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R Georgia Senate · District 54

Sen. Chuck Payne

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Total votes
3,017
all sessions
Attendance
98%
64 missed
Near the chamber average
With party
98%
of cast votes
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Bipartisan score
1%
crosses aisle rarely
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Sponsored
967
bills & resolutions
Near the chamber average
Committees
6
assignments
967 bills and resolutions

Sponsored bills

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967
Primary
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Primary SB 406
Signed into law · Georgia Senate · Lead sponsor
"Georgia Property Owners' Bill of Rights Act"; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to professions and businesses, so as to require the registration of property owners' associations; to provide for renewals and amendments; to provide for appeals; to provide for a State Board for Review of Complaints Regarding Property Owners' Associations; to provide for review of complaints; to amend Code Section 44-3-232 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to assessments against lot owners as constituting lien in favor of association, additional charges against lot owners, procedure for foreclosing lien, and obligation to provide statement of amounts due, so as to provide for authorization of liens and use of assessments; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Signed into law May 12, 2026 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 524
Signed into law · Georgia Senate · Lead sponsor
License Plates; specialty license plate honoring Girl Scouts of Georgia; establish

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-2-86 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to license plates promoting or supporting certain agencies, funds, or nonprofit corporations with proceeds disbursed to the general fund and the agency, fund, or nonprofit corporation, so as to establish a specialty license plate honoring Girl Scouts of Georgia; to establish a specialty plate honoring the 250th anniversary of the United States of America's independence; to provide for related matters; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Signed into law May 11, 2026 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 427
Signed into law · Georgia Senate · Lead sponsor
Physicians; limited provisional licenses and a pathway to licensure for certain internationally trained physicians; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 34 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to medical practice relative to physicians, so as to provide for limited provisional licenses and a pathway to licensure for certain internationally trained physicians; to provide for definitions; to provide for qualifications and conditions; to provide for penalties, license sanctions, and enforcement; to provide for one or more medical directors; to provide for annual reports; to provide for rules, regulations and procedures; to provide for conditional automatic repeal; to provide for related matters; to provide for a contingent effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Signed into law May 11, 2026 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 431
Signed into law · Georgia Senate · Lead sponsor
Education; enrollment of foster care students within two school days of a request for enrollment by such student's parent or legal custodian; require

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-2-670 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to disclosures and information required for permanent enrollment in a grade higher than third, provisional enrollment, and transfer of education records, so as to require the enrollment of foster care students within two school days of a request for enrollment by such student's parent or legal custodian; to provide for reporting noncompliance and for corrective action plans; to revise provisions relative to provisional enrollment; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Signed into law May 11, 2026 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 402
Signed into law · Georgia Senate · Lead sponsor
Children and Youth; pilot program provision for screenings, clinical evaluations, training for autism spectrum disorder to children in foster care; establish

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to programs and protection for children and youth, so as to establish a pilot program relating to the provision of screenings, clinical evaluations, training, services, and resources for autism spectrum disorder to children in foster care; to provide for definitions; to provide for the Division of Family and Children Services of the Department of Human Services to develop and implement such pilot program; to provide for a final report and recommendations; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for automatic repeal; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Signed into law May 11, 2026 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 432
Signed into law · Georgia Senate · Lead sponsor
Education; nonlapsing revenue of institutions of the University System of Georgia and units of the Technical College System of Georgia; extend automatic repeals

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education, so as to extend automatic repeals of certain provisions regarding nonlapsing revenue of institutions of the University System of Georgia and units of the Technical College System of Georgia; to amend Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state government, so as to extend automatic repeals of certain provisions regarding writing off small amounts due to the state; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Signed into law May 11, 2026 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 76
Signed into law · Georgia Senate · Lead sponsor
License Plates; specialty license plate benefitting the Georgia Veterans Service Foundation; establish

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-2-86 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to license plates promoting or supporting certain agencies, funds, or nonprofit corporations with proceeds disbursed to the general fund and the agency, fund, or nonprofit corporation, so as to establish a specialty license plate benefitting the Georgia Veterans Service Foundation; to provide for related matters; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Signed into law May 11, 2026 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 160
Signed into law · Georgia Senate · Lead sponsor
Reckless Stunt Driving; a motor vehicle involved in a second offense of reckless stunt driving; replace the forfeiture penalty

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-6-390.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to reckless stunt driving, so as to replace the forfeiture penalty of a motor vehicle involved in a second offense of reckless stunt driving with authority to order the installation of a device which limits the speed of such vehicle; to provide for a definition; to provide for procedures and conditions upon issuance of such orders; to provide for notification to the Department of Revenue; to provide for a penalty; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Signed into law May 6, 2026 0 co-sponsors
Primary SR 1087
Passed · Georgia Senate · Lead sponsor
McCullom, Maggie; recognize and commend

A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Maggie McCullom for her outstanding contributions to senior athletics and community wellness in the State of Georgia; and for other purposes.

Passed Apr 2, 2026 0 co-sponsors
Primary SR 1085
Passed · Georgia Senate · Lead sponsor
Willis, Robert "Bob"; congratulate

Maddy summaryThis Senate resolution formally congratulates Robert "Bob" Willis on his 100th birthday. The bill recognizes his extensive service as a U.S. Navy veteran during World War II and his decades of leadership within the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. It directs the Senate Secretary to provide a copy of the resolution to Willis as a gesture of appreciation for his life achievements and family contributions. This measure is a ceremonial acknowledgment rather than a policy change affecting public programs or laws.

Passed Apr 2, 2026 0 co-sponsors
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