---
type: "Bill"
title: "Hemp Farming; definition; revise"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 2-23-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions regarding hemp farming, so as to revise a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2021_22"
identifier: "SB 195"
citation: "Georgia SB 195 (2021_22)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jeff Mullis"]
version_count: 12
action_count: 25
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-02-16"
last_action: "2021-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/09646060-39e4-4c6b-bea4-a555ced937cd"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "2b49187439f4cf1e6d4ef9aee75feee0c6da2d6b5b0a10f0a511e8ba479e282d"
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 195 (2021_22) — Hemp Farming; definition; revise

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 2-23-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions regarding hemp farming, so as to revise a definition; to provide for related matters; 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 44 1642** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/197786.pdf)
2. **As passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/199533.pdf)
3. **CCS to SB 195 LC 33 8839S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/202618.pdf)
4. **Committee sub LC 44 1683S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/198911.pdf)
5. **Floor amend 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/201796.pdf)
6. **Floor amend 1A AM 33 1980** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/202254.pdf)
7. **Floor amend 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/201842.pdf)
8. **Floor amend 2A AM 33 1981** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/202257.pdf)
9. **Floor amend 3 AM 33 1977** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/202098.pdf)
10. **LC 44 1748S/hss** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/201279.pdf)
11. **LC 44 1755S/hrcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/201494.pdf)
12. **SB 195/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/202620.pdf)

## Votes

- MOTION TO TABLE ALL BILLS ON RULES CALENDAR — **33–14** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jeff Mullis — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-16** Senate Hopper
- **2021-02-17** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-26** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-01** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2021-03-03** Senate Tabled
- **2021-03-03** Senate Taken from Table
- **2021-03-03** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2021-03-03** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2021-03-05** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2021-03-08** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2021-03-17** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-22** House Withdrawn, Recommitted `referral-committee, withdrawal`
- **2021-03-23** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-25** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2021-03-25** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2021-03-31** Senate Disagreed House Amend or Sub
- **2021-03-31** House Insisted
- **2021-03-31** Senate Conference Committee Appointed 1st, 2nd, 28th
- **2021-03-31** House Conference Committee Appointed 67th, 172nd, 135th
- **2021-03-31** House Conference Committee Report Adopted
- **2021-03-31** Senate Conference Committee Report Adopted
- **2021-04-07** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-03** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-03** Act 141 `executive-signature`
- **2021-07-01** Effective Date

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/09646060-39e4-4c6b-bea4-a555ced937cd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).