Georgia Senate Bill 4 (In Recess)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 5-1)
Status: Passed on May 4 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-07-01 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 26 of the O.C.G.A., relating to drug abuse treatment and education programs, so as to prohibit patient brokering; to provide for definitions; to provide for exceptions; to provide for penalties; to provide for enforcement; to provide for venue; to provide for reasonable expenses; to provide for cumulative actions; to amend Chapter 1 of Title 33 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions regarding insurance, so as to provide that excessive, fraudulent, or high-tech drug testing of certain individuals is considered a fraudulent insurance act; to provide for investigation by the Commissioner of Insurance; to provide for penalties; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Drug Abuse Treatment and Education Programs; patient brokering; prohibit; definitions; exceptions; penalties; provide

Sen. Kay Kirkpatrick [R]	Sen. Randy Robertson [R]	Sen. Michael Rhett [D]	Sen. Dean Burke [R]
Sen. Ben Watson [R]	Rep. Albert Reeves [R]

2021-03-23 - Senate - Agree To House Substitute: Senate Vote #258 (Y: 51 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2021-03-11 - House - Passage: House Vote #249 (Y: 151 N: 0 NV: 13 Abs: 15) [PASS]
2021-02-09 - Senate - Passage: Senate Vote #28 (Y: 52 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-07-01		Effective Date
2021-05-04		Act 205
2021-05-04	Senate	Senate Date Signed by Governor
2021-04-07	Senate	Senate Sent to Governor
2021-03-23	Senate	Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
2021-03-11	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2021-03-11	House	House Third Readers
2021-03-03	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2021-02-11	House	House Second Readers
2021-02-10	House	House First Readers
2021-02-09	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted
2021-02-09	Senate	Senate Third Read
2021-02-08	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2021-02-04	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2021-01-13	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2021-01-12	Senate	Senate Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/58874
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/195664
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/197136
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/199283
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/201183
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/58874#18118
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/58874#18518
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/58874#18611