"Georgia Hemp Farming Act"; total THC concentration of consumable hemp products; provide limits
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 23 of Title 2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Georgia Hemp Farming Act," so as to provide limits on the total THC concentration of consumable hemp products;” Read the full text
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2025-2026 regular session
Where it is
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Senate Hopper · Jan 27, 2025
Senate Read and Referred · Jan 28, 2025
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · Feb 21, 2025
Senate Read Second Time · Feb 24, 2025
Senate Third Read · Mar 6, 2025
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute · Mar 6, 2025
House First Readers · Mar 10, 2025
House Second Readers · Mar 11, 2025
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · Mar 25, 2026
House Third Readers · Mar 31, 2026
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute · Mar 31, 2026
Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub As Amended · Apr 2, 2026
House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub · Apr 2, 2026
Senate Sent to Governor · Apr 10, 2026
Senate Date Signed by Governor · May 11, 2026
Act 461 · May 11, 2026
Effective Date · May 11, 2026
The numbers
16
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Kirkpatrick, KayWatson, BenCowsert, BillWatson, SamParent, ElenaHufstetler, ChuckKennedy, John F.Albers, JohnRhett, Michael 'Doc'Hodges, MikeBurns, MaxHarbison, EdRobertson, RandyGooch, SteveHarbin, MartyDickey, Robert
Recorded votes
Agree to Senate Amend to House SubHouse · 2026-04-03 · yea 97, nay 72, notVoting 9, excused 2
AGREE TO HOUSE SUBSTITUTE AS AMENDEDSenate · 2026-04-02 · yea 32, nay 21, notVoting 2, excused 1
MOTION FOR THE PREVIOUS QUESTIONSenate · 2026-04-02 · yea 32, nay 21, notVoting 2, excused 1
PASSAGEHouse · 2026-03-31 · yea 151, nay 14, notVoting 7, excused 8
PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTESenate · 2025-03-06 · yea 50, nay 6, notVoting 0, excused 0
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.
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