Georgia Senate Bill 39 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 17)
Status: Introduced on January 27 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-01-28 - Senate Read and Referred
Pending: Senate Ethics Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 21-2-216 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to qualifications of electors generally, reregistration of electors purged from list, eligibility of nonresidents who vote in presidential elections, retention of qualification for standing as elector, evidence of citizenship, and check of convicted felons and deceased persons databases, so as to provide that convictions for offenses involving the purchase, possession, or control of certain controlled substances shall not prevent persons from registering, remaining registered, or voting; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Qualifications of Electors; convictions for offenses involving the purchase, possession, or control of certain controlled substances shall not prevent persons from registering, remaining registered, or voting; provide

Sen. Harold Jones [D]	Sen. Nan Orrock [D]	Sen. Kim Jackson [D]	Sen. Sheikh Rahman [D]
Sen. Nikki Merritt [D]	Sen. David Lucas [D]	Sen. Valencia Seay [D]	Sen. Sally Harrell [D]
Sen. Michael Rhett [D]	Sen. Freddie Sims [D]	Sen. Gail Davenport [D]	Rep. Michelle Au [D]
Sen. Emanuel Jones [D]	Sen. Jennifer Jordan [D]	Sen. Ed Harbison [D]	Sen. Lester Jackson [D]
Sen. Gloria Butler [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-01-28	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2021-01-27	Senate	Senate Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/59065
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/196132