---
type: "Bill"
title: "Controlled substances; date of incorporation of local ordinances by reference; change"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-13-32.6 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to manufacturing, distributing, dispensing, or possessing with intent to distribute controlled substances or marijuana in, on, or within drug-free commercial zones, so as to change the date of incorporation of local ordinances by reference; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2013_14"
identifier: "HB 187"
citation: "Georgia HB 187 (2013_14)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Andrew Welch", "Dee Dawkins-Haigler", "Doug Holt", "Pam Dickerson", "Pam Stephenson", "Roger Rutledge"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2013-02-01"
last_action: "2013-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c25b7eb4-0702-4de8-a1c5-2482f6e92ab7"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "7b5fe4199756b6d0562e125f46a97fe09e8640b6148c782843f1f5c1e77fe343"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---

# Georgia HB 187 (2013_14) — Controlled substances; date of incorporation of local ordinances by reference; change

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-13-32.6 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to manufacturing, distributing, dispensing, or possessing with intent to distribute controlled substances or marijuana in, on, or within drug-free commercial zones, so as to change the date of incorporation of local ordinances by reference; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **HB 187/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/136396.pdf)
2. **LC 21 1905/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/129580.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **171–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Andrew Welch — primary (person)
- Dee Dawkins-Haigler — primary (person)
- Doug Holt — primary (person)
- Pam Dickerson — primary (person)
- Pam Stephenson — primary (person)
- Roger Rutledge — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2013-02-01** House Hopper
- **2013-02-04** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2013-02-05** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2013-02-14** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2013-02-27** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2013-02-27** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2013-02-28** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-21** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2013-03-21** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2013-03-25** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2013-03-25** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2013-04-01** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2013-05-06** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2013-05-06** Act 251 `executive-signature`
- **2013-07-01** Effective Date

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c25b7eb4-0702-4de8-a1c5-2482f6e92ab7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).