Georgia legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia SB423: Government Transparency; campaign committees, independent committees, political action committees, and leadership committees from accepting contributions or donations from non-Georgia persons that exceed 50 percent of all contributions received; prohibit
Status: Passed one chamber, March 31, 2026
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 candidates, campaign committees, independent committees, political action committees, and leadership committees from accepting contributions or donations from non-Georgia persons that exceed 50 percent of all contributions received; to provide definitions; to provide for the return of such excess contributions; to provide for the escheatment of excess contributions that are not returned; to provide for exceptions; to provide for injunctive relief; to prohibit and provide penalties for strawman transactions seeking to avoid the contribution cap provided herein; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend Chapter 5 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to government transparency and campaign finance, so as to revise registration and reporting requirements for certain political action committees; to revise certain disclosure requirements for independent committees; to provide for violations and penalties; to prohibit candidates or campaign committees from accepting contributions or donations from non-Georgia persons that exceed 50 percent of all contributions received; to provide definitions…
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED To amend Chapter 5 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to government transparency and campaign finance, so as to revise registration and reporting requirements for certain political action committees; to revise certain disclosure requirements for independent committees; to provide for violations and penalties; to prohibit candidates or campaign committees from accepting contributions or donations from non-Georgia persons that exceed 50 percent of all contributions received; to provide definitions; to provide for the return of such excess contributions; to provide for the escheatment of excess contributions that are not returned; to provide for exceptions; to provide for injunctive relief; to prohibit and provide penalties for strawman transactions seeking to avoid the contribution cap provided herein; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: SECTION 1. Chapter 5 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to government transparency and campaign finance, is amended in Code Section 21-5-34, relating to S. B. 423 (SUB) LC 47 4314S campaign contribution disclosure reports and committee registration, by revising subsections (e.1) and (f) as follows: "(e.1) Any political action committee which makes contributions to, accepts contributions for, or makes expenditures on behalf of candidates shall file a registration …