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type: "Bill"
title: "Sale or Distribution of Harmful Materials to Minors; provisions of Code Section 16-12-103 shall be applicable to libraries operated by schools; provide"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 3 of Chapter 12 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to sale or distribution of harmful materials to minors, so as to provide that the provisions of Code Section 16-12-103 shall be applicable to libraries operated by schools; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2021_22"
identifier: "SB 226"
citation: "Georgia SB 226 (2021_22)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bruce Thompson", "Burt Jones", "Butch Miller", "Chuck Payne", "Greg Dolezal", "Jason Anavitarte", "Jeff Mullis", "Randy Robertson", "Steve Gooch"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 21
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-02-22"
last_action: "2022-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/77e9f8cf-5253-4e6c-9766-0f718758c80d"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "67dc80bf7152338160b0c9855a94f4c47f0f5c9b0c9baf6dab6edbcf05e7b52e"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia SB 226 (2021_22) — Sale or Distribution of Harmful Materials to Minors; provisions of Code Section 16-12-103 shall be applicable to libraries operated by schools; provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 3 of Chapter 12 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to sale or distribution of harmful materials to minors, so as to provide that the provisions of Code Section 16-12-103 shall be applicable to libraries operated by schools; 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.
1. **As introduced LC 49 0441** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/198312.pdf)
2. **As passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/200002.pdf)
3. **Committee sub LC 41 3067S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/199413.pdf)
4. **LC 41 3138S/hss** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/201089.pdf)
5. **LC 48 0514S/hss** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/205936.pdf)
6. **SB 226/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/211263.pdf)
## Votes
- PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE — **35–16** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Bruce Thompson — primary (person)
- Burt Jones — primary (person)
- Butch Miller — primary (person)
- Chuck Payne — primary (person)
- Greg Dolezal — primary (person)
- Jason Anavitarte — primary (person)
- Jeff Mullis — primary (person)
- Randy Robertson — primary (person)
- Steve Gooch — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-02-22** Senate Hopper
- **2021-02-23** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-03** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-05** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2021-03-08** Senate Tabled
- **2021-03-08** Senate Taken from Table
- **2021-03-08** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2021-03-08** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2021-03-09** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2021-03-10** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2021-03-22** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-31** House Withdrawn, Recommitted `referral-committee, withdrawal`
- **2022-02-10** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-25** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2022-03-25** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2022-03-25** House Notice to Reconsider
- **2022-03-30** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
- **2022-04-07** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-04-28** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2022-04-28** Act 720 `executive-signature`
- **2022-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/77e9f8cf-5253-4e6c-9766-0f718758c80d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).