Health; patient registry program for the use of medical cannabis; provide
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health, so as to provide for a patient registry program for the use of medical cannabis; to authorize rule making; to establish duties of patients, designated caregivers, physicians, and manufacturers of medical cannabis; to establish a medical cannabis tracking system; to provide for confidentiality of records; to establish patient protections; to impose penalties; to provide for nursing facilities; to establish fees; to establish a task force; to require impact assessment of medical cannabis therapeutic research; to require reports and audits; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2016
Committee Review
Mar 2016
House Passage
Feb 2016
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 6, 2016
Last action Mar 2, 2016
Floor votes · House Feb 29, 2016
How they voted
115–8
Passed · 13 other
Total votes 136
Feb 29, 2016
D
Democratic43
88% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican92
82% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Mar 2, 2016
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 29, 2016
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Feb 25, 2016
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Jan 6, 2016
Introduced
House Prefiled
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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