Georgia House Bill 847 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 5-1)
Status: Passed on July 22 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-07-22 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 23 of Title 2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to hemp farming, so as to provide definitions; to provide for penalties; to provide for criminal background checks; to provide for compliance with federal laws and regulations; to provide for hemp nursery licensees; to provide for license and permit fees; to provide for testing of hemp samples; to provide for destruction of noncompliant hemp; to provide for violations of the state hemp plan; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Hemp farming; definitions, penalties and criminal background checks; provide

Rep. John Corbett [R]	Rep. Tom McCall [R]	Rep. Robert Dickey [R]	Rep. Jimmy Pruett [R]
Rep. Carl Gilliard [D]	Sen. Tyler Harper [R]

2020-06-22 - Senate - Senate Vote #674 (Y: 34 N: 13 NV: 5 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2020-03-05 - House - House Vote #532 (Y: 159 N: 7 NV: 3 Abs: 11) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-07-22		Effective Date
2020-07-22		Act 484
2020-07-22	House	House Date Signed by Governor
2020-06-29	House	House Sent to Governor
2020-06-22	Senate	Senate Transmitted House
2020-06-22	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted
2020-06-22	Senate	Senate Third Read
2020-06-19	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2020-06-18	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2020-03-09	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2020-03-05	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2020-03-05	House	House Third Readers
2020-02-18	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2020-01-31	House	House Second Readers
2020-01-30	House	House First Readers
2020-01-29	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/56999
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/188798
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/189913
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/192136
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/192334
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/194589
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/56999#17523
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/56999#17820