"Emergency & Public Safety Signal Protection Act"; enact
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Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
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Officially: “A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to offenses against public order, so as to prohibit the possession, use, operation, manufacture, sale, offer for sale, distribution, or import of signal jammers;” Read the full text
2025-2026 regular session
What it does
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to offenses against public order, so as to prohibit the possession, use, operation, manufacture, sale, offer for sale, distribution, or import of signal jammers; to specifically authorize the Attorney General to commence forfeiture proceedings; to provide for exemptions; to provide for definitions; to provide a short title; to provide an effective date; to provide for rel
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Where it is
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Senate Hopper · Feb 6, 2026
Senate Read and Referred · Feb 9, 2026
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · Feb 24, 2026
Senate Read Second Time · Feb 25, 2026
Senate Third Read · Feb 26, 2026
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute · Feb 26, 2026
House First Readers · Mar 3, 2026
House Second Readers · Mar 4, 2026
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · Mar 18, 2026
House Third Readers · Mar 19, 2026
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute · Mar 19, 2026
Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub · Mar 27, 2026
Senate Sent to Governor · Apr 10, 2026
Senate Date Signed by Governor · May 11, 2026
Act 495 · May 11, 2026
Effective Date · Jul 1, 2026
The numbers
7
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Albers, JohnRobertson, RandyBearden, TimothyKirkpatrick, KayPayne, ChuckDickerson, Jason T.Crowe, Clint
Recorded votes
AGREE TO HOUSE SUBSTITUTESenate · 2026-03-27 · yea 46, nay 0, notVoting 5, excused 5
PASSAGEHouse · 2026-03-19 · yea 163, nay 3, notVoting 7, excused 7
PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTESenate · 2026-02-26 · yea 47, nay 0, notVoting 3, excused 6
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