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type: "Bill"
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title: "Optometrists; doctors of optometry to dispense and sell pharmaceutical agents to patients under certain conditions; provide"
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description: "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."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
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legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
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session: "2025_26"
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identifier: "SB 140"
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citation: "Georgia SB 140 (2025_26)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Billy Hickman", "Ed Harbison", "Greg Dolezal", "Matt Brass", "Nan Orrock", "Shawn Still"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 20
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2025-02-10"
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last_action: "2025-05-13"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b7b4c0ca-67a8-4f33-a199-e467ee66921c"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "4b431d86480a9c23801989560b901812bbbd28bcba0687b318a2288c03a25bb7"
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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 SB 140 (2025_26) — Optometrists; doctors of optometry to dispense and sell pharmaceutical agents to patients under certain conditions; provide
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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.
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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. **As Passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/235608.pdf)
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2. **As introduced LC 52 0693** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/231795.pdf)
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3. **LC 52 0836S/hss** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/236696.pdf)
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4. **SB 140/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/238588.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Senate Vote #197 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **54–1** (pass) · upper
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- House Vote #345 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **166–0** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Vote #370 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **52–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Billy Hickman — primary (person)
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- Ed Harbison — primary (person)
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- Greg Dolezal — primary (person)
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- Matt Brass — primary (person)
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- Nan Orrock — primary (person)
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- Shawn Still — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-02-10** Senate Hopper `introduction`
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- **2025-02-11** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2025-02-20** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-02-21** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2025-03-06** Senate Tabled
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- **2025-03-06** Senate Taken from Table
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- **2025-03-06** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2025-03-06** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2025-03-10** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2025-03-11** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2025-03-20** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-03-20** House Withdrawn, Recommitted `referral-committee, withdrawal`
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- **2025-03-20** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-03-31** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2025-03-31** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2025-03-31** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
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- **2025-04-07** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-05-13** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2025-05-13** Act 194 `executive-signature`
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- **2025-05-13** 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/b7b4c0ca-67a8-4f33-a199-e467ee66921c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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