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---
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type: "Bill"
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title: "Controlled substances; Schedule IV; change certain 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 change certain provisions relating to Schedule IV controlled substances; to change certain provisions relating to the definition of dangerous drug; to provide for an effective date; 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 759"
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citation: "Georgia HB 759 (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: ["Andrew Welch", "Barry Fleming", "Butch Parrish", "Jon Burns", "Ron Stephens"]
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version_count: 2
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action_count: 15
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2020-01-14"
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last_action: "2020-06-29"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/efdd71d8-804c-4ff8-add0-6561dad5dd39"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "ad9bbd36e25c0536e33c979c81a08a2c6a29228d1c4c4270a0a9b5ee978f0c79"
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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 759 (2019_20) — Controlled substances; Schedule IV; change certain 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 change certain provisions relating to Schedule IV controlled substances; to change certain provisions relating to the definition of dangerous drug; to provide for an effective date; 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. **HB 759/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/194847.pdf)
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2. **LC 33 8116/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/187890.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE — **163–1** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Andrew Welch — primary (person)
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- Barry Fleming — primary (person)
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- Butch Parrish — primary (person)
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- Jon Burns — primary (person)
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- Ron Stephens — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2020-01-14** House Hopper
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- **2020-01-15** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2020-01-16** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2020-01-31** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2020-02-18** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2020-02-18** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2020-02-19** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2020-06-23** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2020-06-23** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2020-06-24** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2020-06-24** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2020-06-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2020-06-29** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2020-06-29** Act 372 `executive-signature`
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- **2020-06-29** 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/efdd71d8-804c-4ff8-add0-6561dad5dd39`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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