Senate Bill 277
By: Senator Tillery of the 19th
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
To amend Chapter 5 of Title 26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to drug
abuse treatment and education programs, so as to revise the definition of drugs to include
alcohol and its derivatives; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for
other purposes.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION 1.
Chapter 5 of Title 26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to drug abuse
treatment and education programs, is amended in Code Section 26-5-3, relating to
definitions, by revising paragraph (4) as follows:
"(4) 'Drugs' means any substance defined as a drug by federal or Georgia law or any
other chemical substance which may be used in lieu of a drug to obtain similar effects,
<del>with the exception of</del> <ins>including</ins> alcohol and its derivatives."
SECTION 2.
All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.