GA SB301

Prohibits any person, government officer, or agency from mutilating, defacing, damaging, destroying, removing, relocating, concealing, or altering monuments on public property, with violations constituting a misdemeanor

Expands definition of protected "monuments" to include statues, plaques, markers, flags, banners, structure names, and memorials dedicated to historical, military, religious, civil rights, political, social, or cultural events—including Confederate memorials

Imposes treble damages (3x repair/replacement cost) plus attorney's fees, court costs, and potential exemplary damages on violators; grants standing to any interested person or group to sue without showing personal injury

Requires agencies seeking to remove or relocate monuments to provide 90 days' public notice and offer the monument to third parties for continued public display; mandates the Department of Community Affairs establish a statewide monument registry by December 31 of the year following enactment

Explicitly waives sovereign immunity for the state and political subdivisions, and waives qualified immunity for public officers who violate monument protection provisions