---
type: "Bill"
title: "Elections; use of the boundaries of a gated community as the boundaries of a precinct; authorize"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to precincts and polling places, so as to authorize the use of the boundaries of a gated community as the boundaries of a precinct; to require detailed maps and certain other information to be maintained; to require that such communities be open to the public on election days; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2013_14"
identifier: "HB 87"
citation: "Georgia HB 87 (2013_14)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dustin Hightower", "Jay Powell", "Kevin Cooke", "Lynn Smith", "Randy Nix", "Tom Weldon"]
version_count: 13
action_count: 17
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2013-01-17"
last_action: "2013-04-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e0f1cc7f-2175-476f-97f9-3a714a642529"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "ab764dd54bc36005caa6de0ba8d0ab43b875b3ddcad13259fac9ec8104e365f7"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---

# Georgia HB 87 (2013_14) — Elections; use of the boundaries of a gated community as the boundaries of a precinct; authorize

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to precincts and polling places, so as to authorize the use of the boundaries of a gated community as the boundaries of a precinct; to require detailed maps and certain other information to be maintained; to require that such communities be open to the public on election days; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **HB 87/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/137020.pdf)
2. **LC 28 6430/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/128547.pdf)
3. **LC 28 6550S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/131019.pdf)
4. **LC 28 6550S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/130188.pdf)
5. **SCSFA to HB 87** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/136128.pdf)
6. **Sen ctee sub LC 28 6790S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/135407.pdf)
7. **Sen floor amend 1 AM 28 1272** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/136080.pdf)
8. **Sen floor amend 1a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/136104.pdf)
9. **Sen floor amend 2 AM 28 1270** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/136088.pdf)
10. **Sen floor amend 2a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/136059.pdf)
11. **Sen floor amend 3 AM 28 1273** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/136092.pdf)
12. **Sen floor amend 4** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/136071.pdf)
13. **Sen floor amend 4a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/136114.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **141–20** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Dustin Hightower — primary (person)
- Jay Powell — primary (person)
- Kevin Cooke — primary (person)
- Lynn Smith — primary (person)
- Randy Nix — primary (person)
- Tom Weldon — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2013-01-17** House Hopper
- **2013-01-28** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2013-01-29** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2013-02-08** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2013-02-14** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2013-02-14** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2013-02-19** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-22** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2013-03-22** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2013-03-26** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2013-03-26** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2013-03-28** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended
- **2013-03-28** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
- **2013-04-04** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2013-04-30** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2013-04-30** Act 91 `executive-signature`
- **2013-04-30** Effective Date

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e0f1cc7f-2175-476f-97f9-3a714a642529`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).