Georgia House Bill 171

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 7)
Status: Engrossed on February 26 2025 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2026-03-27 - Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 3 of Chapter 12 of Title 16 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions relative to obscenity and related offenses, so as to repeal and replace Code Section 16-12-80, relating to obscene material, distribution, and penalty; to prohibit distribution of computer generated obscene material depicting a child; to provide for a standard for obscenity; to provide for a penalty and probation; to amend Article 1 of Chapter 10 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to procedure for sentencing and imposition of punishment, so as to provide for sentencing of defendants who utilize artificial intelligence in the commission of certain crimes; to provide for notices for enhanced sentencing, and enhanced sentencing; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Crimes and offenses; obscenity; repeal and replace Code Section 16-12-80

Rep. Brad Thomas [R]	Rep. Todd Jones [R]	Rep. Sandy Donatucci [R]	Rep. Leesa Hagan [R]
Rep. John Carson [R]	Rep. Carter Barrett [R]	Sen. Shawn Still [R]

2025-02-26 - House - Passage: House Vote #94 (Y: 160 N: 0 NV: 7 Abs: 13) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-27	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2026-01-12	Senate	Senate Recommitted
2025-03-31	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2025-03-28	Senate	Senate Recommitted
2025-03-27	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2025-03-27	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2025-02-27	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2025-02-26	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2025-02-26	House	House Third Readers
2025-02-20	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2025-02-03	House	House Second Readers
2025-01-30	House	House First Readers
2025-01-29	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69648
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/230651
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/233179
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/234005
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/237485
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/238218
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/247693
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69648#24872