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SB395Introduced in the Senate

Department of Public Health; eligible for the Low THC Oil Patient Registry; require a physician to submit certain information to the Georgia Composite Medical Board

Passed

Introduced by Kay Kirkpatrick, District 32

What does this bill do?

Plain-English breakdown

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Official description

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2A of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Public Health, so as to require a physician to submit certain information to the Georgia Composite Medical Board when certifying an individual as eligible for the Low THC Oil Patient Registry; to provide for annual reporting; to authorize the Department of Public Health to disclose certain information; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Where it stands

Effective Date 2026-07-01

May 11, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

Senate votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Agree To House Substitute: Senate Vote #836 · March 27, 2026

46

Yes

0

No

8

Absent or Not Voting

54 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Ben Watson1Yes
Derek Mallow2Absent
Mike Hodges3Yes
Billy Hickman4Yes
Sheikh Rahman5Absent
Matt Brass6Yes
Russ Goodman8Yes
Nikki Merritt9Yes
Emanuel Jones10Yes
Sam Watson11Yes

Bill history

  1. Senate Hopper

  2. Senate Read and Referred

  3. Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

  4. Senate Read Second Time

  5. Senate Recommitted

  6. Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

  7. Senate Third Read

  8. Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute

  9. House First Readers

  10. House Second Readers

  11. House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

  12. House Withdrawn, Recommitted

  13. House Third Readers

  14. House Passed/Adopted By Substitute

  15. Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub

  16. Senate Sent to Governor

  17. Senate Date Signed by Governor

  18. Act 506

  19. Effective Date 2026-07-01

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