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2025-2026 Regular Session

SB199

State Ethics Commission; shall not accept or reject complaints made against candidates 60 days prior to an election; provide

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 provide that the State Ethics Commission shall not accept or reject complaints made against candidates 60 days prior to an election; to revise provisions related to reporting income on personal financial disclosure statements for office holders; to provide that the commission shall not publicly release home address information in its possession; to revise lobbyist reporting requirements to make the reporting dates for such requirements more uniform; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Legislative progress

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Senate committee substitute February 26, 2025 Sent to Governor April 7, 2025 Governor approved May 14, 2025 Became law May 14, 2025

Recorded floor votes

3 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.

March 4, 2025 · Senate

Motion To Engross: Sb 177, Sb 199: Senate Vote #136

Passed

29 yea–17 nay · 4 not voting · 6 absent

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March 4, 2025 · Senate

Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #140

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

55 yea–0 nay · 1 absent

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March 31, 2025 · House

Passage: House Vote #366

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

167 yea–1 nay · 3 not voting · 9 absent

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Committee referrals

February 20, 2025 · Senate

Ethics

Instrument history

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  1. State Effective Date 2026-01-01
  2. State Act 293
  3. Senate Senate Date Signed by Governor
  4. Senate Senate Sent to Governor
  5. House House Passed/Adopted View roll call
  6. House House Third Readers
  7. House House Committee Favorably Reported
  8. House House Second Readers
  9. House House First Readers
  10. Senate Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
  11. Senate Senate Third Read
  12. Senate Senate Engrossed
  13. Senate Senate Read Second Time
  14. Senate Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
  15. Senate Senate Read and Referred
  16. Senate Senate Hopper
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