2025-2026 Regular Session

HB1458

Crimes and offenses; permit clergy members to be charged with certain improper sexual contact offenses

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 permit clergy members to be charged with certain improper sexual contact offenses; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Current disposition: Pending: House Judiciary - Non-Civil
Last status date: March 3, 2026
Last status update: House Second Readers
Pending committee: Judiciary - Non-Civil
Author: Tyler Smith
Co-sponsors: Soo Hong Stan Gunter Matt Reeves Scott Hilton

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Committee referrals

February 26, 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.

March 3, 2026
House House Second Readers
February 26, 2026
House House First Readers
February 25, 2026
House House Hopper

Source provenance

LegiScan bill ID: 2124835
LegiScan session ID: 2167
Source file: var/states/georgia/source/legiscan/2167-841ad2a0e705/bill/HB1458.json
Package observed: 2026-07-17T02:17:01+00:00