Elections; "person" to include certain nonresidents; revise definition
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Officially: “A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to government transparency and campaign finance, so as to revise the definition of "person" to include certain nonresidents of the state;” Read the full text
2025-2026 regular session
What it does
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to government transparency and campaign finance, so as to revise the definition of "person" to include certain nonresidents of the state; to provide the State Ethics Commission with supplementary investigatory powers related to persons, documents, or information located outside of the state; to revise venue provisions to address out-of-state persons; to provide for related matters; to
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Where it is
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House Hopper · Feb 12, 2025
House First Readers · Feb 13, 2025
House Second Readers · Feb 18, 2025
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · Feb 20, 2025
House Third Readers · Feb 26, 2025
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute · Feb 26, 2025
Senate Read and Referred · Feb 27, 2025
Senate Committee Favorably Reported · Mar 13, 2025
Senate Read Second Time · Mar 18, 2025
Senate Recommitted · Jan 12, 2026
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · Feb 3, 2026
Senate Engrossed · Feb 5, 2026
Senate Third Read · Feb 5, 2026
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute · Feb 5, 2026
House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub · Feb 11, 2026
House Sent to Governor · Apr 6, 2026
House Date Signed by Governor · May 11, 2026
Act 438 · May 11, 2026
Effective Date · May 11, 2026
The numbers
6
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Recorded votes
Agree to Senate SubstituteHouse · 2026-02-11 · yea 169, nay 0, notVoting 6, excused 5
PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTESenate · 2026-02-05 · yea 50, nay 1, notVoting 2, excused 3
PASSAGEHouse · 2025-02-26 · yea 153, nay 9, notVoting 5, excused 13
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