'The Pharmacy Patient Fair Practices Act'; pharmacy benefits managers; Commissioner of Insurance to promulgate certain rules and regulations; authorize
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 64 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation and licensure of pharmacy benefits managers, so as to authorize the Commissioner of Insurance to promulgate certain rules and regulations and to examine and investigate certain matters with regard to pharmacy benefits managers; to prohibit pharmacy benefits managers from requiring the use of mail-order pharmacies under certain conditions; to provide for exceptions; to provide for certain prohibitions; to provide for enforcement; to provide a short title; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Mar 2017
Senate Passage
Feb 2017
House Passage
Mar 2017
Signed into Law
May 2017
Introduced Jan 31, 2017
Signed May 8, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
6
Committee
3
May 8, 2017
Signed into law
Act 196
upper
May 8, 2017
Signed into law
Senate Date Signed by Governor
upper
Mar 16, 2017
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Mar 9, 2017
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Feb 28, 2017
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
upper
Feb 23, 2017
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Feb 1, 2017
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
30 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ben Watson
RRepublican
P
Blake Tillery
RRepublican
P
Brandon Beach
RRepublican
P
Burt Jones
RRepublican
P
Butch Miller
RRepublican
P
Chuck Hufstetler
RRepublican
P
Chuck Payne
RRepublican
P
Curt Thompson
DDemocratic
P
Dean Burke
RRepublican
P
Doc Rhett
DDemocratic
P
Donzella James
DDemocratic
P
Ed Harbison
DDemocratic
P
Elena Parent
DDemocratic
P
Ellis Black
RRepublican
P
Frank Ginn
RRepublican
P
Greg Kirk
RRepublican
P
Hunter Hill
RRepublican
P
Jack Hill
RRepublican
P
Jeff Mullis
RRepublican
P
Jesse Stone
RRepublican
P
John Albers
RRepublican
P
Marty Harbin
RRepublican
P
Matt Brass
RRepublican
P
Michael Williams
RRepublican
P
Mike Dugan
RRepublican
P
Nan Orrock
DDemocratic
P
P. K. Martin IV
RRepublican
P
Steve Gooch
RRepublican
P
Steve Henson
DDemocratic
P
Tyler Harper
RRepublican
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