Georgia Senate Bill 179

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 19-0)
Status: Introduced on February 14 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-02-15 - Senate Read and Referred
Pending: Senate Ethics Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 21-2-216 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to qualifications of electors generally, reregistration of electors purged from list, eligibility of nonresidents who vote in presidential elections, retention of qualification for standing as elector, evidence of citizenship, and check of convicted felons and deceased persons databases, so as to provide restrictions of voting rights for judicially incompetent persons; to provide for related matters; to provide conditions for an effective date and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Electors; restrictions of voting rights for judicially incompetent persons; provide

Sen. Josh McLaurin [D]	Sen. Gloria Butler [D]	Sen. Nikki Merritt [D]	Sen. Jason Esteves [D]
Sen. Nabilah Islam Parkes [D]	Sen. Elena Parent [D]	Sen. Kim Jackson [D]	Sen. Sally Harrell [D]
Sen. Harold Jones [D]	Sen. Sonya Halpern [D]	Sen. Tonya Anderson [D]	Sen. Derek Mallow [D]
Sen. Emanuel Jones [D]	Sen. Donzella James [D]	Sen. Michael Rhett [D]	Sen. Valencia Seay [D]
Sen. Nan Orrock [D]	Sen. Gail Davenport [D]	Sen. Ed Harbison [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-02-15	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2023-02-14	Senate	Senate Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/64410
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/214669