HB 276 Georgia House · 2017-2018 Regular Session

The Pharmacy Patient Fair Practices Act; enact

Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 64 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation and licensure of pharmacy benefits managers, so as to authorize the Commissioner of Insurance to promulgate certain rules and regulations and to examine and investigate certain matters with regard to pharmacy benefits managers; to prohibit pharmacy benefits managers from requiring the use of mail-order pharmacies under certain conditions; to provide for exceptions; to provide for certain prohibitions; to provide for enforcement; to provide a short title; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2017
Committee Review
Mar 2017
House Passage
Feb 2017
Senate Passage
Mar 2017
Signed into Law
May 2017
Introduced Feb 7, 2017 Signed May 8, 2017
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
15
Key actions
6
Committee
3
May 8, 2017
Signed into law
Act 195
upper
May 8, 2017
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Mar 16, 2017
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Mar 10, 2017
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Mar 1, 2017
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 28, 2017
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Feb 24, 2017
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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