Georgia House Bill 557

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-2)
Status: Passed on April 22 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-22 - Effective Date 2024-07-01
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 34 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to physicians, assistants, and others, so as to authorize physicians to delegate the authority to advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants to prescribe Schedule II controlled substances; provide for requirements; to provide for automatic approval of nurse protocol agreements and job descriptions under certain conditions; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Professions and businesses; authority to certain nurses and physician assistants to prescribe Schedule II controlled substances; authorize

Rep. Ron Stephens [R]	Rep. Jan Jones [R]	Rep. Butch Parrish [R]	Rep. Alan Powell [R]
Rep. Kim Schofield [D]	Rep. Debbie Buckner [D]	Sen. Larry Walker [R]

2024-02-08 - Senate - Adopt Conference Committee Report: Senate Vote #484 (Y: 49 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2024-02-08 - House - Adopt Ccr: House Vote #445 (Y: 132 N: 35 NV: 2 Abs: 9) [PASS]
2023-03-29 - House - Agree To Senate Sub As Am: House Vote #345 (Y: 173 N: 2 NV: 3 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-03-27 - Senate - Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #318 (Y: 53 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2023-03-06 - House - Passage: House Vote #186 (Y: 136 N: 38 NV: 2 Abs: 3) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-04-22		Effective Date 2024-07-01
2024-04-22		Act 394
2024-04-22	House	House Date Signed by Governor
2024-04-01	House	House Sent to Governor
2024-02-08	Senate	Senate Conference Committee Report Adopted
2024-02-08	House	House Conference Committee Report Adopted
2023-03-29	Senate	Senate Conference Committee Appointed 20th, 32nd, 52nd
2023-03-29	House	House Conference Committee Appointed 164th, 158th, 47th
2023-03-29	House	House Insisted
2023-03-29	Senate	Senate Disagreed House Amend or Sub
2023-03-29	House	House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended
2023-03-27	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2023-03-27	Senate	Senate Third Read
2023-03-27	Senate	Senate Taken from Table
2023-03-27	Senate	Senate Tabled
2023-03-20	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2023-03-20	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2023-03-07	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2023-03-06	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2023-03-06	House	House Third Readers
2023-03-01	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2023-02-27	House	House Second Readers
2023-02-23	House	House First Readers
2023-02-22	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/64729
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/215644
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/216518
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/217146
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/218371
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/219693
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/223332
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/223525
Amendment	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/219688
Amendment	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/219638
Amendment	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/219540
Amendment	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/220121
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/64729#21247
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/64729#21556
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/64729#21604
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/64729#21867
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/64729#21877