Learn more about the state senator who was arrested for entering the House chamber during Gov. Brian Kemp’s State of the State address.

Following a dramatic standoff with security during Governor Brian Kemp's State of the State address, Georgia State Senator Colton Moore was arrested Thursday for trying to violate a prohibition that prevented him from entering the Georgia House chambers.

Sen. Moore was banned from entering House chambers after making controversial comments about late House Speaker David Ralston.

The Republican senator was arrested by Georgia state police as he was trying to enter the state House chamber. Moore says he's not backing down.

ATLANTA — Georgia's House speaker said Friday that he's lifting his ban on a state senator entering the House chamber, a day after Sen. Colton Moore was arrested after he tried to enter for Gov. Brian Kemp's state of the state speech.

A Georgia state senator and hardline supporter of President-elect Trump appeared to be pushed to the floor before being arrested while trying to enter the state House chamber on Thursday.

A Georgia state senator has had his ban from entering the state House chamber revoked following an ugly incident on Thursday which saw him flung to the floor, arrested and subsequently hospitalized.

Georgia state Sen. Colton Moore (R) was arrested and transported to the Fulton County Jail on Thursday for attempting to enter the House Chamber to hear Gov. Brian Kemp’s (R) state address after

Police pushed state Sen. Colton Moore to the ground and arrested him as he attempted to enter the state House chamber from which he had been banned.

Police arrested Sen. Colton Moore at Georgia's State Capitol Thursday after he attempted to attend Gov. Brian Kemp's State of the State address. "I have an obligation to be in that room," he said. "I have a responsibility to 200,000 northwest Georgians who duly elected me to be here today."

Georgia Sen. Colton Moore speaks after he was released from Fulton County Jail on Thursday. He was arrested at the capitol after he tried to attend Gov. Brian Kemp's State of the State address.

The proposal backed by Lt. Gov. Burt Jones takes a subtle swipe at Attorney General Chris Carr. The two will likely face off in the 2026 GOP primary.