---
type: "Bill"
title: "Controlled Substances; revise the definition of \"prescriber\""
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-13-21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions relative to controlled substances, so as to revise the definition of \"prescriber\"; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2013_14"
identifier: "SB 134"
citation: "Georgia SB 134 (2013_14)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chuck Hufstetler", "Earl Carter", "Fran Millar", "Jesse Stone", "Nan Orrock"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 24
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2013-02-08"
last_action: "2014-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/98405579-82ab-489f-959e-8f94f0d693c7"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "12b314582ba7a5316f46a95c2a08aed34883249d13bdca0de0e614565b509364"
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 SB 134 (2013_14) — Controlled Substances; revise the definition of "prescriber"

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-13-21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions relative to controlled substances, so as to revise the definition of "prescriber"; 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. **As introduced LC 41 0042** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/130202.pdf)
2. **As passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/132661.pdf)
3. **CCR to SB 134 LC 41 0247S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/144863.pdf)
4. **Floor amend AM 33 1366** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/137142.pdf)
5. **SB 134/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/145081.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **51–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Chuck Hufstetler — primary (person)
- Earl Carter — primary (person)
- Fran Millar — primary (person)
- Jesse Stone — primary (person)
- Nan Orrock — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-02-08** Senate Hopper
- **2013-02-11** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2013-02-21** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2013-02-22** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2013-02-27** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2013-02-27** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2013-02-28** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2013-03-01** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2013-03-14** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2013-03-22** House Withdrawn, Recommitted `referral-committee, withdrawal`
- **2013-03-22** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2013-03-22** House Passed/Adopted As Amended `passage`
- **2013-03-28** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub As Amended
- **2013-03-28** House Disagreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2014-02-19** Senate Insisted
- **2014-03-20** Senate Conference Committee Appointed 45th, 1st, 9th
- **2014-03-20** House Insisted
- **2014-03-20** House Conference Committee Appointed 3rd, 141st, 164th
- **2014-03-20** House Conference Committee Report Adopted
- **2014-03-20** Senate Conference Committee Report Adopted
- **2014-03-31** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2014-04-21** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2014-04-21** Act 550 `executive-signature`
- **2014-07-01** Effective Date

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/98405579-82ab-489f-959e-8f94f0d693c7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).