# Georgia SB 131: Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce; Georgia Health Care Professionals Data System; establishment

Georgia SB 131, Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce; Georgia Health Care Professionals Data System; establishment, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Clint Dixon (Republican), Russ Goodman (Republican), Billy Hickman (Republican) and 4 others; status failed, last action 2026-03-31 (Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub As Amended) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Georgia SB 131
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce; Georgia Health Care Professionals Data System; establishment
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-10
- Last action: 2026-03-31, Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub As Amended
- Sponsors: Clint Dixon (Republican), Russ Goodman (Republican), Billy Hickman (Republican), Mike Hodges (Republican), Kay Kirkpatrick (Republican), Shawn Still (Republican), Ben Watson (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Regulated Industries, Regulated Industries and Utilities, General Bill
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (254 yes, 15 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Clint Dixon (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Russ Goodman (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Billy Hickman (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Mike Hodges (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Kay Kirkpatrick (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Shawn Still (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Ben Watson (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Rick Townsend (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-31 | Senate | AGREE TO HOUSE SUBSTITUTE AS AMENDED | pass | 39 | 11 | 3 |
| 2025-04-02 | House | PASSAGE | pass | 166 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025-02-27 | Senate | PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE | pass | 49 | 1 | 1 |

## Actions (12)

- 2026-03-31: Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub As Amended (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: House Third Readers (House)
- 2025-04-02: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute (House)
- 2025-03-18: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (House)
- 2025-03-03: House Second Readers (House)
- 2025-02-28: House First Readers (House)
- 2025-02-27: Senate Third Read (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Senate Read Second Time (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Senate Hopper (Senate)

## Bill text

- LC 33 9827ERS/hrcs (v14): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/238666)

## 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
- [LC 33 9827ERS/hrcs (v14) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/238666)

## 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-SB131-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).