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type: "Bill"
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title: "Controlled substances; kratom; provisions"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 13 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to controlled substances, so as to provide for legislative findings; to provide a definition; to provide for the identification of a standard level of kratom alkoloids and establish recommended dosages; to provide for the prohibition of access to kratom to persons under 18 years of age; to provide for package labeling requirements; to provide for penalties; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
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legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
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session: "2019_20"
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identifier: "HB 551"
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citation: "Georgia HB 551 (2019_20)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Dewayne Hill", "Karen Mathiak", "Kevin Tanner", "Mark Newton", "Michael Caldwell", "Vernon Jones"]
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version_count: 6
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action_count: 17
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2019-02-28"
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last_action: "2019-04-26"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/77002e4f-5e9a-4d30-bb24-c4919075af43"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "6b634d9686d3916f5236a8c0fb954b8559af8f35f8166e97f3d35e55250be1ca"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
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---
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# Georgia HB 551 (2019_20) — Controlled substances; kratom; provisions
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 13 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to controlled substances, so as to provide for legislative findings; to provide a definition; to provide for the identification of a standard level of kratom alkoloids and establish recommended dosages; to provide for the prohibition of access to kratom to persons under 18 years of age; to provide for package labeling requirements; to provide for penalties; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Floor Amendment AM 33 1924** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/186974.pdf)
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2. **HB 551/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/187528.pdf)
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3. **LC 28 9316S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/184236.pdf)
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4. **LC 28 9316S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/183982.pdf)
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5. **LC 45 0256/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/183343.pdf)
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6. **Sen Floor Amend 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/186391.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE — **164–1** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Dewayne Hill — primary (person)
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- Karen Mathiak — primary (person)
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- Kevin Tanner — primary (person)
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- Mark Newton — primary (person)
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- Michael Caldwell — primary (person)
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- Vernon Jones — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2019-02-28** House Hopper
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- **2019-03-01** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2019-03-04** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2019-03-07** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2019-03-07** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2019-03-07** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2019-03-08** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2019-03-26** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2019-03-26** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2019-03-28** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2019-03-28** Senate Passed/Adopted As Amended `passage`
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- **2019-03-29** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended
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- **2019-04-02** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
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- **2019-04-11** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2019-04-26** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2019-04-26** Act 59 `executive-signature`
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- **2019-04-26** Effective Date
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/77002e4f-5e9a-4d30-bb24-c4919075af43`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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