers
  10. House First Readers
  11. Senate Passed/Adopted
  12. Senate Third Read

Showing 12 most recent of 16 actions. Full history

Sources

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