Georgia legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia HB1332: Georgia Buy American Medicine Act; enact
Status: In committee, March 3, 2026
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Community Health, so as to require certain hospitals to give a preference to American manufactured pharmaceuticals; to provide for definitions; to provide for exceptions and waivers; to provide for documentation; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for construction; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative findings; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend Chapter 2 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Community Health, so as to require certain hospitals to give a preference to American manufactured pharmaceuticals; to provide for definitions; to provide for exceptions and waivers; to provide for documentation; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for construction; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative findings; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED To amend Chapter 2 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Community Health, so as to require certain hospitals to give a preference to American manufactured pharmaceuticals; to provide for definitions; to provide for exceptions and waivers; to provide for documentation; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for construction; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative findings; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: SECTION 1. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Georgia Buy American Medicine Act." SECTION 2. The General Assembly finds that: (1) Responsible stewardship of state taxpayer funds and the promotion of public health security are important priorities for this legislative body; H. B. 1332 LC 46 1453 (2) American-made prescription drugs are generally safer for consumption than foreign-made prescription drugs; (3) Domestic drug production facilities undergo more frequent inspections by the federal Food and Drug Administration than do international facilities, providing higher certainty regarding manufacturing standards; (4) Domestic drug production facilities are much more likely to be inspected without receiving advance notice than are international facilities, further ensuring the safety of American-made …
Sponsors
- David Clark (R, HD-098) · primary sponsor
- Steven Sainz (R, 180)
- Clinton Crowe (R, 118)
- Tim Fleming (R, 114)
- Johnny Chastain (R, 7)
- Karen Mathiak (R, 82)
Latest actions
- : House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
- : House Second Readers
- : House First Readers
- : House Hopper
Common questions
- What is HB1332?
- HB1332 is a bill in the Georgia Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Georgia Buy American Medicine Act; enact.
- What does HB1332 do?
- In its own words: To amend Chapter 2 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Community Health, so as to require certain hospitals to give a preference to American manufactured pharmaceuticals; to provide for definitions; to provide for exceptions and waivers; to provide for documentation; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for construction; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative findings; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB1332?
- In committee as of March 3, 2026. Latest action: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (March 3, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1332?
- David Clark (R, HD-098), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1332?
- On the Georgia Legislature website: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73263
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