HR 1049 Georgia House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Fentanyl and Opioid Awareness Day; last Wednesday of October each year; designate

Summary
A RESOLUTION designating the Wednesday of the last week in October of each year as "Fentanyl and Opioid Awareness Day" in Georgia; and for other purposes.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 27, 2026 Last action Mar 12, 2026
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What changed between versions

LC 57 0303/a LC 64 0094S/rcs · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was amended to replace the original House Resolution format with a substitute resolution offered by the Rules Committee. The most significant substantive change is that the resolution now designates the day as 'Fentanyl and Opioid Awareness Day' rather than the previous 'Fentanyl and Opioid Awareness Day in Georgia', removing the state name from the official title. The text also removed the specific reference to the 'Red Ribbon Campaign' as the oldest drug prevention program and shortened the language regarding educational materials by removing the phrase 'for'. Finally, the resolution was changed to be enacted by the House of Representatives instead of the entire General Assembly.
Scope change
The bill's scope was narrowed slightly by removing the explicit mention of the 'Red Ribbon Campaign' and the state name from the designated day's title, though the core purpose of designating the awareness day remains the same.
DEFINITION

The official name of the designated day was changed from 'Fentanyl and Opioid Awareness Day in Georgia' to 'Fentanyl and Opioid Awareness Day', removing the state name from the title.

The reference to the 'Red Ribbon Campaign' as the oldest drug prevention program was removed from the preamble.

REQUIREMENT

The requirement for educational materials was simplified by removing the word 'for' before 'educational materials'.

ENFORCEMENT

The enacting authority was changed from the 'General Assembly of Georgia' to the 'House of Representatives', limiting the resolution's origin to the House chamber.

Floor votes · House Mar 12, 2026

How they voted

1360
Passed · 14 other
Total votes 150
Mar 12, 2026
D Democratic63
59 Yea 4
93% Yea
R Republican87
77 Yea 10
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
13
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Mar 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Mar 10, 2026
Committee
House Withdrawn, Recommitted
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Jan 27, 2026
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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