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GeorgiaHB 3822025-2026 Regular SessionHouse

Controlled substances; Schedule I; psilocybin; revise a provision

Sponsored By: Mark Newton (Republican), Ron Stephens (Republican)

Signed by Governor

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

4 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.

Scheduling exceptions for certain psychedelic medicines

Georgia excludes qualifying drugs containing lysergide tartrate or crystalline polymorph psilocybin from Schedule I. Each drug must receive FDA approval under Section 505 of the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. It must also match its DEA scheduling and be listed in the federal Controlled Substances Act. The exceptions take effect only when these federal actions occur, with no fixed calendar date. They do not guarantee drug availability or insurance coverage.

Fewer certification quotas, more pharmacy trainees

Pharmacies no longer need specified numbers of certified technicians when a pharmacist supervises three or four or more technicians. Certification remains available through a Board-approved program, Board-approved employer training and assessment, or a Board-approved national certifying body. One pharmacist may directly supervise up to six pharmacy interns and externs in any combination. This replaces the prior limit of one intern and one extern; direct supervision remains required.

Broader exceptions to expired drug returns

Wholesale drug distributors must provide prompt full credit or replacement for returned outdated drugs. This protection lasts up to six months after the labeled expiration date. The Georgia Board of Pharmacy may exempt drugs it lists as essential to healthcare treatment. Exemptions are no longer limited to drugs that expire less than one year after manufacture. The law does not guarantee lower retail drug prices.

More pharmacy staffing flexibility, tighter oversight

The law broadens which pharmacy support workers count as technicians, including work outside a pharmacy. Technicians prepare drugs without using professional judgment, under a pharmacist’s supervision and responsibility. A pharmacist must be physically present and personally supervise technicians in the pharmacy’s licensed area. One pharmacist may directly supervise no more than four technicians there; remote technicians do not count toward that ratio. The Georgia Board of Pharmacy may approve higher ratios for hospital or closed-door pharmacies after their pharmacist-in-charge applies in writing. The Board sets rules for remote technician work and maintains a technician registry.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

  • Mark Newton

    Republican • House

  • Ron Stephens

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

  • Ben Watson

    Republican • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 205 • No: 10

Senate vote • 3/31/2026

PASSAGE

Yes: 38 • No: 10 • Other: 2

House vote • 3/6/2026

PASSAGE

Yes: 167 • No: 0 • Other: 5

Actions Timeline

  1. Effective Date

    7/1/2026

  2. House Date Signed by Governor

    5/11/2026House

  3. Act 476

    5/11/2026

  4. House Sent to Governor

    4/10/2026House

  5. Senate Third Read

    3/31/2026Senate

  6. Senate Passed/Adopted

    3/31/2026Senate

  7. Senate Committee Favorably Reported

    3/25/2026Senate

  8. Senate Read Second Time

    3/25/2026Senate

  9. Senate Read and Referred

    3/9/2026Senate

  10. House Third Readers

    3/6/2026House

  11. House Passed/Adopted By Substitute

    3/6/2026House

  12. House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

    3/3/2026House

  13. House Withdrawn, Recommitted

    4/4/2025House

  14. House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

    3/3/2025House

  15. House Second Readers

    2/13/2025House

  16. House First Readers

    2/12/2025House

  17. House Hopper

    2/11/2025House

Bill Text

  • HB 382/AP* (v8)

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