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Bill Optometrists; doctors of optometry to dispense and sell pharmaceutical agents to patients under certain conditions; provide A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 30 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to optometrists, so as to provide for doctors of optometry to dispense and sell pharmaceutical agents to patients under certain conditions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. us/states/ga Georgia General Assembly 2025_26 SB 140 Georgia SB 140 (2025_26)
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Greg Dolezal
Matt Brass
Nan Orrock
Shawn Still
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Georgia SB 140 (2025_26) — Optometrists; doctors of optometry to dispense and sell pharmaceutical agents to patients under certain conditions; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 30 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to optometrists, so as to provide for doctors of optometry to dispense and sell pharmaceutical agents to patients under certain conditions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; 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
  2. As introduced LC 52 0693 (committee substitute) — source
  3. LC 52 0836S/hss (committee substitute) — source
  4. SB 140/AP* (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • Senate Vote #197 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — 541 (pass) · upper
  • House Vote #345 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — 1660 (pass) · lower
  • Senate Vote #370 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — 520 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Billy Hickman — primary (person)
  • Ed Harbison — primary (person)
  • Greg Dolezal — primary (person)
  • Matt Brass — primary (person)
  • Nan Orrock — primary (person)
  • Shawn Still — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2025-02-10 Senate Hopper introduction
  • 2025-02-11 Senate Read and Referred referral-committee
  • 2025-02-20 Senate Committee Favorably Reported committee-passage-favorable
  • 2025-02-21 Senate Read Second Time reading-2
  • 2025-03-06 Senate Tabled
  • 2025-03-06 Senate Taken from Table
  • 2025-03-06 Senate Third Read reading-3
  • 2025-03-06 Senate Passed/Adopted passage
  • 2025-03-10 House First Readers reading-1
  • 2025-03-11 House Second Readers reading-2
  • 2025-03-20 House Committee Favorably Reported committee-passage-favorable
  • 2025-03-20 House Withdrawn, Recommitted referral-committee, withdrawal
  • 2025-03-20 House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute committee-passage-favorable
  • 2025-03-31 House Third Readers reading-3
  • 2025-03-31 House Passed/Adopted By Substitute passage
  • 2025-03-31 Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
  • 2025-04-07 Senate Sent to Governor executive-receipt
  • 2025-05-13 Senate Date Signed by Governor executive-signature
  • 2025-05-13 Act 194 executive-signature
  • 2025-05-13 Effective Date

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/b7b4c0ca-67a8-4f33-a199-e467ee66921c. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).