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R Georgia Senate · District 56 On the 2026 ballot

Sen. John Albers

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Total votes
4,130
all sessions
Attendance
97%
141 missed
Near the chamber average
With party
97%
of cast votes
Near the chamber average
Bipartisan score
1%
crosses aisle rarely
Near the chamber average
Sponsored
1,862
bills & resolutions
Near the chamber average
Committees
7
assignments
1,862 bills and resolutions

Sponsored bills

Total
1,862
Primary
1,862
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Primary SB 5
Passed · Georgia Senate · Lead sponsor
Lottery for Education; net proceeds transferred to the state treasury for credit to the Lottery for Education Account; establish the percentage

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 50-27-13 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to disposition of lottery proceeds, budget report by Governor, appropriations by General Assembly, and shortfall reserve subaccount, so as to establish the percentage of the lottery proceeds for each fiscal year which must equal the net proceeds to be transferred to the state treasury for credit to the Lottery for Education Account; to provide for exceptions; to provide for verification of certain information by the Department of Audits and Accounts; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Passed Mar 30, 2017 0 co-sponsors
Primary SR 574
Passed · Georgia Senate · Lead sponsor
Norton, Dewey Lamar; commend

A RESOLUTION commending and congratulating Dewey Lamar Norton on the occasion of his announced retirement; and for other purposes.

Passed Mar 30, 2017 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 170
Passed · Georgia Senate · Lead sponsor
'Georgia SERVES Act of 2017'; child care services for foster children and their families; provide for certification of volunteers

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 provide for the certification of volunteers to provide child care services for foster children and their families; to provide for limited immunity; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for definitions; to provide for the establishment by the Department of Human Services of a uniform certification system including varying levels of certification; to provide for statutory construction; to establish the Georgia SERVES Act Advisory Committee and provide for its membership and duties; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Passed Mar 30, 2017 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 71
Passed · Georgia Senate · Lead sponsor
Bankruptcy; list of property that is exempt; add assets in health savings accounts and medical savings accounts

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 44-13-100 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exemptions for purposes of bankruptcy and intestate insolvent estates, so as to add assets in health savings accounts and medical savings accounts to the list of property that is exempt from bankruptcy; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Passed Mar 30, 2017 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 50
Passed · Georgia Senate · Lead sponsor
"Direct Primary Care Act"; definitions; provide direct primary care agreements are not insurance

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to kinds of insurance, limits of risks, and reinsurance, so as to provide definitions; to provide that direct primary care agreements are not insurance; to exempt such agreements from regulation as insurance; to provide for discontinuance of services under certain circumstances; to provide a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Passed Mar 30, 2017 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 134
Passed · Georgia Senate · Lead sponsor
"Save, Earn, Win Act"

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 7 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to provisions applicable to the Department of Banking and Finance and financial institutions generally, so as to allow banks and credit unions to offer savings promotion raffle accounts in which deposits to a savings account enter a depositor in a raffle; to provide for definitions; to amend Code Section 16-12-20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions relative to gambling and related offenses, so as to provide for an exception to the definition of "lottery"; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Passed Mar 30, 2017 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 4
Passed · Georgia Senate · Lead sponsor
"Enhancing Mental Health Treatment in Georgia Act"; Georgia Mental Health Treatment Task Force; establish

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to medical assistance generally, so as to establish the Georgia Mental Health Treatment Task Force; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for the membership, duties, compensation, and expense allowances; to develop applications for a Medicaid waiver and block grant funding; to prohibit the submission of a mental health Medicaid waiver application without legislative approval; to require agencies' cooperation; to provide for the abolishment; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Passed Mar 30, 2017 0 co-sponsors
Primary SR 517
Passed · Georgia Senate · Lead sponsor
Georgia State Patrol Post 1; commend

A RESOLUTION commending and congratulating Georgia State Patrol Post 1 as the Georgia State Patrol Post of the Year; and for other purposes.

Passed Mar 28, 2017 0 co-sponsors
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