republic-os/legislation/us/states/ga/2025-26/sb-79.md

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Bill	"Fentanyl Eradication and Removal Act"; enact	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 methamphetamine and penalties; to amend various titles of the O.C.G.A., so as to provide for conforming changes; to provide for an effective date; to provide for applicability; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.	us/states/ga	Georgia General Assembly	2025_26	SB 79	Georgia SB 79 (2025_26)	bill	CRIMES AND OFFENSES (CRIMINAL CODE) PENAL INSTITUTIONS PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES	enacted	Ben Watson Billy Hickman Blake Tillery Brandon Beach Brian Strickland Carden Summers Chuck Hufstetler Chuck Payne Clint Dixon Drew Echols Greg Dolezal Jason Anavitarte John Albers John F. Kennedy Kay Kirkpatrick Larry Walker, III Lee Anderson Max Burns Mike Hodges Randy Robertson Rick Williams Russ Goodman Sam Watson Shawn Still Steve Gooch Timothy Bearden	4	18	4	2025-02-03	2025-07-01	openstates	ocd-bill/7f88464c-7f75-4a8a-8106-9b3708be1452	http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl	62afdc86bacfa6ef3f9592c77aa2991c8751658241c966f7d4c0fffba103e779	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-ga

Georgia SB 79 (2025_26) — "Fentanyl Eradication and Removal Act"; enact

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 methamphetamine and penalties; to amend various titles of the O.C.G.A., so as to provide for conforming changes; to provide for an effective date; to provide for applicability; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; 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 Passed Senate (committee substitute) — source
2. As introduced LC 57 0211 (committee substitute) — source
3. LC 48 1610S/hss (committee substitute) — source
4. SB 79/AP* (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Senate Vote #334 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — 49–0 (pass) · upper
• House Vote #340 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — 99–62 (pass) · lower
• Senate Vote #95 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — 50–3 (pass) · upper
• House Vote #339 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — 131–31 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Ben Watson — primary (person)
• Billy Hickman — primary (person)
• Blake Tillery — primary (person)
• Brandon Beach — primary (person)
• Brian Strickland — primary (person)
• Carden Summers — primary (person)
• Chuck Hufstetler — primary (person)
• Chuck Payne — primary (person)
• Clint Dixon — primary (person)
• Drew Echols — primary (person)
• Greg Dolezal — primary (person)
• Jason Anavitarte — primary (person)
• John Albers — primary (person)
• John F. Kennedy — primary (person)
• Kay Kirkpatrick — primary (person)
• Larry Walker, III — primary (person)
• Lee Anderson — primary (person)
• Max Burns — primary (person)
• Mike Hodges — primary (person)
• Randy Robertson — primary (person)
• Rick Williams — primary (person)
• Russ Goodman — primary (person)
• Sam Watson — primary (person)
• Shawn Still — primary (person)
• Steve Gooch — primary (person)
• Timothy Bearden — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2025-02-03 Senate Hopper introduction
• 2025-02-04 Senate Read and Referred referral-committee
• 2025-02-21 Senate Committee Favorably Reported committee-passage-favorable
• 2025-02-24 Senate Read Second Time reading-2
• 2025-02-26 Senate Third Read reading-3
• 2025-02-26 Senate Passed/Adopted passage
• 2025-02-27 House First Readers reading-1
• 2025-02-28 House Second Readers reading-2
• 2025-03-27 House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute committee-passage-favorable
• 2025-03-27 House Postponed
• 2025-03-28 House Third Readers reading-3
• 2025-03-28 House Passed/Adopted By Substitute passage
• 2025-03-28 House Immediately Transmitted to Senate
• 2025-03-28 Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
• 2025-04-07 Senate Sent to Governor executive-receipt
• 2025-05-12 Senate Date Signed by Governor executive-signature
• 2025-05-12 Act 123 executive-signature
• 2025-07-01 Effective Date

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/7f88464c-7f75-4a8a-8106-9b3708be1452. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).