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HB154 • 2025

Emergency medical services; designate ambulance services as an essential service

Emergency medical services; designate ambulance services as an essential service

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Sponsor
Richardson, Gary
Last action
2026-03-23
Official status
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The effective date is missing from the metadata, so it cannot be stated when this law begins.

HB154: Designating Ambulance Services as an Essential Service

This bill changes Georgia law to officially label ambulance services as essential.

What This Bill Does

  • Designates ambulance services as an essential service in the state of Georgia.
  • Amends Chapter 11 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The official source material does not provide an effective date for this law.
  • The text mentions providing rules for statutory construction and repealing conflicting laws but does not list the specific details of these changes.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-23 Georgia General Assembly

    Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute

Official Summary Text

Emergency medical services; designate ambulance services as an essential service