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Georgia Senate panel calls for abolishing state permits for health facilities

Georgia Sen. Greg Dolezal, R-Cumming, speaks in the Senate chambers of the state Capitol, March 6, 2023, in Atlanta. On Tuesday, Nov. 28, a committee led by Dolezal adopted a report calling for lawmakers to abolish government permits for health facilities. (Alex Slitz/AP file photo)

Georgia Sen. Greg Dolezal — Georgia Sen. Greg Dolezal, R-Cumming, speaks in the Senate chambers of the state Capitol, March 6, 2023, in Atlanta. On Tuesday, Nov. 28, a committee led by Dolezal adopted a report calling for lawmakers to abolish government permits for health facilities. (Alex Slitz/AP file photo)

ATLANTA — A Georgia Senate committee recommended on Tuesday that the state abolish its requirements for permits to build health facilities, setting up a renewed push on the issue after a debate in the 2023 legislative session mushroomed into a House-Senate standoff.

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