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2025-2026 Regular Session

SB140

Optometrists; doctors of optometry to dispense and sell pharmaceutical agents to patients under certain conditions; provide

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; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Legislative progress

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House committee reassignment March 20, 2025 House committee substitute March 20, 2025 Sent to Governor April 7, 2025 Governor approved May 13, 2025 Became law May 13, 2025

Recorded floor votes

3 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.

March 6, 2025 · Senate

Passage: Senate Vote #197

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

54 yea–1 nay · 1 not voting

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March 31, 2025 · House

Passage: House Vote #345

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

166 yea–0 nay · 7 not voting · 7 absent

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March 31, 2025 · Senate

Agree To House Substitute: Senate Vote #370

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

52 yea–0 nay · 1 not voting · 3 absent

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Committee referrals

March 10, 2025 · House

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Instrument history

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  1. State Effective Date 2025-05-13
  2. State Act 194
  3. Senate Senate Date Signed by Governor
  4. Senate Senate Sent to Governor
  5. Senate Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
  6. House House Passed/Adopted By Substitute View roll call
  7. House House Third Readers
  8. House House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
  9. House House Withdrawn, Recommitted
  10. House House Committee Favorably Reported
  11. House House Second Readers
  12. House House First Readers
  13. Senate Senate Passed/Adopted View roll call
  14. Senate Senate Third Read
  15. Senate Senate Taken from Table
  16. Senate Senate Tabled
  17. Senate Senate Read Second Time
  18. Senate Senate Committee Favorably Reported
  19. Senate Senate Read and Referred
  20. Senate Senate Hopper
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