Georgia House Bill 578

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 23 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-02-28 - House Second Readers
Pending: House Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to student health in elementary and secondary education, so as to require the development and distribution of an educational fact sheet that provides information concerning the use and misuse of opioid drugs in the event that a student athlete is prescribed an opioid for a sports related injury; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Education; development and distribution of an educational fact sheet concerning use and misuse of opioid drugs prescribed for a sports related injury; require

Rep. David Wilkerson [D]	Rep. Scott Hilton [R]	Rep. Todd Jones [R]	Rep. Doreen Carter [D]
Rep. Michael Smith [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-02-28	House	House Second Readers
2023-02-27	House	House First Readers
2023-02-23	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/64808
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/215888