2025-2026 Regular Session

HB1189

Sexual offenses; offense of sodomy regarding consenting adults; prohibit prosecution

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 prohibit the prosecution of the offense of sodomy regarding consenting adults in accordance with Powell v. The State, 270 Ga. 327 (1998); to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Current disposition: Pending: House Judiciary - Non-Civil
Last status date: February 6, 2026
Last status update: House Second Readers
Pending committee: Judiciary - Non-Civil
Author: Angela Moore
Co-sponsors: Esther Panitch Eric Bell Sylvia Baker Gabriel Sanchez

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Committee referrals

February 5, 2026 · House

Judiciary - Non-Civil

Instrument history

This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.

February 6, 2026
House House Second Readers
February 5, 2026
House House First Readers
February 4, 2026
House House Hopper

Source provenance

LegiScan bill ID: 2108265
LegiScan session ID: 2167
Source file: var/states/georgia/source/legiscan/2167-841ad2a0e705/bill/HB1189.json
Package observed: 2026-07-17T02:17:01+00:00