Ga. Lawmakers Push For Stalled Hate Crimes Bill To Pass, Be Renamed For Ahmaud Arbery

About a hundred people and state lawmakers gathered at the Historic Brunswick Courthouse to push for a stalled hate crimes bill to be passed and renamed for Ahmaud Arbery.

Emma Hurt / WABE

Some Georgia lawmakers are calling for a stalled hate crimes bill to be passed and renamed for Ahmaud Arbery, the young man who was killed while jogging in suburban Brunswick in February.

That bill has been stuck in a Senate committee since it passed the Georgia House more than a year ago.

Georgia is one of four states in the country without a hate crimes bill.