--- title: HR 756. General Assembly; preserve access to safety and justice for all survivors of gender-based violence and human trafficking; encourage collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr756 cite_as: HR 756, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr756 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr756.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr756/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71728 date: 2025-03-31 status: introduced corpus_version: bills-2026-08-28 license: Public record of the Georgia General Assembly, via LegiScan; see about.md publisher: Georgia Commons, an independent project of Georgia Civic Data. Not the State of Georgia. Not legal advice. up: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026.md previous: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr755.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr757.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 129 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr756.md?full=1 bill_number: HR 756 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: House bill_type: resolution status_date: 2025-03-27 last_action: House Second Readers sponsors: - Marvin Lim - Kasey Carpenter - Mary Ann Santos - Long Tran - Jasmine Clark - Karen Lupton text_version: Introduced has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HR756/2025 upstream_id: 2016176 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - immigrant survivors - domestic violence - human trafficking - immigration enforcement - gender-based violence --- # HR 756. General Assembly; preserve access to safety and justice for all survivors of gender-based violence and human trafficking; encourage ## Text 25 LC 48 1617 House Resolution 756 By: Representatives Lim of the 98th, Carpenter of the 4th, Santos of the 117th, Tran of the 80th, Clark of the 108th, and others A RESOLUTION Encouraging the General Assembly to preserve access to safety and justice for all survivors1 of gender-based violence and human trafficking by adopting language that ensures protection2 for immigrant survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, and other3 crimes to safely report to and assist law enforcement, and to prevent the assistance from law4 enforcement from being used as a tool of control and abuse; and for other purposes.5 WHEREAS, Georgia is home to a diverse immigrant population where one out of every ten6 Georgia residents is an immigrant and one in 13 Georgia residents is U.S. born with at least7 one immigrant parent; and8 WHEREAS, immigrant survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking,9 and other crimes often face significant barriers to safety, including fear of escalated violence,10 threats of deportation, and language access; and11 WHEREAS, immigrants experience abuse at twice the rate of the general U.S. population,12 and when married to a U.S. citizen, the rate of abuse is three times higher; and13 WHEREAS, Georgia ranks third nationally in detained immigrant p opulations, which14 contributes to an environment of fear among immigrant communities; and15 H. R. 756 - 1 - 25 LC 48 1617 WHEREAS, survivors who fear criminalization are less likely to report crime, and it is a16 common tactic of power and control for abusers to keep immigrant survivors of17 domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking silent by threatening to call U.S.18 Immigration and Customs Enforcement and have them deported; and19 WHEREAS, if detained and deported, key witnesses and victims of crime in Georgia will no20 longer be available to local law enforcement as they seek to crack down on human trafficking21 and domestic violence crimes; and22 WHEREAS, data shows that when laws like HB 1105 are passed, imm igrant survivors of23 human trafficking and other forms of gender-based violence beco me even more afraid to24 leave their homes to seek safety and shelter for fear of being profiled by law enforcement.25 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that26 the members of this body encourage the preservation and access to safety and justice for all27 survivors of gender-based violence and human trafficking by adopting language that ensures28 protection for immigrant survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking,29 and other crimes to safely report to law enforcement.30 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized31 and directed to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to the32 General Assembly.33 H. R. 756 - 2 - ## Summaries written by Georgia Commons The following was written by claude-sonnet-5 from the text above and is not part of the resolution. Quote the text, not the summary. A Georgia House resolution urges the General Assembly to keep legal protections that let immigrant survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking safely report crimes to police without fear of deportation. ### Plain-language summary This resolution does not change any Georgia statute. Instead, it expresses the House's position on immigration-related protections for crime survivors. It states that Georgia has a large immigrant population and that immigrant survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, and other crimes often stay silent out of fear that abusers or others will report them to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, leading to detention or deportation. The resolution references HB 1105 as an example of a law that it says makes immigrant survivors more afraid to seek help from police. It then formally resolves that House members encourage preserving language that protects immigrant survivors so they can safely report crimes to law enforcement, and directs the Clerk of the House to distribute copies of the resolution to the General Assembly. ### What it does - Formally states the House's encouragement that the General Assembly preserve legal language protecting immigrant survivors who report crimes to police. - Cites statistics on Georgia's immigrant population and rates of abuse to support its position. - References HB 1105 as an example of a law the resolution says increases fear among immigrant survivors of coming forward. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute copies of the resolution to the General Assembly. - Does not amend, repeal, or create any section of Georgia law; it is a nonbinding expression of the House's view. ### Who it affects Immigrant survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, and other crimes in Georgia; law enforcement agencies that rely on survivor cooperation; and members of the General Assembly who would consider any future legislation on this topic. ### Why it matters Because this is a resolution rather than a law, it does not change any legal protections by itself. But it signals House sentiment that could influence future bills affecting whether immigrant crime survivors feel safe contacting police without risking deportation. ### Key provisions - The preamble cites that one in ten Georgia residents is an immigrant and one in 13 is U.S. born with an immigrant parent. - States immigrants experience abuse at twice the general population's rate, rising to three times higher when married to a U.S. citizen. - Notes Georgia ranks third nationally in detained immigrant populations, which it says fuels fear in immigrant communities. - References HB 1105 by name as legislation the resolution says worsens fear among immigrant survivors seeking safety. - The resolving clause encourages adopting language that protects immigrant survivors so they can safely report crimes to law enforcement. - A final clause directs the Clerk of the House to make copies available for distribution to the General Assembly. ## Status - Status: Introduced (2025-03-27) - Last action: House Second Readers (2025-03-31) - Sponsors: Marvin Lim, Kasey Carpenter, Mary Ann Santos, Long Tran, Jasmine Clark, Karen Lupton - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71728 > The history, votes, and amendments (129 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr756.md?full=1