Georgia · Current officeholder
Johnny Chastain
Republican Georgia House, District 7
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Sponsored legislation
61 bills in the current data (61 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.
| Bill | Title | Role | Stage | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 945 | Banking and finance; holds on accounts of eligible adults for suspected financial exploitation; provide | Primary sponsor | Enacted | July 1, 2026 |
| HB 21 | Gilmer County; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption | Primary sponsor | In committee | June 22, 2026 |
| HB 16 | Blue Ridge, City of; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption | Primary sponsor | In committee | June 22, 2026 |
| HB 15 | McCaysville, City of; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption | Primary sponsor | In committee | June 22, 2026 |
| HB 14 | Fannin County; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption | Primary sponsor | In committee | June 22, 2026 |
| HB 447 | Crimes and offenses; crimes of gift card theft, gift card forgery, and gift card fraud; provide | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 12, 2026 |
| HB 1075 | Sexual offenses; modify penalty for offenders previously convicted of the offense of trafficking of persons for labor or sexual servitude | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 12, 2026 |
| HB 1112 | Commerce and trade; rounding of total price of sale of goods or services when using legal tender; provide | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 11, 2026 |
| HB 1086 | Preston Fant and Brant Chesney Firefighter Safety Act; enact | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 11, 2026 |
| HR 713 | Healthcare providers; help promote 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline; urge | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 31, 2026 |
| HB 964 | Revenue and taxation; state and local title ad valorem tax fee; exempt certain motor vehicles used in fire protection services for local governments | Primary sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 31, 2026 |
| HB 432 | Game and fish; Georgia turkey stamps; provide | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 31, 2026 |
| HR 1831 | House Study Committee on Local Government Financial Audits; create | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 27, 2026 |
| HR 1928 | The importance of regulated trapping; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 25, 2026 |
| HR 1755 | House Study Committee on Alternative Investments for Local Governments; create | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 25, 2026 |
| HR 1701 | Howell and Jane Teasley Memorial Intersection; Fannin County; dedicate | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 19, 2026 |
| HB 874 | Georgia Taxpayer Privacy Protection Act; enact | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 19, 2026 |
| HR 1664 | General Wallace Intersection; Dawson County; dedicate | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 18, 2026 |
| HR 1721 | Baldino, Corporal Daniel; Corporal Dylan Warren; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 16, 2026 |
| HB 967 | Criminal Justice Coordinating Council; provide financial assistance to law enforcement agencies to equip certain motor vehicles with bullet-resistant features; establish grant program | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 6, 2026 |
| HB 1385 | Fire protection and safety; improve government efficiency by updating provisions of office of the Safety Fire Commissioner | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 6, 2026 |
| HB 1475 | Commerce and trade; benefits from governmental programs or civil or military service; provisions | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 4, 2026 |
| HR 1538 | City of Cochran Fire Department; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 3, 2026 |
| HB 1332 | Georgia Buy American Medicine Act; enact | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 3, 2026 |
| HB 1260 | Local government; cessation of payment of salary, compensation, and expenses to members of county and municipal governing authorities who fail to certify completion of mandatory training; provide | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 3, 2026 |
| HB 1082 | Victims of Communism Day; November 7 of each year; designate | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 3, 2026 |
| HR 1506 | Chambers, Michael "Mike" Earl, Sr.; honoring the life and memory; condolences | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 26, 2026 |
| HB 1352 | Student Character Development Act; enact | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 19, 2026 |
| HR 1409 | Canada Day; recognize | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 18, 2026 |
| HB 1306 | Transactional Gold and Silver Act; enact | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 18, 2026 |
| HB 1281 | Education; require child care learning centers to carry certain amounts of liability insurance coverage and to provide proof of such coverage | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 17, 2026 |
| HR 1247 | Worley, Officer Brantley; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 5, 2026 |
| HR 1151 | Hispanic Day at the state capitol; February 4, 2026; recognize | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 28, 2026 |
| HR 1150 | Members of the Georgia Black Republican Council; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 28, 2026 |
| HR 1095 | 2026 Don Cargill STEM Scholar Award Recipients; commending the Georgia Youth Science and Technology Center; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 27, 2026 |
| HR 1061 | Firefighters Recognition Day at the state capitol; February 3, 2026; recognize | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 27, 2026 |
| HR 949 | Trump, President Donald; Elon Musk; creation of the Department of Government Efficiency; commend | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 12, 2026 |
| HB 491 | Game and fish; remove an exception for use of air guns to hunt wildlife | Primary sponsor | Enacted | July 1, 2025 |
| HB 241 | Contracts; convenience fees for payment by electronic means; revise provisions | Primary sponsor | Enacted | July 1, 2025 |
| HB 824 | Dawson County; ad valorem tax; close new applications for certain homestead exemptions for senior citizens | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 14, 2025 |
| HB 823 | Dawson County; ad valorem tax; homestead exemption; revise definition of senior citizen | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 14, 2025 |
| HB 699 | Dawson County; board of elections and registration; provide staggered terms | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 13, 2025 |
| HB 448 | Gilmer County; appointment of a county surveyor; provide | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 13, 2025 |
| HR 132 | Joint Georgia-North Carolina and Georgia-Tennessee Boundary Line Commission; create | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 4, 2025 |
| HB 324 | Elections; preferential treatment during advance voting and during certain hours on election day to certain voters; provisions | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 4, 2025 |
| HB 133 | Student Character Development Act; enact | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 4, 2025 |
| HR 878 | The 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 31, 2025 |
| HR 796 | Victims of communism; honor | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 27, 2025 |
| HR 657 | Emma Lou Stover Bridge; Gilmer County; dedicate | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 25, 2025 |
| HR 633 | Fannin County Lady Rebels basketball team; winning the 2025 GHSA Class A Division I State Basketball Championship; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 18, 2025 |
| HR 466 | Historical significance of the 1911 Rand McNally map of Dawson County, Georgia; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 3, 2025 |
| HB 661 | Elections; qualifications for and registration of voters; enhance penalties | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 3, 2025 |
| HR 452 | Georgia Forestry Commission and others; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 28, 2025 |
| HB 198 | Education; use of school facilities by certain youth groups; provide | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 27, 2025 |
| HR 376 | HOPE AACR (Animal-Assisted Crisis Response); commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 24, 2025 |
| HR 322 | Boy Scouts of America in Georgia; Scouts Day at the Capitol; 02/26/25; recognize | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 19, 2025 |
| HR 244 | Future Business Leaders of America Week at the state capitol; 02/3-9/25; recognize | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 11, 2025 |
| HR 241 | Land, Edgar; 2024 Citizen of the Year; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 11, 2025 |
| HB 75 | Justice for Peanut and Fred Act; enact | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 6, 2025 |
| HR 87 | Keep Georgia Beautiful Day at the state capitol; February 6, 2025; recognize | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 28, 2025 |
| HR 16 | Edwards, William; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 14, 2025 |
