GA SB 36

enacted

"Georgia Religious Freedom Restoration Act"; enact

Georgia · 2025_26 · upper

Quick answers

Did GA SB 36 pass?

Yes. GA SB 36 has been enacted into law as of 2025-04-04. Latest recorded action (2025-04-04): Effective Date

What is GA SB 36 about?

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state government, so as to provide for the preservation of religious freedom; to provide for the granting of relief; to provide for definitions; to provide for construction; to provide for statutory interpretation; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative findings and determinations; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Who sponsors GA SB 36?

Ed Setzler, Matt Brass, Jason Anavitarte and 29 others are the primary sponsors of GA SB 36.

Description

Introduced: 2025-01-27
Latest action: 2025-04-04 — Effective Date
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

STATE GOVERNMENT

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2025-01-27
Senate Hopper
introduction
2025-01-28
Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee
2025-02-28
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable
2025-03-03
Senate Read Second Time
reading-2
2025-03-04
Senate Third Read
reading-3
2025-03-04
Senate Passed/Adopted
passage
2025-03-06
House First Readers
reading-1
2025-03-10
House Second Readers
reading-2
2025-03-27
House Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable
2025-04-02
House Third Readers
reading-3
2025-04-02
House Passed/Adopted
passage
2025-04-03
Senate Sent to Governor
executive-receipt
2025-04-04
Senate Date Signed by Governor
executive-signature
2025-04-04
Act 6
executive-signature
2025-04-04
Effective Date

Versions

As introduced LC 44 2920ERCompare
As Passed SenateCompare
SB 36/AP*Compare

Documents

Votes

Senate Vote #142 - 2025-2026 Regular Session
2025-03-04 · pass · 32-23
Member-level votes (54)
- ALBERS: yes
- ANAVITARTE: yes
- ANDERSON: yes
- BEACH: yes
- BEARDEN: yes
- BRASS: yes
- BURNS: yes
- COWSERT: yes
- DAVENPORT: no
- DIXON: yes
- DOLEZAL: yes
- ECHOLS: yes
- ESTEVES: no
- GINN: yes
- GOOCH: yes
- GOODMAN: yes
- HALPERN: no
- HARBIN: yes
- HARBISON: no
- HARRELL: no
- HATCHETT: yes
- HICKMAN: yes
- HODGES: yes
- HUFSTETLER: other
- JACKSON: no
- JAMES: no
- JONES: no
- JONES II: no
- KEMP: no
- KENNEDY: yes
- KIRKPATRICK: yes
- LUCAS: no
- MALLOW: no
- MANGHAM: no
- MCLAURIN: no
- MERRITT: no
- MOORE: yes
- ORROCK: no
- PARENT: no
- PARKES: no
- PAYNE: yes
- RAHMAN: no
- RHETT: no
- ROBERTSON: yes
- SETZLER: yes
- SIMS: no
- STILL: yes
- STRICKLAND: yes
- SUMMERS: yes
- TILLERY: yes
- WALKER, III: yes
- WATSON: yes
- WICKS: no
- WILLIAMS: yes
House Vote #401 - 2025-2026 Regular Session
2025-04-02 · pass · 96-70
Member-level votes (165)
- ADESANYA: no
- ADEYINA: no
- ALEXANDER: no
- ANDERSON: yes
- AU: no
- BAKER: other
- BALLARD: yes
- BALLINGER: yes
- BARNES: no
- BARRETT: yes
- BARTON: yes
- BAZEMORE: no
- BECKLES: no
- BELL: no
- BENNETT: no
- BERRY: no
- BLACKMON: yes
- BONNER: yes
- BUCKNER: no
- BURCHETT: yes
- BURNOUGH: no
- BURNS: other
- BYRD: yes
- CAMERON: yes
- CAMP: yes
- CAMPBELL: no
- CANNON: no
- CARPENTER: yes
- CARSON: yes
- CARTER: no
- CHASTAIN: yes
- CHEOKAS: yes
- CLARK: yes
- CLIFTON: yes
- COOPER: yes
- CORBETT: yes
- COX: yes
- CRAWFORD: no
- CROWE: yes
- CUMMINGS: no
- DAVIS: no
- DAWSON: no
- DELOACH: yes
- DEMPSEY: yes
- DICKEY: yes
- DONATUCCI: yes
- DOUGLAS: no
- DRAPER: no
- DRENNER: no
- DUBNIK: yes
- DUNAHOO: yes
- EFSTRATION: yes
- EHRHART: yes
- ERWIN: yes
- EVANS: no
- FLEMING: yes
- FLOURNOY: no
- FORD: yes
- FRANKLIN: yes
- FRYE: no
- GAINES: yes
- GAMBILL: yes
- GILLIARD: other
- GLAIZE: other
- GREENE: other
- GRIFFIN: no
- GULLETT: yes
- GUNTER: yes
- HAGAN: yes
- HATCHETT: yes
- HAWKINS: yes
- HEFFNER: yes
- HENDERSON: other
- HERRING: no
- HILTON: yes
- HITCHENS: yes
- HOLCOMB: no
- HOLLAND: no
- HOLLY: no
- HONG: yes
- HORNER: yes
- HOWARD: yes
- HUDDLESTON: yes
- HUGLEY: no
- HUTCHINSON: other
- JACKSON: no
- JASPERSE: yes
- JENKINS: yes
- JONES: yes
- KAHAIAN: yes
- KELLEY: yes
- KENDRICK: no
- LAHOOD: yes
- LEVERETT: yes
- LEWIS-WARD: no
- LIM: no
- LUMSDEN: yes
- LUPTON: no
- MARTIN: yes
- MARTINEZ: yes
- MATHIAK: yes
- MATHIS: yes
- MCCLAIN: no
- MCCOLLUM: yes
- MCDONALD III: yes
- MCQUEEN: no
- MEEKS: yes
- MILLER: no
- MITCHELL: no
- MOMTAHAN: yes
- MOORE: other
- MYLES: no
- NEAL: no
- NEW: yes
- NEWTON: yes
- OKOYE: no
- OLALEYE: no
- OLIVER: no
- O'STEEN: yes
- PANITCH: no
- PARIS: no
- PARK: no
- PARRISH: yes
- PARSONS: yes
- PERSINGER: yes
- PETREA: yes
- POWELL: yes
- PRINCE: no
- REESE: no
- REEVES: yes
- RHODES: yes
- RICE: yes
- RICHARDSON: yes
- RIDLEY: yes
- ROBERTS: no
- ROMMAN: no
- SAINZ: no
- SAMPSON: no
- SANCHEZ: no
- SANTOS: no
- SCHOFIELD: no
- SCOGGINS: yes
- SCOTT: no
- SEABAUGH: yes
- SHARPER: no
- SILCOX: no
- SMITH: yes
- STEPHENS: yes
- STINSON: other
- TARVIN: yes
- TAYLOR: no
- THOMAS: yes
- TOWNSEND: yes
- TRAN: no
- WADE: yes
- WASHBURN: yes
- WERKHEISER: yes
- WESTBROOK: no
- WIEDOWER: other
- WILKERSON: no
- WILLIAMS: other
- WILLIAMS, JR.: yes
- WILLIAMSON: yes
- WILLIS: no
- YEARTA: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69556

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