Georgia · House Bill 421 · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Interstate Sexual Predator Prevention Act; enact

  1. Introduced Feb 12, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 13, 2025
  3. Passed the House Mar 6, 2026
  4. Failed  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to crimes and offenses, so as to establish the offense of traveling to meet a minor for indecent purposes; to provide penalties; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Every action

14 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 6 earlier steps
  1. HouseHouse Hopper
  2. CommitteeHouse First Readers · House Judiciary Non-Civil
  3. HouseHouse Second Readers
  4. CommitteeHouse Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · House Judiciary Non-Civil
  5. HouseHouse Postponed
  6. HouseHouse Postponed
  1. HouseHouse Postponed
  2. HouseHouse Postponed
  3. HouseHouse Third Readers
  4. HouseHouse Passed/Adopted By Substitute
  5. CommitteeSenate Read and Referred · Senate Judiciary
  6. CommitteeSenate Committee Favorably Reported · Senate Judiciary
  7. SenateSenate Read Second Time
  8. SenateSenate Tabled

Roll calls

2 recorded votes: 2 on the floor, 0 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

PASSAGE (House Vote #675) · Full House

Passed 164–0
Mar 6, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 164 No 0 Not voting 16
Democrats: 73 yes, 0 no Republicans: 91 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 164

Not voting · 2

Excused · 11

MOTION TO TABLE REMAINING LEGISLATION ON THE RULES CALENDAR (Senate Vote #912) · Full Senate

39–10
Mar 31, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 39 No 10 Not voting 7
Democrats: 12 yes, 7 no Republicans: 27 yes, 3 no
How each member voted

Yes · 39

No · 10

Not voting · 2

Excused · 3

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 5 cosponsors: 5 Republicans.

All 5 cosponsors

From Georgia's official records (www.legis.ga.gov), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.