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Running forState Senate, District 56

John Albers

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Overview

John Edward Albers is a Georgia State Senator serving the 56th District, which encompasses portions of Fulton, Cobb and Cherokee Counties.

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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

40 bills

Became law

13 became law. Another 12 passed the House or Senate but didn't.

  • Introduced Feb 6, 2026SB 470: "Emergency & Public Safety Signal Protection Act"; enact
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 11, 2025SB 143: Georgia Firefighter's Pension Fund; certain members to retire at age 50; provide
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 5, 2025SB 111: "Georgia Consumer Privacy Protection Act"; enact
    Became law
  • Introduced Jan 29, 2025SB 58: "Georgia Transporting Life-Saving Organs and Personnel Act"; enact
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 8, 2024SB 472: "Combating Organized Retail Crime Act"; enact
    Became law
  • Introduced Jan 29, 2024SB 417: Reporting of Accidents; timing and documentation of such reports; provide
    Became law
  • Introduced Jan 8, 2024SB 335: "Safeguarding Adopted Children from Sexual Violence Act"; enact
    Became law
  • Introduced Jan 8, 2024SB 334: "Helping Firefighters Beat Cancer Act"; enact
    Became law
  • Introduced Mar 23, 2023SB 328: Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund; provisions; revise
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 9, 2023SB 149: "Georgia Door-to-Door Sales Act"; enact
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 9, 2023SB 128: Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund; the total percentage of funds that can be invested in alternative investments; raise the limit
    Became law
  • Introduced Jan 23, 2023SB 11: "Georgia Fights Terrorism Act"; enact
    Became law
  • Introduced Jan 11, 2023SB 3: "Reducing Barriers to State Employment Act of 2023"; enact
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 3, 2025SB 84: Special License Plates; specialty license plate honoring the Shepherd Center; establish
    Passed both chambers
  • Introduced Jan 17, 2025SB 23: Retirement; total percentage of funds that the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia may invest in alternative investments; raise the limit
    Vetoed
  • Introduced Jan 14, 2025SB 9: "Ensuring Accountability for Illegal AI Activities Act"; enact
    Passed both chambers
  • Introduced Feb 21, 2023SB 217: "Eliminating Ghost Plates Act"; enact
    Passed both chambers
  • Introduced Jan 23, 2023SB 12: "Protecting Victims and Dismantling Georgia Street Gangs Act"; enact
    Passed both chambers
  • Introduced Jan 23, 2023SB 13: Public Sales; tax levies and executions; authorize online
    Passed both chambers
  • Introduced Jan 13, 2026SB 392: "Waste Reduction Act of 2026"; enact
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Feb 19, 2025SB 198: Georgia Legislative Retirement System; board of trustees of the system to increase benefit multipliers for members; provide
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Feb 10, 2025SB 129: "Georgia Supporting those Who Sacrificed for Service Act"; enact
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Jan 27, 2025SB 27: Stalking; offense of doxxing; penalties; protective order; provide
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Feb 8, 2024SB 473: "Georgia Consumer Privacy Protection Act"; consumer personal data in this state; protect the privacy
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Feb 14, 2023SB 170: "Students and Teachers SPEAK Act"; enact
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Feb 9, 2026SB 480: "Georgia Custodial Interference Reform Act"; enact
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 18, 2025SB 342: Emergency Communications Authority; increase in the percentage of all 9-1-1 charges to be remitted to the Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 18, 2025SB 184: "Georgia Anti-Squatting Act of 2025"; enact
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 6, 2025SB 122: "Craft Beer and Local Economy Revitalization Act"; enact
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 27, 2025SB 37: "AI Accountability Act"; enact
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 16, 2025SB 18: State Officials; daily expense accounts; revise provisions
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 14, 2025SB 7: Jails; certain municipal corporations make municipal detention facilities or jails available for use by a sheriff; require
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 26, 2024SB 409: "Bridging the Gap for ALS and Chronic Kidney Disease Act of 2024"; enact
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 24, 2024SB 392: Elections; criminal offense of election interference with a deep fake and solicitation; establish
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 22, 2024SB 363: Georgia Public Safety Training Center law enforcement unit; establishment; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 22, 2024SB 364: "Property Tax Relief Act of 2024"; enact
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 18, 2024SB 359: "Protecting Georgians Act"; enact
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 27, 2023SB 271: Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority; in-person electronic execution of notarial certificates; authorize
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 25, 2023SB 16: "Georgia EMS Reform Act"; enact
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 23, 2023SB 14: "Modernizing Georgia's Evidence and Proceedings 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

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

Attendance

Didn't vote on 67 of 1,704 votes (4%). They had permission to be away (excused) for 58 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.