2023-2024 Regular SessionGeorgia Legislature

HB557: Professions and businesses; authority to certain nurses and physician assistants to prescribe Schedule II controlled substances; authorize

Legislative Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 34 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to physicians, assistants, and others, so as to authorize physicians to delegate the authority to advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants to prescribe Schedule II controlled substances; provide for requirements; to provide for automatic approval of nurse protocol agreements and job descriptions under certain conditions; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Bill History

2/22/2023
House Hopper
House of Representatives
2/23/2023
House First Readers
House of Representatives
2/27/2023
House Second Readers
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
3/20/2023
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Senate
3/20/2023
Senate Read Second Time
Senate
3/27/2023
Senate Tabled
Senate
3/27/2023
Senate Taken from Table
Senate
3/27/2023
Senate Third Read
Senate
3/27/2023
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
Senate
3/29/2023
House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended
House of Representatives
3/29/2023
Senate Disagreed House Amend or Sub
Senate
3/29/2023
House Insisted
House of Representatives
3/29/2023
House Conference Committee Appointed 164th, 158th, 47th
House of Representatives
3/29/2023
Senate Conference Committee Appointed 20th, 32nd, 52nd
Senate
2/8/2024
House Conference Committee Report Adopted
House of Representatives
2/8/2024
Senate Conference Committee Report Adopted
Senate
4/1/2024
House Sent to Governor
House of Representatives
4/22/2024
House Date Signed by Governor
House of Representatives
4/22/2024
Act 394
4/22/2024
Effective Date 2024-07-01

Amendments

Senate Floor Amendment

Sen floor amend 2A

4/3/2023Not Adopted

Senate Floor Amendment

Sen floor amend 2 AM 33 2040

4/3/2023Not Adopted

Senate Floor Amendment

Sen floor amend 1 AM 33 2037

4/3/2023Not Adopted

House Floor Amendment

Floor Amendment AM 36 0963

3/29/2023Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Adopt Ccr: House Vote #445
2/8/2024
132
Yea
35
Nay
2
Not Voting
9
Absent
Result: PASSED
Adopt Conference Committee Report: Senate Vote #484
2/8/2024
49
Yea
3
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Agree To Senate Sub As Am: House Vote #345
3/29/2023
173
Yea
2
Nay
3
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #318
3/27/2023
53
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passage: House Vote #186
3/6/2023
136
Yea
38
Nay
2
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(4/22/2024)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine Die

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text2/9/2024111.6 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text2/8/2024107.9 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text4/3/202338.4 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text3/17/202331.9 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text3/6/202325.5 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text3/1/202324.3 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/22/202325.3 KB