Georgia Senate · 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 4, 2025 · Yeas 55, nays 0
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 Steve Gooch voted yea.
Bill
- Bill
- SB 199
- Motion
- Passage
- Date
- March 4, 2025
- Session
- 2025 Regular Session
- Yeas–nays
- Yeas 55, nays 0; 1 didn't vote (1 excused, 0 abstained)
The chamber on this vote
Seats are today's members, liberal to conservative; members who have left aren't shown.
How each member voted
Yea (55)
- John Albers R-56
- Jason Anavitarte R-31
- Lee Anderson R-24
- Tonya Anderson D-43
- Brandon Beach R-21
- Tim Bearden R-30
- Matt Brass R-6
- Max Burns R-23
- Bill Cowsert R-46
- Gail Davenport D-17
- Clint Dixon R-45
- Greg Dolezal R-27
- Drew Echols R-49
- Jason Esteves D-35
- Frank Ginn R-47
- Steve Gooch R-51
- Russ Goodman R-8
- Sonya Halpern D-39
- Marty Harbin R-16
- Ed Harbison D-15
- Sally Harrell D-40
- Bo Hatchett R-50
- Billy Hickman R-4
- Mike Hodges R-3
- Kim Jackson D-41
- Donzella James D-28
- Emanuel Jones D-10
- Harold Jones D-22
- RaShaun Kemp D-38
- John Kennedy R-18
- Kay Kirkpatrick R-32
- David Lucas D-26
- Derek Mallow D-2
- Randal Mangham D-55
- Josh McLaurin D-14
- Nikki Merritt D-9
- Colton Moore R-53
- Nan Orrock D-36
- Elena Parent D-44
- Nabilah Parkes D-7
- Chuck Payne R-54
- Sheikh Rahman D-5
- Doc Rhett D-33
- Randy Robertson R-29
- Ed Setzler R-37
- Freddie Sims D-12
- Shawn Still R-48
- Brian Strickland R-42
- Carden Summers R-13
- Blake Tillery R-19
- Larry Walker R-20
- Ben Watson R-1
- Sam Watson R-11
- Kenya Wicks D-34
- Rick Williams R-25
Excused (1)
- Chuck Hufstetler R-52