Georgia Senate · 2025 Regular Session
HB 645: Repeal certain provisions requiring COVID-19 testing of staff members in long term-care facilities
Passage · April 2, 2025 · Yeas 52, nays 2
What the bill does
The bill repeals certain provisions that require COVID-19 testing of staff members in long-term care facilities.
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The bill’s caption, as the Journal prints it with this vote
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 7 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation of hospitals and related institutions, so as to repeal certain provisions requiring COVID-19 testing of staff members in long term-care facilities; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
How each party voted
Majority Leader Steve Gooch voted yea.
Bill
- Bill
- HB 645
- Motion
- Passage
- Date
- April 2, 2025
- Session
- 2025 Regular Session
- Yeas–nays
- Yeas 52, nays 2; 2 didn't vote (0 excused, 0 abstained)
The chamber on this vote
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How each member voted
Yea (52)
- John Albers R-56
- Jason Anavitarte R-31
- Lee Anderson R-24
- Tonya Anderson D-43
- Brandon Beach R-21
- Tim Bearden R-30
- Matt Brass R-6
- Max Burns R-23
- Bill Cowsert R-46
- Gail Davenport D-17
- Clint Dixon R-45
- Greg Dolezal R-27
- Drew Echols R-49
- Jason Esteves D-35
- Frank Ginn R-47
- Steve Gooch R-51
- Russ Goodman R-8
- Sonya Halpern D-39
- Marty Harbin R-16
- Ed Harbison D-15
- Sally Harrell D-40
- Bo Hatchett R-50
- Billy Hickman R-4
- Mike Hodges R-3
- Chuck Hufstetler R-52
- Kim Jackson D-41
- Donzella James D-28
- Emanuel Jones D-10
- Harold Jones D-22
- RaShaun Kemp D-38
- John Kennedy R-18
- Kay Kirkpatrick R-32
- David Lucas D-26
- Derek Mallow D-2
- Randal Mangham D-55
- Josh McLaurin D-14
- Nikki Merritt D-9
- Elena Parent D-44
- Chuck Payne R-54
- Sheikh Rahman D-5
- Randy Robertson R-29
- Ed Setzler R-37
- Freddie Sims D-12
- Shawn Still R-48
- Brian Strickland R-42
- Carden Summers R-13
- Blake Tillery R-19
- Larry Walker R-20
- Ben Watson R-1
- Sam Watson R-11
- Kenya Wicks D-34
- Rick Williams R-25
Nay (2)
- Colton Moore R-53
- Nabilah Parkes D-7
Not voting (2)
- Nan Orrock D-36
- Doc Rhett D-33