HB 1278 — Professions and businesses; improve efficiencies in issuance of permits for dentists to administer conscious sedation and general anesthesia
Congress · introduced 2026-05-05
Latest action: 05/05/2026 — House Date Signed by Governor
Sponsors
- Lee Hawkins (R, GA-27) — sponsor · 2026-05-05
- Ron Stephens (R, GA-164) — cosponsor · 2026-05-05
- Gerald Greene (R, GA-154) — cosponsor · 2026-05-05
- Mark Newton (R, GA-127) — cosponsor · 2026-05-05
- Kim Schofield (D, GA-63) — cosponsor · 2026-05-05
- Viola Davis (D, GA-87) — cosponsor · 2026-05-05
Action timeline
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- · house — House Third Readers
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- · house — Senate Third Read
- · house — Senate Taken from Table
- · house — Senate Tabled
- · house — House Sent to Governor
- · house — Act 405
- · house — House Date Signed by Governor
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Connected on the graph
Inbound (6)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-05 | Viola Davis | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-05-05 | Gerald Greene | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-05-05 | Lee Hawkins | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-05-05 | Mark Newton | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-05-05 | Kim Schofield | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-05-05 | Ron Stephens | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee Hawkins (R, state_lower GA-27) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Gerald Greene (R, state_lower GA-154) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Kim Schofield (D, state_lower GA-63) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Mark Newton (R, state_lower GA-127) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Ron Stephens (R, state_lower GA-164) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Viola Davis (D, state_lower GA-87) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
Activity
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- 2026-05-05 · sponsored by Lee Hawkins (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-05 · cosponsored by Viola Davis (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-05 · cosponsored by Ron Stephens (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-05 · cosponsored by Gerald Greene (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-05 · cosponsored by Kim Schofield (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-05 · cosponsored by Mark Newton (cosponsor) · sponsorship