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James Burchett

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Overview

James Dwayne Burchett is an American politician from Georgia. Burchett is a Republican member of Georgia House of Representatives for District 176.

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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

22 bills

Became law

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

  • Introduced Mar 16, 2026HB 1566: Ware County; school district ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption
    Became law
  • Introduced Mar 12, 2026HB 1540: Ware County; State Court; authorize assessment and collection of a technology fee
    Became law
  • Introduced Mar 12, 2026HB 1541: Ware County; Magistrate Court; authorize assessment and collection of a technology fee
    Became law
  • Introduced Mar 12, 2026HB 1539: Ware County; Probate Court; authorize assessment and collection of a technology fee
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 10, 2026HB 1268: Official Code of Georgia Annotated; revise, modernize and correct errors or omissions
    Became law
  • Introduced Jan 29, 2026HB 1093: Ware County; nonbinding advisory referendum for the purpose of ascertaining whether the electors support a perimeter highway bypass around Waycross; provide
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 3, 2025HB 223: Revenue and taxation; exclude from the calculation of taxable net income certain disaster relief or assistance grant program payments for agricultural losses suffered due to Hurricane Helene
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 7, 2024HB 1172: Water rights; public trust doctrine; remove references
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 15, 2023HB 422: Ware County; board of elections and registration; appointment of members; revise provisions
    Became law
  • Introduced Mar 13, 2024HB 1479: Ware County; Probate Court; authorize assessment and collection of technology fee
    Vetoed
  • Introduced Feb 27, 2023HB 611: Budgetary and financial affairs; disposition of state funds derived from certain legal judgments or settlements; provide
    Vetoed
  • Introduced Feb 12, 2025HB 425: Revenue and taxation; purchase of an emergency power generator to convenience stores and grocery stores; provide tax credit
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Jan 14, 2025HB 51: Georgia Environmental Finance Authority; finance and perform certain duties for projects relating to natural gas facilities; authorize
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Feb 21, 2024HB 1371: Torts; clarify liability regarding third-party criminal activity; provisions
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Feb 21, 2023HB 530: Civil practice; protective orders for certain high-ranking officers; provide
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Jun 18, 2026HB 75: Lanier County; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 5, 2025HB 276: Income tax; change certain definitions
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 29, 2024HB 1439: Special license plates; honoring Okefenokee Swamp; establish
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 22, 2024HB 1378: Special license plates; honoring Okefenokee Swamp; establish
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 22, 2024HB 1397: Water rights; list of streams presumed to be navigable; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 7, 2024HB 1171: Sales and use tax; clothing and school related supplies during the last two weeks of July each year; exempt
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 22, 2024HB 981: Buildings and housing; exempt agricultural structures from permitting fees
    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 19 of 1,606 votes (1%). They had permission to be away (excused) for 8 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.