Elections; prohibit foreign nationals from contributing to or participating in any campaign
Summary
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 prohibit foreign nationals from contributing to or participating in any campaign to bring about the approval or rejection by the voters of any proposed question which appears on the ballot; to provide for definitions; to require certifications by certain campaign committees as to compliance with such prohibition; to prohibit the disclosure of certain protected donor information; to provide for a penalty; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Governor
Introduced Jan 14, 2026
Last action Mar 31, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Mar 31, 2026 · House Mar 4, 2026
How they voted
30–12
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 47
Mar 31, 2026
D
Democratic18
66% Nay
R
Republican29
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
4
Committee
3
Mar 31, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Engrossed
upper
Mar 20, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Mar 6, 2026
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Mar 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Feb 19, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Jan 14, 2026
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Chuck Martin
RRepublican
P
John Carson
RRepublican
P
Shaw Blackmon
RRepublican
P
Tim Fleming
RRepublican
P
Victor Anderson
RRepublican
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