2025-2026 Regular Session

SB397

Torts; remedies for deprivation of constitutional rights of state citizens by civil immigration enforcement officers; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 51 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding torts, so as to provide for remedies for deprivation of constitutional rights of state citizens by civil immigration enforcement officers; to provide for definitions; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Judiciary
Last status date: January 14, 2026
Last status update: Senate Read and Referred
Pending committee: Judiciary
Author: Josh McLaurin
Co-sponsors: Harold Jones Kim Jackson Nan Orrock Freddie Sims Nikki Merritt Sheikh Rahman Elena Parent Kenya Wicks RaShaun Kemp Jaha Howard

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Committee referrals

January 14, 2026 · Senate

Judiciary

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.

January 14, 2026
Senate Senate Read and Referred
January 13, 2026
Senate Senate Hopper

Source provenance

LegiScan bill ID: 2074009
LegiScan session ID: 2167
Source file: var/states/georgia/source/legiscan/2167-841ad2a0e705/bill/SB397.json
Package observed: 2026-07-17T02:17:01+00:00