# Georgia HB 414: Elections; "person" to include certain nonresidents; revise definition

Georgia HB 414, Elections; "person" to include certain nonresidents; revise definition, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Buddy DeLoach (Republican), Stan Gunter (Republican), Scott Holcomb (Democrat) and 2 others; status signed, last action 2026-05-11 (House Date Signed by Governor) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Georgia HB 414
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Elections; "person" to include certain nonresidents; revise definition
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-12
- Last action: 2026-05-11, House Date Signed by Governor
- Sponsors: Buddy DeLoach (Republican), Stan Gunter (Republican), Scott Holcomb (Democrat), Todd Jones (Republican), Mitchell Scoggins (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Governmental Affairs, Ethics, General Bill
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (401 yes, 30 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Georgia campaign rules now cover nonresidents: cost, low. Georgia’s campaign finance law covers qualifying people and organizations based outside the state. Coverage applies when their actions, failures to act, or business in Georgia fall under rules that cover Georgia residents. This includes campaign finance reporting and related duties. Prosecutions an…
- Stronger enforcement of campaign finance rules: cost, low. The Georgia State Ethics Commission can order compliance, stop violations, and require corrected public statements containing required information. Civil fines are capped at $1,000 per first violation, $10,000 for a second occurrence, and $25,000 for each later occurrence. Fines require notice and…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Buddy DeLoach (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Stan Gunter (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Scott Holcomb (Democrat), House
- Sponsor: Todd Jones (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Mitchell Scoggins (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Randy Robertson (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-11 | House | Agree to Senate Substitute | pass | 169 | 0 | 6 |
| 2026-02-05 | Senate | MOTION TO ENGROSS: SB 403, HB 414 | pass | 29 | 20 | 3 |
| 2026-02-05 | Senate | PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE | pass | 50 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025-02-26 | House | PASSAGE | pass | 153 | 9 | 5 |

## Actions (19)

- 2026-05-11: House Date Signed by Governor (House)
- 2026-05-11: Act 438
- 2026-05-11: Effective Date
- 2026-04-06: House Sent to Governor (House)
- 2026-02-11: House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub (House)
- 2026-02-05: Senate Engrossed (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: Senate Third Read (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute (Senate)
- 2026-02-03: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (Senate)
- 2026-01-12: Senate Recommitted (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: Senate Read Second Time (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2025-02-26: House Third Readers (House)
- 2025-02-26: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute (House)
- 2025-02-20: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (House)
- 2025-02-18: House Second Readers (House)
- 2025-02-13: House First Readers (House)
- 2025-02-12: House Hopper (House)

## Bill text

- HB 414/AP* (v8): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/242392)

## Related bills

- SB 160: Reckless Stunt Driving; a motor vehicle involved in a second offense of reckless stunt driving; replace the forfeiture penalty (signed)
- SB 384: Motor Vehicle; optional five-year motor vehicle registration and revalidation for certain motor vehicles; provide (signed)
- SB 76: License Plates; specialty license plate benefitting the Georgia Veterans Service Foundation; establish (signed)
- SB 406: "Georgia Property Owners' Bill of Rights Act"; enact (signed)
- HB 1391: Specialty license plates; honor public safety officers; establish (signed)
- HB 1344: Georgia Insurance Affordability and Claims Integrity Act; enact (signed)

## Sources
- [HB 414/AP* (v8) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/242392)

## Related
- [SB 160: Reckless Stunt Driving; a motor vehicle involved in a second offense of reckles…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB160-2025-2026)
- [SB 384: Motor Vehicle; optional five-year motor vehicle registration and revalidation f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB384-2025-2026)
- [SB 76: License Plates; specialty license plate benefitting the Georgia Veterans Servic…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB76-2025-2026)
- [SB 406: "Georgia Property Owners' Bill of Rights Act"; enact](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB406-2025-2026)
- [HB 1391: Specialty license plates; honor public safety officers; establish](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB1391-2025-2026)
- [HB 1344: Georgia Insurance Affordability and Claims Integrity Act; enact](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB1344-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB414-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).