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After Ahmaud Arbery's Killing, Georgia Governor Signs Hate Crimes Legislation : Updates: The Fight Against Racial Injustice The killing of Ahmaud Arbery prompted calls for the state to pass a hate crimes law. Until Friday, Georgia had been one of just four states without one on the books.Jason SlotkinUpdated at 5:20 p.m. ET Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Friday signed a hate crimes bill into law. The killing of Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man shot dead while jogging in February, drew nationwide attention and energized efforts to pass this law. Ahead of the signing on Friday, Kemp called House Bill 426 a "silver lining" amid difficult and stormy times. "There are plenty of disagreements and division, but today we stand together as Republicans and Democrats, Black and white, male and female ... to affirm a simple but powerful motto, Georgia is a state too great to hate," . Until Friday, Georgia had been without a hate crimes law, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. This type of law criminalizes acts motivated by aspects of a victim's identity such as race, religion, sexual orientation or disability. The Georgia Supreme Court had struck down a previous law in 2004. Georgia Public Broadcasting reported the state's high court had ruled that the law.Three white men, including a retired police officer, in connection with Arbery's death and charged with felony murder. The Justice Department said in May it to determine if hate crime charges were appropriate.A version of the bill had previously passed the state but stalled in the Senate. When lawmakers returned this month from a three-month hiatus due to COVID-19, they revived the legislation. The final version of the law also mandates the creation of a state database tracking hate crimes. Although the bill passed both chambers with strong bipartisan support, Georgia Public Broadcasting reported, passage of the legislation was not always guaranteed. The NPR member station said state Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan attempted to put forth "his own measure that would create a separate hate crime charge and tougher penalties than the House bill." That attempt failed. Senate Republicans last week added first responders as a protected class. Ahead of the signing of the legislation, Republican Rep. Chuck Efstration, the bill's lead sponsor, praised the final product. "The inability to call particularly heinous crimes appropriately is a loss to all Georgians," Efstration said. "Specific offenses may now be classified properly."The Republican governor also praised the bill as a bipartisan effort. "This bipartisan legislation is a powerful step forward. It's a sign of progress, and it's a milestone worth applauding," Kemp said.Sponsor Message

After Ahmaud Arbery's Killing, Georgia Governor Signs Hate Crimes Legislation : Updates: The Fight Against Racial Injustice The killing of Ahmaud Arbery prompted calls for the state to pass a hate crimes law. Until Friday, Georgia had been one of just four states without one on the books.Jason SlotkinUpdated at 5:20 p.m. ET Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Friday signed a hate crimes bill into law. The killing of Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man shot dead while jogging in February, drew nationwide attention and energized efforts to pass this law. Ahead of the signing on Friday, Kemp called...

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