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Katie Dempsey

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Overview

Katie Montgomery Dempsey is an American politician from Georgia. Dempsey is a Republican member of the Georgia House of Representatives for District 13.

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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

16 bills

Became law

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

  • Introduced Feb 21, 2025HB 567: Professions and businesses; authorize and regulate teledentistry by licensed dentists
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 20, 2025HB 541: Education; tuition equalization grants; expand definition of an approved school to include certain institutions which offer programs in nursing
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 20, 2024HB 1344: Behavioral Health Coordinating Council; allow for certain officials to be represented by a delegate or agent
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 7, 2024HB 1183: Education; local school systems to provide certain information to parents and guardians of students in grades six through 12 on Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes; require
    Became law
  • Introduced Mar 1, 2023HB 649: Floyd County; Board of Education; provide compensation of members
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 6, 2026HB 1238: Community Health, Department of; submit a waiver request to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to authorize the qualification of certain caregivers for Medicaid reimbursement
    Passed both chambers
  • Introduced Feb 15, 2023HB 441: Professions; authorize and regulate teledentistry by licensed dentists pursuant to permits issued by Georgia Board of Dentistry
    Vetoed
  • Introduced Feb 2, 2023HB 228: Education; tuition equalization grants at private colleges and universities; expand definition of approved school
    Vetoed
  • Introduced Feb 27, 2025HB 677: Health; certain placement procedures for children upon discharge from a hospital or psychiatric residential treatment facility; provide
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Feb 24, 2025HB 612: Behavioral Health Coordinating Council; add member
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Mar 27, 2023HB 839: Social Work Licensure Compact Act; enact
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Feb 24, 2026HB 1451: Community Affairs, Department of; local governments and nonprofit organizations to incentivize households to relocate from outside this state to local governments in this state; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 19, 2025HB 533: Wrongful Conviction Compensation Act; enact
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 3, 2025HB 218: Health; lower the age from 50 to 18 years old at which hospitals shall offer inpatient vaccinations for the influenza virus prior to discharge
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 1, 2023HB 654: Waste management; local governments to impose a surcharge for auto shredder residue at facilities operated by private enterprise; authorize
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 2, 2023HB 213: Education; required information to parents of students regarding meningococcal meningitis and influenza and their vaccines; revise provisions
    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 68 of 1,606 votes (4%). They had permission to be away (excused) for 29 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.