Two weeks after his arrest outside the Georgia House of Representatives chamber, state Senator Colton Moore has been allowed back in. Channel 2′s Richard Elliot was at the Georgia State Capitol on Tuesday where Moore was let back inside without having to give an apology.

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.

Georgia House Speaker Jon Burns announced Friday afternoon that with the blessing of former Speaker David Ralston’s family, State Sen. Colton Moore will be allowed back into the House chamber.

Republican Georgia state Senator Colton Moore received a hero's welcome at the State Capitol Tuesday following his arrest there a few weeks ago.

The state senator had been subject to a ban from the House chamber over previous disparaging remarks about late House speaker David Ralston.

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

Burns announced Friday afternoon that he would modify the ban to allow Moore, a Trenton Republican, to attend proceedings in the House when members of both chambers are present, such as when lawmakers heard from the governor Thursday.

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

The arrest comes as Governor Brian Kemp addresses the general assembly as part of his State of the State address.

Moore was previously banned from the house for making disparaging remarks about Former Speaker David Ralston, who died in 2022.

Supporters of state Sen. Colton Moore, who represents Trenton, greeted him as he prepared to enter the House for the first time in more than a year for a joint session of the legislature.

There are probably a handful of people in this area who had heard of State Senator Colton Moore before last week. Admittedly I was one of them. However, the number of people who know about him has increased multiple times after his arrest for simply trying to do his job as an elected office from Northwest Georgia.