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'''William Rhett Hickman''' is an [[American people|American]] politician from Georgia. Hickman is a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] member of the [[Georgia State Senate]] for District 4.<ref>https://www.legis.ga.gov/members/senate/4972?session=1029</ref>
'''William Rhett Hickman''' (born September 7, 1952) is an [[American people|American]] politician from Georgia. Hickman is a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] member of the [[Georgia State Senate]] for District 4.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.legis.ga.gov/members/senate/4972?session=1029|title=Georgia General Assembly}}</ref>


In January 2024, Hickman co-sponsored S.B.{{nbsp}}390, which would withhold government funding for any libraries in Georgia affiliated with the [[American Library Association]].<ref name="ajc.tagami-24-sb-390">{{cite news |last1=Tagami |first1=Ty |title=Georgia GOP senators target American Library Association with new bill |url=https://www.ajc.com/education/georgia-gop-senators-target-american-library-association-with-new-bill/QNJGABPZC5AOVNEAJKCVOJUW5Q/ |access-date=25 January 2024 |work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |date=January 25, 2024}}</ref><ref name="gga-sb-390-2024">{{cite web |title=SB 390 |url=https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/66273 |publisher=Georgia General Assembly |access-date=25 January 2024}}</ref>
==Political career==
'''Anti-Protest Legislation'''

On February 11th, 2021, Hickman co-sponsored senate bill 171, which increases penalties for certain offenses committed during an "unlawful assembly."<ref>{{Cite web|title=Georgia General Assembly|url=https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/59676|access-date=2021-03-19|website=www.legis.ga.gov}}</ref> The bill failed to receive a committee vote before Georgia's [[Legislative calendar|crossover day.]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Legislative Navigator - AJC|url=https://legislativenavigator.ajc.com/?_gl=1*undded*_ga*MzMwOTkxNTY0LjE1OTk1OTAyNTQ.*_ga_6VR7Y4BTY5*MTYxNjEyMDkxOS4zLjAuMTYxNjEyMDkxOS4w#bills/59676|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-19|website=legislativenavigator.ajc.com}}</ref> The [[ACLU of Georgia|American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia]] said the bill "tramples on and makes a mockery of the First Amendment."<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-03-01|title=ACLU of Georgia Opposes Bill that Tramples First Amendment|url=https://www.acluga.org/en/aclu-georgia-opposes-bill-tramples-first-amendment|access-date=2021-03-19|website=ACLU of Georgia|language=en}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 10:43, 30 November 2024

Billy Hickman
Member of the Georgia Senate
from the 4th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
August 21, 2020
Preceded byJack Hill
Personal details
Born (1952-09-07) September 7, 1952 (age 72)
Political partyRepublican
SpouseJo Ann Hickman

William Rhett Hickman (born September 7, 1952) is an American politician from Georgia. Hickman is a Republican member of the Georgia State Senate for District 4.[1]

In January 2024, Hickman co-sponsored S.B. 390, which would withhold government funding for any libraries in Georgia affiliated with the American Library Association.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "Georgia General Assembly".
  2. ^ Tagami, Ty (January 25, 2024). "Georgia GOP senators target American Library Association with new bill". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  3. ^ "SB 390". Georgia General Assembly. Retrieved 25 January 2024.


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