They're Coming for Your Vote, Your Doctor, Your Library, and Your Neighbor. Here's How to Fight Back.

LEGISLATION WATCH: BILLS THAT AFFECT YOUR RIGHTS RIGHT NOW

Our democracy and our community are under pressure from multiple directions at once — and the legislative battles happening in Washington and Atlanta right now will shape what Georgia looks like for years to come. Here's what's on the table, where we stand, and what you can do about it.

🚨 OPPOSE: H.R. 22 — The SAVE Act (Federal)

The so-called "Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act" passed the U.S. House in February 2026 and now heads to the Senate. Don't let the name fool you — this bill is voter suppression dressed up as election security.

Here's what it actually does: it requires every American to provide documentary proof of citizenship — a passport or birth certificate — every time they register or update their voter registration. A standard REAL ID or driver's license won't cut it. Neither will a military ID on its own. And in most cases, this would have to be done in person.

The problem? Over 21 million eligible American citizens don't have easy access to those documents. Think about who that hits hardest: college students away from home, rural residents who've never needed a passport, women and trans people whose documents reflect a former name, families who lost records to a natural disaster, and naturalized citizens navigating a complex documentation system. The Kansas experience says it all — a similar state-level law blocked over 30,000 eligible citizens from registering while catching a handful of actual noncitizens.

Noncitizen voting in federal elections is already illegal, already rare, and already being caught. This bill doesn't solve a real problem. It creates a new barrier to the ballot for millions of real Americans.

What you can do: Contact U.S. Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock and urge them to hold the line against the SAVE Act. Then go further — reach out to your network of contacts in states with Republican senators who are persuadable. The Senate is where this bill must die.

📞 Sen. Jon Ossoff: (202) 224-3521 — https://www.ossoff.senate.gov/contact/

📞 Sen. Raphael Warnock: (202) 224-3643 — https://www.warnock.senate.gov/contact/

🚨 OPPOSE: HB 54 — Trans Healthcare Ban (Georgia)

This one started as a routine home healthcare services bill. Then, on February 10, 2026, Georgia Senate Republicans quietly gutted it on Crossover Day, adding two amendments that would ban doctors from prescribing puberty blockers to minors with gender dysphoria and strip gender-affirming care coverage from the Georgia State Employee Health Benefit Plan.

That means transgender state workers and their dependents — including adults — could lose medically necessary care through their employer-sponsored insurance. Every major U.S. medical and mental health organization, including the American Medical Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics, recognizes gender-affirming care as evidence-based and medically necessary. Georgia has already paid out millions in discrimination settlements over previous bans. This bill is both medically harmful and legally reckless.

The amended bill now goes back to the House. House Speaker Jon Burns' office has signaled limited appetite for it — which means now is exactly the moment to apply pressure.

What you can do: Call your Georgia state representative and tell them to reject HB 54's amended version and vote NO. Use the call script at https://www.gafasttrack.com/hb54 or find your rep at https://www.legis.ga.gov/members/house

🚨 OPPOSE: SB 74 — Criminalize Librarians (Georgia)

Since 1983, Georgia law has protected librarians from criminal prosecution for sharing books that someone might find controversial. SB 74 would repeal that protection entirely.

The bill uses an archaic legal definition of "harmful materials" that explicitly lists "homosexuality" as a category of explicit content — meaning a librarian who loans out a book with LGBTQ characters could theoretically face criminal charges. This isn't about protecting children. It's about using the threat of prosecution to pressure librarians into self-censorship and clearing LGBTQ books off public shelves. The bill passed the Senate in 2025 and advanced through the House Judiciary Non-Civil Committee in February 2026. It's moving.

What you can do: Contact your Georgia state representative and demand they vote NO on SB 74. Find the call script at https://www.gafasttrack.com/sb74 or reach your rep at https://www.legis.ga.gov/members/house

🚨 OPPOSE: SB 116 — Forced DNA Collection for Immigration Detainees (Georgia)

Introduced February 4, 2026, SB 116 would expand Georgia's mandatory DNA collection laws to require DNA samples from anyone held in a detention facility who has an immigration detainer — regardless of whether they've been charged with any crime, let alone convicted of one.

That's the critical point: an immigration detainer is not a criminal charge. It means ICE believes someone may be subject to deportation. Under this bill, that administrative determination alone would be enough to force someone to submit their DNA to the state, where it would be analyzed and stored permanently. This creates a two-tiered justice system — one where immigration status strips you of basic due process rights that every other Georgian is entitled to. The bill is currently pending in the Senate Public Safety Committee.

What you can do: Contact your Georgia state senator and urge them to oppose SB 116 in committee. Find the call script at https://www.gafasttrack.com/sb116 or reach your senator at https://www.legis.ga.gov/members/senate

🚨 OPPOSE: HB 441 — Personhood from Fertilization (Georgia)

The "Georgia Prenatal Equal Protection Act" would grant full legal personhood to fertilized eggs from the moment of fertilization, effectively making abortion a homicide charge under existing law — with no exceptions for rape, incest, or the mother's life.

This goes dramatically further than Georgia's existing six-week ban. It would also devastate IVF access: because the process typically involves fertilizing multiple embryos, some of which may not be implanted or may not survive, fertility doctors could face criminal liability for the natural course of medical treatment. The bill had a crowded, contentious committee hearing in March 2025 — so many people showed up that state troopers had to intervene — but no vote was taken and none is currently scheduled. It appears stalled, but it remains alive in the current biennium session.

What you can do: Keep the pressure on. Contact your Georgia state representative and make clear that HB 441 is unacceptable — not just as an abortion ban, but as an attack on IVF and basic reproductive healthcare. https://www.gafasttrack.com/hb441 or https://www.legis.ga.gov/members/house

🚨 OPPOSE: HB 397 — Election Administration Overhaul (Georgia)

This sprawling Republican elections bill passed both chambers during the 2025 session in different forms, but stalled when the House and Senate couldn't reconcile their versions before adjournment. It remains alive in the current biennium — and a new 2026 version of Republican voting overhaul is already moving.

What does it do? The bill would move the State Election Board from oversight by the Secretary of State to the State Accounting Office, giving it more independence from elected accountability. It would restrict Georgia's participation in ERIC — the multistate voter registration database that helps catch duplicate and outdated registrations — and place new limits on information sharing with outside organizations. It would tighten rules on drop boxes and absentee ballot hand-delivery. Critics say the cumulative effect is a further erosion of voting access, particularly for communities that rely on drop boxes and automatic voter registration systems, while expanding the power of Trump-aligned State Election Board members who are already pushing to take control of elections in Fulton County.

What you can do: Call your Georgia state representative and senator and tell them Georgia's elections don't need more roadblocks — they need more access. https://www.gafasttrack.com/hb397 or https://www.legis.ga.gov/members/house

🚨 OPPOSE: SB 21 — Anti-Sanctuary Cities (Georgia)

SB 21 would strip sovereign immunity from local governments, their officials, and their employees if those governments are found to have "sanctuary policies" — meaning any policy that limits local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement. It would also require sheriffs and jail staff to honor ICE detainer requests, which are civil administrative notices, not criminal warrants.

The bill passed the Georgia Senate in February 2025 but was pulled from the House floor at the end of the 2025 session and recommitted to committee. It is still alive. This bill would effectively force local governments to choose between their communities and federal immigration enforcement, exposing teachers, school districts, and public servants to personal legal liability for doing their jobs. As opponents noted during testimony: there are no sanctuary cities in Georgia. This bill invents a problem to justify punishing local officials who prioritize community trust over ICE cooperation.

What you can do: Contact your Georgia state senator and representative and demand they oppose SB 21 if it comes back to the floor. https://www.gafasttrack.com/sb21 or https://www.legis.ga.gov/members/senate

✅ SUPPORT: SB 389 — Unmask ICE (Georgia)

Sponsored by Sen. Kim Jackson, this bill would require immigration enforcement agents to wear visible ID badges and prohibit them from covering their faces during enforcement operations, except for legitimate medical or safety reasons or bona fide covert operations.

Right now, ICE agents are operating in our communities in masks and tactical gear with no visible identification. Residents — including U.S. citizens — cannot tell whether the people pulling their neighbors out of cars are federal agents or not. The shooting death of Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old U.S. citizen, during an ICE operation in Minnesota made the stakes of this accountability gap crystal clear.

If Georgia police and Georgia legislators can do dangerous jobs without hiding their faces, so can ICE. This is basic accountability.

What you can do: Contact your Georgia state senator and demand a committee hearing on SB 389. Share this bill with your networks, especially in communities where ICE operations are occurring. https://www.gafasttrack.com/sb389 or https://www.legis.ga.gov/members/senate

✅ SUPPORT: SB 390 — National Guard Oversight (Georgia)

Sponsored by Senate Minority Leader Harold Jones, this bill would prevent National Guard units from being deployed inside Georgia without the governor's explicit permission — unless they're acting under validly invoked federal authority. This is a direct response to the Trump administration's deployment of National Guard troops in cities including Los Angeles, Chicago, and Memphis, which Democrats argue are unconstitutional shows of force.

This is about protecting Georgia from federal military overreach. Our state's Guard should answer to Georgians.

What you can do: Contact your Georgia state senator and tell them you support SB 390 and want to see a committee hearing. https://www.gafasttrack.com/sb390 or https://www.legis.ga.gov/members/senate

✅ SUPPORT: SB 391 — Warrants for Sensitive Locations (Georgia)

Sponsored by Sen. Nabilah Parkes, SB 391 would require a judicial warrant before any immigration enforcement operation can take place at a school, college campus, house of worship, hospital, public library, or domestic violence shelter.

A deportation order or immigration court notice is not a judicial warrant — a judge hasn't reviewed the circumstances and determined there's sufficient cause. Without this protection, these spaces are no longer safe havens. Parents are afraid to send their kids to school. People are afraid to go to the doctor. Survivors of domestic violence are afraid to seek shelter. That fear is itself a form of community harm.

This is basic constitutional due process.

What you can do: Call your Georgia state senator and tell them no immigration raids without a judge's sign-off — not at schools, not at churches, not at hospitals. Full stop. https://www.gafasttrack.com/sb391 or https://www.legis.ga.gov/members/senate

✅ SUPPORT: SB 397 — Sue Federal Agents Who Violate Your Rights (Georgia)

Sponsored by Sen. Josh McLaurin, this bill would create a civil cause of action allowing Georgians to personally sue federal officials who violate their constitutional rights during immigration enforcement operations. It would put ICE agents on the same legal footing as state and local law enforcement — accountable for their conduct.

Right now, federal agents have broader legal insulation than local police. This bill changes that. If an agent violates your rights, you can take them to court.

What you can do: Urge your Georgia state senator to support SB 397 and push for a full committee hearing. https://www.gafasttrack.com/sb397 or https://www.legis.ga.gov/members/senate

✅ SUPPORT: SB 464 — Block ICE Surveillance Tech (Georgia)

Sponsored by Sen. Jaha Howard and six Democratic co-sponsors, SB 464 would prohibit federal immigration authorities from using certain technologies to identify individuals for immigration enforcement purposes. Introduced February 4, 2026, and currently pending in the Senate Public Safety Committee.

This legislation targets the growing use of tools like facial recognition, license plate readers, and other surveillance systems that ICE is increasingly deploying to identify and track people — often without a warrant, without probable cause, and in ways that sweep up U.S. citizens and legal residents alongside anyone they're actually targeting. This is a Fourth Amendment issue as much as an immigration issue. Surveillance technology doesn't ask for your papers — it just watches everyone, all the time, and hands the data to federal enforcement.

Georgians should not be subject to a dragnet simply because they exist in public spaces.

What you can do: Contact your Georgia state senator and urge them to support SB 464 and push the Senate Public Safety Committee to hold a hearing. https://www.legis.ga.gov/members/senate

HOW TO FIND AND CONTACT YOUR LEGISLATORS

To find your Georgia state senators and representatives: https://www.legis.ga.gov/members/senate and https://www.legis.ga.gov/members/house

To find your U.S. Congressional representatives: https://www.congress.gov/members/find-your-member

When you call or write, keep it simple: state who you are, where you live, which bill you're calling about, and what you want your representative to do. Even a 60-second voicemail counts. Volume matters. If you want a ready-made call script for any of the Georgia bills, visit https://www.gafasttrack.com and select your bill.