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GA HB 481

died on adjournment

Elections; dates on which special elections to present questions to the voters can be held; revise provisions

Georgia · 2025_26 · lower

Quick answers

Did GA HB 481 pass?

No. GA HB 481 died when the 2025-26 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-02-20): House Second Readers

What is GA HB 481 about?

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elections and primaries generally, so as to revise provisions related to the dates on which special elections to present questions to the voters can be held; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Who sponsors GA HB 481?

Trey Kelley, Rob Leverett, Steven Sainz and 2 others are the primary sponsors of GA HB 481.

Description

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elections and primaries generally, so as to revise provisions related to the dates on which special elections to present questions to the voters can be held; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Introduced
2025-02-18
Latest action
2025-02-20 — House Second Readers
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Trey Kelleyprimary
  • Rob Leverettprimary
  • Steven Sainzprimary
  • Tyler Paul Smithprimary
  • Saira Draperprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-18

    House Hopper

    introduction

  2. 2025-02-19

    House First Readers

    reading-1

  3. 2025-02-20

    House Second Readers

    reading-2

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70402

Attribution

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