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House · Engrossed · 2025-2026 Regular Session

HB57: Crimes and offenses; incest; include step-grandparent and step-grandchild relationship

Last action February 12, 2026 · Senate Read and Referred

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Official description

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-6-22 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to incest, so as to include step-grandparent and step-grandchild relationship; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Status timeline

  1. 2026-02-12Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
  2. 2026-02-11House Passed/Adopted (House)
  3. 2026-02-11House Third Readers (House)
  4. 2026-02-06House Committee Favorably Reported (House)
  5. 2025-04-04House Withdrawn, Recommitted (House)
  6. 2025-03-06House Committee Favorably Reported (House)
  7. 2025-01-16House Second Readers (House)
  8. 2025-01-15House First Readers (House)
Show full history (9 actions)
  1. 2025-01-14House Hopper (House)

Sponsors

  • Mike Cameron (R, HD-001)Primary sponsor
  • Jan Jones (R, HD-047)
  • Beth Camp (R, HD-135)
  • Karen Mathiak (R, HD-082)
  • Leesa Hagan (R, HD-156)
  • Matt Reeves (R, HD-099)

Votes

  1. PassedHouse voteFebruary 11, 2026

    166 yea, 0 nay (2 not voting, 7 absent)

    Passage: House Vote #499

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