HB 215 Georgia House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Voter List Integrity Act; enact

Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., relating to elections and primaries generally, so as to remove authorization for the Secretary of State to become a member of a nongovernmental entity whose purpose is to share and exchange information in order to improve the accuracy and efficiency of voter registration systems; to provide for definitions; to maintain an exemption to the disclosure of certain documents; to prohibit the Secretary of State, other state level actors, and local boards of registrars and election superintendents from participating in certain multistate voter list maintenance organizations; to require the termination of participation in any prohibited multistate voter list maintenance organizations; to make conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 30, 2025 Last action Apr 4, 2025
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What changed between versions

LC 47 3160/a LC 47 3419S/hs · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was replaced with a substitute version that reverses the original intent. The original bill prohibited the Secretary of State from joining multistate voter list maintenance organizations, while the substitute authorizes such participation and allows sharing of driver's license and identification card information between states under specific conditions.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded from prohibiting multistate voter list maintenance participation to explicitly authorizing it, changing the fundamental direction of the legislation.
REQUIREMENT

Removed language prohibiting the Secretary of State from participating in multistate voter list maintenance organizations.

Added authorization for the Secretary of State to enter into voter list maintenance joint compacts with other states.

Added authorization to share driver's license and identification card information with other jurisdictions.

DEFINITION

Modified the bill's purpose statement to reflect the new authorization rather than prohibition.

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Total actions
5
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Apr 4, 2025
Committee
House Withdrawn, Recommitted
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Jan 30, 2025
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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