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type: "Bill"
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title: "\"Putting Georgia's Patients First Act\"; enact"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend various provisions of the O.C.G.A., so as to rename low THC oil as medical cannabis; to amend Chapter 12 of Title 16, Article 2 of Chapter 13 of Title 16, and Article 1 of Chapter 2A of Title 31 of the O.C.G.A., relating to offenses against the public health and morals, regulation of controlled substances, and general provisions relative to the Department of Public Health, respectively, so as to clarify and revise criminal 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: "2025_26"
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identifier: "SB 220"
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citation: "Georgia SB 220 (2025_26)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["AGRICULTURE", "CRIMES AND OFFENSES (CRIMINAL CODE)", "HEALTH"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Billy Hickman", "Bo Hatchett", "Brandon Beach", "Brian Strickland", "Carden Summers", "Colton Moore", "David Lucas", "Elena Parent", "Emanuel Jones", "Freddie Powell Sims", "Harold Jones II", "Josh McLaurin", "Kim Jackson", "Lee Anderson", "Matt Brass", "Mike Hodges", "Rick Williams", "Russ Goodman", "Sheikh Rahman"]
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version_count: 14
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action_count: 19
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vote_count: 9
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first_action: "2025-02-19"
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last_action: "2026-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a3a0c7ab-f521-43c4-a80d-7a1a9b18f2c7"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "9964ca0c5c87a501d997ebaefa5e5ebcf4695860bfef77640a04547ea05f34ab"
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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 SB 220 (2025_26) — "Putting Georgia's Patients First Act"; enact
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend various provisions of the O.C.G.A., so as to rename low THC oil as medical cannabis; to amend Chapter 12 of Title 16, Article 2 of Chapter 13 of Title 16, and Article 1 of Chapter 2A of Title 31 of the O.C.G.A., relating to offenses against the public health and morals, regulation of controlled substances, and general provisions relative to the Department of Public Health, respectively, so as to clarify and revise criminal 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. **As Passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/235487.pdf)
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2. **As introduced LC 33 9778** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/233090.pdf)
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3. **Committee Sub LC 33 9799S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/234244.pdf)
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4. **Floor Amend 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/235404.pdf)
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5. **Floor Amend 2 AM 33 2091** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/235402.pdf)
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6. **Floor Amend 3 AM 33 2094** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/235398.pdf)
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7. **Floor Amend 4 AM 55 0096** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/235397.pdf)
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8. **LC 33 9865S/hss** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/242131.pdf)
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9. **SB 220/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/247231.pdf)
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10. **SFA to SB 220** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/246528.pdf)
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11. **Sen Floor Amend 1 AM 33 2116** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/246289.pdf)
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12. **Sen Floor Amend 1A AM 33 2117** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/246288.pdf)
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13. **Sen Floor Amend 2 AM 33 2118** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/246294.pdf)
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14. **Sen Floor Amend 2A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/246301.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Senate Vote #174 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **13–43** (fail) · upper
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- House Vote #702 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **138–21** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Vote #173 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **47–8** (pass) · upper
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- Senate Vote #172 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **12–44** (fail) · upper
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- Senate Vote #741 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **36–15** (pass) · upper
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- Senate Vote #742 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **38–14** (pass) · upper
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- House Vote #743 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **144–21** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Vote #176 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **39–17** (pass) · upper
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- Senate Vote #175 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **12–43** (fail) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Billy Hickman — primary (person)
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- Bo Hatchett — primary (person)
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- Brandon Beach — primary (person)
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- Brian Strickland — primary (person)
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- Carden Summers — primary (person)
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- Colton Moore — primary (person)
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- David Lucas — primary (person)
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- Elena Parent — primary (person)
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- Emanuel Jones — primary (person)
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- Freddie Powell Sims — primary (person)
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- Harold Jones II — primary (person)
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- Josh McLaurin — primary (person)
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- Kim Jackson — primary (person)
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- Lee Anderson — primary (person)
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- Matt Brass — primary (person)
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- Mike Hodges — primary (person)
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- Rick Williams — primary (person)
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- Russ Goodman — primary (person)
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- Sheikh Rahman — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-02-19** Senate Hopper `introduction`
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- **2025-02-20** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2025-02-27** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-02-28** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2025-03-06** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2025-03-06** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2025-03-10** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2025-03-11** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2025-03-20** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-04-04** House Withdrawn, Recommitted `referral-committee, withdrawal`
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- **2026-02-10** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-12** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-12** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2026-03-18** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub As Amended
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- **2026-03-23** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
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- **2026-04-10** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-05-12** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2026-05-12** Act 712 `executive-signature`
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- **2026-07-01** 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/a3a0c7ab-f521-43c4-a80d-7a1a9b18f2c7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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