A Georgia state Senate committee is reviving a proposal to require a permit for any protest statewide, and classify it as an illegal assembly if two or more people harass someone in a wide range of public places, among other restrictions.
The proposal also would make it a felony to harm any state structure during an illegal assembly, and make it a felony to block a street or highway after a police officer tells people to leave.
The Senate Public Safety Committee on Thursday voted 5-3 for the amended version of House Bill 289, which previously dealt with requiring a drug and alcohol education course for teens seeking a driver’s license. Georgia lawmakers often remove old language and replace it with an unrelated proposal in the closing days of a session.
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