Georgia House Bill 897 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)
Status: Passed on April 27 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-07-01 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 31 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the care and protection of indigent and elderly patients, so as to provide for the establishment and operation of a drug repository program to accept and dispense unused prescription drugs; to amend Chapter 4 of Title 26 of the O.C.G.A., relating to pharmacists and pharmacies, so as to repeal the "Utilization of Unused Prescription Drugs Act"; to amend Article 7 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the O.C.G.A., relating to medical assistance generally, so as to revise a provision for purposes of conformity; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Health; care and protection of indigent and elderly patients; provide for the establishment and operation of a drug repository program to accept and dispense unused prescription drugs

Rep. Betty Price [R]	Rep. Sharon Cooper [R]	Rep. Bruce Broadrick [R]	Rep. Jodi Lott [R]
Rep. Margaret Kaiser [D]	Rep. James Hatchett [R]	Sen. Ben Watson [R]

2016-03-22 - Senate - Senate Vote #682 (Y: 40 N: 16 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-03-22 - Senate - Senate Vote #699 (Y: 55 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2016-02-25 - House - House Vote #614 (Y: 166 N: 0 NV: 7 Abs: 7) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-07-01		Effective Date
2016-04-27		Act 471
2016-04-27	House	House Date Signed by Governor
2016-03-29	House	House Sent to Governor
2016-03-22	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted
2016-03-22	Senate	Senate Third Read
2016-03-22	Senate	Senate Taken from Table
2016-03-22	Senate	Senate Tabled
2016-03-15	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2016-03-15	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2016-02-26	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2016-02-25	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2016-02-25	House	House Third Readers
2016-02-17	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2016-02-08	House	House Second Readers
2016-02-04	House	House First Readers
2016-02-03	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/48051
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/156355
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/157656
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/158836
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/162108
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/48051#14075
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/48051#14439
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/48051#14422