Georgia bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia SB 9
"Ensuring Accountability for Illegal AI Activities Act"; enact
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- John Albers (Republican)
- Shawn Still (Republican)
- Jason Esteves
- Sheikh Rahman (Democratic)
- Bill Cowsert (Republican)
- Chuck Payne (Republican)
- Emanuel Jones (Democratic)
- Jason Anavitarte (Republican)
- Randy Robertson (Republican)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Georgia legislature· description
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 3 of Chapter 12 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to obscenity and related offenses, so as to repeal and replace Code Section 16-12-80, relating to obscene material, distribution, and penalty; to amend Article 1 of Chapter 10 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to procedure for sentencing and imposition of punishment, so as to provide for sentencing of defendants who utilize artificial intelligence in the commission of certain crimes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 12:24 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 2025 House | House Vote #322 - 2025-2026 Regular Session | pass | Set your home in Georgia to see |
| Mar 4, 2025 Senate | Senate Vote #145 - 2025-2026 Regular Session | pass | Set your home in Georgia to see |
Actions
- Jan 28, 2026 · Senate
Senate Disagreed House Amend or Sub - Mar 27, 2025 · House
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute - Mar 27, 2025 · House
House Third Readers - Mar 20, 2025 · House
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute - Mar 11, 2025 · House
House Withdrawn, Recommitted - Mar 10, 2025 · House
House Second Readers - Mar 6, 2025 · House
House First Readers - Mar 4, 2025 · Senate
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute - Mar 4, 2025 · Senate
Senate Third Read - Feb 11, 2025 · Senate
Senate Read Second Time - Feb 10, 2025 · Senate
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute - Jan 15, 2025 · Senate
Senate Read and Referred - Jan 14, 2025 · Senate
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