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| Bill | State Ethics Commission; shall not accept or reject complaints made against candidates 60 days prior to an election; provide | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to government transparency and campaign finance, so as to provide that the State Ethics Commission shall not accept or reject complaints made against candidates 60 days prior to an election; to revise provisions related to reporting income on personal financial disclosure statements for office holders; to provide that the commission shall not publicly release home address information in its possession; to revise lobbyist reporting requirements to make the reporting dates for such requirements more uniform; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | us/states/ga | Georgia General Assembly | 2025_26 | SB 199 | Georgia SB 199 (2025_26) |
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Georgia SB 199 (2025_26) — State Ethics Commission; shall not accept or reject complaints made against candidates 60 days prior to an election; provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to government transparency and campaign finance, so as to provide that the State Ethics Commission shall not accept or reject complaints made against candidates 60 days prior to an election; to revise provisions related to reporting income on personal financial disclosure statements for office holders; to provide that the commission shall not publicly release home address information in its possession; to revise lobbyist reporting requirements to make the reporting dates for such requirements more uniform; 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.
- As Passed Senate (committee substitute) — source
- As introduced LC 47 3331 (committee substitute) — source
- Committtee Sub LC 47 3472S (committee substitute) — source
- SB 199/AP* (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- Senate Vote #140 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — 55–0 (pass) · upper
- Senate Vote #136 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — 29–17 (pass) · upper
- House Vote #366 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — 167–1 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Jason Anavitarte — primary (person)
- John F. Kennedy — primary (person)
- Lee Anderson — primary (person)
- Matt Brass — primary (person)
- Max Burns — primary (person)
- Randy Robertson — primary (person)
- Rick Williams — primary (person)
- Russ Goodman — primary (person)
- Sam Watson — primary (person)
- Shawn Still — primary (person)
- Steve Gooch — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2025-02-19 Senate Hopper
introduction - 2025-02-20 Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee - 2025-02-26 Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
committee-passage-favorable - 2025-02-27 Senate Read Second Time
reading-2 - 2025-03-04 Senate Engrossed
passage - 2025-03-04 Senate Third Read
reading-3 - 2025-03-04 Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
passage - 2025-03-06 House First Readers
reading-1 - 2025-03-10 House Second Readers
reading-2 - 2025-03-20 House Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable - 2025-03-31 House Third Readers
reading-3 - 2025-03-31 House Passed/Adopted
passage - 2025-04-07 Senate Sent to Governor
executive-receipt - 2025-05-14 Senate Date Signed by Governor
executive-signature - 2025-05-14 Act 293
executive-signature - 2026-01-01 Effective Date
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/8a4477bd-ed40-4bc5-be0c-55689c10b11b. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).