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GA HB 421

died on adjournment

Interstate Sexual Predator Prevention Act; enact

Georgia · 2025_26 · lower

Quick answers

Did GA HB 421 pass?

No. GA HB 421 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 (2026-03-31): Senate Tabled

What is GA HB 421 about?

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to crimes and offenses, so as to establish the offense of traveling to meet a minor for indecent purposes; to provide penalties; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Who sponsors GA HB 421?

Darlene Taylor, Carmen Rice, Matt Reeves and 2 others are the primary sponsors of GA HB 421.

Description

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to crimes and offenses, so as to establish the offense of traveling to meet a minor for indecent purposes; to provide penalties; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Introduced
2025-02-12
Latest action
2026-03-31 — Senate Tabled
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Darlene Taylorprimary
  • Carmen Riceprimary
  • Matt Reevesprimary
  • Mandi Ballingerprimary
  • Karen Mathiakprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-12

    House Hopper

    introduction

  2. 2025-02-13

    House First Readers

    reading-1

  3. 2025-02-18

    House Second Readers

    reading-2

  4. 2026-02-24

    House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

    committee-passage-favorable

  5. 2026-02-25

    House Postponed

  6. 2026-02-26

    House Postponed

  7. 2026-03-03

    House Postponed

  8. 2026-03-04

    House Postponed

  9. 2026-03-06

    House Third Readers

    reading-3

  10. 2026-03-06

    House Passed/Adopted By Substitute

    passage

  11. 2026-03-09

    Senate Read and Referred

    referral-committee

  12. 2026-03-18

    Senate Committee Favorably Reported

    committee-passage-favorable

  13. 2026-03-19

    Senate Read Second Time

    reading-2

  14. 2026-03-31

    Senate Tabled

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • House Vote #675 - 2025-2026 Regular Session

    2026-03-06 · pass · 164-0

    Member-level votes (162)
    • ADESANYA: yes
    • ADEYINA: yes
    • ALEXANDER: yes
    • ALI: yes
    • ANDERSON: yes
    • AU: yes
    • BAKER: yes
    • BALLARD: yes
    • BARNES: yes
    • BARRETT: yes
    • BARTON: yes
    • BAZEMORE: yes
    • BECKLES: yes
    • BELL: yes
    • BERRY: yes
    • BLACKMON: yes
    • BONNER: other
    • BUCKNER: yes
    • BURCHETT: yes
    • BURNOUGH: yes
    • BURNS: other
    • BYRD: yes
    • CAMERON: yes
    • CAMP: yes
    • CAMPBELL: yes
    • CANNON: yes
    • CARPENTER: yes
    • CARSON: yes
    • CARTER: yes
    • CHASTAIN: yes
    • CHEOKAS: yes
    • CLARK: yes
    • CLIFTON: yes
    • COOPER: yes
    • CORBETT: other
    • COX: yes
    • CRAWFORD: yes
    • CROWE: yes
    • CUMMINGS: yes
    • DAVIS: yes
    • DAWSON: yes
    • DELOACH: yes
    • DEMPSEY: yes
    • DICKEY: yes
    • DONATUCCI: yes
    • DOUGLAS: yes
    • DRAPER: yes
    • DRENNER: yes
    • DUBNIK: yes
    • DUNAHOO: yes
    • EFSTRATION: yes
    • EHRHART: yes
    • ERWIN: yes
    • EVANS: yes
    • FINCHER: yes
    • FLEMING: yes
    • FLOURNOY: yes
    • FORD: yes
    • FRANKLIN: yes
    • FRYE: yes
    • GAINES: yes
    • GAMBILL: yes
    • GILLIARD: other
    • GISLER: yes
    • GLAIZE: yes
    • GREENE: yes
    • GRIFFIN: yes
    • GULLETT: yes
    • GUNTER: yes
    • HAGAN: yes
    • HATCHETT: yes
    • HAWKINS: yes
    • HERRING: yes
    • HILTON: yes
    • HITCHENS: other
    • HOLCOMB: yes
    • HOLLAND: yes
    • HOLLY: yes
    • HONG: yes
    • HORNER: yes
    • HOWARD: yes
    • HUDDLESTON: yes
    • HUGLEY: yes
    • JACKSON: other
    • JASPERSE: yes
    • JENKINS: yes
    • JONES: yes
    • KAHAIAN: yes
    • KELLEY: yes
    • KENDRICK: yes
    • LAHOOD: yes
    • LEVERETT: yes
    • LEWIS-WARD: yes
    • LIM: yes
    • LUMSDEN: yes
    • LUPTON: yes
    • MARTIN: yes
    • MARTINEZ: yes
    • MATHIAK: yes
    • MATHIS: yes
    • MCCLAIN: yes
    • MCCOLLUM: yes
    • MCDONALD III: yes
    • MCQUEEN: yes
    • MEEKS: yes
    • MILLER: yes
    • MITCHELL: yes
    • MOMTAHAN: yes
    • MOORE: yes
    • MYLES: yes
    • NEAL: yes
    • NEW: yes
    • NEWTON: yes
    • OKOYE: yes
    • OLALEYE: yes
    • OLIVER: yes
    • O'STEEN: other
    • PANITCH: yes
    • PARIS: yes
    • PARK: yes
    • PARRISH: yes
    • PARSONS: yes
    • PERSINGER: yes
    • PETREA: other
    • POWELL: yes
    • PRINCE: yes
    • REESE: other
    • REEVES: yes
    • RHODES: yes
    • RICE: yes
    • RICHARDSON: yes
    • RIDLEY: other
    • ROBERTS: yes
    • ROMMAN: yes
    • SAINZ: other
    • SAMPSON: yes
    • SANCHEZ: yes
    • SANTOS: yes
    • SCHOFIELD: yes
    • SCOGGINS: yes
    • SCOTT: yes
    • SEABAUGH: yes
    • SHARPER: other
    • SILCOX: yes
    • SMITH: yes
    • STEPHENS: yes
    • STINSON: yes
    • TARVIN: yes
    • TAYLOR: yes
    • THOMAS: yes
    • TOWNSEND: yes
    • TRAN: yes
    • WADE: yes
    • WASHBURN: yes
    • WERKHEISER: yes
    • WESTBROOK: yes
    • WILKERSON: other
    • WILLIAMS: yes
    • WILLIAMS, JR.: yes
    • WILLIAMSON: yes
    • WILLIS: yes
    • YEARTA: yes
  • Senate Vote #912 - 2025-2026 Regular Session

    2026-03-31 · pass · 39-10

    Member-level votes (52)
    • ALBERS: yes
    • ANAVITARTE: yes
    • ANDERSON: yes
    • BEARDEN: no
    • BRASS: no
    • BURNS: yes
    • COWSERT: yes
    • DAVENPORT: yes
    • DICKERSON: yes
    • DIXON: yes
    • DOLEZAL: yes
    • ECHOLS: yes
    • GINN: yes
    • GOOCH: yes
    • GOODMAN: yes
    • HALPERN: yes
    • HARBIN: yes
    • HARBISON: yes
    • HARRELL: no
    • HATCHETT: yes
    • HICKMAN: other
    • HODGES: other
    • HOWARD: no
    • HUFSTETLER: no
    • JACKSON: yes
    • JAMES: other
    • JONES: other
    • JONES II: yes
    • KEMP: yes
    • KIRKPATRICK: yes
    • LUCAS: yes
    • MALLOW: yes
    • MANGHAM: yes
    • MCLAURIN: no
    • MCNEEL: yes
    • MERRITT: no
    • ORROCK: no
    • PARENT: yes
    • PAYNE: yes
    • RAHMAN: yes
    • RHETT: no
    • ROBERTSON: yes
    • SETZLER: yes
    • SIMS: other
    • STILL: yes
    • STRICKLAND: yes
    • SUMMERS: yes
    • TILLERY: yes
    • WALKER, III: yes
    • WATSON: yes
    • WICKS: yes
    • WILLIAMS: yes

Related bills

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