Georgia House Bill 551 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)
Status: Passed on April 26 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-04-26 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 13 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to controlled substances, so as to provide for legislative findings; to provide a definition; to provide for the identification of a standard level of kratom alkoloids and establish recommended dosages; to provide for the prohibition of access to kratom to persons under 18 years of age; to provide for package labeling requirements; to provide for penalties; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Controlled substances; kratom; provisions

Rep. Dewayne Hill [R]	Rep. Michael Caldwell [R]	Rep. Vernon Jones [D]	Rep. Karen Mathiak [R]
Rep. Mark Newton [R]	Rep. Kevin Tanner [R]	Sen. Jeff Mullis [R]

2019-04-02 - Senate - Senate Vote #382 (Y: 50 N: 1 NV: 2 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2019-03-29 - House - House Vote #355 (Y: 149 N: 1 NV: 10 Abs: 19) [PASS]
2019-03-28 - Senate - Senate Vote #277 (Y: 50 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2019-03-07 - House - House Vote #211 (Y: 164 N: 1 NV: 4 Abs: 9) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-04-26		Effective Date
2019-04-26		Act 59
2019-04-26	House	House Date Signed by Governor
2019-04-11	House	House Sent to Governor
2019-04-02	Senate	Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
2019-03-29	House	House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended
2019-03-28	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted As Amended
2019-03-28	Senate	Senate Third Read
2019-03-26	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2019-03-26	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2019-03-08	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2019-03-07	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2019-03-07	House	House Third Readers
2019-03-07	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2019-03-04	House	House Second Readers
2019-03-01	House	House First Readers
2019-02-28	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/55621
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/183343
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/183982
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/184236
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/187528
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/55621#16800
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/55621#17061
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/55621#17125
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/55621#17272