# Georgia HB 322: Ga. Board of Dentistry; issuance of a dental or dental hygiene license for the sole purpose of teaching in an accredited dental, dental hygiene school, or academic medical center; revise provisions

Georgia HB 322, Ga. Board of Dentistry; issuance of a dental or dental hygiene license for the sole purpose of teaching in an accredited dental, dental hygiene school, or academic medical center; revise provisions, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Katie Dempsey (Republican), Matthew Gambill (Republican), Matt Hatchett (Republican) and 3 others; status signed, last action 2025-07-01 (Effective Date) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Georgia HB 322
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Ga. Board of Dentistry; issuance of a dental or dental hygiene license for the sole purpose of teaching in an accredited dental, dental hygiene school, or academic medical center; revise provisions
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-06
- Last action: 2025-07-01, Effective Date
- Sponsors: Katie Dempsey (Republican), Matthew Gambill (Republican), Matt Hatchett (Republican), Lee Hawkins (Republican), Deborah Silcox (Republican), Ron Stephens (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Health, Higher Education, General Bill
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (221 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New teaching licenses with dental practice limits: mixed, high. Georgia’s dental board can grant teaching licenses for work at accredited dental colleges, advanced dental programs, or training clinics. Approval is discretionary, not guaranteed. Dentists with degrees from non-accredited schools can qualify with a current or past dental license from another state…
- Temporary licenses for public health dentists: mixed, medium. Georgia’s dental board can grant temporary licenses without an exam to graduates of accredited dental colleges. Dentists must hold a license in another state and be in good standing. Work is limited to official state or local health departments, or dental services in state-run charitable or correct…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Katie Dempsey (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Matthew Gambill (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Matt Hatchett (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Lee Hawkins (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Deborah Silcox (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Ron Stephens (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Max Burns (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-31 | Senate | PASSAGE | pass | 52 | 0 | 3 |
| 2025-03-04 | House | PASSAGE | pass | 169 | 0 | 6 |

## Actions (17)

- 2025-07-01: Effective Date
- 2025-05-09: House Date Signed by Governor (House)
- 2025-05-09: Act 88
- 2025-04-07: House Sent to Governor (House)
- 2025-03-31: Senate Tabled (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: Senate Taken from Table (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: Senate Third Read (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: Senate Read Second Time (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: House Third Readers (House)
- 2025-03-04: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute (House)
- 2025-02-20: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (House)
- 2025-02-11: House Second Readers (House)
- 2025-02-10: House First Readers (House)
- 2025-02-06: House Hopper (House)

## Bill text

- HB 322/AP* (v6): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/238504)

## Related bills

- SB 160: Reckless Stunt Driving; a motor vehicle involved in a second offense of reckless stunt driving; replace the forfeiture penalty (signed)
- SB 384: Motor Vehicle; optional five-year motor vehicle registration and revalidation for certain motor vehicles; provide (signed)
- SB 76: License Plates; specialty license plate benefitting the Georgia Veterans Service Foundation; establish (signed)
- SB 406: "Georgia Property Owners' Bill of Rights Act"; enact (signed)
- HB 1391: Specialty license plates; honor public safety officers; establish (signed)
- HB 1344: Georgia Insurance Affordability and Claims Integrity Act; enact (signed)

## Sources
- [HB 322/AP* (v6) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/238504)

## Related
- [SB 160: Reckless Stunt Driving; a motor vehicle involved in a second offense of reckles…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB160-2025-2026)
- [SB 384: Motor Vehicle; optional five-year motor vehicle registration and revalidation f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB384-2025-2026)
- [SB 76: License Plates; specialty license plate benefitting the Georgia Veterans Servic…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB76-2025-2026)
- [SB 406: "Georgia Property Owners' Bill of Rights Act"; enact](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB406-2025-2026)
- [HB 1391: Specialty license plates; honor public safety officers; establish](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB1391-2025-2026)
- [HB 1344: Georgia Insurance Affordability and Claims Integrity Act; enact](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB1344-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB322-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).