A group of Republicans in Georgia’s state legislature have proposed creating an “ethics board” for journalists, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

The bill, titled the Ethics in Journalism Act, was introduced Tuesday by Rep. Andy Welch (R) and five GOP co-sponsors, according to the newspaper.

The proposed board would create “canons of ethics” for journalists, as well as issue opinions, develop accreditation and investigate complaints.

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The board would also allow anyone interviewed by the media to request and receive copies of photos, audio or video taken by reporters and photographers for free.

With the bill, Welch is seeking to set ethical norms for journalists to follow, according to the Journal-Constitution.

Welch did not immediately reply to a request for comment from The Hill.

Richard T. Griffiths of the Georgia First Amendment Foundation called the bill an attempt to curtail the First Amendment.

"First I thought this was an April Fools joke, but this is clearly an effort to rein in those who have been scrutinizing what’s been happening at the Legislature," he told the Journal-Constitution.

“Frankly, this is the kind of proposal one would expect to surface in a banana republic, not the Peach State,” he added.

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