---
type: "Bill"
title: "Elections; provide for a definition; prohibit certain activities within close proximity to polling places"
description: "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 provide a definition; to prohibit certain activities within close proximity to polling places; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "SB 199"
citation: "Georgia SB 199 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bill Heath", "Burt Jones", "Jeff Mullis", "John Kennedy", "Mike Dugan", "Rick Jeffares", "Tyler Harper"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 23
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2015-03-03"
last_action: "2016-04-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c6ffb13f-9baa-49e9-98c6-b4e0e6f415ae"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "e99328a14a632ff07311d8733b1296b95379708cdca5236af9898368396f84d2"
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 SB 199 (2015_16) — Elections; provide for a definition; prohibit certain activities within close proximity to polling places

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 provide a definition; to prohibit certain activities within close proximity to polling places; to provide for related matters; 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. **As introduced LC 28 7557** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/149817.pdf)
2. **As passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/156390.pdf)
3. **CCR to SB 199 LC 25 6598S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/162371.pdf)
4. **LC 28 8092S/hss** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/160926.pdf)
5. **SB 199/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/162401.pdf)

## Votes

- MOTION TO ENGROSS — **39–17** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bill Heath — primary (person)
- Burt Jones — primary (person)
- Jeff Mullis — primary (person)
- John Kennedy — primary (person)
- Mike Dugan — primary (person)
- Rick Jeffares — primary (person)
- Tyler Harper — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2015-03-03** Senate Hopper
- **2015-03-04** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2016-01-27** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-01-28** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2016-02-03** Senate Engrossed `passage`
- **2016-02-03** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2016-02-03** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-02-04** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2016-02-08** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2016-03-16** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-22** House Postponed
- **2016-03-24** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2016-03-24** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2016-03-24** Senate Disagreed House Amend or Sub
- **2016-03-24** House Insisted
- **2016-03-24** Senate Conference Committee Appointed 11th, 17th, 30th
- **2016-03-24** House Conference Committee Appointed 67th, 121st, 152nd
- **2016-03-24** House Conference Committee Report Adopted
- **2016-03-25** Senate Conference Committee Report Adopted
- **2016-03-31** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-04-26** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2016-04-26** Act 347 `executive-signature`
- **2016-04-26** Effective Date

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c6ffb13f-9baa-49e9-98c6-b4e0e6f415ae`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).