Haleigh's Hope Act; enact
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 34 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to physicians, acupuncture, physician assistants, cancer and glaucoma treatment, respiratory care, clinical perfusionists, and orthotics and prosthetics practice, so as to change certain provisions relating to the use of marijuana for treatment of cancer and glaucoma; to provide for regulated medicinal use of cannabis and derivatives thereof to treat certain conditions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2014
Committee Review
Mar 2015
House Passage
Feb 2015
Senate Passage
Mar 2015
Signed into Law
Apr 2015
Introduced Nov 17, 2014
Signed Apr 16, 2015
Floor votes · House Feb 25, 2015
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Apr 16, 2015
Signed into law
Act 20
upper
Apr 16, 2015
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Mar 25, 2015
Introduced
House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
lower
Mar 24, 2015
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
upper
Mar 20, 2015
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Feb 26, 2015
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 25, 2015
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Feb 24, 2015
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Nov 17, 2014
Introduced
House Prefiled
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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