SB 547 GA
Offenses of Pimping and Pandering; modify the penalties
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Summary
This bill would modify Georgia's penalties for pimping and pandering offenses by making all such offenses punishable as felonies. Currently, some pimping and pandering offenses may be classified differently; this bill would standardize them all as felony offenses.
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Official abstract
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-6-13 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to penalties for violating Code Sections 16-6-9 through 16-6-12, so as to modify the penalties for the offenses of pimping and pandering; to provide that all such offenses shall be punishable as felony offenses; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date and for applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Sponsors (6)
- Brian Strickland Republican · primary
- Randy Robertson Republican · primary
- Bo Hatchett Republican · primary
- Timothy Bearden Republican · primary
- Rick Williams Republican · primary
- John Albers Republican · primary
Action history (17)
- Feb 20, 2026 Senate Hopper · upper
- Feb 24, 2026 Senate Read and Referred · upper
- Mar 3, 2026 Senate Committee Favorably Reported · upper
- Mar 4, 2026 Senate Read Second Time · upper
- Mar 6, 2026 Senate Tabled · upper
- Mar 6, 2026 Senate Taken from Table · upper
- Mar 6, 2026 Senate Third Read · upper
- Mar 6, 2026 Senate Passed/Adopted · upper
- Mar 9, 2026 House First Readers · lower
- Mar 10, 2026 House Second Readers · lower
- Mar 19, 2026 House Committee Favorably Reported · lower
- Mar 25, 2026 House Third Readers · lower
- Mar 25, 2026 House Passed/Adopted · lower
- Apr 10, 2026 Senate Sent to Governor · upper
- May 6, 2026 Senate Date Signed by Governor · upper
- May 6, 2026 Act 417 · upper
- Jul 1, 2026 Effective Date · legislature
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