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type: "Bill"
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title: "Elections; provide for a definition; prohibit certain activities within close proximity to polling places"
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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."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
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legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
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session: "2015_16"
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identifier: "SB 199"
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citation: "Georgia SB 199 (2015_16)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Bill Heath", "Burt Jones", "Jeff Mullis", "John Kennedy", "Mike Dugan", "Rick Jeffares", "Tyler Harper"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 23
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2015-03-03"
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last_action: "2016-04-26"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c6ffb13f-9baa-49e9-98c6-b4e0e6f415ae"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "e99328a14a632ff07311d8733b1296b95379708cdca5236af9898368396f84d2"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
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---
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# Georgia SB 199 (2015_16) — Elections; provide for a definition; prohibit certain activities within close proximity to polling places
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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.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **As introduced LC 28 7557** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/149817.pdf)
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2. **As passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/156390.pdf)
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3. **CCR to SB 199 LC 25 6598S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/162371.pdf)
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4. **LC 28 8092S/hss** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/160926.pdf)
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5. **SB 199/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/162401.pdf)
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## Votes
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- MOTION TO ENGROSS — **39–17** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Bill Heath — primary (person)
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- Burt Jones — primary (person)
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- Jeff Mullis — primary (person)
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- John Kennedy — primary (person)
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- Mike Dugan — primary (person)
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- Rick Jeffares — primary (person)
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- Tyler Harper — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2015-03-03** Senate Hopper
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- **2015-03-04** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2016-01-27** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2016-01-28** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2016-02-03** Senate Engrossed `passage`
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- **2016-02-03** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2016-02-03** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2016-02-04** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2016-02-08** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2016-03-16** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2016-03-22** House Postponed
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- **2016-03-24** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2016-03-24** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2016-03-24** Senate Disagreed House Amend or Sub
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- **2016-03-24** House Insisted
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- **2016-03-24** Senate Conference Committee Appointed 11th, 17th, 30th
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- **2016-03-24** House Conference Committee Appointed 67th, 121st, 152nd
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- **2016-03-24** House Conference Committee Report Adopted
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- **2016-03-25** Senate Conference Committee Report Adopted
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- **2016-03-31** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2016-04-26** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2016-04-26** Act 347 `executive-signature`
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- **2016-04-26** Effective Date
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## Source
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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).
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