HB426 would add further punishments for hate crimes committed in the state of Georgia.
The Georgia State Senate passed HB426 on June 23, 2020 by a vote of 29 to 22. We have assigned pluses to the nays because many hate crime laws may infringe on the First Amendment rights to freedom of speech and expression. “Hate” is a difficult and subjective term that doesn’t mean the same thing to each person.
| Legislator | Vote |
|---|---|
| John Albers | No |
| Tonya Anderson | Yes |
| Lee Anderson | No |
| Brandon Beach | Yes |
| Ellis Black | Yes |
| Matt Brass | No |
| Dean Burke | No |
| Gloria Butler | Yes |
| Bill Cowsert | Yes |
| Gail Davenport | Yes |
| Greg Dolezal | No |
| Mike Dugan | No |
| Frank Ginn | None |
| Steve Gooch | No |
| Marty Harbin | No |
| Ed Harbison | Yes |
| Tyler Harper | No |
| Sally Harrell | Yes |
| Bill Heath | No |
| Steve Henson | Yes |
| Chuck Hufstetler | Yes |
| Lester Jackson | Yes |
| Donzella James | Yes |
| Burt Jones | No |
| Harold Jones II | Yes |
| Emanuel Jones | Yes |
| Jennifer Jordan | Yes |
| Zahra Karinshak | Yes |
| John Kennedy | No |
| Kay Kirkpatrick | Yes |
| William Ligon | No |
| David Lucas | Yes |
| P.K. Martin | Yes |
| Butch Miller | Yes |
| Jeff Mullis | No |
| Nan Orrock | Yes |
| Elena Parent | Yes |
| Chuck Payne | No |
| Sheikh Rahman | Yes |
| Michael 'Doc' Rhett | Yes |
| Randy Robertson | No |
| Valencia Seay | None |
| Freddie Powell Sims | Yes |
| Jesse Stone | No |
| Brian Strickland | Yes |
| Carden Summers | No |
| Horacena Tate | Yes |
| Bruce Thompson | No |
| Blake Tillery | -- |
| Lindsey Tippins | None |
| Renee Unterman | No |
| Larry Walker III | No |
| Ben Watson | Yes |
| John Wilkinson | No |
| Nikema Williams | Yes |