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HB242 • 2025

Crimes and offenses; disorderly or disruptive conduct at any funeral or memorial service; include religious worship and observance

Crimes and offenses; disorderly or disruptive conduct at any funeral or memorial service; include religious worship and observance

Crime
Active

The official status still shows this bill as active or still awaiting another formal step.

Sponsor
Silcox, Deborah
Last action
2025-04-04
Official status
House Withdrawn, Recommitted
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill status is listed as 'Passed Legislature' with a note about final enrollment, but the specific last action recorded is 'House Withdrawn, Recommitted.' This creates uncertainty about whether the withdrawal happened before or after the reported passage. The explanation reflects the most recent specific action (withdrawal) to be safe.

HB242: Expanding Laws Against Disruptive Conduct at Funerals and Religious Services

This bill proposes to change Georgia law so that disorderly or disruptive conduct is a crime not only at funerals and memorial services but also during religious worship and observances.

What This Bill Does

  • Amends Code Section 16-11-34.2 regarding crimes committed at funerals, memorial services, religious worship, or observance.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill was withdrawn and recommitted to committee on April 4, 2025.
  • Because the bill has not passed into law yet, it does not have an effective date.

Bill History

  1. 2025-04-04 Georgia General Assembly

    House Withdrawn, Recommitted

Official Summary Text

Crimes and offenses; disorderly or disruptive conduct at any funeral or memorial service; include religious worship and observance