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Jason T. Ridley

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Overview

Jason Thomas Ridley is an American politician from Georgia. Ridley is a Republican member of the Georgia House of Representatives for District 6.

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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

17 bills

Became law

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

  • Introduced Feb 10, 2026HB 1266: Watercraft; use of certain motors on vessels being operated on the Ogeechee River; repeal a provision
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 20, 2025HB 551: Motor vehicles; conditions, procedures, and limitations for issuance of temporary operating permits; provide
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 26, 2024HB 1403: Chatsworth, City of; certain territory into boundaries of city; provide annexation
    Became law
  • Introduced Jan 24, 2024HB 1018: Georgia Firearms Industry Nondiscrimination Act; enact
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 8, 2023HB 301: Motor vehicles and traffic; revise amount of civil monetary penalty for violations of improperly passing a school bus or speeding in a school zone
    Passed both chambers
  • Introduced Feb 17, 2026HB 1324: Crimes and offenses; possessing a silencer; repeal prohibition
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Feb 25, 2026HB 1454: Crimes and offenses; firearms and carrying and possession of firearms and other weapons; revise various laws
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 25, 2026HB 1466: Alcoholic beverages; satellite tasting rooms operated by brewers; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 18, 2026HB 1362: Public officers; persons having certain financial interest shall be ineligible to hold certain public offices; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 17, 2026HB 1327: Education; install key boxes at each school building in locations determined in collaboration with local law enforcement; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 7, 2024HB 1173: Game and fish; authorize taking channel catfish and flathead catfish by bow and arrow state wide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 29, 2023HB 850: Elections; government transparency and campaign finance; revise a definition
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 23, 2023HB 828: Transportation, Department of; method of selection of commissioner by General Assembly; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 27, 2023HB 602: Georgia Athletic and Entertainment Commission; regulation of bare knuckle boxing matches; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 21, 2023HB 507: Commerce and trade; certain additional information to beauty pageant contestants before accepting a fee; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 6, 2023HB 248: Courts; limiting sheriffs to one additional salary for serving as sheriff of multiple courts; repeal provisions
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 31, 2023HB 168: Chief Michael 'Moe' Baxter 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 120 of 1,606 votes (7%). They had permission to be away (excused) for 42 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.