Georgia House Bill 769 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)
Status: Passed on May 2 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-07-01 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 26 and Title 31 of the O.C.G.A., relating to pharmacists and pharmacies and health, respectively, so as to implement recommendations from the House Rural Development Council relating to health care issues; to revise provisions relative to pharmacy practices; to provide for and revise definitions; to revise provisions relative to credentialing and billing; to provide for the establishment of the Rural Center for Health Care Innovation and Sustainability; to revise provisions relative to certificate of need; to provide for the establishment of micro-hospitals; to provide for a grant program for insurance premium assistance for physicians practicing in medically underserved rural areas of the state; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Health; recommendations from the House Rural Development Council; implement

Rep. Rick Jasperse [R]	Rep. Terry England [R]	Rep. Jay Powell [R]	Rep. Mack Jackson [D]
Rep. Sharon Cooper [R]	Rep. William Werkheiser [R]	Sen. Dean Burke [R]

2018-03-29 - Senate - Senate Vote #769 (Y: 48 N: 2 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-03-21 - House - House Vote #749 (Y: 167 N: 1 NV: 4 Abs: 8) [PASS]
2018-03-15 - Senate - Senate Vote #614 (Y: 38 N: 13 NV: 2 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2018-03-15 - Senate - Senate Vote #618 (Y: 47 N: 3 NV: 3 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2018-02-21 - House - House Vote #528 (Y: 173 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 5) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-07-01		Effective Date
2018-05-02		Act 299
2018-05-02	House	House Date Signed by Governor
2018-04-06	House	House Sent to Governor
2018-03-29	Senate	Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
2018-03-21	House	House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended
2018-03-15	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2018-03-15	Senate	Senate Third Read
2018-03-15	Senate	Senate Engrossed
2018-03-12	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2018-03-09	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2018-02-22	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2018-02-21	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2018-02-21	House	House Third Readers
2018-02-14	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2018-01-31	House	House Second Readers
2018-01-30	House	House First Readers
2018-01-29	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/52283
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/171782
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/173488
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/174356
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/174454
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/176070
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/177439
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/178983
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/52283#15712
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/52283#16036
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/52283#16032
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/52283#16090
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/52283#16363