2025-2026 Regular SessionGeorgia Legislature

SB74: Harmful Materials to Minors; exemption for libraries and librarians from the provisions of Code Section 16-12-103; repeal

Legislative Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 3 of Chapter 12 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to sale or distribution of harmful materials to minors, so as to repeal an exemption for libraries and librarians from the provisions of Code Section 16-12-103, relating to selling, loaning, distributing, or exhibiting materials harmful to minors; to provide that any violation of such Code section shall be a misdemeanor of a high and aggravated nature when committed knowingly; to provide for a defense for librarians who make good faith attempts to identify and remove material harmful to minors; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Bill History

2/3/2025
Senate Hopper
Senate
2/4/2025
Senate Read and Referred
Senate
2/26/2025
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Senate
2/27/2025
Senate Read Second Time
Senate
3/3/2025
Senate Third Read
Senate
3/3/2025
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
Senate
3/4/2025
House First Readers
House of Representatives
3/6/2025
House Second Readers
House of Representatives

Roll Call Votes

Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #125
3/3/2025
32
Yea
23
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(3/3/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Judiciary - Non-Civil(House of Representatives)

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text3/3/202575.7 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text2/27/202571.8 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/4/202574.9 KB