GA SR926

Proposes an amendment to the Georgia Constitution (Article I) that would prohibit state and local government entities, courts, arbitrators, mediators, and administrative bodies from recognizing or enforcing any foreign or religious law, custom, or practice incompatible with the U.S. Constitution or the Georgia Constitution

Specifically enumerates prohibited practices including prejudicial treatment of women or minorities, forced or underage marriages, plural marriages, female genital mutilation, restrictions on leaving or changing one's religion, cruel and unusual punishments (e.g., amputation, stoning, flogging), and politically or religiously motivated violence

Bars Georgia courts and adjudicative entities from enforcing contractual provisions selecting foreign or religious law as governing law, recognizing foreign court decisions based on such laws, or directing disputes to forums governed by such laws

Prohibits courts from granting forum non conveniens claims if the alternative forum applies laws incompatible with the U.S. or Georgia Constitutions, declaring this the "strong public policy" of the state

Requires submission to Georgia voters as a ballot question for ratification or rejection, as provided under Article X of the Georgia Constitution