https://wacn21-news-1a92c2.pages.catalystgroup.tech/categories/legislation/Recent content in Legislation on WACN 21 NewsHugoen-us© 2026 WACN 21 News. All rights reserved.Fri, 15 May 2026 10:30:00 -0400https://wacn21-news-1a92c2.pages.catalystgroup.tech/politics/kemp-signs-service-dog-protections/Fri, 15 May 2026 10:30:00 -0400https://wacn21-news-1a92c2.pages.catalystgroup.tech/politics/kemp-signs-service-dog-protections/<p>Governor Brian Kemp signed <strong>House Bill 668</strong> into law on Thursday, giving Georgia some of the strongest service dog protections in the Southeast and taking direct aim at the growing problem of fake service animals in public spaces.</p> <p>The legislation, passed during the <strong>2026 legislative session</strong>, does two things: it significantly increases criminal penalties for anyone who intentionally harms or kills a service dog, and it makes it a <strong>misdemeanor offense</strong> to falsely represent a pet as a service animal.</p>https://wacn21-news-1a92c2.pages.catalystgroup.tech/state/georgia-safe-haven-law-expansion/Fri, 08 May 2026 09:00:00 -0400https://wacn21-news-1a92c2.pages.catalystgroup.tech/state/georgia-safe-haven-law-expansion/<p>Georgia has significantly broadened the options available to parents who need to safely surrender a newborn, part of a sweeping child welfare agenda that defined the <strong>2026 legislative session</strong>.</p> <p><strong>House Bill 350</strong>, signed into law this spring, expands the state&rsquo;s Safe Haven law to include <strong>ambulances, public safety vehicles, and approved safety devices</strong> as locations where a newborn can be surrendered without fear of criminal prosecution. Previously, the law limited safe surrender to <strong>hospitals and fire stations</strong> only.</p>