Georgia · Current officeholder
Katie Dempsey
Republican Georgia House, District 13
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Sponsored legislation
132 bills in the current data (132 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.
| Bill | Title | Role | Stage | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1097 | Mental health; criminal background, license status, and registry checks for owners, applicants, and employees of certain mental health facilities; provide | Primary sponsor | Enacted | July 1, 2026 |
| HB 67 | Rome, City of; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption | Primary sponsor | In committee | June 22, 2026 |
| HB 19 | Floyd County; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption | Primary sponsor | In committee | June 22, 2026 |
| HR 1300 | Representative Penny Houston Roundabout; Cook County; dedicate | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 12, 2026 |
| HB 1409 | Domestic relations; revise mandated reporting of child abuse | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 12, 2026 |
| HB 668 | Crimes and offenses; change references to assistance and guide dogs to service dogs | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 11, 2026 |
| HB 541 | Education; tuition equalization grants; expand definition of an approved school to include certain institutions which offer programs in nursing | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 11, 2026 |
| HB 1187 | Trey's Law; enact | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 11, 2026 |
| HB 571 | Professions and businesses; licensing of radiologist assistants; provide | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 5, 2026 |
| HB 162 | Georgia Bureau of Investigation; restriction and seal of First Offender Act sentences until such status is revoked; provide | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 5, 2026 |
| HR 2128 | Mayo, Leah; 2026 Heart of Community Young Heart Award recipient; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 2, 2026 |
| HR 2117 | Proctor, Brynn; Model High School's 2026 STAR Student; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 2, 2026 |
| HR 2115 | Huffman, Sarah; 2026 Heart of Community Award of Honor recipient; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 2, 2026 |
| HR 2110 | Tillery, Traci; 2026 Heart of Community Award of Honor recipient; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 2, 2026 |
| HR 2108 | Childers, former Representative Eugene Milton "Buddy"; honoring the life and legacy; condolences | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 2, 2026 |
| HR 2105 | Wilson, Ghee; 2026 Heart of Community Award of Honor recipient; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 2, 2026 |
| HR 2092 | Goldin, Kelly; Model High School's 2026 STAR Teacher; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 2, 2026 |
| HR 2091 | Bradley, Tyler; Coosa High School's 2026 STAR Teacher; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 2, 2026 |
| HR 2090 | Stevenson, Rick and Sundai; 2026 Heart of Community Board of Governors Award recipients; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 2, 2026 |
| HR 2089 | Veal, Gail; 2026 Heart of Community Award of Honor recipient; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 2, 2026 |
| HR 2088 | Arp, Jeb; 2026 Heart of Community Award of Honor recipient; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 2, 2026 |
| HR 2087 | Northwest Georgia Regional Commission; 65th anniversary; recognize | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 2, 2026 |
| HB 1238 | Community Health, Department of; submit a waiver request to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to authorize the qualification of certain caregivers for Medicaid reimbursement | Primary sponsor | Passed both chambers | April 2, 2026 |
| HR 1860 | House Study Committee on Comprehensive Services and Long-term Outcomes for Individuals with Disabilities; create | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 31, 2026 |
| HR 1007 | House of Representatives; effectiveness of arts for health initiatives in improving mental health outcomes; acknowledge | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 31, 2026 |
| HB 657 | Mental health; qualifications of recovery community organizations for substance use; provide | Primary sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 31, 2026 |
| HB 323 | Bridging the Gap for ALS and Chronic Kidney Disease Act of 2025; enact | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 31, 2026 |
| HB 291 | Health; certification of community health workers; provide | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 27, 2026 |
| HR 1931 | Georgia Highlands College Community Impact Day; July 4, 2026; recognize | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 25, 2026 |
| HR 1800 | Jones, Speaker Pro Tempore Jan; extraordinary service to the State of Georgia; occasion of her retirement; recognize | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 19, 2026 |
| HR 1770 | Jones, Aniston; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 18, 2026 |
| HB 254 | State government; provide placement of Revolutionary War Patriots marker on state capitol building grounds and state archives building grounds | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 10, 2026 |
| HB 1505 | Quality Basic Education Act; prescribed course of study in sex education and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention instruction is age appropriate and medically accurate; provide | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 6, 2026 |
| HB 1368 | Mental health; re-creation of community service boards; provide | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 6, 2026 |
| HB 1451 | Community Affairs, Department of; local governments and nonprofit organizations to incentivize households to relocate from outside this state to local governments in this state; provide | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 3, 2026 |
| HR 1517 | Shores, Heather; Darlington High School's 2025-2026 STAR Teacher; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 26, 2026 |
| HR 1516 | Shorey, Al; Darlington High School's 2025-2026 STAR Teacher; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 26, 2026 |
| HR 1511 | Kimani, Zachary Wanjau; Darlington High School's 2025-2026 STAR Student; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 26, 2026 |
| HR 1509 | Parsa, Hayes Robert; Darlington High School's 2025-2026 STAR Student; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 26, 2026 |
| HR 1508 | Guo, Jiarui "Grace"; Darlington High School's 2025-2026 STAR Student; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 26, 2026 |
| HB 1430 | Community Health, Department of; license supportive senior housing communities; provide | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 26, 2026 |
| HR 1500 | Hagerich, Lucus; Armuchee High School's 2025-2026 STAR Student; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 25, 2026 |
| HR 1499 | Little, David; Armuchee High School's 2025-2026 STAR Teacher; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 25, 2026 |
| HR 1498 | Silver, Johnathan; Pepperell High School's 2025-2026 STAR Teacher; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 25, 2026 |
| HR 1495 | Payne, Susan; Unity Christian School's 2025-2026 STAR Teacher; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 25, 2026 |
| HR 1494 | Bawa, Kamran; Rome City High School's 2025-2026 STAR Student; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 25, 2026 |
| HR 1493 | Johnson, Julia; Rome City High School's 2025-2026 STAR Teacher; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 25, 2026 |
| HR 1484 | Whitehead, Peter; Unity Christian School's 2025-2026 STAR Student; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 25, 2026 |
| HR 1483 | Crawford, Turner; Pepperell High School's 2025-2026 STAR Student; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 25, 2026 |
| HB 1448 | Georgia Local Government Finance Authority Act; enact | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 25, 2026 |
| HB 1250 | Daniel Waters Act; enact | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 25, 2026 |
| HB 1361 | Pharmacies; compounding of certain active pharmaceutical ingredients; provisions | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 20, 2026 |
| HR 1407 | Community Health Centers Day; February 18, 2026; commending the Georgia Primary Care Association; recognize | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 18, 2026 |
| HR 1292 | Sargento, Ms. Noelia; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 9, 2026 |
| HR 1291 | Pethel, Eden; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 9, 2026 |
| HB 1216 | Revenue and taxation; require that any excise tax on rooms, lodgings, and accommodations be remitted to the Department of Revenue for disbursement | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 9, 2026 |
| HR 1235 | Georgia Community Service Boards; Community Service Boards' Day at the state capitol; February 5, 2026; recognize | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 4, 2026 |
| HR 1234 | Profound Autism Day; March 17, 2026; recognize | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 4, 2026 |
| HR 1156 | National Birth Defects Prevention Month; January of each year; recognize | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 3, 2026 |
| HB 1081 | Handicapped persons; adults with cognitive decline to be considered disabled adults; provide | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 2, 2026 |
| HR 1133 | United States Postal Service; 250th anniversary; reaffirming support for its continued public service to the American people; recognize | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 28, 2026 |
| HR 1080 | Strolling Thunder Day at the state capitol; January 29, 2026; recognize | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 27, 2026 |
| HR 1079 | Keep Georgia Beautiful Foundation Day at the state capitol; recognize | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 27, 2026 |
| HR 1063 | Henderson, Chief Gordon; honoring the life and dedicated service; condolences | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 27, 2026 |
| HR 1059 | Reach Out and Read Day at the state capitol; recognize | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 27, 2026 |
| HR 1055 | Hembree, Representative Bill; honoring the life and memory; condolences | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 27, 2026 |
| HR 1031 | Children's Healthcare of Atlanta's facility dogs and their Canines For Kids Program; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 15, 2026 |
| HR 1027 | Wakefield, Ronald "Ron" F.; outstanding public service with the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 15, 2026 |
| HB 584 | Health; reassign licensing and oversight of certain treatments and programs from Departments of Community Health to Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities | Primary sponsor | Enacted | January 1, 2026 |
| HB 567 | Professions and businesses; authorize and regulate teledentistry by licensed dentists | Primary sponsor | Enacted | January 1, 2026 |
| HB 398 | Food, drugs, and cosmetics; authorize production and sale of cottage food items with certain exemptions, requirements, and disclosures | Primary sponsor | Enacted | July 1, 2025 |
| HB 322 | Ga. Board of Dentistry; issuance of a dental or dental hygiene license for the sole purpose of teaching in an accredited dental, dental hygiene school, or academic medical center; revise provisions | Primary sponsor | Enacted | July 1, 2025 |
| HB 175 | Education; employee comprehensive background checks for early care and education programs and Head Start programs; revise provisions | Primary sponsor | Enacted | July 1, 2025 |
| HB 150 | Combating Threats from China Act of 2025 - Higher Education; enact | Primary sponsor | Enacted | July 1, 2025 |
| HR 991 | Coffee, Craig; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 4, 2025 |
| HR 990 | Roberson, Dave; 2025 Awards of Honor recipient; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 4, 2025 |
| HR 982 | Jones, Rachel; Model High School's STAR Teacher; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 4, 2025 |
| HR 981 | Payne, Victoria; Coosa High School's 2025 STAR Student; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 4, 2025 |
| HR 980 | Harman, Virginia Barrow; 2025 Awards of Honor recipient; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 4, 2025 |
| HR 979 | Mitchell, Roy; Coosa High School's STAR Teacher; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 4, 2025 |
| HR 978 | Abernathy, Sara Grace; Model High School's 2025 STAR Student; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 4, 2025 |
| HR 977 | Green, Lynn; 2025 Awards Honor recipient; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 4, 2025 |
| HR 976 | McKnight, Ciara; 2025 Heart of the Community Heart Award recipient; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 4, 2025 |
| HR 972 | Dean, Stephanie; 2025 Awards of Honor recipient; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 4, 2025 |
| HR 968 | Weed, Mimi; 2025 Awards of Honor recipient; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 4, 2025 |
| HR 967 | Whitten, Wanda; 2025 Board of Governors Award recipient; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 4, 2025 |
| HR 965 | Wright-Davis, Marquita Levette; 2025 Awards of Honor recipient; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 4, 2025 |
| HR 964 | Toles, Temple & Wright, Inc.; 2025 Heart of the Community Business Award recipient; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 4, 2025 |
| HR 884 | President of the United States and Congress; increased state autonomy to allow for creation of innovative solutions to work disincentives and reform of social safety net programs; urge | Primary sponsor | Introduced | April 4, 2025 |
| HR 847 | House Study Committee on Evaluating Funding for Public Health; create | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 4, 2025 |
| HR 816 | House Study Committee on an At-Risk Populations Abuse Registry; create | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 4, 2025 |
| HR 72 | House Study Committee on Cancer Care Access; create | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 4, 2025 |
| HR 611 | House Study Committee on Abandoned Child Placement Following Hospital Discharge; create | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 4, 2025 |
| HR 129 | Clark, Mr. Daryl Lee; compensate | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 4, 2025 |
| HB 533 | Wrongful Conviction Compensation Act; enact | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 4, 2025 |
| HB 420 | Insurance; require certain health benefit policies to cover genetic testing for an inherited mutation and cancer imaging under certain conditions | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 4, 2025 |
| HB 218 | Health; lower the age from 50 to 18 years old at which hospitals shall offer inpatient vaccinations for the influenza virus prior to discharge | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 4, 2025 |
| HR 899 | Stevens, Joyce Carter; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 31, 2025 |
| HR 877 | Hembree, Bill; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 31, 2025 |
| HR 850 | Riley, Lynne; occasion of her retirement; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 28, 2025 |
| HR 791 | Dubs, Sophia; Unity Christian School's 2025 STAR Student; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 27, 2025 |
| HR 790 | Payne, Mrs. Susan; Unity Christian School's 2025 STAR Teacher; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 27, 2025 |
| HR 789 | Mowery, Mrs. Emily; Armuchee High School's 2025 STAR Teacher; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 27, 2025 |
| HR 788 | McClain, Elan Ason; Armuchee High School's 2025 STAR Student; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 27, 2025 |
| HR 787 | West-Royal, Jessica; Pepperell High School's 2025 STAR Teacher; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 27, 2025 |
| HR 786 | Nguyen, Karly; Rome High School's 2025 STAR Student; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 27, 2025 |
| HR 785 | Mullinax, Gavin; Pepperell High School's 2025 STAR Student; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 27, 2025 |
| HR 784 | Winstead, Seth; Rome High School's 2025 STAR Teacher; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 27, 2025 |
| HR 783 | Pan, Yixin "Linda"; Darlington High School's 2025 STAR Student; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 27, 2025 |
| HR 782 | Kinney, Mr. Owen; Darlington High School's 2025 STAR Teacher; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 27, 2025 |
| HR 652 | Georgia Community Service Boards; Community Service Boards' Day at the state capitol; February 16, 2025; recognize | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 18, 2025 |
| HR 586 | Cooper, Dr. Jeffery D.; Cooper Pediatrics; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 11, 2025 |
| HR 128 | Watkins, Mr. Joseph Samuel; compensate | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 10, 2025 |
| HB 677 | Health; certain placement procedures for children upon discharge from a hospital or psychiatric residential treatment facility; provide | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 10, 2025 |
| HB 577 | Georgia Nicotine Vapor Products Directory Act; enact | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 10, 2025 |
| HB 612 | Behavioral Health Coordinating Council; add member | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 4, 2025 |
| HR 441 | Georgia Beverage Association; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 27, 2025 |
| HB 520 | Georgia Licensed Midwife Act; enact | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 27, 2025 |
| HR 376 | HOPE AACR (Animal-Assisted Crisis Response); commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 24, 2025 |
| HB 558 | State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia; establish adult workforce high school diploma program | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 24, 2025 |
| HR 308 | Multi-Agency Alliance for Children; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 19, 2025 |
| HR 289 | The Woodbine Opry; 25th anniversary; recognize | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 18, 2025 |
| HR 278 | Mazzone, Leo; induction into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 18, 2025 |
| HR 252 | Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD), community service boards (CSBs), and first responders; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 12, 2025 |
| HR 203 | Youth Villages; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 6, 2025 |
| HR 167 | Alzheimer's Awareness Day in Georgia; February 6, 2025; recognize | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 4, 2025 |
| HR 166 | Dental Hygienists Appreciation Day; February 6, 2025; recognize | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 4, 2025 |
| HR 151 | Archibald Bulloch Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution; 61st anniversary; recognize | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 4, 2025 |
| HR 136 | Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week at the state capitol; February 7-14, 2025; recognize | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 3, 2025 |
| HR 114 | Georgia Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Day at the state capitol; 01/28/25; recognize | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 29, 2025 |
| HR 52 | Simmons, Marvin Gary; condolences | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 27, 2025 |
| HR 27 | Addiction Recovery Awareness Day; January 21, 2025; recognize | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 15, 2025 |