HB 946 Georgia House · 2019-2020 Regular Session

Insurance; extensive revisions regarding pharmacy benefits managers; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 64 of Title 33 of the O.C.G.A., relating to regulation and licensure of pharmacy benefits managers, so as to provide extensive revisions regarding pharmacy benefits managers; to revise definitions; to revise provisions relating to license requirements and filing fees; to revise a provision regarding the prohibition on the practice of medicine by a pharmacy benefits manager; to provide additional authority for the Insurance Commissioner to regulate pharmacy benefits managers; to revise provisions relating to rebates from pharmaceutical manufacturers; to revise provisions relating to administration of claims; 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

Feb 2020

Committee Review

Jun 2020

House Passage

Mar 2020

Senate Passage

Jun 2020

Signed into Law

Aug 2020

Introduced Feb 19, 2020 Signed Aug 5, 2020

Floor votes · House Mar 4, 2020

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

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Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Aug 5, 2020

Signed into law

Act 583

upper

Aug 5, 2020

Signed into law

House Date Signed by Governor

lower

Jun 25, 2020

Introduced

House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub

lower

Jun 22, 2020

Upper · Passed

Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute

upper

Jun 19, 2020

Upper · Passed

Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

upper

Mar 5, 2020

Committee

Senate Read and Referred

upper

Mar 4, 2020

Lower · Passed

House Passed/Adopted By Substitute

lower

Feb 28, 2020

Lower · Passed

House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

lower

6 primary · 0 co-sponsors