2025-2026 Regular SessionGeorgia Legislature

HB414: Elections; "person" to include certain nonresidents; revise definition

Legislative Summary

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 repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Bill History

2/12/2025
House Hopper
House of Representatives
2/13/2025
House First Readers
House of Representatives
2/18/2025
House Second Readers
House of Representatives
2/20/2025
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
House Third Readers
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
House of Representatives
2/27/2025
Senate Read and Referred
Senate
3/13/2025
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
Senate
3/18/2025
Senate Read Second Time
Senate

Roll Call Votes

Passage: House Vote #97
2/26/2025
153
Yea
9
Nay
5
Not Voting
13
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(2/26/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text2/27/202577.4 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text2/20/202575.3 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/13/202576.9 KB