Georgia · Current officeholder
Karen Lupton
Democratic Georgia House, District 83
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Sponsored legislation
106 bills in the current data (106 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.
| Bill | Title | Role | Stage | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR 24 | Medical Marijuana Therapeutics; recognize | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | June 20, 2026 |
| HB 1504 | Dekalb County; State Court; authorize the charge and collection of technology fees | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 12, 2026 |
| HB 1307 | Brookhaven, City of; increase existing homestead exemption for senior citizens and disabled persons to $200,000.00 | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 11, 2026 |
| HR 2085 | St. Pius X Catholic High School boys basketball team; winning the 2026 GHSA 4A State Basketball Championship; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 31, 2026 |
| HR 2057 | Underserved Communities Day at the state capitol; March 31, 2026; recognize | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 31, 2026 |
| HR 2032 | Per Scholas Atlanta; occasion of its 10th anniversary; recognize | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 31, 2026 |
| HR 2024 | Campos, Daniel; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 31, 2026 |
| HR 2023 | Uwigabye, Prisca; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 31, 2026 |
| HB 1604 | Quality Basic Education Act; require the task force reviewing the effectiveness of existing program weights to meet every two years rather than every three years | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 31, 2026 |
| HR 1967 | JCM Ventures; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 27, 2026 |
| HR 1964 | Crawford, Nury Castillo; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 27, 2026 |
| HR 1963 | Garcia, Elizabeth; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 27, 2026 |
| HB 1591 | Dekalb County; Board of Education; recruitment, vetting, and appointment of and contracting with school system superintendent; establish protocols | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 25, 2026 |
| HR 1878 | Forensic Nurses Week; November 2 through 8, 2026; important role Georgia's forensic nurses play in supporting survivors of violence and making our community safer from violence; recognize | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 23, 2026 |
| HR 1847 | Leadership Training Program; educational, civic, and leadership impact and commending its participants for their commitment to public service; recognize | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 23, 2026 |
| HR 1844 | Evans, Shanita; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 23, 2026 |
| HR 1790 | House Study Committee on Long COVID (Coronavirus Disease); create | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 23, 2026 |
| HB 641 | Public utilities; require electric supplier to hold the proposed discontinuation of electrical service to a residential customer who suffers from a serious illness in abeyance for a certain period of time | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 23, 2026 |
| HR 1836 | Ward, Ebonie; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 20, 2026 |
| HR 1754 | House Study Committee on Georgia Teacher Planning and Duty-Free Lunch; create | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 20, 2026 |
| HR 1799 | Furman, Major William "Rusty", Jr.; honoring the life and memory; condolences | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 19, 2026 |
| HR 1730 | Lambda Theta Alpha Sorority, Inc.'s, Alpha Sigma Alumnae Chapter's Mujeres Day at the Capitol; March 18, 2026; recognize | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 16, 2026 |
| HR 1729 | Meadowcreek High School boys basketball team; winning the GHSA Class 6A Region 7 Basketball Championship; congratulate | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 16, 2026 |
| HR 1695 | Patton, Dr. Beverly Griffin; receiving the 2026 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leader Award; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 12, 2026 |
| HR 1609 | Lt. Col. Albert "Butch" S. Welch Jr. Memorial Bridge; Dekalb County; dedicate | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 10, 2026 |
| HB 1518 | Criminal procedure; notice upon change of date, time, or location for a required court appearance from that listed upon a uniform traffic citation; provide | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 10, 2026 |
| HR 1646 | Carlson, Judi; receiving the 2026 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 6, 2026 |
| HR 1579 | House Study Committee on Hospital/Homebound (HHB) Services and Medically Fragile Student Attendance; create | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 6, 2026 |
| HB 626 | Criminal procedure; extend retention period of evidence of sexual assault when victim elects not to immediately report assault | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 4, 2026 |
| HR 1472 | General Assembly; assessment and taxation of affordable housing use property; provide - CA | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 3, 2026 |
| HB 1459 | Local government; allow governing authority of any county or municipal corporation to hold meetings by teleconference | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 3, 2026 |
| HB 1457 | Ad valorem tax; preferential assessment of affordable home use property; provide | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 3, 2026 |
| HB 1456 | Crimes and offenses; protective orders or consent agreements for victims against persons who have committed acts of sexual assault; provide | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 3, 2026 |
| HB 1244 | Education; duty-free lunch period and planning period requirements; provisions | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 3, 2026 |
| HR 1491 | Elaine Clark Center; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 25, 2026 |
| HB 1417 | Education; inclusion of advanced placement, international baccalaureate, and Cambridge fine arts courses in calculation of grade point averages for determining student eligibility for HOPE scholarships and other scholarships; provide | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 25, 2026 |
| HB 1376 | Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired Act; enact | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 20, 2026 |
| HB 1294 | Education; grace period of up to 180 days for transfer students to be evaluated for and receive medical and education services based upon medical forms executed by out-of-state physicians; provide | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 18, 2026 |
| HR 1335 | Goldstone, Brian; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 11, 2026 |
| HR 1325 | New Americans Day at the state capitol; February 12, 2026; recognize | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 10, 2026 |
| HR 1321 | American Foundation for Suicide Prevention; Georgia chapter for leadership in suicide prevention; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 10, 2026 |
| HR 1320 | Hydrick, Honorable Judge Stacey K.; distinguished judicial service; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 10, 2026 |
| HR 1304 | ERA day in the state of Georgia; February 24, 2026; recognize | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 10, 2026 |
| HB 1239 | Student Civic Participation and Encouragement Act; enact | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 10, 2026 |
| HB 1207 | Domestic relations; creation of a registry of recidivist domestic violence offenders; provide | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 9, 2026 |
| HR 1254 | Tartan Trot; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 5, 2026 |
| HB 1162 | Corporations; require corporations and limited liability companies and their subsidiaries to provide certain information to the Secretary of State if they own a certain number of multifamily residences | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 4, 2026 |
| HB 1053 | Law enforcement officers and agencies; local law enforcement involvement with immigration and cooperation with federal authorities; repeal provisions | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 29, 2026 |
| HB 1052 | Student Housing Affordability Act; enact | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 29, 2026 |
| HR 1145 | Taiwan; relations with the United States and the state of Georgia; recognize | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 28, 2026 |
| HR 1033 | State government; changes to apportionment and districts of the General Assembly and Congress shall only be made in the first odd-numbered year subsequent to each United States decennial census; provide - CA | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 28, 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 |
| HB 993 | Nourish to Flourish Act; enact | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 27, 2026 |
| HR 1038 | HealthMPowers; 25 years of service and leadership in advancing youth health; recognize | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 16, 2026 |
| HR 1006 | Boos, Mr. Louis; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 12, 2026 |
| HB 931 | Health; control high costs of prescription drugs; establish framework | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 12, 2026 |
| HB 930 | Income tax; refundable credit for grocery, transportation, and utility costs; provide | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 12, 2026 |
| HB 929 | Public Health, Department of; three-year pilot program for dietetics services for public elementary and secondary school students and patients at federally qualified health centers; provide | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 12, 2026 |
| HB 916 | Judicial Council; funding for civil legal services to low-income individuals; create grant program | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 12, 2026 |
| HB 915 | Law enforcement officers and agencies; authorize county and municipal law enforcement agencies to employ civilian personnel to assist in certain investigations | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 12, 2026 |
| HB 914 | Commissioner of Labor; ensure certain employees receive comparable pay for comparable work in jobs which require comparable skill, effort, and responsibility; authorize | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 12, 2026 |
| HB 303 | Original 33 Memorial Act; enact | Primary sponsor | Enacted | July 1, 2025 |
| HR 907 | Shepherd, Archie S.; condolences | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 2, 2025 |
| HR 906 | Henderson, Burnelle; condolences | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 2, 2025 |
| HR 859 | House Study Committee on Inclusive Educational Settings for Students with Disabilities; create | Primary sponsor | Introduced | April 2, 2025 |
| HB 882 | Agriculture, Department of; regulation and licensing of tree care operators; provide | Primary sponsor | Introduced | April 2, 2025 |
| HR 756 | General Assembly; preserve access to safety and justice for all survivors of gender-based violence and human trafficking; encourage | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 31, 2025 |
| HR 803 | Chambers, Dr. Charis; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 27, 2025 |
| HB 822 | Courts; prohibit inclusion of Georgia-specific content on all future Georgia bar examinations for attorney licensure | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 27, 2025 |
| HR 654 | Community EsTr(El/La); commend | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 25, 2025 |
| HR 695 | Kelley, Councilwoman Dr. Melody; recipient of the 2025 Georgia Single Parent Fifth "Legacy Builders" Award; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 21, 2025 |
| HB 796 | Education; revise QBE program weights based on recommendations of the 2015 Education Reform Commission | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 21, 2025 |
| HR 620 | Atlantic Institute; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 18, 2025 |
| HB 751 | Community Health, Department of; submit a Section 1115 waiver request to the United States Department of Health and Human Services for Medicare and Medicaid Services; authorize | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 13, 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 575 | Moving in the Spirit; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 11, 2025 |
| HR 540 | Congress; adopt legislation requiring Medicare program to provide for lifelong coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for liver, heart, and lung transplant recipients; urge | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 11, 2025 |
| HB 723 | Income tax; expenses incurred in the provision of a warming center to unsheltered individuals on certain days of inclement weather; provide tax credit | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 10, 2025 |
| HR 533 | Barrientos, Araceli; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 6, 2025 |
| HR 532 | Caicedo, Johanna; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 6, 2025 |
| HR 510 | Rathbun, Bob; induction into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 4, 2025 |
| HB 694 | State Board of Education; establish five-year school pilot program to increase graduation rates and postsecondary education | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 4, 2025 |
| HR 442 | Byrd, Natasha; receiving the 2025 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 27, 2025 |
| HB 617 | Public utilities; reestablish a consumer utility counsel to represent consumers in matters before the Public Service Commission or other agencies | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 27, 2025 |
| HB 607 | Public Health, Department of; two-year pilot program for home visiting in homes of children with asthma; provisions | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 27, 2025 |
| HB 606 | FAIR Plan Stabilization Act; enact | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 27, 2025 |
| HB 605 | Public Health, Department of; continue operation of Georgia Tobacco Quit Line, subject to appropriations of funds; require | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 27, 2025 |
| HR 424 | Executive Function Day at the state capitol; March 26, 2025; recognize | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 26, 2025 |
| HR 375 | Coleman, Mike; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 24, 2025 |
| HR 314 | Rathburn, Chelsea; distinguished Poet Laureate of Georgia; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 19, 2025 |
| HB 452 | Firearms; persons convicted of family violence offenses cannot possess or purchase; provide | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 19, 2025 |
| HB 437 | State Board of Education; establish rules and regulations for local school system outreach efforts regarding ESOL program; require | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 18, 2025 |
| HR 206 | Veterans Memorial Drive; Fulton/Dekalb Counties; dedicate | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 11, 2025 |
| HB 243 | Stone Mountain Memorial Association; revise purpose | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 6, 2025 |
| HR 161 | Children's Healthcare of Atlanta; opening the new Arthur M. Blank Hospital; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 4, 2025 |
| HR 160 | Taiwan; relations with the United States and the State of Georgia; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 4, 2025 |
| HR 146 | Gallois, Gina; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 4, 2025 |
| HB 190 | Property; prohibit condominium and property owners' associations from retaliating against property owners for taking certain actions | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 3, 2025 |
| HB 189 | Notaries public; limitations regarding certain notarial acts; provide | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 3, 2025 |
| HB 188 | Criminal procedure; extend certain protections for victims of family violence and stalking with respect to residential leases | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 3, 2025 |
| HR 115 | Alzaga, Juana P.; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 29, 2025 |
| HR 113 | Georgia Asian American and Pacific Islander Hub; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 29, 2025 |
| HB 106 | Safe Teens Act; enact | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 28, 2025 |
| HB 64 | Crimes and offenses; require an owner of an assault weapon to procure and maintain sufficient liability insurance | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 17, 2025 |
| HB 59 | Education; state funding for one school counselor for every 250 full-time equivalent students; provide | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 17, 2025 |