Health; advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants to order home healthcare services; authorize
What it does: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 16, 31, and 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to crimes and offenses, health, and professions and businesses, respectively, so as to authorize advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants to order home healthcare services to patients of licensed home health agencies; to provide for definitions; to provide for the approval of continuing education regarding death certificates for certain physician assistants by the Georgia Composite Medical Board and for certain advanced practice registered nurses by the Georgia… (official summary)
Question before the chamber: ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT #2 BY THE SENATOR FROM THE 41ST
The tally
Yes 23 · No 30 · Not voting 3
Bar: green = yes, brown = no, striped = not voting.
| Party | Yes | No | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrats | 22 | 0 | 1 |
| Republicans | 1 | 30 | 2 |
Most Democrats voted yes; most Republicans voted no. 1 member voted against their party’s majority.
Voted against their party’s majority
- Sam WatsonR11Yes
The full roll (56)
Yes 23
- David LucasD26
- Derek MallowD2
- Doc RhettD33
- Donzella JamesD28
- Ed HarbisonD15
- Elena ParentD44
- Emanuel JonesD10
- Gail DavenportD17
- Harold JonesD22
- Josh McLaurinD14
- Kenya WicksD34
- Kim JacksonD41
- Nan OrrockD36
- Nikki MerrittD9
- Randal ManghamD55
- RaShaun KempD38
- Sally HarrellD40
- Sam WatsonR11
- Sheikh RahmanD5
- Sonya HalpernD39
- Tonya AndersonD43
- Former memberD
- Former memberD
No 30
- Ben WatsonR1
- Bill CowsertR46
- Billy HickmanR4
- Blake TilleryR19
- Bo HatchettR50
- Brian StricklandR42
- Carden SummersR13
- Chuck HufstetlerR52
- Chuck PayneR54
- Clint DixonR45
- Drew EcholsR49
- Frank GinnR47
- Greg DolezalR27
- Jason AnavitarteR31
- John AlbersR56
- Kay KirkpatrickR32
- Larry WalkerR20
- Lee AndersonR24
- Marty HarbinR16
- Matt BrassR6
- Max BurnsR23
- Mike HodgesR3
- Randy RobertsonR29
- Rick WilliamsR25
- Russ GoodmanR8
- Shawn StillR48
- Steve GoochR51
- Tim BeardenR30
- Former memberR
- Former memberR
Not voting 3
- Ed SetzlerR37
- Former memberR
- Former memberD
“Not voting” is a recorded non-vote, not a reason for the absence. Parties come from public rosters; how we count.