State House members voted narrowly Friday to resurrect aspects of a Senate bill relating to domestic terrorism.

Language from Senate Bill 1, which establishes a separate Department of Homeland Security, was attached to House Bill 452, which creates a database of unauthorized immigrants who commit felonies.

On Tuesday, House members voted not once, but twice against SB 1, a top Senate GOP priority.

The bill passed the House Friday with 96 votes, five more than the necessary 91 votes to pass. It now goes back to the Senate for review.

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8/26/17 - Atlanta, GA - Georgia leaders, including Gov. Nathan Deal, Sandra Deal, members of the King family, and Rep. Calvin Smyre,  were on hand for unveiling of the first statue of Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday at the statehouse grounds, more than three years after Gov. Nathan Deal first announced the project.  During the hour-long ceremony leading to the unveiling of the statue of Martin Luther King Jr. at the state Capitol on Monday, many speakers, including Gov. Nathan Deal, spoke of King's biography. The statue was unveiled on the anniversary of King's famed "I Have Dream" speech. BOB ANDRES  /BANDRES@AJC.COM

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