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type: "Bill"
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title: "Offenses Against Public Order; the punishment for the offense of obstructing highways, streets, sidewalks, or other public passages; increase"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to offenses against public order, so as to increase the punishment for the offense of obstructing highways, streets, sidewalks, or other public passages; to provide for enhanced punishment in certain instances; to authorize civil liability for damages; 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: "2025_26"
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identifier: "SB 443"
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citation: "Georgia SB 443 (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: ["Billy Hickman", "Brian Strickland", "Carden Summers", "Clint Dixon", "Drew Echols", "Frank Ginn", "Jason Anavitarte", "Jason T. Dickerson", "John Albers", "Lee Anderson", "Max Burns", "Mike Hodges", "Randy Robertson", "Rick Williams", "Russ Goodman", "Steve Gooch", "Timothy Bearden"]
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version_count: 6
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action_count: 15
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2026-01-29"
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last_action: "2026-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1c0a2663-7d82-4ae0-a6c5-796dfcf7a902"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "59f5720dc0f19d9c9ccc3f43ae8a3ff7d952b7ee6f97c68d091c8c16eb836da1"
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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 443 (2025_26) — Offenses Against Public Order; the punishment for the offense of obstructing highways, streets, sidewalks, or other public passages; increase
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to offenses against public order, so as to increase the punishment for the offense of obstructing highways, streets, sidewalks, or other public passages; to provide for enhanced punishment in certain instances; to authorize civil liability for damages; 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. **As Introduced LC 39 4870** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/240915.pdf)
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2. **As Passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/244897.pdf)
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3. **Committee Sub LC 49 2642S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/243353.pdf)
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4. **Floor Amend 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/244730.pdf)
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5. **Floor Amend 1A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/244735.pdf)
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6. **SB 443/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/247236.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Senate Vote #606 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **35–17** (pass) · upper
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- House Vote #752 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **96–69** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Vote #605 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **37–14** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Billy Hickman — primary (person)
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- Brian Strickland — primary (person)
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- Carden Summers — 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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- Jason T. Dickerson — primary (person)
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- John Albers — primary (person)
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- Lee Anderson — 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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- Steve Gooch — 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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- **2026-01-29** Senate Hopper `introduction`
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- **2026-02-02** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-20** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-02-24** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2026-03-03** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-03** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2026-03-04** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2026-03-06** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2026-03-19** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-23** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-23** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2026-04-10** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-05-11** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2026-05-11** Act 512 `executive-signature`
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- **2026-07-01** 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/1c0a2663-7d82-4ae0-a6c5-796dfcf7a902`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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