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type: "Bill"
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title: "Criminal procedure; each act of child molestation charged as a separate offense; provide"
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description: "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."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
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legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
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session: "2021_22"
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identifier: "HB 1188"
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citation: "Georgia HB 1188 (2021_22)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Debra Bazemore", "Jodi Lott", "Josh Bonner", "Martin Momtahan", "Micah Gravley", "Tyler Paul Smith"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 22
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2022-02-02"
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last_action: "2022-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fc829beb-d1a3-41a8-baac-d207548ad876"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "e20117f2ace011b150e5b1164a694b923e1dc2d97e0a131d79ef2bfa7efd3148"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
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---
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# Georgia HB 1188 (2021_22) — Criminal procedure; each act of child molestation charged as a separate offense; provide
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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.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **HB 1188/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/212215.pdf)
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2. **LC 48 0518-EC/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/204938.pdf)
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3. **Sen ctee sub LC 34 5839-ECS** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/211295.pdf)
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4. **Sen floor amend 1 AM 34 0828** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/210701.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE — **163–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Debra Bazemore — primary (person)
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- Jodi Lott — primary (person)
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- Josh Bonner — primary (person)
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- Martin Momtahan — primary (person)
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- Micah Gravley — primary (person)
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- Tyler Paul Smith — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2022-02-02** House Hopper
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- **2022-02-03** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2022-02-07** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2022-02-17** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2022-03-01** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2022-03-01** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2022-03-03** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2022-03-22** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2022-03-23** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2022-03-25** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2022-03-25** Senate Tabled
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- **2022-03-25** Senate Taken from Table
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- **2022-03-25** Senate Rule 7-1.6(b)
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- **2022-04-01** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2022-04-01** Senate Tabled
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- **2022-04-01** Senate Taken from Table
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- **2022-04-01** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2022-04-04** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
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- **2022-04-07** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2022-04-25** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2022-04-25** Act 648 `executive-signature`
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- **2022-07-01** Effective Date
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fc829beb-d1a3-41a8-baac-d207548ad876`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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