A new proposal to give Georgia a law penalizing hate crimes is being held back for revisions after it was sharply criticized.
Advocates say the plan from Republican Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan is too broad that it would penalize crimes against nearly everyone. They also say it lacks key protections for transgender people. Georgia has gone 16 years without a hate crimes law after the state Supreme Court tossed out a previous version. It remains one of four states without such a law. The state House last year passed a proposal that remained stuck in the Senate until Duncan this week bowed to pressure and offered his own plan.