Harmful Materials to Minors; exemption for libraries and librarians from the provisions of Code Section 16-12-103; repeal
What it does: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 3 of Chapter 12 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to sale or distribution of harmful materials to minors, so as to repeal an exemption for libraries and librarians from the provisions of Code Section 16-12-103, relating to selling, loaning, distributing, or exhibiting materials harmful to minors; to provide that any violation of such Code section shall be a misdemeanor of a high and aggravated nature when committed knowingly; to provide for a defense for librarians who make good faith attempts to identify… (official summary)
Question before the chamber: PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE
The tally
Yes 32 · No 23 · Not voting 1
Bar: green = yes, brown = no, striped = not voting.
| Party | Yes | No | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrats | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Republicans | 32 | 0 | 1 |
Most Democrats voted no; most Republicans voted yes.
The full roll (56)
Yes 32
- Ben WatsonR1
- Bill CowsertR46
- Billy HickmanR4
- Blake TilleryR19
- Bo HatchettR50
- Brian StricklandR42
- Carden SummersR13
- Chuck HufstetlerR52
- Chuck PayneR54
- Clint DixonR45
- Drew EcholsR49
- Ed SetzlerR37
- Frank GinnR47
- Greg DolezalR27
- Jason AnavitarteR31
- John AlbersR56
- Kay KirkpatrickR32
- Larry WalkerR20
- Lee AndersonR24
- Marty HarbinR16
- Matt BrassR6
- Max BurnsR23
- Mike HodgesR3
- Randy RobertsonR29
- Rick WilliamsR25
- Russ GoodmanR8
- Sam WatsonR11
- Shawn StillR48
- Steve GoochR51
- Tim BeardenR30
- Former memberR
- Former memberR
No 23
- David LucasD26
- Derek MallowD2
- Doc RhettD33
- Donzella JamesD28
- Ed HarbisonD15
- Elena ParentD44
- Emanuel JonesD10
- Gail DavenportD17
- Harold JonesD22
- Josh McLaurinD14
- Kenya WicksD34
- Kim JacksonD41
- Nan OrrockD36
- Nikki MerrittD9
- Randal ManghamD55
- RaShaun KempD38
- Sally HarrellD40
- Sheikh RahmanD5
- Sonya HalpernD39
- Tonya AndersonD43
- Former memberD
- Former memberD
- Former memberD
Not voting 1
- Former memberR
“Not voting” is a recorded non-vote, not a reason for the absence. Parties come from public rosters; how we count.