Georgia Senate Bill 391 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: Passed on August 5 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-08-05 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 24 of Title 33 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions regarding insurance, so as to require health insurers to provide coverage for early refills of a 30 day supply of certain prescription medications under certain emergency situations; to amend Code Section 26-4-80 of the O.C.G.A., relating to license required for practice of pharmacy, dispensing of prescription drugs, prescription drug orders, electronically transmitted drug orders, refills, and schedule II controlled substance prescriptions, so as to allow pharmacists to dispense certain refill prescription medications under certain circumstances; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative findings; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

"Early Prescription Refills During Emergencies Act"; health insurers to provide coverage for early refills of a 30 day supply; require; enact

Sen. Kay Kirkpatrick [R]	Sen. Ben Watson [R]	Sen. John Albers [R]	Sen. Dean Burke [R]
Sen. Chuck Hufstetler [R]	Rep. Sharon Cooper [R]

2020-06-24 - Senate - Senate Vote #723 (Y: 52 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2020-06-19 - House - House Vote #669 (Y: 148 N: 0 NV: 8 Abs: 24) [PASS]
2020-03-09 - Senate - Senate Vote #556 (Y: 55 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-08-05		Effective Date
2020-08-05		Act 589
2020-08-05	Senate	Senate Date Signed by Governor
2020-06-25	Senate	Senate Sent to Governor
2020-06-24	Senate	Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
2020-06-19	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2020-06-19	House	House Third Readers
2020-06-17	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2020-03-12	House	House Second Readers
2020-03-10	House	House First Readers
2020-03-09	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted
2020-03-09	Senate	Senate Third Read
2020-03-04	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2020-03-03	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2020-02-20	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2020-02-19	Senate	Senate Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/57462
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/190147
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/192612
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/193892
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/194688
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/57462#17564
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/57462#17798
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/57462#17924