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GA HB 1282

died on adjournment

Criminal procedure; offenses involving a victim under 16 years of age; include offense of aggravated sexual battery

Georgia · 2025_26 · lower

Quick answers

Did GA HB 1282 pass?

No. GA HB 1282 died when the 2025-26 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-02-26): House Committee Favorably Reported

What is GA HB 1282 about?

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 17-3-2.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exclusions for certain offenses involving a victim under 16 years of age, so as to include the offense of aggravated sexual battery; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Who sponsors GA HB 1282?

Tyler Paul Smith, Stan Gunter, Soo Hong and 2 others are the primary sponsors of GA HB 1282.

Description

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 17-3-2.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exclusions for certain offenses involving a victim under 16 years of age, so as to include the offense of aggravated sexual battery; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Introduced
2026-02-11
Latest action
2026-02-26 — House Committee Favorably Reported
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Tyler Paul Smithprimary
  • Stan Gunterprimary
  • Soo Hongprimary
  • Mitchell Scogginsprimary
  • Steven Sainzprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-02-11

    House Hopper

    introduction

  2. 2026-02-12

    House First Readers

    reading-1

  3. 2026-02-17

    House Second Readers

    reading-2

  4. 2026-02-26

    House Committee Favorably Reported

    committee-passage-favorable

Versions

Documents

Votes

Not provided by source.

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73131

Attribution

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