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HR 368

SEAFOOD: Commends President Donald Trump for the imported seafood tariffs and restrictions he put in place that have helped protect Louisiana's commercial seafood industry

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Mike Bayham

Creates a temporary Georgia legislative study committee to assess intoxicating cannabinoids in consumable hemp products and recommend regulatory or tax changes.

Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House.
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Bill Summary · HR 368

Summary — HR 368 (House Resolution, 2025)

Note up front: the title initially provided (“SEAFOOD: Commends President Donald Trump…”) does not match the enrolled text and substitute language contained in the bill packet. The operative enrolled/approved text of HR 368 creates a legislative study committee in Georgia regarding intoxicating cannabinoids in consumable hemp products. This summary focuses on that enacted text.

Main purpose

Create a temporary legislative study committee to review the presence, risks, regulation, and possible taxation of intoxicating cannabinoids in consumable hemp products sold in Georgia, and to recommend whether new restrictions or excise taxes (particularly on hemp beverages) are warranted.

Key provisions

  • Creation: Establishes the Joint Study Committee on Intoxicating Cannabinoids in Consumable Hemp Products.
  • Membership and leadership:
    • Ten members total — five House members appointed by the Speaker (one designated cochair) and five Senate members appointed by the President of the Senate (one designated cochair).
  • Scope of study:
    • Examine intoxicating cannabinoids beyond delta‑9‑THC that are present in consumable hemp products and may be intoxicating or harmful.
    • Specific substances named include (but are not limited to): delta‑8‑THC, delta‑10 (delta‑11)‑THC, THCA, exo‑THC, THC‑O‑acetate (THC‑OA), THC‑O‑phosphate, THCP, THCV, THCH, THCJD, THCB, CBN, and HHC.
    • Consider potential restrictions, regulatory approaches, enforcement implications, and an excise tax on consumable hemp products (with emphasis on beverages).
  • Operations:
    • Cochairpersons call meetings; committee may meet as needed.
    • Legislative members receive allowances per Official Code of Georgia Annotated §28‑1‑8 (with limitation on days unless authorized).
    • Funding comes from House and Senate appropriations (as applicable).
  • Reporting:
    • If the committee adopts findings or recommendations that include proposed legislation, the cochairpersons must file a report before the committee is abolished.
    • Reports require approval by majority of a quorum and must be filed with the Clerk of the House and Secretary of the Senate; in lieu of a report, approved meeting minutes may be filed.
  • Sunset: The committee is abolished on December 31, 2025.

Who would be affected

  • Georgia hemp producers, processors, retailers, and distributors of consumable hemp products (including beverages).
  • Consumers of hemp-derived products.
  • State regulatory agencies and law enforcement tasked with oversight and enforcement.
  • State tax authorities, if an excise tax is recommended and enacted.
  • Legislators who may receive and act on the committee’s recommendations.

Procedural status and timeline

  • Introduced: January 13, 2025; referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
  • Committee substitute(s) and committee reporting occurred through March–April 2025.
  • Adopted/Passed by the House: recorded roll call June 12, 2025 (yeas 89, nays 0); enrolled and signed by Speaker June 12; presented to Secretary of State June 13, 2025.
  • Committee (if convened) must complete its work and any report prior to abolishment on December 31, 2025.

Practical effect

HR 368 does not itself impose new regulatory limits or taxes. It authorizes a focused bipartisan study to gather evidence, solicit stakeholder comment (industry, law enforcement, public), and recommend legislative or regulatory changes — including possible excise taxation — to address intoxicating cannabinoids in consumable hemp products.

Additional note on document inconsistency

The packet contains text from several unrelated resolutions (condolence/recognition language and a House-only study committee version). The final, adopted form is the Joint Study Committee resolution described above.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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