SB 398

Georgia Senate bill in Session 1033.

Status: failed. Latest action: March 31, 2026.

Wiretapping, Eavesdropping, Surveillance, and Related Offenses; criminal offenses of virtual peeping; establish.

Bill ID GA-1033-SB-398

Session 1033

Status failed

Committee Judiciary Non-Civil | Judiciary

Senate failed 2026-03-31

Artificial Intelligence Criminal Justice Privacy / Data / Technology

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 3 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to wiretapping, eavesdropping, surveillance, and related offenses, so as to establish criminal offenses of virtual peeping; to prohibit the use of a generative artificial intelligence system to generate images of individuals with the knowledge that such generation was without authorization or consent; to provide for penalties; to provide for an exception; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Sponsor

Hatchett, Bo

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Actions Timeline

Date	Event	Detail
2026-01-13	Introduced	Bill introduced
2026-03-31	Status	failed
2026-03-31	Latest Action	Senate Disagreed House Amend or Sub

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