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Senate Rules Committee, January 28, 2026

2025-2026 Regular Session · 450 CAP · 9 min

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Summary

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The committee considered SR 563, which the sponsor described as urging the Secretary of State to participate in a Department of Justice investigation related to election integrity. No questions were asked. The committee voted to place the resolution on the Senate floor for the following day. The chair reported three votes against, with the remaining votes in favor.

Bills discussed (1)

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

From 0:05:17 · turns 3 to 33

The sponsor described SR 563 as an urging resolution asking the Secretary of State to participate in a Department of Justice investigation related to election integrity. No committee members asked questions or offered substantive discussion. The sponsor selected the resolution for consideration on the Senate floor the following day. After a motion and second, the committee voted by show of hands. The chair reported three votes against and the rest in favor, declared the motion carried, and said the resolution would be on the floor the next day.

Transcript

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  1. 0:04:36

    this meeting is called to order.

  2. 0:04:42

    Senator Anderson, would you like to lead us in a word of prayer?

  3. 0:04:47

    Let us pray. Dear heaven Father, thank you for this beautiful day you've given us. And dear Lord, we just ask you to give us the wisdom and knowledge to make the right decisions for the great people of the great state of Georgia. Also, we ask you to watch over our families that are away from them. We lift them up to you, dear Lord. We love you and we need you. Forgive us of our sins and thank you for wonderful blessings. In your name sake, amen.

  4. 0:05:08

    Amen. All right, we've got one resolution for consideration, so this ought to be a quick meeting. S- SR 563, Senator Roberts, take it away.

  5. 0:05:22

    Yes, sir. Uh, colleagues and rule, uh, committee members, this is very simple. All it is is an urging resolution asking that the Secretary of State participate in the investigation, uh, being conducted by the Department of Justice, uh, related to election integrity.

  6. 0:05:42

    Any questions? Hearing none. All right. For tomorrow, I think we'll select one bill. So, Senator Roberts, since it's your bill, or resolution I should say-

  7. 0:05:59

    Yes, sir

  8. 0:06:00

    ... actually, we're gonna do zero bills tomorrow. One resolution.

  9. 0:06:02

    Yes, sir.

  10. 0:06:03

    Uh, I'm gonna let you have the pick.

  11. 0:06:06

    Oh, wow. Um-

  12. 0:06:07

    Take your time.

  13. 0:06:08

    Which one?

  14. 0:06:08

    The L.

  15. 0:06:09

    Get the number right.

  16. 0:06:13

    Mr. Chairman, and if I can say his name, in the words of the great Dean of the Senate, Edward Harbison, I choose SR 563.

  17. 0:06:24

    Okay.

  18. 0:06:26

    Thanks a lot.

  19. 0:06:27

    All right.

  20. 0:06:31

    Not sure you wanna be quoted on this one. All right, I got SR 563. I'm gonna need a motion from somebody.

  21. 0:06:43

    Motion.

  22. 0:06:43

    Got a motion from Senator Williams.

  23. 0:06:45

    I knew Mike Hodges would do it.

  24. 0:06:46

    Second.

  25. 0:06:46

    I got a second from Senator Anderson. Any further discussion? All in favor, let's go show of hands. Raise your hand.

  26. 0:06:57

    Raising their hand.

  27. 0:06:58

    I'm showing y'all how to do it.

  28. 0:06:59

    Look at Hufstetler direct traffic.

  29. 0:07:01

    All right. All opposed, same sign.

  30. 0:07:05

    Senator Harbison, you gotta vote one way or the other.

  31. 0:07:08

    He's, he, he's told.

  32. 0:07:09

    Okay. All right, I got three nos, the rest yays.

  33. 0:07:12

    Done, done with the roll.

  34. 0:07:14

    All right, motion carries. Resolution will be on the floor tomorrow.

  35. 0:07:18

    Hey, Eddie, I love your boots.

  36. 0:07:23

    All right.

  37. 0:07:26

    Meeting adjourned.

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