Bill > SB378

This bill, known as the "Anti-Corruption Act," proposes two significant changes to Georgia's government transparency and campaign finance laws. First, the bill completely prohibits leadership committees (political groups typically associated with high-ranking political figures like the Governor or caucus leaders) as of July 1, 2026, requiring any existing leadership committees to stop making expenditures, return all contributions to donors, and dissolve their legal existence. Second, the bill introduces a new provision preventing organizations primarily composed of public officials and receiving public funds from engaging in lobbying activities or making lobbying expenditures, also effective July 1, 2026. The legislation aims to reduce potential conflicts of interest and increase transparency in political fundraising and influence by limiting the ability of political leadership groups to collect and spend money, and by restricting publicly-funded organizations from attempting to influence legislative or administrative processes through lobbying. The bill will become effective on July 1, 2026, and will repeal any conflicting existing laws.

Government Affairs

https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72066