Sexual offenses; modify penalty for offenders previously convicted of the offense of trafficking of persons for labor or sexual servitude
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 6 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to sexual offenses, so as to modify the penalty for offenders previously convicted of the offense of trafficking of persons for labor or sexual servitude;” Read the full text
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2025-2026 regular session
Where it is
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House Hopper · Jan 28, 2026
House First Readers · Jan 29, 2026
House Second Readers · Feb 2, 2026
House Committee Favorably Reported · Feb 18, 2026
House Third Readers · Feb 26, 2026
House Passed/Adopted · Feb 26, 2026
Senate Read and Referred · Mar 3, 2026
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · Mar 25, 2026
Senate Read Second Time · Mar 25, 2026
Senate Third Read · Mar 31, 2026
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute · Mar 31, 2026
House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub · Apr 2, 2026
House Sent to Governor · Apr 10, 2026
House Date Signed by Governor · May 12, 2026
Act 717 · May 12, 2026
Effective Date · Jul 1, 2026
The numbers
7
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Recorded votes
Agree to Senate SubstituteHouse · 2026-04-02 · yea 138, nay 32, notVoting 6, excused 4
PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTESenate · 2026-03-31 · yea 47, nay 0, notVoting 4, excused 5
PASSAGEHouse · 2026-02-26 · yea 166, nay 0, notVoting 6, excused 8
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Georgia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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