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type: "Bill"
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title: "Penalties for violating Code Sections 16-6-9 through 16-6-12; certain penalty provisions for the offense of prostitution, keeping a place of prostitution, pimping, and pandering; repeal"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-6-13 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to penalties for violating Code Sections 16-6-9 through 16-6-12, so as to repeal certain penalty provisions for the offense of prostitution, keeping a place of prostitution, pimping, and pandering; to provide for related matters; 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 42"
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citation: "Georgia SB 42 (2025_26)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["CRIMES AND OFFENSES (CRIMINAL CODE)"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Ben Watson", "Bill Cowsert", "Bo Hatchett", "Brian Strickland", "Carden Summers", "Chuck Hufstetler", "Chuck Payne", "Clint Dixon", "Drew Echols", "Frank Ginn", "Jason Anavitarte", "John Albers", "John F. Kennedy", "Kay Kirkpatrick", "Larry Walker, III", "Marty Harbin", "Max Burns"]
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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: "2025-01-28"
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last_action: "2025-05-14"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d63b81a8-13e6-453f-9bb9-da40eb1e2222"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "9c54721fbfdeb9aaa59469f5fca58af908ec2a6e4a7b76eb5d15b7e2341f5d82"
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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 42 (2025_26) — Penalties for violating Code Sections 16-6-9 through 16-6-12; certain penalty provisions for the offense of prostitution, keeping a place of prostitution, pimping, and pandering; repeal
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-6-13 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to penalties for violating Code Sections 16-6-9 through 16-6-12, so as to repeal certain penalty provisions for the offense of prostitution, keeping a place of prostitution, pimping, and pandering; to provide for related matters; 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 Introduced LC 48 1398** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/230456.pdf)
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2. **As Passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/234357.pdf)
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3. **SB 42/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/237402.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Senate Vote #100 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **50–0** (pass) · upper
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- House Vote #309 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **169–0** (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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- Bo Hatchett — 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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- Chuck Payne — primary (person)
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- Clint Dixon — primary (person)
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- Drew Echols — primary (person)
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- Frank Ginn — 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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- Marty Harbin — primary (person)
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- Max Burns — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-01-28** Senate Hopper `introduction`
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- **2025-01-29** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2025-02-21** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-02-24** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2025-02-27** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2025-02-27** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2025-02-28** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2025-03-03** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2025-03-20** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-03-25** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2025-03-25** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2025-04-07** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-05-14** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2025-05-14** Act 279 `executive-signature`
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- **2025-05-14** 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/d63b81a8-13e6-453f-9bb9-da40eb1e2222`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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