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Running forState Senate, District 17

Gail Davenport

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Overview

Gail Paulette Davenport is an American politician who has served in the Georgia State Senate from the 17th district and the 44th district from 2011 to 2025.

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Facts from Wikipedia.

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 1 passed the House or Senate but didn't.

  • Introduced Mar 3, 2026SB 613: Superior Court of Clayton County; change the compensation of the sheriff
    Became law
  • Introduced Jan 13, 2023SB 4: "Blind Persons' Braille Literacy Rights and Education Act"; enact
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Mar 3, 2026SB 614: City of Hampton; homestead exemption; ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 2, 2026SB 451: Peace Officers; training in the evacuation of persons with disabilities during an emergency; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 6, 2025SB 326: Handicapped Persons; a program for support service providers to assist blind and deaf-blind individuals in navigating employment and higher education opportunities; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 3, 2025SB 322: State Board of Education; include instruction in the proper use of a school bus passenger restraint system within its program of safety instruction; require
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 3, 2025SB 319: "Dorothy Mae Smith Wright Act"; enact
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 20, 2025SB 222: Commission for the Blind and the Visually Impaired; create
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 12, 2025SB 158: Commission for Blind and Visually Disabled Persons; create
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 10, 2025SB 133: "Blind Persons' Braille Literacy Rights and Education Act"; enact
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 23, 2023SB 8: 'Commission for the Blind and the Visually Impaired Act'; enact; create
    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 147 of 1,704 votes (9%). They had permission to be away (excused) for 107 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.