Crimes and offenses; obscenity; repeal and replace Code Section 16-12-80
Summary
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.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 29, 2025
Last action Mar 27, 2026
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The bill was restructured from a committee substitute to a committee substitute version with updated formatting and header information. The substantive content regarding artificial intelligence sentencing remains unchanged, though the presentation was modified to reflect official committee substitute status.
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Header formatting changed from committee offer language to official committee substitute designation with sponsor list
Page numbering and section headers were reformatted for consistency with official substitute bill standards
Floor votes · House Feb 26, 2025
How they voted
141–0
Passed · 18 other
Total votes 159
Feb 26, 2025
D
Democratic67
83% Yea
R
Republican92
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
5
Committee
7
Mar 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Jan 12, 2026
Committee
Senate Recommitted
upper
Mar 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Mar 28, 2025
Committee
Senate Recommitted
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Jan 29, 2025
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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