Georgia legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia HB1282: Criminal procedure; offenses involving a victim under 16 years of age; include offense of aggravated sexual battery
Status: In committee, February 26, 2026
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 17-3-2.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exclusions for certain offenses involving a victim under 16 years of age, so as to include the offense of aggravated sexual battery; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend Code Section 17-3-2.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exclusions for certain offenses involving a victim under 16 years of age, so as to include the offense of aggravated sexual battery; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED To amend Code Section 17-3-2.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exclusions for certain offenses involving a victim under 16 years of age, so as to include the offense of aggravated sexual battery; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: SECTION 1. Code Section 17-3-2.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exclusions for certain offenses involving a victim under 16 years of age, is amended by revising said Code section as follows: "17-3-2.1. (a) For crimes committed during the period beginning on July 1, 1992, and ending on June 30, 2012, if the victim of a violation (2) Rape, as defined in Code Section 16-6-1; (3) Sodomy or aggravated sodomy, as defined in Code Section 16-6-2; (4) Statutory rape, as defined in Code Section 16-6-3; H. B. 1282 LC 48 1731 (5) Child molestation or aggravated child molestation, as defined in Code Section 16-6-4; (6) Enticing a child for indecent purposes, as defined in Code Section 16-6-5; or (7) Incest, as defined in Code Section 16-6-22,; or (8) Aggravated sexual battery, as defined in Code Section 16-6-22.2, is under 16 years of age on the date of the violation, the applicable period within which …
Sponsors
- Tyler Smith (R, 18) · primary sponsor
- Stan Gunter (R, 8)
- Soo Hong (R, 103)
- Mitchell Scoggins (R, 14)
- Steven Sainz (R, 180)
Latest actions
- : House Committee Favorably Reported
- : House Second Readers
- : House First Readers
- : House Hopper
Common questions
- What is HB1282?
- HB1282 is a bill in the Georgia Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Criminal procedure; offenses involving a victim under 16 years of age; include offense of aggravated sexual battery.
- What does HB1282 do?
- In its own words: To amend Code Section 17-3-2.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exclusions for certain offenses involving a victim under 16 years of age, so as to include the offense of aggravated sexual battery; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB1282?
- In committee as of February 26, 2026. Latest action: House Committee Favorably Reported (February 26, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1282?
- Tyler Smith (R, 18), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1282?
- On the Georgia Legislature website: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73131
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