2023-2024 Regular Session • Georgia Legislature
HB343: Lowering Prescription Drug Costs for Patients Act; enact
Legislative 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 provide for definitions; to require pharmacy benefits managers to calculate defined cost sharing for insureds at the point of sale; to provide for statutory construction; to provide for violations; to provide for limitations; to provide for annual reporting; to provide for confidentiality; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill History
2/9/2023
House Hopper
House of Representatives
2/13/2023
House First Readers
House of Representatives
2/14/2023
House Second Readers
House of Representatives
2/23/2023
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
House of Representatives
2/28/2023
House Withdrawn, Recommitted
House of Representatives
3/1/2023
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
House of Representatives
3/6/2023
House Third Readers
House of Representatives
3/6/2023
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
House of Representatives
3/7/2023
Senate Read and Referred
Senate
Roll Call Votes
Passage: House Vote #215
3/6/2023
168
Yea
3
Nay
5
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(3/6/2023)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Health and Human Services(Senate)
Sine Die
Sponsors
Republican: 4
Democrat: 2
Primary Sponsor

Mark Newton
Republican