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Running forState House, District 144

Dale Washburn

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Overview

Roy Dale Washburn is an American politician from Georgia.

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Facts from Wikipedia.

How to reach them
Source: Open States

Bills they wrote

Bills and joint resolutions where they're the main author, since 2023. Laws first, then the ones that got furthest.

Wrote

18 bills

Became law

4 became law. Another 6 passed the House or Senate but didn't.

  • Introduced Mar 21, 2025HB 819: Jasper County; levy an excise tax
    Became law
  • Introduced Mar 21, 2025HB 820: Jasper County; school district ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption
    Became law
  • Introduced Jan 29, 2024HB 1073: Local government; zoning; repeal additional hearing and notice provisions regarding halfway houses, drug rehabilitation centers, or other facilities for treatment of drug dependency
    Became law
  • Introduced Mar 9, 2023HB 709: Forsyth, City of; powers of city manager; revise provisions
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 3, 2025HB 225: Motor vehicles; enforcement of speeding violations in school zones through automated traffic enforcement safety devices; repeal all laws
    Passed both chambers
  • Introduced Feb 21, 2023HB 514: Housing Regulation Transparency Act; enact
    Passed both chambers
  • Introduced Jan 29, 2025HB 187: Professions and businesses; contractors; change certain provisions
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Jan 14, 2025HB 34: Professional licensing boards; continuing education tracking solution to monitor compliance of licenses with applicable continuing education requirements; establish
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Jan 31, 2024HB 1096: Professional licensing boards; continuing education tracking solution to monitor compliance of licensees with applicable continuing education requirements; establish
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Jan 24, 2024HB 1031: Ad valorem tax; property; provide mandatory reappraisal of parcels
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Feb 24, 2026HB 1442: Local government; local moratoria shall not apply to certain properties in certain circumstances; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 29, 2026HB 1105: Ad valorem tax; education purposes of homesteads of qualified individuals who are 65 years of age or older; provide exemption
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 27, 2026HB 1047: Revenue and taxation; water and sewer projects and costs tax; revise definition of the term "municipality"
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 25, 2025HB 825: Monroe County; Board of Education; change compensation of members and chairperson
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 30, 2025HB 204: Public Safety, Department of; establish reasonable rates, fares, and charges for transportation by motor carriers of household goods; repeal authority
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 13, 2024HB 1266: Community Housing Options Increase Cost Efficiency Act; enact
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 8, 2024HB 870: State government; observe standard time; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 21, 2023HB 517: Georgia Homeowner Opportunity Act; enact
    Introduced

Source: Open States

How they voted

Final votes on bills that passed either chamber of the Georgia legislature, since 2023. Votes on amendments, committees, and procedure are left out. A bill can show up under more than one topic.

Votes shown

1,474 votes on bills that passed at least one chamber.

Attendance

Didn't vote on 233 of 1,606 votes (15%). They had permission to be away (excused) for 124 of them.

By topic
Agriculture42 votes
    Alcoholic Beverages6 votes
      Animals10 votes
        Appeal and Error21 votes
          Aviation11 votes
            Banking and Finance18 votes
              Buildings and Housing23 votes
                Civil Practice36 votes
                  Commerce and Trade53 votes
                    Commercial Code2 votes
                      Conservation and Natural Resources55 votes
                        Contracts5 votes
                          Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations7 votes
                            Courts124 votes
                              Crimes and Offenses (Criminal Code)132 votes
                                Criminal Procedure49 votes
                                  Domestic Relations25 votes
                                    Education212 votes
                                      Elections33 votes
                                        Equity6 votes
                                          Evidence15 votes
                                            Fire Protection and Safety14 votes
                                              Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics30 votes
                                                Game and Fish20 votes
                                                  General Assembly56 votes
                                                    General Provisions, Ocga10 votes
                                                      Guardian and Ward10 votes
                                                        Handicapped Persons19 votes
                                                          Health159 votes
                                                            Highways, Bridges, and Ferries43 votes
                                                              Insurance98 votes
                                                                Labor and Industrial Relations19 votes
                                                                  Law Enforcement Officers and Agencies72 votes
                                                                    Local Government127 votes
                                                                      Mental Health30 votes
                                                                        Military, Emergency Management, and Veterans Affairs47 votes
                                                                          Minors33 votes
                                                                            Motor Vehicles and Traffic137 votes
                                                                              Nuisances2 votes
                                                                                Penal Institutions36 votes
                                                                                  Professions and Businesses132 votes
                                                                                    Property91 votes
                                                                                      Public Officers and Employees76 votes
                                                                                        Public Utilities and Transportation27 votes
                                                                                          Retirement and Pensions37 votes
                                                                                            Revenue and Taxation203 votes
                                                                                              Social Services51 votes
                                                                                                State Government135 votes
                                                                                                  Torts18 votes
                                                                                                    Waters, Ports, and Watercraft14 votes
                                                                                                      Wills, Trusts, and Administration of Estates9 votes
                                                                                                        Local laws (one city or county)9 votes
                                                                                                          Other23 votes

                                                                                                            Source: Open States, Georgia General Assembly. Topics from the state legislature.