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type: "Bill"
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title: "Department of Public Health; eligible for the Low THC Oil Patient Registry; require a physician to submit certain information to the Georgia Composite Medical Board"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2A of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Public Health, so as to require a physician to submit certain information to the Georgia Composite Medical Board when certifying an individual as eligible for the Low THC Oil Patient Registry; to provide for annual reporting; to authorize the Department of Public Health to disclose certain information; 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: "2025_26"
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identifier: "SB 395"
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citation: "Georgia SB 395 (2025_26)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["HEALTH"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Ben Watson", "Bill Cowsert", "Chuck Hufstetler", "Elena Parent", "John Albers", "Kay Kirkpatrick", "Matt Brass", "Randy Robertson", "Sonya Halpern"]
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version_count: 7
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action_count: 19
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2026-01-13"
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last_action: "2026-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c279e489-0d14-460b-a53b-7348b7831749"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "2ba659ba44c6038edd502c3593c7778121cb6bd33f6cf41706a3de0aae25d5cd"
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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 395 (2025_26) — Department of Public Health; eligible for the Low THC Oil Patient Registry; require a physician to submit certain information to the Georgia Composite Medical Board
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2A of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Public Health, so as to require a physician to submit certain information to the Georgia Composite Medical Board when certifying an individual as eligible for the Low THC Oil Patient Registry; to provide for annual reporting; to authorize the Department of Public Health to disclose certain information; 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. **As Passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/243760.pdf)
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2. **As introduced LC 52 0941** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/239778.pdf)
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3. **Committee Sub LC 52 0985S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/240804.pdf)
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4. **Committee Sub LC 52 1012S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/242054.pdf)
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5. **LC 52 1083S/hss** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/246271.pdf)
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6. **LC 52 1100S/hrcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/246988.pdf)
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7. **SB 395/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/248139.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Senate Vote #576 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **46–0** (pass) · upper
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- Senate Vote #836 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **46–0** (pass) · upper
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- House Vote #742 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **161–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Ben Watson — primary (person)
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- Bill Cowsert — primary (person)
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- Chuck Hufstetler — primary (person)
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- Elena Parent — primary (person)
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- John Albers — primary (person)
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- Kay Kirkpatrick — primary (person)
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- Matt Brass — primary (person)
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- Randy Robertson — primary (person)
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- Sonya Halpern — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-13** Senate Hopper `introduction`
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- **2026-01-14** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-29** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-02-02** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-09** Senate Recommitted `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-10** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-02-24** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2026-02-24** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2026-02-25** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2026-02-26** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2026-03-18** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-20** House Withdrawn, Recommitted `referral-committee, withdrawal`
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- **2026-03-23** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-23** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2026-03-27** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
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- **2026-04-10** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-05-11** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2026-05-11** Act 506 `executive-signature`
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- **2026-07-01** 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/c279e489-0d14-460b-a53b-7348b7831749`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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