2023-2024 Regular SessionGeorgia Legislature

HB416: Pharmacies; authorize qualified pharmacy technicians to administer certain vaccines

Legislative Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 4 of Title 26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the practice of pharmacy, so as to authorize qualified pharmacy technicians to administer certain vaccines; to provide for a definition; to provide for conditions; to provide for requirements for qualification; to provide requirements for the supervising pharmacist; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for statutory construction; to amend Code Section 43-34-26.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to vaccine protocol agreements, so as to revise a provision regarding delegation of authority by a pharmacist; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Bill History

2/15/2023
House Hopper
House of Representatives
2/16/2023
House First Readers
House of Representatives
2/21/2023
House Second Readers
House of Representatives
2/23/2023
House Committee Favorably Reported
House of Representatives
2/28/2023
House Third Readers
House of Representatives
2/28/2023
House Passed/Adopted
House of Representatives
3/1/2023
Senate Read and Referred
Senate
3/16/2023
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
Senate
3/20/2023
Senate Read Second Time
Senate
3/27/2023
Senate Tabled
Senate
3/29/2023
Senate Taken from Table
Senate
3/29/2023
Senate Third Read
Senate
3/29/2023
Senate Passed/Adopted
Senate
4/3/2023
House Sent to Governor
House of Representatives
5/2/2023
House Date Signed by Governor
House of Representatives
5/2/2023
Act 251
5/2/2023
Effective Date 2023-05-02

Roll Call Votes

Passage: Senate Vote #340
3/29/2023
49
Yea
3
Nay
2
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passage: House Vote #105
2/28/2023
164
Yea
2
Nay
4
Not Voting
8
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(5/2/2023)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine Die

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text3/31/202315.5 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/15/202315.5 KB