GA SB 516
died on adjournmentElections and Primaries; Secretary of State to establish a grant program to assist counties with offsetting half of the cost associated with special elections; provide
Georgia · 2025_26 · upper
Quick answers
Did GA SB 516 pass?
No. GA SB 516 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 516 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 provide for the Secretary of State to establish a grant program, subject to appropriations, to assist counties with offsetting half of the cost associated with special elections to fill state or federal offices; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Who sponsors GA SB 516?
Jaha Howard, Nan Orrock, RaShaun Kemp and 4 others are the primary sponsors of GA SB 516.
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 provide for the Secretary of State to establish a grant program, subject to appropriations, to assist counties with offsetting half of the cost associated with special elections to fill state or federal offices; 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
- Jaha Howardprimary
- Nan Orrockprimary
- RaShaun Kempprimary
- Tonya Andersonprimary
- Kenya Wicksprimary
- Nabilah Parkesprimary
- Sheikh Rahmanprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
2026-02-17
Senate Hopper
introduction
2026-02-18
Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee
Versions
- As Introduced LC 47 3958Compare
Documents
Votes
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Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
Official source
Attribution
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