# Georgia SR 563: Georgia Secretary of State; request of the United States Department of Justice to securely produce Georgia's voter registration list; urge

Georgia SR 563, Georgia Secretary of State; request of the United States Department of Justice to securely produce Georgia's voter registration list; urge, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Jason Anavitarte (Republican), Timothy Bearden (Republican), Matt Brass (Republican) and 2 others; status adopted, last action 2026-02-02 (Senate Engrossed) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Georgia SR 563
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Georgia Secretary of State; request of the United States Department of Justice to securely produce Georgia's voter registration list; urge
- Status: adopted
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-13
- Last action: 2026-02-02, Senate Engrossed
- Sponsors: Jason Anavitarte (Republican), Timothy Bearden (Republican), Matt Brass (Republican), Randy Robertson (Republican), Sam Watson (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Ethics, NP
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (62 yes, 43 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: Jason Anavitarte (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Timothy Bearden (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Matt Brass (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Randy Robertson (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Sam Watson (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-02 | Senate | MOTION TO ENGROSS | pass | 31 | 21 | 3 |
| 2026-02-02 | Senate | ADOPTION | pass | 31 | 22 | 2 |

## Actions (7)

- 2026-02-02: Senate Engrossed (Senate)
- 2026-02-02: Senate Third Read (Senate)
- 2026-02-02: Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-01-28: Senate Read Second Time (Senate)
- 2026-01-27: Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
- 2026-01-14: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2026-01-13: Senate Hopper (Senate)

## Bill text

- Adopted Senate (v4): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/241247)

## 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
- [Adopted Senate (v4) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/241247)

## 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-SR563-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).