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GA SB 514

died on adjournment

Primaries and Elections; use of ballot drop boxes; eliminate authorization

Georgia · 2025_26 · upper

Quick answers

Did GA SB 514 pass?

No. GA SB 514 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 (2026-02-18): Senate Read and Referred

What is GA SB 514 about?

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 eliminate authorization for the use of ballot drop boxes; to revise provisions relating to dates for certain special elections related to sales and use taxes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Who sponsors GA SB 514?

Timothy Bearden, Rick Williams, Randy Robertson and 3 others are the primary sponsors of GA SB 514.

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 eliminate authorization for the use of ballot drop boxes; to revise provisions relating to dates for certain special elections related to sales and use taxes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Introduced
2026-02-17
Latest action
2026-02-18 — Senate Read and Referred
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Timothy Beardenprimary
  • Rick Williamsprimary
  • Randy Robertsonprimary
  • Greg Dolezalprimary
  • Matt Brassprimary
  • Jason T. Dickersonprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-02-17

    Senate Hopper

    introduction

  2. 2026-02-18

    Senate Read and Referred

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73242

Attribution

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