# Georgia SB 175: Elections and Primaries; use of ranked-choice voting; prohibit

Georgia SB 175, Elections and Primaries; use of ranked-choice voting; prohibit, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Brandon Beach (Republican), Matt Brass (Republican), Drew Echols (Republican) and 8 others; status failed, last action 2026-03-31 (House Third Readers) (as of 2026-10-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: Georgia SB 175
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Elections and Primaries; use of ranked-choice voting; prohibit
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-13
- Last action: 2026-03-31, House Third Readers
- Sponsors: Brandon Beach (Republican), Matt Brass (Republican), Drew Echols (Republican), Russ Goodman (Republican), Marty Harbin (Republican), Mike Hodges (Republican), Randy Robertson (Republican), Ed Setzler (Republican), Shawn Still (Republican), Sam Watson (Republican), Rick Williams (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Governmental Affairs, Ethics, General Bill
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (230 yes, 206 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Brandon Beach (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Matt Brass (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Drew Echols (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Russ Goodman (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Marty Harbin (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Mike Hodges (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Randy Robertson (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Ed Setzler (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Shawn Still (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Sam Watson (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Rick Williams (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Alan Powell (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-31 | House | TABLE | fail | 72 | 91 | 7 |
| 2026-03-31 | House | PASSAGE | pass | 89 | 73 | 7 |
| 2025-03-03 | Senate | MOTION TO ENGROSS: SB 31, SB 175 | pass | 33 | 23 |   |
| 2025-03-03 | Senate | PASSAGE | pass | 36 | 19 |   |

## Actions (15)

- 2026-03-31: House Third Readers (House)
- 2026-03-31: House Third Readers (House)
- 2026-03-31: House Third Reading Lost (House)
- 2026-03-27: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (House)
- 2025-04-04: House Withdrawn, Recommitted (House)
- 2025-03-27: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (House)
- 2025-03-06: House Second Readers (House)
- 2025-03-04: House First Readers (House)
- 2025-03-03: Senate Engrossed (Senate)
- 2025-03-03: Senate Third Read (Senate)
- 2025-03-03: Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Senate Read Second Time (Senate)
- 2025-02-26: Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Senate Hopper (Senate)

## Bill text

- LC 48 1838S/hss (v7): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/247817)

## 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
- [LC 48 1838S/hss (v7) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/247817)

## 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-SB175-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-11).