GA SB175 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 12)
Status: Engrossed on March 3 2025 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2026-03-31 - House Third Reading Lost
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]
Status: Engrossed on March 3 2025 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2026-03-31 - House Third Reading Lost
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding elections and primaries, so as to prohibit the use of ranked-choice voting; to provide for certain exceptions; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Title
Elections and Primaries; use of ranked-choice voting; prohibit
Sponsors
| Sen. Randy Robertson [R] | Sen. Brandon Beach [R] | Sen. Matt Brass [R] | Sen. Russ Goodman [R] |
| Sen. Mike Hodges [R] | Sen. Marty Harbin [R] | Sen. Shawn Still [R] | Sen. Drew Echols [R] |
| Sen. Ricky Williams [R] | Sen. Ed Setzler [R] | Sen. Sam Watson [R] | Rep. Alan Powell [R] |
Roll Calls
2026-03-31 - House - Passage: House Vote #817 (Y: 89 N: 73 NV: 3 Abs: 11) [PASS]
2026-03-31 - House - Table: House Vote #816 (Y: 72 N: 91 NV: 3 Abs: 10) [FAIL]
2025-03-03 - Senate - Passage: Senate Vote #131 (Y: 36 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-03-03 - Senate - Motion To Engross: Sb 31, Sb 175: Senate Vote #115 (Y: 33 N: 23 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-03-31 - House - Table: House Vote #816 (Y: 72 N: 91 NV: 3 Abs: 10) [FAIL]
2025-03-03 - Senate - Passage: Senate Vote #131 (Y: 36 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-03-03 - Senate - Motion To Engross: Sb 31, Sb 175: Senate Vote #115 (Y: 33 N: 23 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | House | House Third Reading Lost |
| 2026-03-31 | House | House Third Readers |
| 2026-03-31 | House | House Third Readers |
| 2026-03-27 | House | House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
| 2025-04-04 | House | House Withdrawn, Recommitted |
| 2025-03-27 | House | House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
| 2025-03-06 | House | House Second Readers |
| 2025-03-04 | House | House First Readers |
| 2025-03-03 | Senate | Senate Passed/Adopted |
| 2025-03-03 | Senate | Senate Third Read |
| 2025-03-03 | Senate | Senate Engrossed |
| 2025-02-27 | Senate | Senate Read Second Time |
| 2025-02-26 | Senate | Senate Committee Favorably Reported |
| 2025-02-18 | Senate | Senate Read and Referred |
| 2025-02-13 | Senate | Senate Hopper |
