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Georgia General Assembly · HB 473 · House Date Signed by Governor (Act 45)

Controlled substances; Schedule I; provide certain provisions

Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.

Officially: “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 certain provisions relating to Schedule I controlled substances; Read the full text

Official title shown verbatim from the official record. Plain-language summary coming as coverage deepens. Not legal advice.
2025-2026 regular session

Where it is

House Hopper · Feb 18, 2025
House First Readers · Feb 19, 2025
House Second Readers · Feb 20, 2025
House Committee Favorably Reported · Feb 28, 2025
House Third Readers · Mar 3, 2025
House Passed/Adopted · Mar 3, 2025
Senate Read and Referred · Mar 4, 2025
Senate Committee Favorably Reported · Mar 11, 2025
Senate Read Second Time · Mar 13, 2025
Senate Third Read · Mar 27, 2025
Senate Passed/Adopted · Mar 27, 2025
House Sent to Governor · Apr 7, 2025
House Date Signed by Governor · May 1, 2025
Act 45 · May 1, 2025
Effective Date · May 1, 2025

The numbers

4
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

Stephens, RonHawkins, LeeNewton, MarkWatson, Ben

Recorded votes

PASSAGESenate · 2025-03-27 · yea 53, nay 0, notVoting 1, excused 2
PASSAGEHouse · 2025-03-03 · yea 170, nay 0, notVoting 4, excused 6
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Georgia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Effective Date (May 1, 2025).