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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Health; drug repository program; revise definitions; provide for pharmacist to pharmacy technician ratios"
+description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 10 of Chapter 8 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the drug repository program, so as to revise definitions; to provide for pharmacist to pharmacy technician ratios in the program; to require reverse drug distributors to make and document diligent efforts to donate drugs rather than destroy them; to provide for substitution of drugs in some instances; to provide for the intent of the General Assembly with respect to settlement funds received by the state relating to prescription drugs; to amend Code Section 48-8-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exemptions from sales and use taxes, so as to exempt sales to or by certain eligible recipients; to provide for related matters; to provide for legislative findings; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
+legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
+session: "2023_24"
+identifier: "HB 1072"
+citation: "Georgia HB 1072 (2023_24)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Becky Evans", "Butch Parrish", "Mack Jackson", "Mark Newton", "Ron Stephens", "Sharon Cooper"]
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 16
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2024-01-29"
+last_action: "2024-04-23"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e0fb500b-0bb1-4ff0-a0d8-9dc5de4bc0d9"
+source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
+source_hash: "c34cebab3a32120d04e6606ecf943ad63c02b57568f13fefa29bb77d1849abee"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
+---
+
+# Georgia HB 1072 (2023_24) — Health; drug repository program; revise definitions; provide for pharmacist to pharmacy technician ratios
+
+A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 10 of Chapter 8 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the drug repository program, so as to revise definitions; to provide for pharmacist to pharmacy technician ratios in the program; to require reverse drug distributors to make and document diligent efforts to donate drugs rather than destroy them; to provide for substitution of drugs in some instances; to provide for the intent of the General Assembly with respect to settlement funds received by the state relating to prescription drugs; to amend Code Section 48-8-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exemptions from sales and use taxes, so as to exempt sales to or by certain eligible recipients; to provide for related matters; to provide for legislative findings; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB 1072/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/229096.pdf)
+2. **LC 33 9607/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/222259.pdf)
+3. **Sen Ctee sub LC 52 0530S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/226996.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Senate Vote #717 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **50–1** (pass) · upper
+- House Vote #508 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **165–1** (pass) · lower
+- House Vote #805 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **169–1** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Becky Evans — primary (person)
+- Butch Parrish — primary (person)
+- Mack Jackson — primary (person)
+- Mark Newton — primary (person)
+- Ron Stephens — primary (person)
+- Sharon Cooper — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2024-01-29** House Hopper `introduction`
+- **2024-01-30** House First Readers `reading-1`
+- **2024-01-31** House Second Readers `reading-2`
+- **2024-02-13** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2024-02-21** House Third Readers `reading-3`
+- **2024-02-21** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
+- **2024-02-22** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
+- **2024-03-13** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2024-03-14** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
+- **2024-03-21** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
+- **2024-03-21** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
+- **2024-03-26** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
+- **2024-04-03** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2024-04-23** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2024-04-23** Act 473 `executive-signature`
+- **2024-04-23** Effective Date
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e0fb500b-0bb1-4ff0-a0d8-9dc5de4bc0d9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
+