Optometrists; doctors of optometry to dispense and sell pharmaceutical agents to patients under certain conditions; provide
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 30 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to optometrists, so as to provide for doctors of optometry to dispense and sell pharmaceutical agents to patients under certain conditions;” Read the full text
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2025-2026 regular session
Where it is
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Senate Hopper · Feb 10, 2025
Senate Read and Referred · Feb 11, 2025
Senate Committee Favorably Reported · Feb 20, 2025
Senate Read Second Time · Feb 21, 2025
Senate Tabled · Mar 6, 2025
Senate Taken from Table · Mar 6, 2025
Senate Third Read · Mar 6, 2025
Senate Passed/Adopted · Mar 6, 2025
House First Readers · Mar 10, 2025
House Second Readers · Mar 11, 2025
House Committee Favorably Reported · Mar 20, 2025
House Withdrawn, Recommitted · Mar 20, 2025
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · Mar 20, 2025
House Third Readers · Mar 31, 2025
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute · Mar 31, 2025
Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub · Mar 31, 2025
Senate Sent to Governor · Apr 7, 2025
Senate Date Signed by Governor · May 13, 2025
Act 194 · May 13, 2025
Effective Date · May 13, 2025
The numbers
7
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Recorded votes
AGREE TO HOUSE SUBSTITUTESenate · 2025-03-31 · yea 52, nay 0, notVoting 1, excused 3
PASSAGEHouse · 2025-03-31 · yea 166, nay 0, notVoting 7, excused 7
PASSAGESenate · 2025-03-06 · yea 54, nay 1, notVoting 1, excused 0
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