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Ed Setzler

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Overview

Leonard Edwin Setzler is an American politician from the state of Georgia. A member of the Republican Party, he has been a member of the Georgia Senate since 2023.

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

21 bills

Became law

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

  • Introduced Jan 27, 2025SB 36: "Georgia Religious Freedom Restoration Act"; enact
    Became law
  • Introduced Jan 8, 2024SB 338: Board of Education of Cobb County; education districts; change the description
    Became law
  • Introduced Jan 28, 2025SB 51: State, County, and Municipal Road Systems; contracting procedures related to the acquisition of certain professional services by counties and municipalities; revise
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Feb 14, 2023SB 180: "Georgia Religious Freedom Restoration Act"; enact
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Feb 24, 2026SB 573: Primaries and Elections; the nonpartisan election for county officers and district attorneys in certain counties; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 12, 2026SB 510: Board of Education of Cobb County; future elections for members of the board of education shall be nonpartisan; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 10, 2026SB 484: Certificated Professional Personnel; pathway to certification by the Professional Standards Commission for experienced teachers; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 10, 2026SB 491: Cobb Judicial Circuit; assistant district attorneys; change the salaries
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 10, 2026SB 492: State Court of Cobb County; additional assistant solicitor positions; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 10, 2026SB 488: Torts; generative artificial intelligence systems shall constitute personal property for purposes of certain actions for product liability alleging injury to a minor; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 15, 2026SB 405: Magistrate Court; the maximum amount of civil claims that can be tried in magistrate court; increase
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 15, 2026SB 404: Child Custody Proceedings; joint legal and physical custody as the default child custody arrangement; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 4, 2025SB 97: Eavesdropping; limitations regarding the use of electronic monitoring devices; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 4, 2025SB 87: Levy and Sale of Property; exemption of the full value of a debtor's primary residence from levy and sale; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 15, 2025SB 14: Elections; the nonpartisan election of district attorneys and solicitors-general of state courts; authorize the General Assembly
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 15, 2025SB 15: Elections; provide by local legislation for nonpartisan elections for county governing authorities; authorize the General Assembly
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 8, 2024SB 470: Proceedings Against Intruders; notice of vacancy; create
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 20, 2023SB 318: Education; minimum salaries of special education teachers who meet certain criteria shall be 110 percent of the minimum salary; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 22, 2023SB 236: Board of Commissioners of Cobb County; the description of the commissioner districts; change
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 15, 2023SB 187: "Safe Place for Newborns Improvement Act"
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 8, 2023SB 124: County Governing Authorities; authority of county governing authorities to reapportion or redistrict their election districts; restate constitutional limitations
    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

1,331 votes on bills that passed at least one chamber.

Attendance

Didn't vote on 193 of 1,704 votes (11%). They had permission to be away (excused) for 125 of them.

By topic
Agriculture36 votes
    Alcoholic Beverages5 votes
      Animals6 votes
        Appeal and Error17 votes
          Aviation9 votes
            Banking and Finance17 votes
              Buildings and Housing20 votes
                Civil Practice38 votes
                  Commerce and Trade51 votes
                    Commercial Code3 votes
                      Conservation and Natural Resources38 votes
                        Contracts5 votes
                          Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations6 votes
                            Courts108 votes
                              Crimes and Offenses (Criminal Code)120 votes
                                Criminal Procedure33 votes
                                  Domestic Relations23 votes
                                    Education207 votes
                                      Elections33 votes
                                        Equity3 votes
                                          Evidence10 votes
                                            Fire Protection and Safety11 votes
                                              Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics22 votes
                                                Game and Fish11 votes
                                                  General Assembly49 votes
                                                    General Provisions, Ocga4 votes
                                                      Guardian and Ward7 votes
                                                        Handicapped Persons9 votes
                                                          Health125 votes
                                                            Highways, Bridges, and Ferries43 votes
                                                              Insurance68 votes
                                                                Labor and Industrial Relations14 votes
                                                                  Law Enforcement Officers and Agencies53 votes
                                                                    Local Government90 votes
                                                                      Mental Health20 votes
                                                                        Military, Emergency Management, and Veterans Affairs34 votes
                                                                          Minors49 votes
                                                                            Motor Vehicles and Traffic103 votes
                                                                              Nuisances2 votes
                                                                                Penal Institutions31 votes
                                                                                  Professions and Businesses106 votes
                                                                                    Property67 votes
                                                                                      Public Officers and Employees56 votes
                                                                                        Public Utilities and Transportation18 votes
                                                                                          Retirement and Pensions45 votes
                                                                                            Revenue and Taxation153 votes
                                                                                              Social Services41 votes
                                                                                                State Government106 votes
                                                                                                  Torts20 votes
                                                                                                    Waters, Ports, and Watercraft9 votes
                                                                                                      Wills, Trusts, and Administration of Estates9 votes
                                                                                                        Local laws (one city or county)23 votes
                                                                                                          Other66 votes

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