2025-2026 Regular Session
SB398
Wiretapping, Eavesdropping, Surveillance, and Related Offenses; criminal offenses of virtual peeping; establish
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 3 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to wiretapping, eavesdropping, surveillance, and related offenses, so as to establish criminal offenses of virtual peeping; to prohibit the use of a generative artificial intelligence system to generate images of individuals with the knowledge that such generation was without authorization or consent; to provide for penalties; to provide for an exception; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Legislative progress
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Recorded floor votes
2 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
February 20, 2026 · Senate
Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #567
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
48 yea–1 nay · 1 not voting · 4 absent
March 31, 2026 · House
Passage: House Vote #807
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
164 yea–2 nay · 2 not voting · 8 absent
Committee referrals
February 24, 2026 · House
Judiciary - Non-Civil
January 14, 2026 · Senate
Judiciary
Instrument history
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Senate Senate Disagreed House Amend or Sub
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House House Passed/Adopted By Substitute View roll call
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House House Third Readers
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House House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
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House House Second Readers
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House House First Readers
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Senate Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute View roll call
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Senate Senate Taken from Table
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Senate Senate Tabled
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Senate Senate Third Read
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Senate Senate Read Second Time
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Senate Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
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Senate Senate Read and Referred
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Senate Senate Hopper