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Running forState House, District 174

John L. Corbett

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Overview

John L. Corbett is an American politician who has served in the Georgia House of Representatives from the 174th district since 2015.

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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

27 bills

Became law

12 became law. Another 5 passed the House or Senate but didn't.

  • Introduced Feb 5, 2026HB 1202: Georgia Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Advisory Board; correct a scrivener's error in a cross-reference
    Became law
  • Introduced Jan 29, 2026HB 1090: Echols County; Board of Commissioners; county commissioners shall be elected from the county at large; provide
    Became law
  • Introduced Jan 13, 2026HB 956: Solid Waste Trust Fund; authorize use of funds for implementation of provisions of a solid waste management program
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 26, 2025HB 622: Hoboken, City of; revise compensation of mayor and councilmembers
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 10, 2025HB 351: Board of Natural Resources; modify powers and duties
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 10, 2025HB 371: Quality Basic Education Act; state's maximum authorization of capital outlay funding; provide for an increase
    Became law
  • Introduced Jan 13, 2025HB 13: Echols County; Board of Education; provide for compensation
    Became law
  • Introduced Jan 23, 2024HB 997: Motor vehicles; require disqualification to operate a commercial motor vehicle upon receipt of notification from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration of a positive drug test
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 9, 2023HB 340: Education; daily duty-free planning periods for teachers in grades six through twelve; provide
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 7, 2023HB 268: Criminal Justice Coordinating Council; establish grant program for motor vehicle related crime prevention initiatives; establish Georgia Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Advisory Board
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 6, 2023HB 255: Brantley County; Board of Education; compensation of members; change provisions
    Became law
  • Introduced Jan 30, 2023HB 120: Motor vehicles; standards for issuance of limited driving permits for certain offenders; provide
    Became law
  • Introduced Jan 22, 2024HB 959: Motor vehicles; procedure for passing stationary vehicles on certain highways; provide
    Passed both chambers
  • Introduced Feb 15, 2023HB 436: Surface mining; revise maximum criminal penalties for violations
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Jan 30, 2023HB 119: Uniform rules of the road; procedure for passing stationary vehicles; provide
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Jan 26, 2023HB 81: Education; eligibility criteria for certain capital outlay grants for low-wealth school systems; revise
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Jan 23, 2023HB 53: State Board of Registration for Foresters; independent state agency; provisions
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Feb 10, 2026HB 1267: Motor vehicles; increase penalties for certain offenses; provisions
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 6, 2026HB 1231: Education; teachers shall not be required to supervise students during their duty-free lunch period or planning period except in cases of extreme emergency; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 29, 2026HB 1091: Brantley County; nonbinding advisory referendum for the purpose of ascertaining whether the electors support a perimeter highway bypass around Waycross; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 21, 2025HB 570: Local government; acknowledge that certain international organizations have no jurisdiction in this state
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 4, 2025HB 239: Motor vehicles; placement of a special identifying sticker on the windshields of alternative fueled vehicles; require
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 5, 2024HB 1453: Board of Natural Resources; modify powers and duties
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 20, 2024HB 1338: Georgia Surface Mining Act of 1968; three-year moratorium on acceptance of applications for new permits; provisions
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 15, 2024HB 1286: Georgia Hemp Farming Act; regulate hemp products
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 12, 2024HB 1234: Motor vehicles; conditions, procedures, and limitations for issuance of temporary operating permits; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 9, 2023HB 335: Public School Employees Retirement System; permit certain persons to make an irrevocable election to become member of Teachers Retirement System of Georgia
    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 51 of 1,606 votes (3%). They had permission to be away (excused) for 31 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.