June 26, 2020 Atlanta - Gov. Brian Kemp and Rep. Calvin Smyre hold the signed HB 426, hate-crimes legislation, on the last day of the legislative session at Georgia State Capitol on Friday, June 26, 2020. Gov. Brian Kemp signed hate-crimes legislation into law on Friday after state lawmakers brokered a compromise over the proposal after 16 years of debate over whether to extend protections to people who are targeted because of biases. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)
