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GA SB 79

enacted

"Fentanyl Eradication and Removal Act"; enact

Georgia · 2025_26 · upper

Quick answers

Did GA SB 79 pass?

Yes. GA SB 79 has been enacted into law as of 2025-07-01. Latest recorded action (2025-07-01): Effective Date

What is GA SB 79 about?

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 16 of the O.C.G.A., relating to crimes and offenses, so as to revise threshold amounts of fentanyl and related substances necessary to constitute the offenses of possessing, selling, distributing, and manufacturing of such substances; to revise mandatory minimum departure provisions for defendants convicted of trafficking of substances in violation of Code Section 16-13-31, relating to trafficking in cocaine, illegal drugs, marijuana, or methamphetamine and penalties; to amend various titles of the O.C.G.A., so as to provide for conforming changes; to provide for an effective date; to provide for applicability; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Who sponsors GA SB 79?

Russ Goodman, Brian Strickland, John F. Kennedy and 23 others are the primary sponsors of GA SB 79.

Description

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 16 of the O.C.G.A., relating to crimes and offenses, so as to revise threshold amounts of fentanyl and related substances necessary to constitute the offenses of possessing, selling, distributing, and manufacturing of such substances; to revise mandatory minimum departure provisions for defendants convicted of trafficking of substances in violation of Code Section 16-13-31, relating to trafficking in cocaine, illegal drugs, marijuana, or methamphetamine and penalties; to amend various titles of the O.C.G.A., so as to provide for conforming changes; to provide for an effective date; to provide for applicability; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Introduced
2025-02-03
Latest action
2025-07-01 — Effective Date
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Russ Goodmanprimary
  • Brian Stricklandprimary
  • John F. Kennedyprimary
  • Blake Tilleryprimary
  • Steve Goochprimary
  • John Albersprimary
  • Billy Hickmanprimary
  • Kay Kirkpatrickprimary
  • Lee Andersonprimary
  • Larry Walker, IIIprimary
  • Randy Robertsonprimary
  • Jason Anavitarteprimary
  • Carden Summersprimary
  • Max Burnsprimary
  • Chuck Hufstetlerprimary
  • Ben Watsonprimary
  • Chuck Payneprimary
  • Brandon Beachprimary
  • Mike Hodgesprimary
  • Rick Williamsprimary
  • Greg Dolezalprimary
  • Timothy Beardenprimary
  • Drew Echolsprimary
  • Sam Watsonprimary
  • Shawn Stillprimary
  • Clint Dixonprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-03

    Senate Hopper

    introduction

  2. 2025-02-04

    Senate Read and Referred

    referral-committee

  3. 2025-02-21

    Senate Committee Favorably Reported

    committee-passage-favorable

  4. 2025-02-24

    Senate Read Second Time

    reading-2

  5. 2025-02-26

    Senate Third Read

    reading-3

  6. 2025-02-26

    Senate Passed/Adopted

    passage

  7. 2025-02-27

    House First Readers

    reading-1

  8. 2025-02-28

    House Second Readers

    reading-2

  9. 2025-03-27

    House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

    committee-passage-favorable

  10. 2025-03-27

    House Postponed

  11. 2025-03-28

    House Third Readers

    reading-3

  12. 2025-03-28

    House Passed/Adopted By Substitute

    passage

  13. 2025-03-28

    House Immediately Transmitted to Senate

  14. 2025-03-28

    Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub

  15. 2025-04-07

    Senate Sent to Governor

    executive-receipt

  16. 2025-05-12

    Senate Date Signed by Governor

    executive-signature

  17. 2025-05-12

    Act 123

    executive-signature

  18. 2025-07-01

    Effective Date

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Senate Vote #95 - 2025-2026 Regular Session

    2025-02-26 · pass · 50-3

    Member-level votes (54)
    • ALBERS: yes
    • ANAVITARTE: yes
    • ANDERSON: yes
    • BEACH: yes
    • BEARDEN: yes
    • BRASS: yes
    • BURNS: yes
    • COWSERT: yes
    • DAVENPORT: yes
    • DIXON: yes
    • DOLEZAL: yes
    • ECHOLS: yes
    • ESTEVES: yes
    • GINN: yes
    • GOOCH: yes
    • GOODMAN: yes
    • HALPERN: yes
    • HARBIN: yes
    • HARBISON: yes
    • HARRELL: yes
    • HATCHETT: yes
    • HICKMAN: yes
    • HODGES: yes
    • HUFSTETLER: yes
    • JACKSON: no
    • JAMES: yes
    • JONES: yes
    • JONES II: yes
    • KEMP: yes
    • KENNEDY: yes
    • KIRKPATRICK: yes
    • LUCAS: yes
    • MALLOW: yes
    • MANGHAM: yes
    • MCLAURIN: no
    • MERRITT: yes
    • MOORE: yes
    • ORROCK: no
    • PARENT: yes
    • PARKES: other
    • PAYNE: yes
    • RAHMAN: yes
    • RHETT: yes
    • ROBERTSON: yes
    • SETZLER: yes
    • SIMS: other
    • STILL: yes
    • STRICKLAND: yes
    • SUMMERS: yes
    • TILLERY: yes
    • WALKER, III: yes
    • WATSON: yes
    • WICKS: yes
    • WILLIAMS: yes

  • House Vote #339 - 2025-2026 Regular Session

    2025-03-28 · pass · 131-31

    Member-level votes (165)
    • ADESANYA: other
    • ADEYINA: no
    • ALEXANDER: no
    • ANDERSON: yes
    • AU: other
    • BAKER: other
    • BALLARD: yes
    • BALLINGER: yes
    • BARNES: other
    • BARRETT: yes
    • BARTON: yes
    • BAZEMORE: yes
    • BECKLES: yes
    • BELL: other
    • BENNETT: yes
    • BERRY: no
    • BLACKMON: yes
    • BONNER: yes
    • BUCKNER: yes
    • BURCHETT: yes
    • BURNOUGH: no
    • BURNS: other
    • BYRD: yes
    • CAMERON: yes
    • CAMP: yes
    • CAMPBELL: yes
    • CANNON: no
    • CARPENTER: yes
    • CARSON: yes
    • CARTER: no
    • CHASTAIN: yes
    • CHEOKAS: yes
    • CLARK: yes
    • CLIFTON: yes
    • COOPER: yes
    • CORBETT: yes
    • COX: yes
    • CRAWFORD: no
    • CROWE: yes
    • CUMMINGS: other
    • DAVIS: no
    • DAWSON: yes
    • DELOACH: yes
    • DEMPSEY: yes
    • DICKEY: yes
    • DONATUCCI: yes
    • DOUGLAS: yes
    • DRAPER: yes
    • DRENNER: no
    • DUBNIK: yes
    • DUNAHOO: yes
    • EFSTRATION: yes
    • EHRHART: yes
    • ERWIN: yes
    • EVANS: yes
    • FLEMING: yes
    • FLOURNOY: yes
    • FORD: yes
    • FRANKLIN: yes
    • FRYE: no
    • GAINES: yes
    • GAMBILL: yes
    • GILLIARD: yes
    • GLAIZE: other
    • GREENE: yes
    • GRIFFIN: yes
    • GULLETT: yes
    • GUNTER: yes
    • HAGAN: yes
    • HATCHETT: yes
    • HAWKINS: yes
    • HEFFNER: yes
    • HENDERSON: yes
    • HERRING: yes
    • HILTON: yes
    • HITCHENS: yes
    • HOLCOMB: no
    • HOLLAND: yes
    • HOLLY: no
    • HONG: yes
    • HORNER: yes
    • HOWARD: yes
    • HUDDLESTON: yes
    • HUGLEY: yes
    • HUTCHINSON: other
    • JACKSON: no
    • JASPERSE: yes
    • JENKINS: yes
    • JONES: other
    • KAHAIAN: yes
    • KELLEY: yes
    • KENDRICK: yes
    • LAHOOD: yes
    • LEVERETT: yes
    • LEWIS-WARD: yes
    • LIM: no
    • LUMSDEN: yes
    • LUPTON: no
    • MARTIN: yes
    • MARTINEZ: yes
    • MATHIAK: yes
    • MATHIS: yes
    • MCCLAIN: no
    • MCCOLLUM: yes
    • MCDONALD III: yes
    • MCQUEEN: no
    • MEEKS: other
    • MILLER: no
    • MITCHELL: yes
    • MOMTAHAN: yes
    • MOORE: no
    • MYLES: yes
    • NEAL: other
    • NEW: yes
    • NEWTON: yes
    • OKOYE: yes
    • OLALEYE: no
    • OLIVER: yes
    • O'STEEN: other
    • PANITCH: yes
    • PARIS: yes
    • PARK: yes
    • PARRISH: yes
    • PARSONS: yes
    • PERSINGER: yes
    • PETREA: yes
    • POWELL: yes
    • PRINCE: yes
    • REESE: yes
    • REEVES: yes
    • RHODES: yes
    • RICE: yes
    • RICHARDSON: yes
    • RIDLEY: yes
    • ROBERTS: yes
    • ROMMAN: no
    • SAINZ: yes
    • SAMPSON: yes
    • SANCHEZ: no
    • SANTOS: no
    • SCHOFIELD: no
    • SCOGGINS: yes
    • SCOTT: no
    • SEABAUGH: yes
    • SHARPER: yes
    • SILCOX: yes
    • SMITH: yes
    • STEPHENS: yes
    • STINSON: other
    • TARVIN: yes
    • TAYLOR: no
    • THOMAS: yes
    • TOWNSEND: yes
    • TRAN: yes
    • WADE: yes
    • WASHBURN: yes
    • WERKHEISER: yes
    • WESTBROOK: no
    • WIEDOWER: other
    • WILKERSON: no
    • WILLIAMS: yes
    • WILLIAMS, JR.: yes
    • WILLIAMSON: yes
    • WILLIS: no
    • YEARTA: other

  • Senate Vote #334 - 2025-2026 Regular Session

    2025-03-28 · pass · 49-0

    Member-level votes (54)
    • ALBERS: other
    • ANAVITARTE: yes
    • ANDERSON: yes
    • BEACH: yes
    • BEARDEN: yes
    • BRASS: yes
    • BURNS: yes
    • COWSERT: yes
    • DAVENPORT: yes
    • DIXON: yes
    • DOLEZAL: yes
    • ECHOLS: yes
    • ESTEVES: yes
    • GINN: yes
    • GOOCH: yes
    • GOODMAN: yes
    • HALPERN: yes
    • HARBIN: yes
    • HARBISON: yes
    • HARRELL: yes
    • HATCHETT: yes
    • HICKMAN: yes
    • HODGES: yes
    • HUFSTETLER: yes
    • JACKSON: other
    • JAMES: yes
    • JONES: yes
    • JONES II: yes
    • KEMP: yes
    • KENNEDY: yes
    • KIRKPATRICK: yes
    • LUCAS: yes
    • MALLOW: yes
    • MANGHAM: yes
    • MCLAURIN: other
    • MERRITT: other
    • MOORE: yes
    • ORROCK: yes
    • PARENT: yes
    • PARKES: yes
    • PAYNE: yes
    • RAHMAN: other
    • RHETT: yes
    • ROBERTSON: yes
    • SETZLER: yes
    • SIMS: other
    • STILL: yes
    • STRICKLAND: yes
    • SUMMERS: yes
    • TILLERY: yes
    • WALKER, III: yes
    • WATSON: yes
    • WICKS: other
    • WILLIAMS: yes

  • House Vote #340 - 2025-2026 Regular Session

    2025-03-28 · pass · 99-62

    Member-level votes (165)
    • ADESANYA: other
    • ADEYINA: no
    • ALEXANDER: no
    • ANDERSON: yes
    • AU: other
    • BAKER: other
    • BALLARD: yes
    • BALLINGER: yes
    • BARNES: other
    • BARRETT: yes
    • BARTON: yes
    • BAZEMORE: no
    • BECKLES: no
    • BELL: other
    • BENNETT: no
    • BERRY: no
    • BLACKMON: yes
    • BONNER: yes
    • BUCKNER: no
    • BURCHETT: yes
    • BURNOUGH: no
    • BURNS: other
    • BYRD: yes
    • CAMERON: yes
    • CAMP: yes
    • CAMPBELL: no
    • CANNON: no
    • CARPENTER: yes
    • CARSON: yes
    • CARTER: no
    • CHASTAIN: yes
    • CHEOKAS: yes
    • CLARK: yes
    • CLIFTON: yes
    • COOPER: yes
    • CORBETT: yes
    • COX: yes
    • CRAWFORD: no
    • CROWE: yes
    • CUMMINGS: other
    • DAVIS: no
    • DAWSON: yes
    • DELOACH: yes
    • DEMPSEY: yes
    • DICKEY: yes
    • DONATUCCI: yes
    • DOUGLAS: no
    • DRAPER: no
    • DRENNER: no
    • DUBNIK: yes
    • DUNAHOO: yes
    • EFSTRATION: yes
    • EHRHART: yes
    • ERWIN: yes
    • EVANS: no
    • FLEMING: yes
    • FLOURNOY: no
    • FORD: yes
    • FRANKLIN: yes
    • FRYE: no
    • GAINES: yes
    • GAMBILL: yes
    • GILLIARD: no
    • GLAIZE: other
    • GREENE: yes
    • GRIFFIN: no
    • GULLETT: yes
    • GUNTER: yes
    • HAGAN: yes
    • HATCHETT: yes
    • HAWKINS: yes
    • HEFFNER: no
    • HENDERSON: no
    • HERRING: yes
    • HILTON: yes
    • HITCHENS: yes
    • HOLCOMB: no
    • HOLLAND: no
    • HOLLY: yes
    • HONG: yes
    • HORNER: yes
    • HOWARD: yes
    • HUDDLESTON: yes
    • HUGLEY: no
    • HUTCHINSON: other
    • JACKSON: no
    • JASPERSE: yes
    • JENKINS: yes
    • JONES: other
    • KAHAIAN: yes
    • KELLEY: yes
    • KENDRICK: no
    • LAHOOD: yes
    • LEVERETT: yes
    • LEWIS-WARD: no
    • LIM: no
    • LUMSDEN: yes
    • LUPTON: no
    • MARTIN: yes
    • MARTINEZ: yes
    • MATHIAK: yes
    • MATHIS: yes
    • MCCLAIN: no
    • MCCOLLUM: yes
    • MCDONALD III: yes
    • MCQUEEN: no
    • MEEKS: other
    • MILLER: no
    • MITCHELL: no
    • MOMTAHAN: yes
    • MOORE: no
    • MYLES: other
    • NEAL: other
    • NEW: yes
    • NEWTON: yes
    • OKOYE: no
    • OLALEYE: no
    • OLIVER: no
    • O'STEEN: other
    • PANITCH: yes
    • PARIS: no
    • PARK: no
    • PARRISH: yes
    • PARSONS: yes
    • PERSINGER: yes
    • PETREA: yes
    • POWELL: yes
    • PRINCE: no
    • REESE: no
    • REEVES: yes
    • RHODES: yes
    • RICE: yes
    • RICHARDSON: yes
    • RIDLEY: yes
    • ROBERTS: no
    • ROMMAN: no
    • SAINZ: yes
    • SAMPSON: no
    • SANCHEZ: no
    • SANTOS: no
    • SCHOFIELD: no
    • SCOGGINS: yes
    • SCOTT: no
    • SEABAUGH: yes
    • SHARPER: yes
    • SILCOX: yes
    • SMITH: yes
    • STEPHENS: yes
    • STINSON: other
    • TARVIN: yes
    • TAYLOR: no
    • THOMAS: yes
    • TOWNSEND: yes
    • TRAN: no
    • WADE: yes
    • WASHBURN: yes
    • WERKHEISER: yes
    • WESTBROOK: no
    • WIEDOWER: other
    • WILKERSON: no
    • WILLIAMS: no
    • WILLIAMS, JR.: yes
    • WILLIAMSON: yes
    • WILLIS: no
    • YEARTA: other

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Official source

https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69811

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