Georgia House Bill 203 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 5-1)
Status: Passed on May 2 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-05-02 - Effective Date 2023-07-01
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

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.

Health; restrictions on sale and dispensing of contact lenses with respect to physicians; revise provisions

Rep. Mark Newton [R]	Rep. James Beverly [D]	Rep. Lee Hawkins [R]	Rep. Ron Stephens [R]
Rep. Sharon Cooper [R]	Sen. Matt Brass [R]

2023-03-15 - Senate - Passage: Senate Vote #235 (Y: 51 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2023-02-22 - House - Passage: House Vote #65 (Y: 171 N: 0 NV: 6 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-05-02		Effective Date 2023-07-01
2023-05-02		Act 233
2023-05-02	House	House Date Signed by Governor
2023-03-30	House	House Sent to Governor
2023-03-15	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted
2023-03-15	Senate	Senate Third Read
2023-03-09	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2023-03-08	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2023-02-23	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2023-02-22	House	House Passed/Adopted
2023-02-22	House	House Third Readers
2023-02-14	House	House Committee Favorably Reported
2023-02-06	House	House Second Readers
2023-02-02	House	House First Readers
2023-02-01	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/63908
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/213440
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/218043
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/63908#21035
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/63908#21379