Georgia · Current officeholder
Esther Panitch
Democratic Georgia House, District 51
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Sponsored legislation
52 bills in the current data (52 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.
| Bill | Title | Role | Stage | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1514 | Fulton County; Board of Education; change election date of president | Primary sponsor | Enacted | July 1, 2026 |
| HB 1379 | Foreign Funding Transparency and Accountability Act; enact | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 12, 2026 |
| HB 1283 | Family Justice Center Act; enact | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 12, 2026 |
| HB 1535 | Sandy Springs, City of; Redevelopment Powers Law; provide for a referendum | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 11, 2026 |
| HB 1349 | Fulton County; Board of Education; pension board; revise membership | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 11, 2026 |
| HB 483 | Crimes and offenses; protections for inspectors of code enforcement; provide | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 5, 2026 |
| HB 1208 | Civil practice; require depositions to be taken before certified court reporters | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 5, 2026 |
| HR 2078 | Barranco, John Baptist; honoring the life and memory; condolences | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 31, 2026 |
| HR 2074 | 5th Annual Green Egg and Kegs Festival at Dunwoody Village; recognize | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 31, 2026 |
| HB 970 | Quality Basic Education Act; expand which healthcare professionals may conduct preparticipation physical examinations | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 31, 2026 |
| HB 460 | Evidence; exclude certain communications made between attorney and client when client is in a penal institution | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 31, 2026 |
| HR 1703 | House Study Committee on Criminal Post-Conviction Litigation; create | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 25, 2026 |
| HB 1303 | Crimes and offenses; offense of possession of a controlled substance in the presence of a child; provide | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 25, 2026 |
| HR 1844 | Evans, Shanita; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 23, 2026 |
| HR 1799 | Furman, Major William "Rusty", Jr.; honoring the life and memory; condolences | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 19, 2026 |
| HR 1798 | Hubler, Ricardo "Ric"; honoring the life and memory; condolences | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 19, 2026 |
| HR 1052 | Prader-Willi Syndrome Awareness Day; express support for State designation | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 16, 2026 |
| HR 1676 | Yeshiva University Maccabees; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 12, 2026 |
| HR 1648 | Vietnamese-American Community of Georgia; commend; recognize March 11, 2026, as Vietnamese-American Community Day at the state capitol; recognize | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 6, 2026 |
| HB 969 | Georgia State Employees Post-employment Health Benefit Fund; certain fund beneficiaries to not be disqualified from postretirement health benefits; provide | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 6, 2026 |
| HB 1255 | Criminal procedure; motions and discovery; modify provisions | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 6, 2026 |
| HB 664 | Property owners' associations; development and affirmative election; provisions | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 4, 2026 |
| HB 1429 | Courts; juvenile court clerks collect and submit data regarding monetary sanctions assessed for juvenile offenders to the Administrative Office of the Courts; require | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 3, 2026 |
| HB 1363 | Education; authorize public schools and postsecondary educational institutions to consider antisemitism in the same manner as discrimination based on religion | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 3, 2026 |
| HB 675 | Crimes and offenses; criminal offenses related to material support of terrorism; provide | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 18, 2026 |
| HB 1288 | Law enforcement officers and agencies; require consent or a court order to withdraw blood from persons who are to be incarcerated or are to be released for DNA testing | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 17, 2026 |
| HR 1320 | Hydrick, Honorable Judge Stacey K.; distinguished judicial service; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 10, 2026 |
| HR 1244 | Ad valorem tax; business enterprises; rate of assessment of 1,000 or more single family residential properties used for rental income; provisions - CA | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 9, 2026 |
| HB 1228 | Ad valorem tax; assessment of real property purchased or acquired by certain business enterprises at 100 percent of its fair market value; provide | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 9, 2026 |
| HB 1189 | Sexual offenses; offense of sodomy regarding consenting adults; prohibit prosecution | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 6, 2026 |
| HR 1254 | Tartan Trot; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 5, 2026 |
| HB 1141 | Courts; availability of medical records to a parent or legal guardian when a child is taken into medical custody; provide | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 4, 2026 |
| HB 1124 | State government; require certain agencies to consider definition of hinduphobia to apply to laws and regulations prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, or national origin | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 4, 2026 |
| HR 1185 | Day of Democracy; January 26, 2026; recognize | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 2, 2026 |
| HB 1004 | Public Safety, Department of; security guards to leaders of the Senate and House of Representatives and their families; provisions | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 28, 2026 |
| HB 1003 | Public officers and employees; daily expense accounts of members of the General Assembly; revise provisions | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 28, 2026 |
| HR 1060 | International Holocaust Remembrance Day; January 27, 2026; recognize | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 27, 2026 |
| HB 625 | Fulton County; State Court; provide additional judge | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 13, 2025 |
| HB 242 | Crimes and offenses; disorderly or disruptive conduct at any funeral or memorial service; include religious worship and observance | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 4, 2025 |
| HR 922 | The Empowerment Workshop and Le'Dor Milteer; founder; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 2, 2025 |
| HR 866 | Holy Innocents' Episcopal School girls and boys basketball teams; winning the 2025 GHSA Class A-AAA Private State Championships; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 31, 2025 |
| HB 765 | Medical Debt Protection Act; enact | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 18, 2025 |
| HR 582 | Morelli, Maritza; receiving the 2025 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 11, 2025 |
| HR 568 | Atlanta Jewish Film Festival; 25 years of artistic and cultural excellence; recognize | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 11, 2025 |
| HR 510 | Rathbun, Bob; induction into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 4, 2025 |
| HB 658 | Insurance; certain consumer protections contingent upon repeal of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; provide | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 3, 2025 |
| HR 417 | Sultan-Dadon, Anat; Consul General of Israel to the Southeastern United States; exemplary service in strengthening the bonds between the State of Israel and the State of Georgia and for her steadfast friendship to the people of Georgia; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 26, 2025 |
| HB 453 | Georgia Red Flag Protective Order Act; enact | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 19, 2025 |
| HB 363 | Crimes and offenses; criminal trespass; include religious worship and observance or acknowledging the death of an individual | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 12, 2025 |
| HB 354 | Evidence; exclude certain communications made between attorney and client when client is in a penal institution | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 12, 2025 |
| HB 305 | Protect the Dream Act; enact | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 10, 2025 |
| HR 78 | Harrison, Venessa C.; retirement; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 28, 2025 |