Georgia House Bill 217 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)
Status: Passed on April 2 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-07-01 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-13-32 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to transactions in drug related objects, so as to provide that employees and agents of syringe services programs are not subject to certain offenses relating to hypodermic syringes and needles; to authorize the Department of Public Health to promulgate rules and regulations; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Crimes and offenses; employees and agents of syringe services programs are not subject to certain offenses relating to hypodermic syringes and needles; provide

Rep. Houston Gaines [R]	Rep. Sharon Cooper [R]	Rep. Mark Newton [R]	Rep. Deborah Silcox [R]
Rep. Katie Dempsey [R]	Rep. Karla Drenner [D]	Sen. Kay Kirkpatrick [R]

2019-03-25 - Senate - Senate Vote #240 (Y: 45 N: 4 NV: 3 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2019-02-25 - House - House Vote #69 (Y: 166 N: 3 NV: 5 Abs: 4) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-07-01		Effective Date
2019-04-02		Act 25
2019-04-02	House	House Date Signed by Governor
2019-03-29	House	House Sent to Governor
2019-03-25	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted
2019-03-25	Senate	Senate Third Read
2019-03-22	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2019-03-21	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2019-02-26	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2019-02-25	House	House Passed/Adopted
2019-02-25	House	House Third Readers
2019-02-20	House	House Committee Favorably Reported
2019-02-12	House	House Second Readers
2019-02-11	House	House First Readers
2019-02-08	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/54744
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/180860
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/186284
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/54744#16579
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/54744#16979