Georgia

SPLC Action Fund Applauds Introduction of Georgia’s S.B. 498

February 15, 2024

ATLANTA — Today, the SPLC Action Fund announced its support of a new, bipartisan bill introduced by Senator Kim Jackson in the Georgia State Senate, S.B. 498 , which would create the Georgia Interagency Council for the Homeless...

SPLC Action Fund Condemns Georgia Bill That Would Sanction Widespread Vigilante-Style Voter Challenges

February 28, 2023

ATLANTA – Today, the Georgia State Senate will hear S.B. 221 , which would allow any Georgia voter’s registration to be challenged with unreliable evidence. The bill requires only “probable cause” for a Georgian to be purged from...

Georgia Education Advocates Condemn the Passage of HB 1084 and HB 1178

April 01, 2022

GEORGIA – Today, the Georgia Senate passed House Bill 1084, which defines race and racism as “divisive concepts” and bans discussions of them in classrooms across Georgia. It also passed House Bill 1178, which allows parents to...

SPLC ACTION FUND: Georgia State Legislature Attempting to Weaponize Misinformation and Intimidate Voters in New Election Criminalization Bill

March 10, 2022

ATLANTA – (TODAY) March 10th, 2022 – The Georgia State House advanced a new “Election Criminalization Bill”, H.B. 1464 , through committee that will designate the Georgia Bureau of Investigations (GBI) to enforce Georgia’s anti-...

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SPLC Action Fund welcomes repeal of citizen arrest law

April 02, 2021

ATLANTA -- The Georgia Legislature has passed House Bill 479, repealing the state’s citizen arrest law. This bill is responsive to the demands of the families affected by vigilante violence, organizers and advocates, and...

Georgia

SPLC Action: Georgia Legislature Must Pass H.R. 268, Affirm Human Rights of All People in Immigrant Detention

March 02, 2021

ATLANTA – Lawmakers this week introduced House Resolution 268 in Georgia’s House of Representatives, calling for their legislative body to urge the federal government to abolish the forced sterilizations of women in the custody...

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SPLC Action Fund Applauds Introduction of Georgia’s S.B. 498

SPLC Action Fund Condemns Georgia Bill That Would Sanction Widespread Vigilante-Style Voter Challenges

Georgia Education Advocates Condemn the Passage of HB 1084 and HB 1178

SPLC ACTION FUND: Georgia State Legislature Attempting to Weaponize Misinformation and Intimidate Voters in New Election Criminalization Bill

SPLC Action Fund welcomes repeal of citizen arrest law

SPLC Action: Georgia Legislature Must Pass H.R. 268, Affirm Human Rights of All People in Immigrant Detention