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type: "Bill"
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title: "\"Georgia Religious Freedom Restoration Act\"; enact"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state government, so as to provide for the preservation of religious freedom; to provide for the granting of relief; to provide for definitions; to provide for construction; to provide for statutory interpretation; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative findings and determinations; to provide for an effective date; 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: "2025_26"
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identifier: "SB 36"
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citation: "Georgia SB 36 (2025_26)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["STATE GOVERNMENT"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Ben Watson", "Bill Cowsert", "Billy Hickman", "Blake Tillery", "Bo Hatchett", "Brandon Beach", "Brian Strickland", "Carden Summers", "Chuck Hufstetler", "Clint Dixon", "Colton Moore", "Drew Echols", "Ed Setzler", "Frank Ginn", "Greg Dolezal", "Jason Anavitarte", "John Albers", "John F. Kennedy", "Kay Kirkpatrick", "Larry Walker, III", "Lee Anderson", "Marty Harbin", "Matt Brass", "Max Burns", "Mike Hodges", "Randy Robertson", "Rick Williams", "Russ Goodman", "Sam Watson", "Shawn Still", "Steve Gooch", "Timothy Bearden", "Timothy Bearden"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 15
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2025-01-27"
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last_action: "2025-04-04"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b8a1b676-4877-4928-b604-718d09d396a4"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "3de2678e7ab41b0dc105f704cadb6da15d0f1db0c06e022e42ae4ab546bf644d"
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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 SB 36 (2025_26) — "Georgia Religious Freedom Restoration Act"; enact
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state government, so as to provide for the preservation of religious freedom; to provide for the granting of relief; to provide for definitions; to provide for construction; to provide for statutory interpretation; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative findings and determinations; to provide for an effective date; 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. **As Passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/235100.pdf)
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2. **As introduced LC 44 2920ER** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/230407.pdf)
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3. **SB 36/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/239099.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Senate Vote #142 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **32–23** (pass) · upper
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- House Vote #401 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **96–70** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Ben Watson — primary (person)
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- Bill Cowsert — primary (person)
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- Billy Hickman — primary (person)
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- Blake Tillery — primary (person)
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- Bo Hatchett — primary (person)
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- Brandon Beach — primary (person)
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- Brian Strickland — primary (person)
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- Carden Summers — primary (person)
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- Chuck Hufstetler — primary (person)
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- Clint Dixon — primary (person)
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- Colton Moore — primary (person)
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- Drew Echols — primary (person)
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- Ed Setzler — primary (person)
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- Frank Ginn — primary (person)
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- Greg Dolezal — primary (person)
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- Jason Anavitarte — primary (person)
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- John Albers — primary (person)
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- John F. Kennedy — primary (person)
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- Kay Kirkpatrick — primary (person)
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- Larry Walker, III — primary (person)
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- Lee Anderson — primary (person)
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- Marty Harbin — primary (person)
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- Matt Brass — primary (person)
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- Max Burns — primary (person)
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- Mike Hodges — primary (person)
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- Randy Robertson — primary (person)
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- Rick Williams — primary (person)
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- Russ Goodman — primary (person)
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- Sam Watson — primary (person)
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- Shawn Still — primary (person)
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- Steve Gooch — primary (person)
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- Timothy Bearden — primary (person)
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- Timothy Bearden — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-01-27** Senate Hopper `introduction`
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- **2025-01-28** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2025-02-28** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-03-03** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2025-03-04** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2025-03-04** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2025-03-06** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2025-03-10** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2025-03-27** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-04-02** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2025-04-02** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2025-04-03** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-04-04** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2025-04-04** Act 6 `executive-signature`
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- **2025-04-04** 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/b8a1b676-4877-4928-b604-718d09d396a4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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