Georgia Nicotine Vapor Products Directory Act; enact
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 48 of the O.C.G.A., relating to revenue and taxation, so as to enact the "Georgia Nicotine Vapor Products Directory Act"; to provide for related matters; to provide for contingent effectiveness upon appropriation of funds; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 21, 2025
Last action Mar 10, 2025
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2 edits
MINOR
The bill was converted from a committee substitute to a committee substitute with sponsor information added. The substantive text regarding vapor product manufacturer certification requirements was removed, indicating the committee decided to replace or revise these provisions entirely rather than keep the original language.
Scope change
The scope of the bill's vapor product certification requirements was removed, meaning the specific rules for manufacturers to submit premarket applications and product information to the commissioner were deleted from this version.
TECHNICAL
Added sponsor information listing Representatives Gaines, Ridley, Dempsey, Stephens, Williams, and others as authors of the committee substitute.
REQUIREMENT
Removed all certification requirements for vapor product manufacturers, including submission of FDA premarket applications, marketing orders, and detailed product information to the commissioner.
Floor votes · House Mar 6, 2025
How they voted
138–12
Passed · 9 other
Total votes 159
Mar 6, 2025
D
Democratic67
88% Yea
R
Republican92
85% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Mar 10, 2025
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Mar 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Feb 21, 2025
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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