HR 948 Georgia House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Study Committee on Pharmacy Benefits Managers and Consumer Access to Prescription Medications; create

Summary

A RESOLUTION creating the House Study Committee on Pharmacy Benefits Managers and Consumer Access to Prescription Medications; and for other purposes.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Apr 2, 2025 Last action Mar 9, 2026

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What changed between versions

LC 62 0212/a → LC 46 1468S/hs · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to replace the original House Resolution 948 with a substitute version (HR 948 SUB) introduced by the House Committee on Health. The most significant substantive change is the extension of the committee's abolition date from December 1, 2025 to December 1, 2026, giving the committee one additional year of operation. The document also includes formatting updates and committee attribution information.

Scope change

The committee's operational timeline was extended by one year, allowing for continued oversight of pharmacy benefits manager steering laws for an additional year before the committee is abolished.

TIMELINE

The committee abolition date was changed from December 1, 2025 to December 1, 2026, extending the committee's lifespan by one year.

TECHNICAL

The bill was reclassified from HR 948 to HR 948 (SUB) to indicate it is now a substitute version introduced by the House Committee on Health.

Original sponsor information listing Representatives Stephens, Kelley, Hawkins, Buckner, and Newton was removed as the bill is now being offered by the committee.

Floor votes · House Mar 9, 2026

How they voted

136–0

Passed · 15 other

Total votes 151

Mar 9, 2026

D Democratic64

57 Yea 7

89% Yea

R Republican87

79 Yea 8

90% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Mar 9, 2026

Lower · Passed

House Passed/Adopted By Substitute

lower

Feb 19, 2026

Lower · Passed

House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

lower

Apr 2, 2025

Introduced

House Hopper

lower

5 primary · 0 co-sponsors