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Running forState House, District 137

Debbie G. Buckner

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Overview

Debbie Gignilliat Buckner is an American politician who has served in the Georgia House of Representatives since 2003.

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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

11 bills

Became law

1 became law. Another 2 passed the House or Senate but didn't.

  • Introduced Jan 13, 2023HB 31: Conservation and natural resources; Hazardous Waste Trust Fund; dedicate proceeds of certain hazardous waste fees
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 4, 2025HB 254: State government; provide placement of Revolutionary War Patriots marker on state capitol building grounds and state archives building grounds
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Feb 1, 2024HB 1116: Income tax credit; rehabilitation of historic structures; home portion; extend sunset date
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Jan 28, 2026HB 1058: Insurance; authorize tax-exempt organizations to be beneficiaries of employee group life insurance policies
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 19, 2025HB 528: Revenue and taxation; require certain high resource use facilities to provide disclosures regarding community impact and energy and water usage
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 18, 2025HB 499: Sales and use tax; menstrual discharge collection devices; create an exemption
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 5, 2025HB 285: Law enforcement agencies; judicial procedure for purging a person's involuntary hospitalization information; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 4, 2025HB 258: PeachCare for Adults Act; enact
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 22, 2024HB 1379: State government; provide placement of Revolutionary War Patriots marker on state capitol building grounds
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 22, 2023HB 550: Sales and use tax; sales to or by certain nonprofit organizations that provide volunteer or fundraising services in support of State Parks and Historic Sites; exempt
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 15, 2023HB 442: Law enforcement agencies; judicial procedure for purging a person's involuntary hospitalization information; provide
    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 73 of 1,606 votes (5%). They had permission to be away (excused) for 63 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.