SB 427 — Physicians; limited provisional licenses and a pathway to licensure for certain internationally trained physicians; provide
Congress · introduced 2026-05-11
Latest action: 05/11/2026 — Senate Date Signed by Governor
Sponsors
- Ben Watson (R, GA-1) — sponsor · 2026-05-11
- Kay Kirkpatrick (R, GA-32) — cosponsor · 2026-05-11
- Chuck Hufstetler (R, GA-52) — cosponsor · 2026-05-11
- Kim Jackson (D, GA-41) — cosponsor · 2026-05-11
- Jason Anavitarte (R, GA-31) — cosponsor · 2026-05-11
- Chuck Payne (R, GA-54) — cosponsor · 2026-05-11
Action timeline
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Connected on the graph
Inbound (6)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-11 | Jason Anavitarte | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-05-11 | Chuck Hufstetler | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-05-11 | Kim Jackson | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-05-11 | Kay Kirkpatrick | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-05-11 | Chuck Payne | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-05-11 | Ben Watson | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | 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 | Ben Watson (R, state_upper GA-1) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Chuck Hufstetler (R, state_upper GA-52) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Chuck Payne (R, state_upper GA-54) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Jason Anavitarte (R, state_upper GA-31) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Kay Kirkpatrick (R, state_upper GA-32) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Kim Jackson (D, state_upper GA-41) | 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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- 2026-05-11 · cosponsored by Chuck Payne (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-11 · cosponsored by Kim Jackson (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-11 · cosponsored by Chuck Hufstetler (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-11 · cosponsored by Kay Kirkpatrick (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-11 · cosponsored by Jason Anavitarte (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-11 · sponsored by Ben Watson (sponsor) · sponsorship