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GA HB1183

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

2/16/2010

Primary Sponsor

Stacey Abrams

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Origin

House of Representatives

2009-2010 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends Georgia Code Section 16-6-22 to make the offense of incest gender-neutral by replacing gendered terms like "daughter or stepdaughter," "son or stepson," and "brother and sister" with neutral terms like "child or stepchild" and "siblings"
  • Expands the incest statute to cover sodomy (as defined in Code Section 16-6-2) in addition to sexual intercourse
  • Updates the list of covered familial relationships to add "niece" to the aunt-nephew pairing and "nephew" to the uncle-niece pairing, ensuring all same-sex and opposite-sex combinations within those family relationships are covered
  • Retains the existing requirement that the person must know they are related to the other person by blood or by marriage
  • Sponsored by Representatives Neal (1st), Collins (27th), Powell (171st), Abrams (84th), and Benfield (85th)

Legislative Description

Sexual offenses; gender neutrality in incest offense; provide

Last Action

House Committee Favorably Reported

3/22/2010

Committee Referrals

Judiciary - Non-Civil2/16/2010

Full Bill Text

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