Georgia House Bill 276 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)
Status: Passed on May 8 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-07-01 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 64 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation and licensure of pharmacy benefits managers, so as to authorize the Commissioner of Insurance to promulgate certain rules and regulations and to examine and investigate certain matters with regard to pharmacy benefits managers; to prohibit pharmacy benefits managers from requiring the use of mail-order pharmacies under certain conditions; to provide for exceptions; to provide for certain prohibitions; to provide for enforcement; to provide a short title; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

The Pharmacy Patient Fair Practices Act; enact

Rep. David Knight [R]	Rep. James Hatchett [R]	Rep. John Meadows [R]	Rep. Stacey Abrams [D]
Rep. Ron Stephens [R]	Rep. Johnnie Caldwell [R]	Sen. Jeff Mullis [R]

2017-03-16 - Senate - Senate Vote #196 (Y: 50 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2017-02-28 - House - House Vote #132 (Y: 172 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 4) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-07-01		Effective Date
2017-05-08		Act 195
2017-05-08	House	House Date Signed by Governor
2017-04-03	House	House Sent to Governor
2017-03-16	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted
2017-03-16	Senate	Senate Third Read
2017-03-13	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2017-03-10	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2017-03-01	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2017-02-28	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2017-02-28	House	House Third Readers
2017-02-24	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2017-02-09	House	House Second Readers
2017-02-08	House	House First Readers
2017-02-07	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/50302
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/164522
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/166567
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/167045
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/168900
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/50302#14936
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/50302#15180