Plain English Breakdown
The specific effective date is listed as a purpose of the bill but not provided in the available text.
HB458: Clarifying Fentanyl Trafficking Laws
This bill changes Georgia law to state that selling, making, delivering, or possessing four grams or more of fentanyl and its analogs counts as drug trafficking.
What This Bill Does
- Amends the Official Code of Georgia regarding controlled substances schedules, offenses, and penalties.
- Clarifies that possession of four grams or more of fentanyl is included in drug trafficking laws.
- Includes fentanyl analog structural class within the prohibition of trafficking certain drugs.
- Repeals any existing laws that conflict with these new provisions.
Who It Names or Affects
- People who sell, manufacture, deliver, or possess four grams or more of fentanyl and its analogs in Georgia.
Limits and Unknowns
- The official text does not list specific penalty amounts for these offenses.
- The effective date is mentioned as a provision but the specific date is not provided in the summary or metadata.
- The bill applies only within the state of Georgia.