Plain English Breakdown
The official status indicates the bill passed both chambers but does not confirm if it has been signed by the Governor or vetoed.
HB1046: Limits on Business Powers and Election Activity
This bill limits the powers of business corporations, nonprofit corporations, partnerships, limited partnerships, and LLCs to only those expressly granted by the General Assembly and prohibits them from engaging in ballot issue or election activity.
What This Bill Does
- Restricts the powers of specific business entities to only those explicitly allowed by the state legislature.
- Prohibits these organizations from participating in activities related to elections or ballot issues.
- Establishes civil enforcement and allows the Attorney General to enforce these rules.
- Provides for equitable remedies, such as court-ordered fixes, when laws are broken.
- Repeals existing state laws that conflict with this new legislation.
Who It Names or Affects
- Business corporations
- Nonprofit corporations
- Partnerships and limited partnerships
- Limited liability companies (LLCs)
- The Georgia Attorney General
Terms To Know
- General Assembly
- The state legislature that makes laws.
- Ballot issue activity
- Actions taken to support or oppose a question voted on by the public, such as an amendment to the constitution.
- Election activity
- Spending money or taking action to help elect candidates for political office.
Limits and Unknowns
- The official summary does not state a specific date when these rules will start.
- It is unclear if the ban applies to employees acting on their own time versus official company actions, as the text only lists entity types.
- The source material mentions equitable remedies but does not list specific penalties or fines for breaking the new election activity bans.