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Running forState House, District 83

Karen Lupton

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Overview

Karen Elizabeth Lupton is an American politician from the Georgia Democratic Party who serves as a member of the Georgia House of Representatives representing District 83.

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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

18 bills

Became law

2 became law.

  • Introduced Jan 30, 2024HB 1085: City of Chamblee Public Facilities Authority Act; enact
    Became law
  • Introduced Mar 14, 2023HB 729: Brookhaven, City of; DeKalb County; modify amount of base year homestead exemption
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 25, 2026HB 1459: Local government; allow governing authority of any county or municipal corporation to hold meetings by teleconference
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 12, 2026HB 1294: Education; grace period of up to 180 days for transfer students to be evaluated for and receive medical and education services based upon medical forms executed by out-of-state physicians; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Apr 4, 2025HB 929: Public Health, Department of; three-year pilot program for dietetics services for public elementary and secondary school students and patients at federally qualified health centers; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Apr 4, 2025HB 930: Income tax; refundable credit for grocery, transportation, and utility costs; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Apr 4, 2025HB 931: Health; control high costs of prescription drugs; establish framework
    Introduced
  • Introduced Apr 2, 2025HB 916: Judicial Council; funding for civil legal services to low-income individuals; create grant program
    Introduced
  • Introduced Apr 2, 2025HB 915: Law enforcement officers and agencies; authorize county and municipal law enforcement agencies to employ civilian personnel to assist in certain investigations
    Introduced
  • Introduced Apr 2, 2025HB 914: Commissioner of Labor; ensure certain employees receive comparable pay for comparable work in jobs which require comparable skill, effort, and responsibility; authorize
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 21, 2025HB 822: Courts; prohibit inclusion of Georgia-specific content on all future Georgia bar examinations for attorney licensure
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 18, 2025HB 796: Education; revise QBE program weights based on recommendations of the 2015 Education Reform Commission
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 28, 2025HB 694: State Board of Education; establish five-year school pilot program to increase graduation rates and postsecondary education
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 26, 2025HB 626: Criminal procedure; extend retention period of evidence of sexual assault when victim elects not to immediately report assault
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 13, 2024HB 1486: Brookhaven, City of; change corporate limits
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 13, 2024HB 1485: DeKalb County; changes in boundaries of school district following certain annexations; revise provisions
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 13, 2024HB 1474: Atlanta, City of; change corporate limits
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 21, 2024HB 1367: Criminal procedure; expand definition of forensic medical examination to include evidence of strangulation
    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 71 of 1,606 votes (4%). They had permission to be away (excused) for 46 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.