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type: "Bill"
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title: "Controlled Substances; mitragynine and hydroxymitragynine are Schedule I; provide"
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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 that mitragynine and hydroxymitragynine are Schedule I controlled substances; to repeal provisions relating to the regulation of kratom; 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: "2023_24"
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identifier: "HB 181"
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citation: "Georgia HB 181 (2023_24)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Ken Vance", "Lee Hawkins", "Rick Townsend", "Ron Stephens", "Sharon Cooper", "Shelly Hutchinson"]
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version_count: 7
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action_count: 20
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2023-01-31"
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last_action: "2025-01-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2f9c6afe-d744-4e8e-ac8a-26c794991a1c"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "f62014ef97a5a13a76a005c72ba42a95c3b7f700a579329c66b7bc6831ea2409"
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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 181 (2023_24) — Controlled Substances; mitragynine and hydroxymitragynine are Schedule I; provide
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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 that mitragynine and hydroxymitragynine are Schedule I controlled substances; to repeal provisions relating to the regulation of kratom; 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. **HB 181/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/229520.pdf)
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2. **LC 33 9268/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/213279.pdf)
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3. **LC 33 9474ERS/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/217216.pdf)
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4. **LC 33 9474ERS/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/216729.pdf)
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5. **Sen Ctee sub LC 52 0453S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/223311.pdf)
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6. **Sen ctee sub LC 33 9513S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/218665.pdf)
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7. **Sen floor amend #1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/220893.pdf)
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## Votes
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- House Vote #200 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **171–3** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Vote #765 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **49–3** (pass) · upper
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- House Vote #838 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **164–6** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Ken Vance — primary (person)
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- Lee Hawkins — primary (person)
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- Rick Townsend — primary (person)
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- Ron Stephens — primary (person)
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- Sharon Cooper — primary (person)
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- Shelly Hutchinson — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-01-31** House Hopper `introduction`
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- **2023-02-01** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2023-02-02** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2023-03-02** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-03-06** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2023-03-06** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2023-03-07** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2023-03-21** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-03-21** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2023-03-27** Senate Tabled
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- **2024-01-08** Senate Taken from Table
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- **2024-01-08** Senate Recommitted `referral-committee`
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- **2024-02-08** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-03-26** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2024-03-26** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2024-03-28** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
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- **2024-04-03** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2024-05-02** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2024-05-02** Act 546 `executive-signature`
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- **2025-01-01** 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/2f9c6afe-d744-4e8e-ac8a-26c794991a1c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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