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| Bill | Criminal procedure; each act of child molestation charged as a separate offense; provide | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-6-4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to child molestation and aggravated child molestation, so as to provide that each act of child molestation shall be charged as a separate offense; to amend Code Section 16-12-100 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to sexual exploitation of children, reporting violation, civil forfeiture, and penalties, so as to specify that an offender can be charged and convicted for each separate image or depiction; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | us/states/ga | Georgia General Assembly | 2021_22 | HB 1188 | Georgia HB 1188 (2021_22) |
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Georgia HB 1188 (2021_22) — Criminal procedure; each act of child molestation charged as a separate offense; provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-6-4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to child molestation and aggravated child molestation, so as to provide that each act of child molestation shall be charged as a separate offense; to amend Code Section 16-12-100 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to sexual exploitation of children, reporting violation, civil forfeiture, and penalties, so as to specify that an offender can be charged and convicted for each separate image or depiction; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- HB 1188/AP* (committee substitute) — source
- LC 48 0518-EC/a (committee substitute) — source
- Sen ctee sub LC 34 5839-ECS (committee substitute) — source
- Sen floor amend 1 AM 34 0828 (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- PASSAGE — 163–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Debra Bazemore — primary (person)
- Jodi Lott — primary (person)
- Josh Bonner — primary (person)
- Martin Momtahan — primary (person)
- Micah Gravley — primary (person)
- Tyler Paul Smith — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2022-02-02 House Hopper
- 2022-02-03 House First Readers
reading-1 - 2022-02-07 House Second Readers
reading-2 - 2022-02-17 House Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable - 2022-03-01 House Third Readers
reading-3 - 2022-03-01 House Passed/Adopted
passage - 2022-03-03 Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee - 2022-03-22 Senate Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable - 2022-03-23 Senate Read Second Time
reading-2 - 2022-03-25 Senate Third Read
reading-3 - 2022-03-25 Senate Tabled
- 2022-03-25 Senate Taken from Table
- 2022-03-25 Senate Rule 7-1.6(b)
- 2022-04-01 Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
committee-passage-favorable - 2022-04-01 Senate Tabled
- 2022-04-01 Senate Taken from Table
- 2022-04-01 Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
passage - 2022-04-04 House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- 2022-04-07 House Sent to Governor
executive-receipt - 2022-04-25 House Date Signed by Governor
executive-signature - 2022-04-25 Act 648
executive-signature - 2022-07-01 Effective Date
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/fc829beb-d1a3-41a8-baac-d207548ad876. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).