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| Bill | Pharmacies; various provisions relating to the practice of pharmacy; revise | 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 revise various provisions relating to the practice of pharmacy; to repeal provisions relating to required licensure as a pharmacy by pharmacy benefits managers engaging in the practice of pharmacy; to revise provisions relating to "The Pharmacy Audit Bill of Rights"; to revise pharmacy anti-steering provisions; to revise various provisions of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated so as to provide for conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | us/states/ga | Georgia General Assembly | 2019_20 | HB 918 | Georgia HB 918 (2019_20) |
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Georgia HB 918 (2019_20) — Pharmacies; various provisions relating to the practice of pharmacy; revise
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 revise various provisions relating to the practice of pharmacy; to repeal provisions relating to required licensure as a pharmacy by pharmacy benefits managers engaging in the practice of pharmacy; to revise provisions relating to "The Pharmacy Audit Bill of Rights"; to revise pharmacy anti-steering provisions; to revise various provisions of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated so as to provide for conforming changes; 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.
- HB 918/AP* (committee substitute) — source
- LC 33 8152/a (committee substitute) — source
- LC 33 8316S/hcs (committee substitute) — source
- LC 33 8316S/hs (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- PASSAGE — 169–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- David Knight — primary (person)
- Mark Newton — primary (person)
- Matt Hatchett — primary (person)
- Micah Gravley — primary (person)
- Sharon Cooper — primary (person)
- Terry England — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2020-02-18 House Hopper
- 2020-02-19 House First Readers
reading-1 - 2020-02-20 House Second Readers
reading-2 - 2020-02-21 House Withdrawn, Recommitted
withdrawal, referral-committee - 2020-02-28 House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
committee-passage-favorable - 2020-03-04 House Third Readers
reading-3 - 2020-03-04 House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
passage - 2020-03-05 Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee - 2020-06-23 Senate Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable - 2020-06-23 Senate Read Second Time
reading-2 - 2020-06-24 Senate Third Read
reading-3 - 2020-06-24 Senate Passed/Adopted
passage - 2020-06-29 House Sent to Governor
executive-receipt - 2020-08-04 House Date Signed by Governor
executive-signature - 2020-08-04 Act 564
executive-signature - 2021-01-01 Effective Date
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/1e878088-a40d-472a-a302-09589336d954. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).