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1-24 LC 47 2836S
2- The House Committee on Governmental Affairs offers the following substitute to HB 1039:
1+24 LC 47 2659
2+House Bill 1039
3+By: Representatives Hilton of the 48
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5+, Ballard of the 147
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7+, Daniel of the 117
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9+, Momtahan
10+of the 17
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12+, Sainz of the 180
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14+, and others
315 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
416 AN ACT
5-To amend Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated,1
17+To amend Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated,
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619 relating to campaign contributions, so as to provide that candidates, campaign committees,2
720 independent committees, or political action committees shall require disclosures on content3
821 or postings made by social media personalities that are paid for by such candidate or4
922 committee; to provide a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws;5
1023 and for other purposes.6
1124 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:7
1225 SECTION 1.8
1326 Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to9
1427 campaign contributions, is amended by adding a new Code section to read as follows:10
15-"21-5-37.11
28+"21-5-37.
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1630 (a) As used in this Code section, the term 'social media personality' means a person, group12
1731 of people, or business entity that creates or posts content, messages, information, or images13
1832 that are viewable by other users on one or more social media platforms, as that term is14
1933 defined in Code Section 50-29-20, in return for monetary or nonmonetary remuneration.15
20-H. B. 1039 (SUB)
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2236 (b) In the event that a candidate, campaign committee, independent committee, or political16
2337 action committee makes an expenditure to a social media personality in return for the17
2438 posting of content, messages, information, or images, such candidate, campaign committee,18
2539 independent committee, or political action committee shall require such social media19
2640 personality to disclose that said content, messages, information, or images were paid for20
2741 by said candidate, campaign committee, independent committee, or political action21
2842 committee.22
29-(c) The disclosure required by subsection (b) of this Code section shall be in writing and23
30-made verbally, when the respective media allows, and shall be made a part of each piece24
31-of content, messages, information, or images posted that was paid for by the candidate,25
32-campaign committee, independent committee, or political action committee and shall be26
33-clearly legible. For the use of audible media it shall be announced, articulated, spoken, or27
34-otherwise rendered completely using the same volume and rate of speaking as is used in28
35-the remainder of the posting."29
36-SECTION 2.30
37-All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.31
38-H. B. 1039 (SUB)
43+(c) The disclosure required by subsection (b) of this Code section shall be in writing or23
44+made verbally and shall be made a part of each piece of content, messages, information,24
45+or images posted that was paid for by the candidate, campaign committee, independent25
46+committee, or political action committee."26
47+SECTION 2.27
48+All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.28
49+H. B. 1039
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