Georgia House Bill 885 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)
Status: Engrossed on March 3 2014 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2014-03-20 - Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 5 of Chapter 34 of Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the use of cannabis for treatment of cancer and glaucoma, so as to provide for continuing research into the benefits of medical cannabis to treat certain conditions; to provide for the continuation of the Controlled Substances Therapeutic Research Program; to provide for selection of academic medical centers to conduct the research; to provide for expansion of the review board and its duties; to establish the responsibilities of academic medical centers; to provide for the testing, storing, and dispensing by the Georgia Drugs and Narcotics Agency; to provide for immunity; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Medical cannabis; continuing research into benefits to treat certain conditions; provisions

Rep. Allen Peake [R]	Sen. Ben Watson [R]	Rep. Mickey Channell [R]	Rep. Margaret Kaiser [D]
Rep. Micah Gravley [R]	Rep. Tom McCall [R]	Sen. Renee Unterman [R]

2014-03-20 - Senate - Senate Vote #724 (Y: 54 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2014-03-03 - House - House Vote #673 (Y: 171 N: 4 NV: 3 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-03-20	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2014-03-20	Senate	Senate Third Read
2014-03-20	Senate	Senate Taken from Table
2014-03-18	Senate	Senate Tabled
2014-03-13	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2014-03-13	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2014-03-04	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2014-03-03	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2014-03-03	House	House Third Readers
2014-03-03	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2014-02-03	House	House Second Readers
2014-01-31	House	House First Readers
2014-01-28	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/40957
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20132014/138497
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20132014/141751
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20132014/142058
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20132014/143487
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/40957#11682
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/40957#12006