Official Bill Page:
https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72217
Text:
https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/245206
House Directory:
https://www.legis.ga.gov/house
House Member Directory PDF:
https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/document/docs/default-source/house-document-library/house-member-directory.pdf
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 6)
Status: Introduced
Action: 2026-03-06 – House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Pending: Georgia House floor / next House action (LegiScan)
Summary
Would make mitragynine and hydroxymitragynine (7-OH) Schedule I controlled substances in Georgia and repeal existing kratom regulation provisions. (LegiScan)
Useful Government Page
The most useful government page right now is the official Georgia bill page, because it is the state’s own page for the bill and links to the official text. The House member directory PDF is also useful for direct legislator contact information. (LegiScan)
Public Testimony / Hearing
Representative Rick Townsend [R]
Primary Sponsor
rick.townsend@house.ga.gov
404-656-0178
Representative Clint Crowe [R]
Chairman, Public Safety & Homeland Security
clint.crowe@house.ga.gov
404-656-0325
Public Safety and Homeland Security
Committee Information
Committee Office
612 CLOB
Atlanta, GA 30334
(404) 656-0325
Committee Members
| Name | District | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Clint Crowe | 118th | Chairman |
| Kimberly New | 40th | Vice Chairman |
| Gary Richardson | 125th | Secretary |
| Victor Anderson | 10th | Member |
| Terry Cummings | 39th | Member |
| Gerald Greene | 154th | Member |
| Bill Hitchens | 161st | Member |
| Scott Holcomb | 101st | Member |
| Mack Jackson | 128th | Member |
| Rick Jasperse | 11th | Member |
| David Jenkins | 136th | Member |
| Eddie Lumsden | 12th | Member |
| Danny Mathis | 133rd | Member |
| Derrick McCollum | 30th | Member |
| Lauren McDonald III | 26th | Member |
| L.C. Myles | 126th | Member |
| Yasmin Neal | 79th | Member |
| Esther Panitch | 51st | Member |
| Jesse Petrea | 166th | Member |
| Alan Powell | 33rd | Member |
| Jordan Ridley | 22nd | Member |
| Steven Sainz | 180th | Member |
| Bill Werkheiser | 157th | Member |