{"id":2406680,"date":"2025-02-25T17:56:58","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T22:56:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-bill-to-shield-politicians-addresses-advances-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-02-25T18:00:16","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T23:00:16","slug":"georgia-bill-to-shield-politicians-addresses-advances-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-bill-to-shield-politicians-addresses-advances-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Georgia bill to shield politicians&#8217; addresses advances &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgeorgia-bill-to-shield-politicians-addresses-advances-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2406680&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Georgia Senate Ethics Committee has\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-committee-unanimously-advances-bill-to-crack-down-on-chinese-owned-tiktok\/\" title=\"House Committee Unanimously Advances Bill To Crack Down on Chinese-Owned TikTok\">unanimously advanced<\/a> a new piece \u2064of legislation aimed at\u200d protecting the addresses\u2064 of politicians and political candidates in light of a rise in\u200c threats and\u2062 \u201cswatting\u201d incidents. These \u2062events, which <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">involve false emergency calls leading law enforcement<\/a> to treat \u200dthe targeted individuals as threats, have sparked concerns for \u200bpoliticians&#8217; safety. The \u2064proposed Senate Bill \u2062199 will redact identifiable\u2063 home addresses from any records released by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-radical-prosecutor-nominee-faces-mounting-opposition\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s Radical Prosecutor Nominee Faces Mounting Opposition\">state ethics commission<\/a>. \u2064While some\u200d lawmakers raised concerns about how this could affect residency\u2064 challenges, the bill&#8217;s sponsor, Senator Sam Watson, assured that addresses would still\u200c need to \u2062be filed but would be kept confidential in public disclosures. The measure is seen as a necessary step to protect\u2064 politicians, especially after incidents leading to violence in the state. The bill\u2064 will now proceed to the \u2062Senate Rules Committee before being voted on \u200dby the full chamber.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Legislation to shield politicians&rsquo; addresses advances in Georgia Senate<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2015964\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/georgia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Georgia\">Georgia<\/a> Senate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ethics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Ethics\">Ethics<\/a> Committee unanimously advanced legislation that would shield the addresses of politicians and political candidates after an uptick in threats in recent years.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Swatting&rdquo; incidents, typically someone calling law enforcement with a false report in an effort to put the victim of the action in danger of being treated as a threat, have been increasingly used against politicians and political candidates in recent years, especially during <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2708454\/republicans-get-unwelcome-christmas-surprises-with-police-called-to-their-homes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Christmas\">Christmas<\/a> 2023.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Georgia State Ethics Commission members, from right, Executive Director David Emadi, Chairman James Kreyenbuhl, and Vice Chairman Rick Thompson attend an Ethics Commission meeting, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo\/Charlotte Kramon)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While Georgia has passed laws strengthening penalties for &ldquo;swatting,&rdquo; Senate Bill 199 would take another step to protect politicians at their private residences by redacting &ldquo;any identifiable home addresses from any records the [state ethics] commission discloses, posts, or releases to the public.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Republican state Sen. Sam Watson, one of the sponsors of the legislation and the chairman of the chamber&rsquo;s ethics panel, said the bill would &ldquo;streamline&rdquo; and &ldquo;simplify&rdquo; deadlines regarding candidate financial disclosures and complaints, along with hiding addresses from publicly released documents.<\/p>\n<p>The legislation was unanimously pushed forward by the Senate Ethics Committee, though not without a few concerns over the addresses measure.<\/p>\n<p>One lawmaker questioned how it would affect residency challenges. State Ethics Commission Executive Director David Emadi responded to the concern at a hearing on Tuesday, saying the legislation would still require addresses to be filed in the disclosures but they would be redacted when released for public view.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/infrastructure\/3329544\/georgia-doge-passes-state-senate-despite-anger-over-musk-initiative\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"GEORGIA DOGE PASSES STATE SENATE DESPITE ANGER OVER MUSK APPROACH\">GEORGIA DOGE PASSES STATE SENATE DESPITE ANGER OVER MUSK APPROACH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Ten to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/9-box-office-duds-that-became-cult-classics\/\" title=\"9 Box Office Duds That Became Cult Classics\">fifteen years ago<\/a>, I would have been opposed to a concept like this, but I think within days of us talking about it, someone died in a swatting incident in Georgia. We&rsquo;re seeing this way too often, and I just think it&rsquo;s time for us to do something about it before someone gets really hurt,&rdquo; Emadi said.<\/p>\n<p>The bill now moves forward to the Senate Rules Committee before it can reach a vote of the full chamber.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2015964\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2015964\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Georgia Senate advances bill to protect politicians&#8217; addresses<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2638,"featured_media":2406681,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/georgia-ethics-laws.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3895,4977,4762,11152],"class_list":["post-2406680","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-bill","tag-georgia","tag-legislation","tag-politicians"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/georgia-ethics-laws.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2406680","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2638"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2406680"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2406680\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2406684,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2406680\/revisions\/2406684"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2406681"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2406680"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2406680"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2406680"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}