Georgia 2023-2024 Regular Session Status: In Committee 5 D cosponsors

HB 856 — Urgent Insulin Safety Net Program Act; enact

Last action — House Second Readers

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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the O.C.G.A., relating to public assistance, so as to make insulin accessible to individuals who are in urgent need of a short-term affordable insulin supply; to provide for a pharmacy to dispense one additional short-term affordable urgent insulin supply under certain conditions; to require the Department of Community Health to develop an application form, an information sheet, and satisfaction surveys regarding such program; to require a manufacturer of insulin to establish procedures to make insulin available under such program; to provide for enforcement, penalties, and appellate procedures; to provide for reporting; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Action History

  1. House Second Readers

  2. House First Readers

  3. House Hopper

  4. House Prefiled

Sponsors

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6 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 241 not signed on

Sponsors (6)

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Not signed on (241)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 856 do?
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the O.C.G.A., relating to public assistance, so as to make insulin accessible to individuals who are in urgent need of a short-term affordable insulin supply; to provide for a pharmacy to dispense one additional short-term affordable urgent insulin supply under certain conditions; to require the Department of Community Health to develop an application form, an information sheet, and satisfaction surveys regarding such program; to require a manufacturer of insulin to establish procedures to make insulin available under such program; to provide for enforcement, penalties, and appellate procedures; to provide for reporting; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Who sponsors HB 856?
HB 856 is sponsored by Michelle Au (Democrat), James Beverly, Sam Park (Democrat), Shea Roberts (Democrat), Billy Mitchell (Democrat), and Jasmine Clark (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 856?
This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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