Georgia legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia HB579: Professions and businesses; licensure to engage in trade; provisions
Status: Signed into law, May 9, 2025
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to professions and businesses, so as to revise provisions relating to licensure to engage in the practice of a profession, business, or trade in this state; to amend Title 49 of the O.C.G.A., relating to social services, so as to conform a cross-reference; to provide for an effective date; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to professions and businesses, so as to revise provisions relating to licensure to engage in the practice of a profession, business, or trade in this state; to revise provisions relating to meetings of professional licensing boards; to revise provisions relating to the roster of licensees; to revise provisions relating to the duties of the division director…
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED To amend Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to professions and businesses, so as to revise provisions relating to licensure to engage in the practice of a profession, business, or trade in this state; to revise provisions relating to meetings of professional licensing boards; to revise provisions relating to the roster of licensees; to revise provisions relating to the duties of the division director; to provide for the review and granting of applications for the issuance, renewal, or reinstatement of licenses by the director of the professional licensing boards division; to revise provisions relating to the removal of members of a professional licensing board; to require that the rules and regulations promulgated by professional licensing boards be designed to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public; to repeal and reenact provisions relating to auctioneers; to provide for the registration of auctioneers; to provide exceptions; to provide for application for such a registration; to provide for the refusal to grant such a registration; to provide for the suspension, revocation, or refusal to renew such a registration; to provide for the temporary issuance of such a registration; to provide for bonding requirements; to prohibit certain conduct of auctioneers; to provide a civil penalty; to provide for the transfer of moneys held …
Sponsors
- Larry Walker (R, 20) · primary sponsor
- Matt Reeves (R, 99) · primary sponsor
- Hatchett, Matt (R, 155)
- Marcus Wiedower (R)
- Brian Prince (D, 132)
- Tim Fleming (R, 114)
- Sandy Donatucci (R, 105)
Latest actions
- : Effective Date
- : Act 89
- : House Date Signed by Governor
- : House Sent to Governor
- : Senate Passed/Adopted
- : Senate Third Read
- : Senate Read Second Time
- : Senate Committee Favorably Reported
- : Senate Read and Referred
- : House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
Votes
- Senate Vote #306 (March 27, 2025): 53 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Vote #201 (March 6, 2025): 158 yea, 2 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HB579?
- HB579 is a bill in the Georgia Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Professions and businesses; licensure to engage in trade; provisions.
- What does HB579 do?
- In its own words: To amend Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to professions and businesses, so as to revise provisions relating to licensure to engage in the practice of a profession, business, or trade in this state; to revise provisions relating to meetings of professional licensing boards; to revise provisions relating to the roster of licensees; to revise provisions relating to the duties of the division director…
- What is the status of HB579?
- Signed into law as of May 9, 2025. Latest action: Effective Date (July 1, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB579?
- Larry Walker (R, 20), with 6 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB579?
- On the Georgia Legislature website: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70666
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