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type: "Bill"
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title: "\"Georgia Hemp Farming Act\"; total THC concentration of consumable hemp products; provide limits"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 23 of Title 2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the \"Georgia Hemp Farming Act,\" so as to provide limits on the total THC concentration of consumable hemp products; to revise provisions concerning the certificate of analysis applicable to consumable hemp products; to revise and provide for definitions; 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 33"
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citation: "Georgia SB 33 (2025_26)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["EDUCATION", "ELECTIONS", "LOCAL GOVERNMENT", "REVENUE AND TAXATION"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Ben Watson", "Bill Cowsert", "Chuck Hufstetler", "Ed Harbison", "Elena Parent", "John Albers", "John F. Kennedy", "Kay Kirkpatrick", "Marty Harbin", "Max Burns", "Michael 'Doc' Rhett", "Mike Hodges", "Randy Robertson", "Sam Watson", "Steve Gooch"]
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version_count: 9
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action_count: 17
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vote_count: 5
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first_action: "2025-01-27"
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last_action: "2026-05-11"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/71c392ae-c535-44b6-9063-a70f1b085d77"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "fbc9762a2eeb265e3c9ea64211d364a2ce11795ae1e259b2497fc3c5cefc8c5b"
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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 33 (2025_26) — "Georgia Hemp Farming Act"; total THC concentration of consumable hemp products; provide limits
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 23 of Title 2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Georgia Hemp Farming Act," so as to provide limits on the total THC concentration of consumable hemp products; to revise provisions concerning the certificate of analysis applicable to consumable hemp products; to revise and provide for definitions; 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/20252026/235388.pdf)
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2. **As introduced LC 55 0391** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/230363.pdf)
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3. **Committee sub LC 55 0524S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/233362.pdf)
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4. **LC 44 3560S/hss** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/247327.pdf)
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5. **SB 33/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/249077.pdf)
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6. **Sen Floor Amend 1 AM 44 0292** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/248783.pdf)
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7. **Sen Floor Amend 2 AM 56 0101** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/248899.pdf)
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8. **Sen Floor Amend 2A AM 56 0102** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/248894.pdf)
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9. **Sen Floor Amend 3 AM 59 0041** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/249032.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Senate Vote #979 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **32–21** (pass) · upper
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- House Vote #879 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **97–72** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Vote #168 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **50–6** (pass) · upper
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- House Vote #819 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **151–14** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Vote #980 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **32–21** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Ben Watson — primary (person)
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- Bill Cowsert — primary (person)
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- Chuck Hufstetler — primary (person)
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- Ed Harbison — primary (person)
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- Elena Parent — primary (person)
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- John Albers — primary (person)
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- John F. Kennedy — primary (person)
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- Kay Kirkpatrick — primary (person)
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- Marty Harbin — primary (person)
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- Max Burns — primary (person)
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- Michael 'Doc' Rhett — primary (person)
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- Mike Hodges — primary (person)
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- Randy Robertson — primary (person)
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- Sam Watson — primary (person)
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- Steve Gooch — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-01-27** Senate Hopper `introduction`
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- **2025-01-28** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2025-02-21** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-02-24** 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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- **2026-03-25** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-31** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-31** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2026-04-02** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub As Amended
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- **2026-04-02** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
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- **2026-04-10** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-05-11** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2026-05-11** Act 461 `executive-signature`
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- **2026-05-11** 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/71c392ae-c535-44b6-9063-a70f1b085d77`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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