Senate Civil Rights Protections Study Committee; create
SR 444 is a resolution creating the Senate Civil Rights Protections Study Committee to examine Georgia's lack of comprehensive civil rights laws covering employment, housing, public accommodations, and public services. The committee will review existing protections, analyze discrimination data, study other states' laws, and assess enforcement mechanisms to identify gaps and recommend potential legislation. It will operate until December 1, 2025, and must file a report with the Senate based on its findings. This is a procedural step for future policy development, not an immediate law change.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 21, 2025
Last action Apr 2, 2025
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Floor votes · Senate Apr 2, 2025
How they voted
51–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 55
Apr 2, 2025
D
Democratic22
100% Yea
R
Republican33
87% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Mar 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Mar 25, 2025
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Mar 21, 2025
Introduced
Senate Hopper
upper
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bill Cowsert
RRepublican
P
Brian Strickland
RRepublican
P
Elena Parent
DDemocratic
P
Harold Jones
DDemocratic
P
Sonya Halpern
DDemocratic
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