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| Bill | Health; restrictions on sale and dispensing of contact lenses with respect to physicians; revise provisions | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 12 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the control of hazardous conditions, preventable diseases, and metabolic disorders, so as to revise provisions relating to restrictions on the sale and dispensing of contact lenses with respect to physicians; to revise definitions; to provide requirements for assessment mechanisms; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for statutory construction; to provide for violations and penalties; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | us/states/ga | Georgia General Assembly | 2023_24 | HB 203 | Georgia HB 203 (2023_24) |
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Georgia HB 203 (2023_24) — Health; restrictions on sale and dispensing of contact lenses with respect to physicians; revise provisions
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 12 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the control of hazardous conditions, preventable diseases, and metabolic disorders, so as to revise provisions relating to restrictions on the sale and dispensing of contact lenses with respect to physicians; to revise definitions; to provide requirements for assessment mechanisms; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for statutory construction; to provide for violations and penalties; 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.
Votes
- House Vote #65 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — 171–0 (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #235 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — 51–1 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- James Beverly — primary (person)
- Lee Hawkins — primary (person)
- Mark Newton — primary (person)
- Ron Stephens — primary (person)
- Sharon Cooper — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2023-02-01 House Hopper
introduction - 2023-02-02 House First Readers
reading-1 - 2023-02-06 House Second Readers
reading-2 - 2023-02-14 House Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable - 2023-02-22 House Third Readers
reading-3 - 2023-02-22 House Passed/Adopted
passage - 2023-02-23 Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee - 2023-03-08 Senate Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable - 2023-03-09 Senate Read Second Time
reading-2 - 2023-03-15 Senate Third Read
reading-3 - 2023-03-15 Senate Passed/Adopted
passage - 2023-03-30 House Sent to Governor
executive-receipt - 2023-05-02 House Date Signed by Governor
executive-signature - 2023-05-02 Act 233
executive-signature - 2023-07-01 Effective Date
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/0d61618d-0ea9-42c0-a91a-7e8e3e95c843. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).