Drug Abuse Treatment and Education Programs; provide for a moratorium on the issuance of new licenses to narcotic treatment programs
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to drug abuse treatment and education programs, so as to provide for a moratorium on the issuance of new licenses to narcotic treatment programs; to create the State Commission on Narcotic Treatment Programs; to provide legislative findings and intent; to provide for the membership, powers, duties, compensation, and allowances of the commission; to provide for the abolishment of the commission; to suspend the acceptance of applications and issuing of licenses for narcotic treatment programs for a certain period; to provide for exceptions; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2016
Committee Review
Mar 2016
Senate Passage
Feb 2016
House Passage
Mar 2016
Signed into Law
Apr 2016
Introduced Feb 18, 2016
Signed Apr 26, 2016
Floor votes · Senate Feb 29, 2016
How they voted
36–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 38
Feb 29, 2016
D
Democratic12
100% Yea
R
Republican26
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Apr 26, 2016
Signed into law
Act 343
upper
Apr 26, 2016
Signed into law
Senate Date Signed by Governor
upper
Mar 24, 2016
Introduced
Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
upper
Mar 15, 2016
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Mar 10, 2016
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Feb 29, 2016
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
upper
Feb 25, 2016
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Feb 19, 2016
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ben Watson
RRepublican
P
Dean Burke
RRepublican
P
Jeff Mullis
RRepublican
P
Tyler Harper
RRepublican
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