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GA SB631
Bill
Status
3/23/2026
Primary Sponsor
Sonya Halpern
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AI Summary
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Authorizes the Georgia Department of Public Health to award grants for FDA-approved clinical trials using ibogaine as an investigational new drug to treat opioid use disorder, co-occurring substance use disorders, and other neurological or mental health conditions in veterans
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Requires grant recipients to be Georgia-based entities with neurosurgery programs, cardiac intensive care capabilities, and proven expertise in treating veterans' neurological conditions and substance dependence
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Mandates that applicants demonstrate at least $7 million in matching funds from non-state sources and agree to join a multistate consortium that will submit an investigational new drug application and request breakthrough therapy designation from the FDA
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Requires all intellectual property rights and commercial revenues arising from the funded clinical trials to be deposited into the state general fund
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Contingent on General Assembly appropriations; the Act will be automatically repealed if funds are not appropriated by July 1, 2029
Legislative Description
"Veterans Mental Health Innovations Act"; enact
Last Action
Senate Read and Referred
3/25/2026