HB 925 Georgia House · 2023-2024 Regular Session

Protecting Religious Assembly in States of Emergency (PRAISE) Act; enact

Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 3 of Title 38 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to emergency management, so as to prohibit any governmental entity from discriminating against and closing a place of worship during an emergency; to provide for civil relief and damages; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
House Passage
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 11, 2024 Last action Mar 26, 2024
Floor votes · House Feb 13, 2024

How they voted

9742
Passed · 12 other
Total votes 151
Feb 13, 2024
D Democratic63
12 Yea 42 Nay 9
66% Nay
R Republican88
85 Yea 3
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
11
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Mar 20, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Feb 15, 2024
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Feb 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Jan 11, 2024
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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