2025-2026 Regular Session

SB514

Primaries and Elections; use of ballot drop boxes; eliminate authorization

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to primaries and elections generally, so as to eliminate authorization for the use of ballot drop boxes; to revise provisions relating to dates for certain special elections related to sales and use taxes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Ethics
Last status date: February 18, 2026
Last status update: Senate Read and Referred
Pending committee: Ethics
Author: Timothy Bearden
Co-sponsors: Ricky Williams Randy Robertson Greg Dolezal Matt Brass Jason T. Dickerson

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Committee referrals

February 18, 2026 · Senate

Ethics

Instrument history

This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.

February 18, 2026
Senate Senate Read and Referred
February 17, 2026
Senate Senate Hopper

Source provenance

LegiScan bill ID: 2118526
LegiScan session ID: 2167
Source file: var/states/georgia/source/legiscan/2167-841ad2a0e705/bill/SB514.json
Package observed: 2026-07-17T02:17:01+00:00