HB 1332 Georgia House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Buy American Medicine Act; enact

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Community Health, so as to require certain hospitals to give a preference to American manufactured pharmaceuticals; to provide for definitions; to provide for exceptions and waivers; to provide for documentation; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for construction; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative findings; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Feb 17, 2026 Last action Mar 3, 2026

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What changed between versions

LC 46 1453/a → LC 46 1498S/hs · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was converted from a regular version to a House Committee substitute version with minor wording adjustments. The most significant change is the removal of the sponsor list, indicating this is now a committee-substituted version rather than the original introduction. A key substantive change modifies the waiver criteria for American pharmaceutical preference, allowing waivers when costs are 'substantially higher or would significantly limit patient access' instead of requiring both conditions to be met simultaneously.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on requiring hospitals to prefer American-manufactured pharmaceuticals, but the waiver criteria for this preference have been broadened to allow more flexibility in cost-based exceptions.

REQUIREMENT

Waiver criteria for American pharmaceutical preference changed from requiring both higher cost AND limited access to allowing either higher cost OR limited access as justification for exceptions.

TECHNICAL

Removed original bill sponsor list, indicating this is now a committee-substituted version of the legislation.

Added '(SUB)' designation to bill title to indicate it is a substitute version from the House Committee on Health.

Minor formatting changes to page headers and line numbering throughout the document.

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Committee

Mar 3, 2026

Lower · Passed

House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

lower

Feb 17, 2026

Introduced

House Hopper

lower

6 primary · 0 co-sponsors