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Georgia · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 6: Controlled Substances; determine whether a controlled substance has been adulterated; authorize the use of testing equipment

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 6 is a bill introduced in the Georgia Senate on January 14, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Controlled Substances; determine whether a controlled substance has been adulterated; authorize the use of testing equipment. Primary sponsor: Kay Kirkpatrick (Republican), Brian Strickland (Republican), Randy Robertson (Republican), Kim Jackson (Democratic), Matt Brass (Republican), Russ Goodman (Republican), Sally Harrell (Democratic), Ben Watson (Republican). Most recent recorded action (July 1, 2025): Effective Date.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 26-3-22 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to other laws unaffected by the "Georgia Drug and Cosmetic Act," so as to authorize the use of testing equipment to determine whether a controlled substance has been adulterated; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2 · Republican 6

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Kay KirkpatrickPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate32
Brian StricklandPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate42
Randy RobertsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate29
Kim JacksonPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate41
Matt BrassPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate6
Russ GoodmanPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate8
Sally HarrellPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate40
Ben WatsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate1

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Effective Date
  2. Act 126
  3. Senate Date Signed by Governor
  4. Senate Sent to Governor
  5. House Passed/Adopted
  6. House Third Readers
  7. House Committee Favorably Reported
  8. House Second Readers
  9. House First Readers
  10. Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
  11. Senate Third Read
  12. Senate Read Second Time

Showing 12 most recent of 15 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source