Georgia Senate Bill 494 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)
Status: Passed on April 30 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-30 - Act 498
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 23 of Title 2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the 'Georgia Hemp Farming Act,' so as to regulate hemp products; to provide for definitions; to prohibit persons from performing certain activities without licenses; to provide for penalties; to revise disqualifications for a hemp grower license; to revise disqualifications for a hemp processor permit; to revise the annual fee for such a permit; to provide for the issuance of retail consumable hemp establishment licenses; to provide for the issuance of wholesale consumable hemp licenses; to provide for the issuance of manufacturer licenses; to provide for the registration of laboratories; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

'Georgia Hemp Farming Act'; hemp products; regulate

Sen. Sam Watson [R]	Sen. Randy Robertson [R]	Sen. Kay Kirkpatrick [R]	Sen. Russ Goodman [R]
Sen. Freddie Sims [D]	Sen. Matt Brass [R]	Rep. John Corbett [R]

2024-03-29 - Senate - Agree To House Substitute: Senate Vote #901 (Y: 52 N: 1 NV: 2 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-03-29 - Senate - Agree To House Substitute As Amended: Senate Vote #900 (Y: 7 N: 47 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [FAIL]
2024-03-28 - House - Passage: House Vote #867 (Y: 168 N: 3 NV: 5 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2024-02-27 - Senate - Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #560 (Y: 43 N: 5 NV: 4 Abs: 4) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-04-30		Act 498
2024-04-30	Senate	Senate Date Signed by Governor
2024-04-04	Senate	Senate Sent to Governor
2024-03-28	Senate	Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
2024-03-28	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2024-03-28	House	House Third Readers
2024-03-07	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2024-03-04	House	House Second Readers
2024-02-29	House	House First Readers
2024-02-27	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2024-02-27	Senate	Senate Third Read
2024-02-22	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2024-02-21	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2024-02-15	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2024-02-13	Senate	Senate Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/67002
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/223906
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/224879
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/225782
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/226662
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/229371
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/229680
Amendment	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/225744
Amendment	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/225767
Amendment	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/229491
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/67002#23064
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/67002#24602
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/67002#24701
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/67002#24702