---
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).