SB 123 - Pharmacy Benefits Managers; provide for regulation and licensure by the Commissioner of Insurance; definitions; license requirements/filing fees

Current Version

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Committees

SC:I&L
HC:Ins

Current Status

05/11/09 - Senate Date Signed by Governor - Vetoed

First Reader Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance, so as to provide for regulation and licensure of pharmacy benefits managers by the Commissioner of Insurance; to provide for definitions; to provide for license requirements and filing fees; to provide for requirements and procedures affecting pharmacy benefits managers; to require a surety bond; to provide that a pharmacy benefits manager shall not engage in the practice of medicine; to make certain audit requirements applicable to pharmacy benefits managers; to provide that a pharmacy benefits manager shall not have to be licensed as an administrator; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Votes

Electronically Recorded Votes
Date	Time	Vote No	Yeas	Nays	NV	Exc	Description
02/25/2009	2:42PM	Senate Vote #86	051	000	000	005	PASSAGE
03/26/2009	11:47AM	House Vote #347	160	001	010	009	PASS
04/03/2009	10:51PM	Senate Vote #442	049	000	003	004	AGREE TO HOUSE SUBSTITUTE

Status History

Bill History
Date	Action
02/10/2009	Senate Read and Referred
02/18/2009	Senate Committee Favorably Reported
02/19/2009	Senate Read Second Time
02/25/2009	Senate Third Read
02/25/2009	Senate Passed/Adopted
02/26/2009	House First Readers
03/03/2009	House Second Readers
03/09/2009	House Committee Favorably Reported
03/23/2009	House Withdrawn, Recommitted
03/26/2009	House Third Readers
03/26/2009	House Passed/Adopted
04/03/2009	Senate Agrees House Amend or Sub
04/15/2009	Senate Sent to Governor
05/11/2009	Senate Date Signed by Governor
05/11/2009	Veto V9

Footnotes

3/23/2009 Withdrawn from Rules Calendar and recommitted to Rules
3/26/2009 Modified Structured Rule