Voting Rights & Administration Bills
SB 325 (Dropbox Ban) | This bill would ban the use of absentee ballot drop boxes statewide.
Status: The Senate has read and referred this bill to the Senate Ethics Committee.
HB 933: This bill would remove provisions that keep ballots and documents under seal.
Status: House Second Readers – Assigned to House Committee on Governmental Affairs.
HB 886: This bill addresses chain of custody and ballot requirements. Leads to concern about the burdens and costs that counties may incur.
Status: House Committee favorably reported by substitute.
SB 350: Procedure updates for Nonpartisan General Elections, including when nonpartisan elections can be held.
Status: Senate read and referred – Senate Ethics Committee.
SB 442: Would allow for voters to choose to permanently receive absentee ballots.
Status: Senate read and referred – Senate Ethics Committee.
SB 443: This bill would remove the prohibition regarding providing food and drink to people in line to vote at polling places.
Status: Senate read and referred – Senate Ethics Committee.
SB 444: This bill would remove any limitation on the number of absentee ballot drop boxes that can be used for elections.
Status: Senate read and referred – Senate Ethics Committee.
HB 975: This bill would allow for the creation of a board of elections and the selection and appointment of members to take the place of the judge of the probate court.
Status: House Second Readers – House Committee on Government Affairs.
HB 1085: Would create an option for municipalities to adopt and use instate runoff voting.
Status: House committee favorably reported – House Committee on Government Affairs.
HB 333: Would revise the powers and duties of the Georgia Government and Transparency and Finance Commission as well as procedures, contribution limits, etc.
Status: Recommitted to Senate Rules Committee.
HB 1359: Would make elections administration harder.
Status: House Second Readers – House Special Committee on Election Integrity.
SR 363 (Non-citizen Voting Ban) | This resolution would make the state’s ban on voting by noncitizens part of the state constitution.
Status: FAILED IN THE SENATE!
K-12/Higher Education Bills
HB 932 (In-state Tuition) | This bill would allow non-citizen refugees to utilize in-state pricing for college tuition.
Status: House Second Readers – House Higher Education Committee.
HB 888: This is a classroom censorship bill that would ban conversations of race and racism in the classroom and other conversations/engagements around public policy. 20% of annual funds will be cut if these terms are violated.
Status: House Second Readers – House Education Committee.
Immigration Bills
SB 448: This bill would allow officers (without warrants) to check one’s citizenship status during traffic stops.
Status: This bill is assigned to the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Redistricting Bills
SB 369: This bill would require that Gwinnett County’s school board elections be non-partisan.
Status: Passed both House and Senate. Signed into law.
HB 872: This bill revises the district boundaries for the Gwinnett County Board of Education.
Status: Passed both House and Senate. Signed into law.
HB 873: This bill revises the district boundaries for the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners.
Status: Passed both House and Senate. Signed into law.
HB 1028: Draws two Cobb County Board of Education members into the same district and leaves another vacant.
Status: Passed House and Senate. Signed into law.
HB 1154: Draws both Cobb County commissioners representing East Cobb into the same district.
Status: Passed House and Senate. Signed into law.
