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Hall state House members against hate crime bill
Measure before Senate would boost penalties
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Georgia's state Capitol in Atlanta. - photo by Associated Press
A bill passed by the Georgia House of Representatives before Crossover Day would boost the punishments for convicted people who “intentionally selected” a victim because of some sort of bias or prejudice.