Georgia legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia HR1049: Fentanyl and Opioid Awareness Day; last Wednesday of October each year; designate
Status: Failed, March 12, 2026
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.
What the bill says
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.
From the introduced text:
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. WHEREAS, the Red Ribbon Campaign is the oldest, largest drug prevention program in the United States, and Red Ribbon Week, held annually October 23 through 31, is a time when schools and communities focus on young people living safe, healthy, and drug-free lives; and WHEREAS, the Georgia Department of Public Health reports that from 2019 to 2021, the total number of opioid-related overdose deaths increased from 853 to 1,718, and more than half were attributed to fentanyl; and WHEREAS, fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is 50 times more potent than heroin and times more potent than morphine, and is inexpensive, widely available, and highly addictive, and comes in a variety of colors, shapes, and forms; and WHEREAS, many colleges and universities are making naloxone, an antidote for opioid poisoning, accessible on campus at clinics and counseling centers, the campus police, or in vending machines in resident halls; and H. R. 1049 LC 57 0303 WHEREAS, fentanyl use and abuse are happening at middle schools and high schools, and the best way to protect students from substance use and abuse is having regular and open conversations to educate them about the risks, dangers, and …
Sponsors
- Carolyn Hugley (D, 141) · primary sponsor
- Floyd Griffin (D, 149)
- Bryce Berry (D, 56)
- Samuel Park (D, 107)
- Anissa Jones (D, HD-143)
Latest actions
- : House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
- : House Third Readers
- : House Withdrawn, Recommitted
- : House Postponed
- : House Postponed
- : House Postponed
- : House Postponed
- : House Postponed
- : House Postponed
- : House Committee Favorably Reported
Votes
- House Vote #698 (March 12, 2026): 159 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HR1049?
- HR1049 is a bill in the Georgia Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Fentanyl and Opioid Awareness Day; last Wednesday of October each year; designate.
- What does HR1049 do?
- In its own words: 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.
- What is the status of HR1049?
- Failed as of March 12, 2026. Latest action: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute (March 12, 2026).
- Who sponsored HR1049?
- Carolyn Hugley (D, 141), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HR1049?
- On the Georgia Legislature website: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72377
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