SB 272 Georgia Senate · 2019-2020 Regular Session

Controlled Substances; sale to and by minors of drug products containing dextromethorphan; prohibit

Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 13 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to schedules, offenses, and penalties regarding the regulation of controlled substances, so as to prohibit the sale to and by minors of drug products containing dextromethorphan; to provide for definitions; to provide for proper identification; to provide for a list of finished drug products; to provide for penalties; to provide for statutory construction; to provide for state regulation; to provide for limited liability; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Mar 2020
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 27, 2019 Last action Jun 15, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Mar 12, 2020

How they voted

202
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 24
Mar 12, 2020
D Democratic9
6 Yea 2 Nay 1
66% Yea
R Republican15
14 Yea 1
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
10
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Mar 12, 2020
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Feb 20, 2020
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Mar 28, 2019
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Randy Robertson
Randy Robertson
RRepublican
GA
29