---
type: "Bill"
title: "Controlled substances; definition of Schedule I; expand"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-13-25 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to Schedule I controlled substances, so as to expand the definition of Schedule I controlled substances; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2013_14"
identifier: "HB 57"
citation: "Georgia HB 57 (2013_14)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dustin Hightower", "Kevin Cooke", "Matt Ramsey", "Micah Gravley", "Rich Golick", "Sharon Cooper"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2013-01-15"
last_action: "2013-02-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/10d2a7a3-0705-4bdb-8689-3a4eddf0aae3"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "66a1d0c220e07d272fb709ebe91e97131fec49a388863ebcdee021bb114f94e9"
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 57 (2013_14) — Controlled substances; definition of Schedule I; expand

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-13-25 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to Schedule I controlled substances, so as to expand the definition of Schedule I controlled substances; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; 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 57/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/132361.pdf)
2. **LC 29 5369/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/128280.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **167–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Dustin Hightower — primary (person)
- Kevin Cooke — primary (person)
- Matt Ramsey — primary (person)
- Micah Gravley — primary (person)
- Rich Golick — primary (person)
- Sharon Cooper — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-01-15** House Hopper
- **2013-01-16** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2013-01-17** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2013-01-28** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2013-01-31** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2013-01-31** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2013-02-01** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2013-02-13** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2013-02-14** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2013-02-25** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2013-02-25** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2013-02-26** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2013-02-26** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2013-02-26** Act 7 `executive-signature`
- **2013-02-26** Effective Date

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/10d2a7a3-0705-4bdb-8689-3a4eddf0aae3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).