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type: "Bill"
title: "Increasing Access to Contraceptives Act; enact"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 4 of Title 26 of the O.C.G.A., relating to practice of pharmacy, so as to authorize pharmacists in certain circumstances to dispense self-administered hormonal contraceptives or administer injectable hormonal contraceptives; to amend Article 1 of Chapter 24 of Title 33 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions regarding insurance generally, so as to provide minimum amounts of certain contraceptives that shall be provided by insurers; to amend Article 1 of Chapter 34 of Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the Georgia Composite Medical Board, so as to waive civil liability, criminal culpability, and professional discipline under certain circumstances; to amend Article 7 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the O.C.G.A., relating to medical assistance generally; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 1138"
citation: "Georgia HB 1138 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["FOOD", "DRUGS", "AND COSMETICS", "HEALTH", "INSURANCE", "PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES", "SOCIAL SERVICES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Beth Camp", "Bethany Ballard", "Carmen Rice", "Gerald Greene", "Jan Jones", "Matt Reeves"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 19
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2026-02-02"
last_action: "2026-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/02683bb4-3967-4d23-9532-d07b6f3ad46c"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "2ca3cd9f071c7ae98c80e62791c9a7dadc1a27081db92e7681822d7994e3d3e6"
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 HB 1138 (2025_26) — Increasing Access to Contraceptives Act; enact
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 4 of Title 26 of the O.C.G.A., relating to practice of pharmacy, so as to authorize pharmacists in certain circumstances to dispense self-administered hormonal contraceptives or administer injectable hormonal contraceptives; to amend Article 1 of Chapter 24 of Title 33 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions regarding insurance generally, so as to provide minimum amounts of certain contraceptives that shall be provided by insurers; to amend Article 1 of Chapter 34 of Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the Georgia Composite Medical Board, so as to waive civil liability, criminal culpability, and professional discipline under certain circumstances; to amend Article 7 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the O.C.G.A., relating to medical assistance generally; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to provide for an effective date and applicability; 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. **HB 1138/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/249071.pdf)
2. **LC 46 1351/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/241182.pdf)
3. **LC 46 1474S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/243639.pdf)
4. **LC 46 1485S/RCS** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/245053.pdf)
5. **LC 46 1485S/rcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/244961.pdf)
6. **SCSFA to HB 1138** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/248777.pdf)
7. **Sen Ctee Sub LC 52 1108S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/247267.pdf)
8. **Sen Floor Amend 1 AM 52 0103** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/248738.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #874 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **158–11** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #930 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **29–22** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #613 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **162–4** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #835 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **26–22** (pass) · upper
- Senate Vote #931 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **49–1** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Beth Camp — primary (person)
- Bethany Ballard — primary (person)
- Carmen Rice — primary (person)
- Gerald Greene — primary (person)
- Jan Jones — primary (person)
- Matt Reeves — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-02-02** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2026-02-03** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2026-02-04** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2026-02-24** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-04** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2026-03-04** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2026-03-06** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-25** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-25** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-27** Senate Tabled
- **2026-03-31** Senate Taken from Table
- **2026-03-31** Senate Tabled
- **2026-04-02** Senate Taken from Table
- **2026-04-02** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2026-04-02** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2026-04-02** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2026-04-10** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-11** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-11** Act 447 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/02683bb4-3967-4d23-9532-d07b6f3ad46c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).