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| Bill | Offenses Against Public Order; the disruption of a religious service; prohibit | 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 prohibit the disruption of a religious service; to provide for enhanced penalties; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | us/states/ga | Georgia General Assembly | 2025_26 | SB 591 | Georgia SB 591 (2025_26) |
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Georgia SB 591 (2025_26) — Offenses Against Public Order; the disruption of a religious service; prohibit
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 prohibit the disruption of a religious service; to provide for enhanced penalties; 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.
- As Introduced LC 63 0053 (committee substitute) — source
- As Passed Senate (committee substitute) — source
- SB 591/AP* (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- House Vote #826 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — 128–39 (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #674 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — 39–13 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Bill Cowsert — primary (person)
- Bo Hatchett — primary (person)
- Carden Summers — primary (person)
- Clint Dixon — primary (person)
- Drew Echols — primary (person)
- Frank Ginn — primary (person)
- Jason Anavitarte — primary (person)
- John Albers — primary (person)
- Larry Walker, III — primary (person)
- Lee Anderson — primary (person)
- Randy Robertson — primary (person)
- Rick Williams — primary (person)
- Russ Goodman — primary (person)
- Shawn Still — primary (person)
- Steve Gooch — primary (person)
- Timothy Bearden — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2026-02-25 Senate Hopper
introduction - 2026-02-26 Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee - 2026-03-03 Senate Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable - 2026-03-04 Senate Read Second Time
reading-2 - 2026-03-06 Senate Tabled
- 2026-03-06 Senate Taken from Table
- 2026-03-06 Senate Third Read
reading-3 - 2026-03-06 Senate Passed/Adopted
passage - 2026-03-09 House First Readers
reading-1 - 2026-03-10 House Second Readers
reading-2 - 2026-03-25 House Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable - 2026-03-31 House Third Readers
reading-3 - 2026-03-31 House Passed/Adopted
passage - 2026-04-10 Senate Sent to Governor
executive-receipt - 2026-05-12 Senate Date Signed by Governor
executive-signature - 2026-05-12 Act 626
executive-signature - 2026-07-01 Effective Date
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/c8487064-6824-4430-b1a6-ef04f46cd938. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).