GA SB 175

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Elections and Primaries; use of ranked-choice voting; prohibit

Georgia · 2025_26 · upper

Quick answers

Did GA SB 175 pass?

No. GA SB 175 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process (2026-03-31). Latest recorded action (2026-03-31): House Third Reading Lost

What is GA SB 175 about?

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding elections and primaries, so as to prohibit the use of ranked-choice voting; to provide for certain exceptions; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Who sponsors GA SB 175?

Randy Robertson, Brandon Beach, Matt Brass and 8 others are the primary sponsors of GA SB 175.

Description

Introduced: 2025-02-13
Latest action: 2026-03-31 — House Third Reading Lost
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

ELECTIONS

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2025-02-13
Senate Hopper
introduction
2025-02-18
Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee
2025-02-26
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable
2025-02-27
Senate Read Second Time
reading-2
2025-03-03
Senate Engrossed
passage
2025-03-03
Senate Third Read
reading-3
2025-03-03
Senate Passed/Adopted
passage
2025-03-04
House First Readers
reading-1
2025-03-06
House Second Readers
reading-2
2025-03-27
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
committee-passage-favorable
2025-04-04
House Withdrawn, Recommitted
referral-committee,withdrawal
2026-03-27
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-31
House Third Readers
reading-3
2026-03-31
House Third Readers
reading-3
2026-03-31
House Third Reading Lost
failure,reading-3

Versions

As introduced LC 56 0270Compare
As Passed SenateCompare
LC 47 3697S/hssCompare
LC 48 1838S/hssCompare

Documents

Votes

Senate Vote #131 - 2025-2026 Regular Session
2025-03-03 · pass · 36-19
Member-level votes (54)
- ALBERS: yes
- ANAVITARTE: yes
- ANDERSON: yes
- BEACH: yes
- BEARDEN: yes
- BRASS: yes
- BURNS: yes
- COWSERT: yes
- DAVENPORT: no
- DIXON: yes
- DOLEZAL: yes
- ECHOLS: yes
- ESTEVES: no
- GINN: yes
- GOOCH: yes
- GOODMAN: yes
- HALPERN: no
- HARBIN: yes
- HARBISON: no
- HARRELL: no
- HATCHETT: yes
- HICKMAN: yes
- HODGES: yes
- HUFSTETLER: yes
- JACKSON: other
- JAMES: no
- JONES: no
- JONES II: yes
- KEMP: no
- KENNEDY: yes
- KIRKPATRICK: yes
- LUCAS: yes
- MALLOW: no
- MANGHAM: no
- MCLAURIN: no
- MERRITT: no
- MOORE: yes
- ORROCK: no
- PARENT: no
- PARKES: no
- PAYNE: yes
- RAHMAN: no
- RHETT: yes
- ROBERTSON: yes
- SETZLER: yes
- SIMS: no
- STILL: yes
- STRICKLAND: yes
- SUMMERS: yes
- TILLERY: yes
- WALKER, III: yes
- WATSON: yes
- WICKS: no
- WILLIAMS: yes
Senate Vote #115 - 2025-2026 Regular Session
2025-03-03 · pass · 33-23
Member-level votes (54)
- ALBERS: yes
- ANAVITARTE: yes
- ANDERSON: yes
- BEACH: yes
- BEARDEN: yes
- BRASS: yes
- BURNS: yes
- COWSERT: yes
- DAVENPORT: no
- DIXON: yes
- DOLEZAL: yes
- ECHOLS: yes
- ESTEVES: no
- GINN: yes
- GOOCH: yes
- GOODMAN: yes
- HALPERN: no
- HARBIN: yes
- HARBISON: no
- HARRELL: no
- HATCHETT: yes
- HICKMAN: yes
- HODGES: yes
- HUFSTETLER: yes
- JACKSON: no
- JAMES: no
- JONES: no
- JONES II: no
- KEMP: no
- KENNEDY: yes
- KIRKPATRICK: yes
- LUCAS: no
- MALLOW: no
- MANGHAM: no
- MCLAURIN: no
- MERRITT: no
- MOORE: yes
- ORROCK: no
- PARENT: no
- PARKES: no
- PAYNE: yes
- RAHMAN: no
- RHETT: no
- ROBERTSON: yes
- SETZLER: yes
- SIMS: no
- STILL: yes
- STRICKLAND: yes
- SUMMERS: yes
- TILLERY: yes
- WALKER, III: yes
- WATSON: yes
- WICKS: no
- WILLIAMS: yes
House Vote #817 - 2025-2026 Regular Session
2026-03-31 · pass · 89-73
Member-level votes (161)
- ADESANYA: other
- ADEYINA: no
- ALEXANDER: no
- ALI: no
- ANDERSON: yes
- AU: no
- BAKER: no
- BALLARD: yes
- BARNES: no
- BARRETT: yes
- BARTON: yes
- BAZEMORE: no
- BECKLES: no
- BELL: no
- BERRY: no
- BLACKMON: other
- BONNER: yes
- BUCKNER: no
- BURCHETT: yes
- BURNOUGH: no
- BURNS: other
- BYRD: yes
- CAMERON: yes
- CAMP: yes
- CAMPBELL: no
- CANNON: no
- CARPENTER: yes
- CARSON: yes
- CARTER: no
- CHASTAIN: yes
- CHEOKAS: yes
- CLARK: yes
- CLIFTON: yes
- COOPER: other
- CORBETT: yes
- COX: yes
- CRAWFORD: no
- CROWE: yes
- CUMMINGS: other
- DAVIS: no
- DAWSON: no
- DELOACH: yes
- DEMPSEY: yes
- DICKEY: yes
- DONATUCCI: yes
- DOUGLAS: no
- DRAPER: no
- DRENNER: no
- DUBNIK: yes
- DUNAHOO: yes
- EFSTRATION: yes
- EHRHART: yes
- ERWIN: yes
- EVANS: no
- FINCHER: yes
- FLEMING: yes
- FLOURNOY: no
- FORD: yes
- FRANKLIN: yes
- FRYE: no
- GAINES: yes
- GAMBILL: yes
- GILLIARD: other
- GISLER: no
- GLAIZE: no
- GREENE: other
- GRIFFIN: no
- GULLETT: yes
- GUNTER: yes
- HAGAN: yes
- HATCHETT: yes
- HAWKINS: yes
- HERRING: no
- HILTON: yes
- HITCHENS: yes
- HOLCOMB: no
- HOLLAND: no
- HOLLY: no
- HONG: yes
- HORNER: yes
- HOWARD: yes
- HUDDLESTON: yes
- HUGLEY: no
- JACKSON: no
- JASPERSE: yes
- JENKINS: yes
- JONES: yes
- KAHAIAN: yes
- KELLEY: yes
- KENDRICK: no
- LAHOOD: yes
- LEVERETT: yes
- LEWIS-WARD: no
- LIM: no
- LUMSDEN: yes
- LUPTON: no
- MARTIN: other
- MARTINEZ: yes
- MATHIAK: yes
- MATHIS: yes
- MCCLAIN: no
- MCCOLLUM: yes
- MCDONALD III: yes
- MCQUEEN: no
- MEEKS: yes
- MILLER: no
- MITCHELL: no
- MOMTAHAN: yes
- MOORE: no
- MYLES: no
- NEAL: no
- NEW: yes
- NEWTON: yes
- OKOYE: no
- OLALEYE: no
- OLIVER: no
- O'STEEN: yes
- PANITCH: no
- PARIS: no
- PARK: no
- PARRISH: yes
- PARSONS: yes
- PERSINGER: yes
- PETREA: yes
- POWELL: yes
- PRINCE: no
- REESE: no
- REEVES: yes
- RHODES: yes
- RICE: yes
- RICHARDSON: yes
- RIDLEY: yes
- ROBERTS: no
- ROMMAN: no
- SAINZ: no
- SAMPSON: other
- SANCHEZ: no
- SANTOS: no
- SCHOFIELD: no
- SCOGGINS: yes
- SCOTT: no
- SEABAUGH: yes
- SILCOX: other
- SMITH: yes
- STEPHENS: yes
- STINSON: other
- TARVIN: yes
- TAYLOR: no
- THOMAS: yes
- TOWNSEND: no
- TRAN: no
- WADE: yes
- WASHBURN: no
- WERKHEISER: yes
- WESTBROOK: no
- WILKERSON: no
- WILLIAMS: no
- WILLIAMS, JR.: yes
- WILLIAMSON: yes
- WILLIS: no
- YEARTA: yes
House Vote #816 - 2025-2026 Regular Session
2026-03-31 · fail · 72-91
Member-level votes (161)
- ADESANYA: other
- ADEYINA: yes
- ALEXANDER: yes
- ALI: yes
- ANDERSON: no
- AU: yes
- BAKER: yes
- BALLARD: no
- BARNES: yes
- BARRETT: no
- BARTON: no
- BAZEMORE: yes
- BECKLES: yes
- BELL: yes
- BERRY: yes
- BLACKMON: other
- BONNER: no
- BUCKNER: yes
- BURCHETT: no
- BURNOUGH: yes
- BURNS: other
- BYRD: no
- CAMERON: no
- CAMP: no
- CAMPBELL: yes
- CANNON: yes
- CARPENTER: no
- CARSON: no
- CARTER: yes
- CHASTAIN: no
- CHEOKAS: no
- CLARK: no
- CLIFTON: no
- COOPER: other
- CORBETT: no
- COX: no
- CRAWFORD: yes
- CROWE: no
- CUMMINGS: other
- DAVIS: yes
- DAWSON: yes
- DELOACH: no
- DEMPSEY: no
- DICKEY: no
- DONATUCCI: no
- DOUGLAS: yes
- DRAPER: yes
- DRENNER: yes
- DUBNIK: no
- DUNAHOO: no
- EFSTRATION: no
- EHRHART: no
- ERWIN: no
- EVANS: yes
- FINCHER: no
- FLEMING: no
- FLOURNOY: yes
- FORD: no
- FRANKLIN: no
- FRYE: yes
- GAINES: no
- GAMBILL: no
- GILLIARD: other
- GISLER: yes
- GLAIZE: yes
- GREENE: other
- GRIFFIN: yes
- GULLETT: no
- GUNTER: no
- HAGAN: no
- HATCHETT: no
- HAWKINS: no
- HERRING: yes
- HILTON: no
- HITCHENS: yes
- HOLCOMB: yes
- HOLLAND: yes
- HOLLY: yes
- HONG: no
- HORNER: no
- HOWARD: no
- HUDDLESTON: no
- HUGLEY: yes
- JACKSON: yes
- JASPERSE: no
- JENKINS: no
- JONES: no
- KAHAIAN: no
- KELLEY: no
- KENDRICK: yes
- LAHOOD: no
- LEVERETT: no
- LEWIS-WARD: yes
- LIM: yes
- LUMSDEN: no
- LUPTON: yes
- MARTIN: other
- MARTINEZ: no
- MATHIAK: no
- MATHIS: no
- MCCLAIN: yes
- MCCOLLUM: no
- MCDONALD III: no
- MCQUEEN: yes
- MEEKS: no
- MILLER: yes
- MITCHELL: yes
- MOMTAHAN: no
- MOORE: yes
- MYLES: yes
- NEAL: yes
- NEW: no
- NEWTON: no
- OKOYE: yes
- OLALEYE: yes
- OLIVER: yes
- O'STEEN: no
- PANITCH: yes
- PARIS: yes
- PARK: yes
- PARRISH: no
- PARSONS: no
- PERSINGER: no
- PETREA: no
- POWELL: no
- PRINCE: yes
- REESE: yes
- REEVES: no
- RHODES: no
- RICE: no
- RICHARDSON: no
- RIDLEY: no
- ROBERTS: yes
- ROMMAN: yes
- SAINZ: no
- SAMPSON: other
- SANCHEZ: yes
- SANTOS: yes
- SCHOFIELD: yes
- SCOGGINS: no
- SCOTT: yes
- SEABAUGH: no
- SILCOX: other
- SMITH: no
- STEPHENS: no
- STINSON: other
- TARVIN: no
- TAYLOR: yes
- THOMAS: no
- TOWNSEND: no
- TRAN: yes
- WADE: no
- WASHBURN: yes
- WERKHEISER: no
- WESTBROOK: yes
- WILKERSON: yes
- WILLIAMS: yes
- WILLIAMS, JR.: no
- WILLIAMSON: no
- WILLIS: yes
- YEARTA: no

Related bills

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Official source

https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70344

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