---
type: "Bill"
title: "Pharmacies; pharmacists are authorized to dispense preexposure prophylaxis and postexposure prophylaxis under certain conditions; provide"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 6 of Chapter 4 of Title 26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to pharmacies, so as to provide that pharmacists are authorized to dispense preexposure prophylaxis and postexposure prophylaxis under certain conditions; to amend Article 2 of Chapter 34 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to medical practice, so as to provide for the approval or development of a training program for pharmacists by the Georgia State Board of Pharmacy; to require pharmacists to complete such training program before dispensing preexposure prophylaxis or postexposure prophylaxis; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "SB 195"
citation: "Georgia SB 195 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["FOOD", "DRUGS", "AND COSMETICS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ben Watson", "Chuck Hufstetler", "Elena Parent", "Kay Kirkpatrick", "Nan Orrock"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 18
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-02-18"
last_action: "2026-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c3b2edc9-8724-4897-adec-7b6882390e8b"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "22a0f4c78ec7caeb744af93d8756b868e2e5ad2c3b3fc5868773be9421b5b582"
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 SB 195 (2025_26) — Pharmacies; pharmacists are authorized to dispense preexposure prophylaxis and postexposure prophylaxis under certain conditions; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 6 of Chapter 4 of Title 26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to pharmacies, so as to provide that pharmacists are authorized to dispense preexposure prophylaxis and postexposure prophylaxis under certain conditions; to amend Article 2 of Chapter 34 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to medical practice, so as to provide for the approval or development of a training program for pharmacists by the Georgia State Board of Pharmacy; to require pharmacists to complete such training program before dispensing preexposure prophylaxis or postexposure prophylaxis; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; 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. **As Passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/235017.pdf)
2. **As introduced LC 56 0290** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/232736.pdf)
3. **Floor Amend 1 AM 56 0022** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/234764.pdf)
4. **LC 46 1376S/hss** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/240795.pdf)
5. **SB 195/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/247657.pdf)

## Votes

- Senate Vote #132 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **55–0** (pass) · upper
- Senate Vote #819 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **45–0** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #511 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **155–7** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ben Watson — primary (person)
- Chuck Hufstetler — primary (person)
- Elena Parent — primary (person)
- Kay Kirkpatrick — primary (person)
- Nan Orrock — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2025-02-18** Senate Hopper `introduction`
- **2025-02-19** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-26** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-27** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2025-03-03** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2025-03-03** Senate Passed/Adopted As Amended `passage`
- **2025-03-04** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2025-03-06** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2025-03-20** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-04** House Withdrawn, Recommitted `referral-committee, withdrawal`
- **2026-01-29** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-12** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2026-02-12** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2026-03-25** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
- **2026-04-10** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-05** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-05** Act 409 `executive-signature`
- **2026-07-01** Effective Date

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c3b2edc9-8724-4897-adec-7b6882390e8b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).