GA SB437 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 5-1)
Status: Engrossed on February 29 2024 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2024-03-07 - House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]
Status: Engrossed on February 29 2024 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2024-03-07 - House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to agriculture, so as to authorize the Department of Agriculture to enforce certain criminal laws; to regulate consumable hemp products; to provide for definitions; to provide for the promulgation of rules and regulations; to amend Chapter 12 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to offenses against public health and morals, so as to prohibit the sale of consumable hemp products to individuals under the age of 21 years; to require the posting of certain signs concerning the legal age to purchase consumable hemp products; to provide penalties for violations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Title
Department of Agriculture; enforce certain criminal laws; authorize
Sponsors
| Sen. Randy Robertson [R] | Sen. Kay Kirkpatrick [R] | Sen. Sam Watson [R] | Sen. Brian Strickland [R] |
| Sen. Freddie Sims [D] | Rep. Clay Pirkle [R] |
Roll Calls
2024-02-29 - Senate - Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #592 (Y: 49 N: 1 NV: 4 Abs: 2) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-07 | House | House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
| 2024-03-05 | House | House Second Readers |
| 2024-03-04 | House | House First Readers |
| 2024-02-29 | Senate | Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute |
| 2024-02-29 | Senate | Senate Third Read |
| 2024-02-27 | Senate | Senate Read Second Time |
| 2024-02-26 | Senate | Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
| 2024-02-01 | Senate | Senate Read and Referred |
| 2024-01-31 | Senate | Senate Hopper |
