"Fentanyl Eradication and Removal Act"; enact
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Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 16 of the O.C.G.A., relating to crimes and offenses, so as to revise threshold amounts of fentanyl and related substances necessary to constitute the offenses of possessing, selling, distributing, and manufacturing of such substances;” Read the full text
2025-2026 regular session
What it does
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 16 of the O.C.G.A., relating to crimes and offenses, so as to revise threshold amounts of fentanyl and related substances necessary to constitute the offenses of possessing, selling, distributing, and manufacturing of such substances; to revise mandatory minimum departure provisions for defendants convicted of trafficking of substances in violation of Code Section 16-13-31, relating to trafficking in cocaine, illegal drugs, marijuana, or methamphetamin
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
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Senate Hopper · Feb 3, 2025
Senate Read and Referred · Feb 4, 2025
Senate Committee Favorably Reported · Feb 21, 2025
Senate Read Second Time · Feb 24, 2025
Senate Third Read · Feb 26, 2025
Senate Passed/Adopted · Feb 26, 2025
House First Readers · Feb 27, 2025
House Second Readers · Feb 28, 2025
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · Mar 27, 2025
House Postponed · Mar 27, 2025
House Third Readers · Mar 28, 2025
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute · Mar 28, 2025
House Immediately Transmitted to Senate · Mar 28, 2025
Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub · Mar 28, 2025
Senate Sent to Governor · Apr 7, 2025
Senate Date Signed by Governor · May 12, 2025
Act 123 · May 12, 2025
Effective Date · Jul 1, 2025
The numbers
27
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Goodman, RussStrickland, BrianKennedy, John F.Tillery, BlakeGooch, SteveAlbers, JohnHickman, BillyKirkpatrick, KayAnderson, LeeWalker, III, LarryRobertson, RandyAnavitarte, JasonSummers, CardenBurns, MaxHufstetler, ChuckWatson, BenPayne, ChuckBeach, BrandonHodges, MikeWilliams, RickDolezal, GregBearden, TimothyEchols, DrewWatson, SamStill, ShawnDixon, ClintBurchett, James
Recorded votes
AGREE TO HOUSE SUBSTITUTESenate · 2025-03-28 · yea 49, nay 0, notVoting 0, excused 7
PASSAGEHouse · 2025-03-28 · yea 131, nay 31, notVoting 3, excused 15
Immediately TransmitHouse · 2025-03-28 · yea 99, nay 62, notVoting 4, excused 15
PASSAGESenate · 2025-02-26 · yea 50, nay 3, notVoting 2, excused 1
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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