Georgia House · 2025 Regular Session
SB 199: Provide that the State Ethics Commission shall not accept or reject complaints made against candidates 60 days prior to an election
Passage · March 31, 2025 · Yeas 167, nays 1
What the bill does
The bill bars the State Ethics Commission from accepting or rejecting complaints against candidates 60 days before an election and from publicly releasing home address information it holds. It also revises income reporting on office holders' personal financial disclosure statements and revises lobbyist reporting requirements to make their reporting dates more uniform.
A plain-language summary drafted with AI from the official text below, then checked against that text by a separate AI review. It describes the bill, not this particular motion. How these numbers work
The bill’s caption, as the Journal prints it with this vote
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to government transparency and campaign finance, so as to provide that the State Ethics Commission shall not accept or reject complaints made against candidates 60 days prior to an election; to revise provisions related to reporting income on personal financial disclosure statements for office holders; to provide that the commission shall not publicly release home address information in its possession; to revise lobbyist reporting requirements to make the reporting dates for such requirements more uniform; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
How each party voted
Majority Leader Chuck Efstration voted yea.
Bill
- Bill
- SB 199
- Motion
- Passage
- Date
- March 31, 2025
- Session
- 2025 Regular Session
- Presiding
- Jon Burns
- Yeas–nays
- Yeas 167, nays 1; 11 didn't vote (9 excused, 0 abstained)
The chamber on this vote
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How each member voted
Yea (167)
- Solomon Adesanya D-43
- Segun Adeyina D-110
- Kimberly Alexander D-66
- Victor Anderson R-10
- Michelle Au D-50
- Bethany Ballard R-147
- Mandi Ballinger R-23
- Imani Barnes D-86
- Carter Barrett R-24
- Matt Barton R-5
- Debra Bazemore D-69
- Arlene Beckles D-96
- Eric Bell D-75
- Karen Bennett D-94
- Bryce Berry D-56
- Shaw Blackmon R-146
- Josh Bonner R-73
- Debbie Buckner D-137
- James Burchett R-176
- Rhonda Burnough D-77
- Charlice Byrd R-20
- Mike Cameron R-1
- Beth Camp R-135
- Joe Campbell R-171
- Lisa Campbell D-35
- Chas Cannon R-172
- John Carson R-46
- Doreen Carter D-93
- Johnny Chastain R-7
- Mike Cheokas R-151
- David Clark R-100
- Jasmine Clark D-108
- Rob Clifton R-131
- Sharon Cooper R-45
- John Corbett R-174
- Brent Cox R-28
- Omari Crawford D-89
- Clint Crowe R-118
- Terry Cummings D-39
- Viola Davis D-87
- Robert Dawson D-65
- Buddy DeLoach R-167
- Katie Dempsey R-13
- Robert Dickey R-134
- Sandy Donatucci R-105
- Saira Draper D-90
- Karla Drenner D-85
- Matt Dubnik R-29
- Emory Dunahoo R-31
- Chuck Efstration R-104
- Ginny Ehrhart R-36
- Chris Erwin R-32
- Stacey Evans D-57
- Tim Fleming R-114
- Robert Flournoy D-74
- Jaclyn Ford R-170
- Lehman Franklin R-160
- Spencer Frye D-122
- Houston Gaines R-120
- Matthew Gambill R-15
- Carl Gilliard D-162
- Lydia Glaize D-67
- Gerald Greene R-154
- Floyd Griffin D-149
- Joseph Gullett R-19
- Stan Gunter R-8
- Leesa Hagan R-156
- Matt Hatchett R-155
- Lee Hawkins R-27
- Lynn Heffner D-130
- Sharon Henderson D-113
- Tangie Herring D-145
- Scott Hilton R-48
- Bill Hitchens R-161
- Scott Holcomb D-101
- Betsy Holland D-54
- El-Mahdi Holly D-116
- Soo Hong R-103
- Mitchell Horner R-3
- Jutt Howard R-71
- David Huddleston R-72
- Carolyn Hugley D-141
- Derrick Jackson D-68
- Edna Jackson D-165
- Rick Jasperse R-11
- Jan Jones R-47
- Nissa Jones D-143
- Sheila Jones D-60
- Todd Jones R-25
- Noelle Kahaian R-81
- Trey Kelley R-16
- Dar'shun Kendrick D-95
- John LaHood R-175
- Rob Leverett R-123
- Regina Lewis-Ward D-115
- Marvin Lim D-98
- Eddie Lumsden R-12
- Karen Lupton D-83
- Chuck Martin R-49
- Rey Martinez R-111
- Karen Mathiak R-82
- Danny Mathis R-133
- Dewey McClain D-109
- Derrick McCollum R-30
- Lauren McDonald R-26
- Steven Meeks R-178
- Tanya Miller D-62
- Billy Mitchell D-88
- Martin Momtahan R-17
- L.C. Myles D-126
- Yasmin Neal D-79
- Kimberly New R-40
- Mark Newton R-127
- Angie O'Steen R-169
- Gabe Okoye D-102
- Phil Olaleye D-59
- Mary Margaret Oliver D-84
- Esther Panitch D-51
- Miriam Paris D-142
- Sam Park D-107
- Butch Parrish R-158
- Don Parsons R-44
- Holt Persinger R-119
- Jesse Petrea R-166
- Alan Powell R-33
- Brian Prince D-132
- Teddy Reese D-140
- Matt Reeves R-99
- Trey Rhodes R-124
- Carmen Rice R-139
- Gary Richardson R-125
- Jason Ridley R-6
- Jordan Ridley R-22
- Shea Roberts D-52
- Ruwa Romman D-97
- Steven Sainz R-180
- David Sampson D-153
- Gabriel Sanchez D-42
- Mary Ann Santos D-117
- Kim Schofield D-63
- Mitchell Scoggins R-14
- Sandra Scott D-76
- Devan Seabaugh R-34
- Dexter Sharper D-177
- Deborah Silcox R-53
- Lynn Smith R-70
- Tyler Smith R-18
- Vance Smith R-138
- Ron Stephens R-164
- Patty Marie Stinson D-150
- Steve Tarvin R-2
- Darlene Taylor R-173
- Rhonda Taylor D-92
- Brad Thomas R-21
- Rick Townsend R-179
- Long Tran D-80
- Will Wade R-9
- Dale Washburn R-144
- Bill Werkheiser R-157
- Anne Westbrook D-163
- David Wilkerson D-38
- Al Williams D-168
- Mary Frances Williams D-37
- Noel Williams R-148
- Bruce Williamson R-112
- Inga Willis D-55
- Bill Yearta R-152
Nay (1)
- Park Cannon D-58
Excused (9)
- Sylvia Wayfer Baker D-64
- Kasey Carpenter R-4
- Demetrius Douglas D-78
- Karlton Howard D-129
- Shelly Hutchinson D-106
- Mekyah McQueen D-61
- Angela Moore D-91
- Michael Smith D-41
- Marcus Wiedower R-121
Not voting (2)
- Mack Jackson D-128
- David Jenkins R-136