2023-2024 Regular SessionGeorgia Legislature

SB437: Department of Agriculture; enforce certain criminal laws; authorize

Legislative 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.

Bill History

1/31/2024
Senate Hopper
Senate
2/1/2024
Senate Read and Referred
Senate
2/26/2024
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Senate
2/27/2024
Senate Read Second Time
Senate
2/29/2024
Senate Third Read
Senate
2/29/2024
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
Senate
3/4/2024
House First Readers
House of Representatives
3/5/2024
House Second Readers
House of Representatives
3/7/2024
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
House of Representatives

Roll Call Votes

Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #592
2/29/2024
49
Yea
1
Nay
4
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(2/29/2024)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine Die

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text3/7/2024108.1 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text2/29/2024107.8 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text2/22/2024105.7 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/31/2024101.3 KB