2025-2026 Regular SessionGeorgia Legislature

HB227: Putting Georgia's Patients First Act; enact

Legislative Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend various provisions of the O.C.G.A., so as to rename low THC oil as medical cannabis; to amend Chapter 12 of Title 16, Article 2 of Chapter 13 of Title 16, and Article 1 of Chapter 2A of Title 31 of the O.C.G.A., relating to offenses against the public health and morals, regulation of controlled substances, and general provisions relative to the Department of Public Health, respectively, so as to clarify and revise criminal penalties; to clarify and revise exemptions to criminal penalties; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Bill History

2/4/2025
House Hopper
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
House First Readers
House of Representatives
2/6/2025
House Second Readers
House of Representatives
2/20/2025
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
House of Representatives
2/27/2025
House Third Readers
House of Representatives
2/27/2025
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
House of Representatives
2/28/2025
Senate Read and Referred
Senate

Roll Call Votes

Passage: House Vote #111
2/27/2025
164
Yea
1
Nay
2
Not Voting
13
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(2/27/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Health and Human Services(Senate)

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text2/28/2025118.1 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text2/21/2025116.5 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/5/2025118.1 KB