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Health; transfer all authorities and responsibilities relating to environmental health from county boards of health to Department of Public HealthGeorgia · HB 665 · Last action Mar 3, 2025A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 2A, Chapter 3, and Chapter 5 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions of the Department of Public Health, county boards of health, and administration and enforcement, respectively, so as to transfer all authorities and responsibilities relating to…Latest action: House Second ReadersSession ended
Public Health, Department of; continue operation of Georgia Tobacco Quit Line, subject to appropriations of funds; requireGeorgia · HB 605 · Last action Feb 27, 2025A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 2A of Title 31 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions related to the Department of Public Health, so as to require the Department of Public Health to continue operation of the Georgia Tobacco Quit Line, subject to appropriations or the availability of other funds; to provide for…Latest action: House Second ReadersSession ended
Sleep Health Awareness Week; second week in March of each year; designateGeorgia · HB 1167 · Last action Mar 4, 2026A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 1 and Article 1 of Chapter 2A of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to holidays and observances and general provisions relative to the Department of Public Health, respectively, so as to designate the second week in March of each year as "Sleep Health Awareness Week" in…Latest action: House PostponedSession ended
Public Health, Department of; grant program to prevent maternal mortality by managing risk factors, conditions, and circumstances; provideGeorgia · HB 1499 · Last action Mar 21, 2024A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2A of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Public Health, so as to provide for a grant program to prevent maternal mortality by managing risk factors, conditions, and circumstances; to establish the Maternal Mortality Prevention Grant Program; to provide for the…Latest action: House Second ReadersSession ended
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