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GA SB 573

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Primaries and Elections; the nonpartisan election for county officers and district attorneys in certain counties; provide

Georgia · 2025_26 · upper

Quick answers

Did GA SB 573 pass?

No. GA SB 573 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process (2026-03-06). Latest recorded action (2026-03-06): Senate Notice to Reconsider

What is GA SB 573 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 provide for the nonpartisan election for county officers and district attorneys in certain counties; to provide for the qualifying for such offices; to provide a definition; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Who sponsors GA SB 573?

Ed Setzler, Kay Kirkpatrick, John Albers and 2 others are the primary sponsors of GA SB 573.

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 for the nonpartisan election for county officers and district attorneys in certain counties; to provide for the qualifying for such offices; to provide a definition; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Introduced
2026-02-24
Latest action
2026-03-06 — Senate Notice to Reconsider
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Ed Setzlerprimary
  • Kay Kirkpatrickprimary
  • John Albersprimary
  • Shawn Stillprimary
  • Clint Dixonprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-02-24

    Senate Hopper

    introduction

  2. 2026-02-25

    Senate Read and Referred

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-03-03

    Senate Committee Favorably Reported

    committee-passage-favorable

  4. 2026-03-04

    Senate Read Second Time

    reading-2

  5. 2026-03-06

    Senate Engrossed

    passage

  6. 2026-03-06

    Senate Tabled

  7. 2026-03-06

    Senate Taken from Table

  8. 2026-03-06

    Senate Third Read

    reading-3

  9. 2026-03-06

    Senate Lost

    failure,reading-3

  10. 2026-03-06

    Senate Notice to Reconsider

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Senate Vote #640 - 2025-2026 Regular Session

    2026-03-06 · pass · 32-22

    Member-level votes (53)
    • ALBERS: yes
    • ANAVITARTE: yes
    • ANDERSON: yes
    • BEARDEN: yes
    • BRASS: yes
    • BURNS: yes
    • COWSERT: yes
    • DAVENPORT: no
    • DICKERSON: yes
    • DIXON: yes
    • DOLEZAL: yes
    • ECHOLS: yes
    • GINN: yes
    • GOOCH: yes
    • GOODMAN: yes
    • HALPERN: no
    • HARBIN: yes
    • HARBISON: other
    • HARRELL: no
    • HATCHETT: yes
    • HICKMAN: yes
    • HODGES: yes
    • HOWARD: no
    • HUFSTETLER: yes
    • JACKSON: no
    • JAMES: no
    • JONES: no
    • JONES II: no
    • KEMP: no
    • KIRKPATRICK: yes
    • LUCAS: no
    • MALLOW: no
    • MANGHAM: no
    • MCLAURIN: no
    • MCNEEL: yes
    • MERRITT: no
    • 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

  • Senate Vote #655 - 2025-2026 Regular Session

    2026-03-06 · fail · 24-29

    Member-level votes (53)
    • ALBERS: yes
    • ANAVITARTE: no
    • ANDERSON: yes
    • BEARDEN: no
    • BRASS: no
    • BURNS: yes
    • COWSERT: no
    • DAVENPORT: no
    • DICKERSON: no
    • DIXON: yes
    • DOLEZAL: no
    • ECHOLS: yes
    • GINN: yes
    • GOOCH: no
    • GOODMAN: yes
    • HALPERN: no
    • HARBIN: yes
    • HARBISON: other
    • HARRELL: no
    • HATCHETT: yes
    • HICKMAN: yes
    • HODGES: yes
    • HOWARD: no
    • HUFSTETLER: yes
    • JACKSON: no
    • JAMES: no
    • JONES: no
    • JONES II: no
    • KEMP: no
    • KIRKPATRICK: yes
    • LUCAS: no
    • MALLOW: no
    • MANGHAM: no
    • MCLAURIN: no
    • MCNEEL: yes
    • MERRITT: no
    • 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: other
    • WATSON: yes
    • WICKS: no
    • WILLIAMS: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73571

Attribution

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