HB 467 Georgia House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

State flag, seal, and other symbols; protection of government statues and monuments; revise provisions

Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state flag, seal, and other symbols, so as to revise provisions for the protection of government statues, monuments, plaques, banners, and other commemorative symbols; to provide for construction; to provide for severability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 18, 2025 Last action Mar 6, 2026
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The bill was amended to expand the scope of the law by explicitly including subsection (c) in the list of provisions being revised, and to add a new provision allowing for a waiver of sovereign and official immunity in specific cases. These changes clarify the legislative intent to update existing sections and introduce a mechanism to allow lawsuits against the state or its officials in certain situations, which was not explicitly detailed in the previous version.
Scope change
The bill's scope of amendment was broadened to include subsection (c) of Code Section 50-3-1, in addition to subsection (b), and a new provision regarding immunity waivers was added.
SCOPE

The amendment language now explicitly includes revising subsection (c) of the relevant code section, expanding the scope of the bill's changes beyond just subsection (b).

ENFORCEMENT

A new provision was added to provide for a waiver of sovereign and official immunity, allowing individuals to sue the state or its officials in certain cases that were previously protected.

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Total actions
6
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Mar 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Apr 4, 2025
Committee
House Withdrawn, Recommitted
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Feb 18, 2025
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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