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type: "Bill"
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title: "Crimes and offenses; electronic data base of prescription information; authorize the retention of data base information for 2 years; provisions"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 2 of Chapter 13 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to electronic data base of prescription information, so as to authorize the retention of data base information for two years; to provide for delegates of prescribers and dispensers to access data base information under certain conditions; to revise language relating to subpoenas and search warrants; to provide for accessing data base information for purposes of investigation of potential abuse; to provide for the release of nonpatient specific data to the agency for instructional, drug abuse prevention, and research purposes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
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legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
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session: "2015_16"
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identifier: "HB 900"
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citation: "Georgia HB 900 (2015_16)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Buddy Harden", "Butch Parrish", "Lee Hawkins", "Ron Stephens", "Sharon Cooper", "Tom Weldon"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 17
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2016-02-03"
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last_action: "2016-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fa691872-767b-439e-bcad-0fdf31b90adf"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "81ec4c2510525ee4b1f8ab1ebf52eb7a670802e5bd3e6738cc20777f1af08b84"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
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---
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# Georgia HB 900 (2015_16) — Crimes and offenses; electronic data base of prescription information; authorize the retention of data base information for 2 years; provisions
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 2 of Chapter 13 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to electronic data base of prescription information, so as to authorize the retention of data base information for two years; to provide for delegates of prescribers and dispensers to access data base information under certain conditions; to revise language relating to subpoenas and search warrants; to provide for accessing data base information for purposes of investigation of potential abuse; to provide for the release of nonpatient specific data to the agency for instructional, drug abuse prevention, and research purposes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **HB 900/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/162455.pdf)
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2. **LC 33 6320ER/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/156411.pdf)
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3. **LC 33 6498ERS/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/158430.pdf)
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4. **LC 33 6498ERS/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/157655.pdf)
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5. **Sen floor amend 1 AM 43 0038** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/161523.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE — **151–12** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Buddy Harden — primary (person)
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- Butch Parrish — primary (person)
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- Lee Hawkins — primary (person)
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- Ron Stephens — primary (person)
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- Sharon Cooper — primary (person)
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- Tom Weldon — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2016-02-03** House Hopper
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- **2016-02-04** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2016-02-08** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2016-02-17** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2016-02-23** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2016-02-23** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2016-02-24** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2016-03-14** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2016-03-14** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2016-03-22** Senate Tabled
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- **2016-03-24** Senate Taken from Table
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- **2016-03-24** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2016-03-24** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2016-04-05** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2016-04-26** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2016-04-26** Act 354 `executive-signature`
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- **2016-07-01** Effective Date
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fa691872-767b-439e-bcad-0fdf31b90adf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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