SB591
Senate Bill
Passed
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.
Bill Details
State
Georgia
Session
2025-2026 Regular Session
Chamber
Senate
Official Source
LegiScan
Sponsors
Steve Gooch
(Sen - R)
Jason Anavitarte
(Sen - R)
Larry Walker
(Sen - R)
Carden Summers
(Sen - R)
Drew Echols
(Sen - R)
Bo Hatchett
(Sen - R)
Randy Robertson
(Sen - R)
John Albers
(Sen - R)
Russ Goodman
(Sen - R)
Frank Ginn
(Sen - R)
Timothy Bearden
(Sen - R)
Clint Dixon
(Sen - R)
Shawn Still
(Sen - R)
Lee Anderson
(Sen - R)
Ricky Williams
(Sen - R)
Bill Cowsert
(Sen - R)
Deborah Silcox
(Rep - R)
Action History
2026-03-31
H
House Passed/Adopted
2026-03-31
H
House Third Readers
2026-03-25
H
House Committee Favorably Reported
2026-03-10
H
House Second Readers
2026-03-09
H
House First Readers
2026-03-06
S
Senate Passed/Adopted
2026-03-06
S
Senate Third Read
2026-03-06
S
Senate Taken from Table
2026-03-06
S
Senate Tabled
2026-03-04
S
Senate Read Second Time
2026-03-03
S
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2026-02-26
S
Senate Read and Referred
2026-02-25
S
Senate Hopper
Votes
2026-03-06
Passage: Senate Vote #674
Yea: 39
Nay: 13
2026-03-31
Passage: House Vote #826
Yea: 128
Nay: 39
Committee Referrals
2026-02-26
S
Judiciary
2026-03-09
H
Judiciary - Non-Civil
Bill Text Versions
2026-02-26
Introduced
2026-03-06
Engrossed
2026-04-01
Enrolled
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