SB 121 Georgia Senate · 2019-2020 Regular Session

Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Data Base; length of time prescription information is retained from two years to five years; increase

Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 2 of Chapter 13 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the prescription drug monitoring program data base, so as to increase the length of time that prescription information is retained in the data base from two years to five years; to authorize the Attorney General's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit to access the data base for enforcement purposes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Mar 2019
Senate Passage
Mar 2019
House Passage
Mar 2019
Signed into Law
May 2019
Introduced Feb 15, 2019 Signed May 7, 2019
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 7, 2019
Signed into law
Act 299
upper
May 7, 2019
Signed into law
Senate Date Signed by Governor
upper
Mar 21, 2019
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Mar 14, 2019
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Mar 7, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
upper
Feb 28, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Feb 19, 2019
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
13 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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