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Georgia · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 397: Elections; allow municipalities to opt in to providing advance voting on Saturdays for municipal elections

Passed both chambers Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 397 is a bill introduced in the Georgia House on February 11, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Elections; allow municipalities to opt in to providing advance voting on Saturdays for municipal elections. Primary sponsor: Tim Fleming (Republican), John LaHood (Republican), Rob Leverett (Republican), Joseph Gullett (Republican), Mitchell Scoggins (Republican), David Clark (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 2, 2025): Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elections and primaries generally, so as to allow municipalities to opt in to providing advance voting on Saturdays for municipal elections; to revise provisions related to the timelines for calling special elections and the dates on which special elections can be held; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 6

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Tim FlemingPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse114
John LaHoodPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse175
Rob LeverettPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse123
Joseph GullettPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse19
Mitchell ScogginsPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse14
David ClarkPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse100

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
  2. Senate Third Read
  3. Senate Engrossed
  4. Senate Read Second Time
  5. Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
  6. Senate Read and Referred
  7. House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
  8. House Third Readers
  9. House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
  10. House Withdrawn, Recommitted
  11. House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
  12. House Second Readers

Showing 12 most recent of 14 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source