# Georgia SB 547: Offenses of Pimping and Pandering; modify the penalties

Georgia SB 547, Offenses of Pimping and Pandering; modify the penalties, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by John Albers (Republican), Timothy Bearden (Republican), Bo Hatchett (Republican) and 3 others; status signed, last action 2026-07-01 (Effective Date) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Georgia SB 547
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Offenses of Pimping and Pandering; modify the penalties
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-02-20
- Last action: 2026-07-01, Effective Date
- Sponsors: John Albers (Republican), Timothy Bearden (Republican), Bo Hatchett (Republican), Randy Robertson (Republican), Brian Strickland (Republican), Rick Williams (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Judiciary Non-Civil, Judiciary, General Bill
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (214 yes, 2 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Tougher penalties for pimping and pandering: cost, low. For offenses committed on or after July 1, 2026, Georgia treats pimping and pandering convictions as felonies. People convicted face one to ten years in prison, even for a first offense.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: John Albers (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Timothy Bearden (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Bo Hatchett (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Randy Robertson (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Brian Strickland (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Rick Williams (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Tyler Paul Smith (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-25 | House | PASSAGE | pass | 166 | 2 | 5 |
| 2026-03-06 | Senate | PASSAGE | pass | 48 | 0 | 4 |

## Actions (17)

- 2026-07-01: Effective Date
- 2026-05-06: Senate Date Signed by Governor (Senate)
- 2026-05-06: Act 417
- 2026-04-10: Senate Sent to Governor (Senate)
- 2026-03-25: House Third Readers (House)
- 2026-03-25: House Passed/Adopted (House)
- 2026-03-19: House Committee Favorably Reported (House)
- 2026-03-10: House Second Readers (House)
- 2026-03-09: House First Readers (House)
- 2026-03-06: Senate Tabled (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Senate Taken from Table (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Senate Third Read (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Senate Read Second Time (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2026-02-20: Senate Hopper (Senate)

## Bill text

- SB 547/AP* (v5): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/247722)

## Related bills

- SB 160: Reckless Stunt Driving; a motor vehicle involved in a second offense of reckless stunt driving; replace the forfeiture penalty (signed)
- SB 384: Motor Vehicle; optional five-year motor vehicle registration and revalidation for certain motor vehicles; provide (signed)
- SB 76: License Plates; specialty license plate benefitting the Georgia Veterans Service Foundation; establish (signed)
- SB 406: "Georgia Property Owners' Bill of Rights Act"; enact (signed)
- HB 1391: Specialty license plates; honor public safety officers; establish (signed)
- HB 1344: Georgia Insurance Affordability and Claims Integrity Act; enact (signed)

## Sources
- [SB 547/AP* (v5) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/247722)

## Related
- [SB 160: Reckless Stunt Driving; a motor vehicle involved in a second offense of reckles…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB160-2025-2026)
- [SB 384: Motor Vehicle; optional five-year motor vehicle registration and revalidation f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB384-2025-2026)
- [SB 76: License Plates; specialty license plate benefitting the Georgia Veterans Servic…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB76-2025-2026)
- [SB 406: "Georgia Property Owners' Bill of Rights Act"; enact](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB406-2025-2026)
- [HB 1391: Specialty license plates; honor public safety officers; establish](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB1391-2025-2026)
- [HB 1344: Georgia Insurance Affordability and Claims Integrity Act; enact](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB1344-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB547-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).