GA HB397 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 7)
Status: Engrossed on March 6 2025 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2025-04-02 - Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]
Status: Engrossed on March 6 2025 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2025-04-02 - Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elections and primaries generally, so as to allow municipalities to opt in to providing advance voting on Saturdays for municipal elections; to revise provisions related to the timelines for calling special elections and the dates on which special elections can be held; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Title
Elections; allow municipalities to opt in to providing advance voting on Saturdays for municipal elections
Sponsors
| Rep. Tim Fleming [R] | Rep. John LaHood [R] | Rep. Rob Leverett [R] | Rep. Joseph Gullett [R] |
| Rep. Mitchell Scoggins [R] | Rep. David Clark [R] | Sen. Ricky Williams [R] |
Roll Calls
2025-04-02 - Senate - Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #394 (Y: 33 N: 23 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-02 - Senate - Motion To Engross: Sb 214, Hb 66, Hb 79, Hb 129, Hb 134, Hb 141, Hb 370, Hb 397, Hb 445, Hb 463, Hb 532, Hb 586, Hb 652: Senate Vote #383 (Y: 31 N: 24 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-03-06 - House - Passage: House Vote #266 (Y: 159 N: 13 NV: 1 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2025-04-02 - Senate - Motion To Engross: Sb 214, Hb 66, Hb 79, Hb 129, Hb 134, Hb 141, Hb 370, Hb 397, Hb 445, Hb 463, Hb 532, Hb 586, Hb 652: Senate Vote #383 (Y: 31 N: 24 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-03-06 - House - Passage: House Vote #266 (Y: 159 N: 13 NV: 1 Abs: 7) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-02 | Senate | Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute |
| 2025-04-02 | Senate | Senate Third Read |
| 2025-04-02 | Senate | Senate Engrossed |
| 2025-03-28 | Senate | Senate Read Second Time |
| 2025-03-28 | Senate | Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
| 2025-03-10 | Senate | Senate Read and Referred |
| 2025-03-06 | House | House Passed/Adopted By Substitute |
| 2025-03-06 | House | House Third Readers |
| 2025-03-06 | House | House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
| 2025-03-04 | House | House Withdrawn, Recommitted |
| 2025-02-27 | House | House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
| 2025-02-13 | House | House Second Readers |
| 2025-02-12 | House | House First Readers |
| 2025-02-11 | House | House Hopper |
