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Running forState Senate, District 16

Marty Harbin

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Overview

Maurice Henderson Harbin is an American politician who has served in the Georgia State Senate from the 16th 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

30 bills

Became law

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

  • Introduced Feb 18, 2026SB 524: License Plates; specialty license plate honoring Girl Scouts of Georgia; establish
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 12, 2026SB 503: Insurance; rental home marketplace guarantees from the definition of property insurance; exempt
    Became law
  • Introduced Jan 29, 2026SB 441: Local Government Investment Pool; certain pooled investments to be approved by the State Depository Board; require
    Became law
  • Introduced Jan 14, 2026SB 399: "Mason Sells AED Coordination Act"; enact
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 26, 2025SB 261: Magistrates Retirement Fund; early retirement benefit; provide
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 6, 2025SB 121: Uninsured Motorist Coverage; minimum required under motor vehicle liability policies for a individual convicted of driving under the influence or reckless driving; increase
    Became law
  • Introduced Jan 28, 2025SB 46: "Government Serves the People Act"; enact
    Vetoed
  • Introduced Jan 27, 2026SB 425: Education; all schools that receive state funding with students in any of grades three through five to provide instruction in cursive handwriting to all students by no later than third grade; require
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Jan 27, 2026SB 424: "Transactional Gold and Silver Act"; enact
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Mar 5, 2025SB 324: Life Insurance; certain protections for life insurance policyholders and beneficiaries; provide
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Feb 27, 2023SB 266: Retirement and Pensions; fiduciary duty to invest retirement assets solely in the financial interests of participants and their beneficiaries; provide
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Feb 25, 2026SB 579: "Government Serves the People Act"; enact
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 24, 2026SB 561: Motor Vehicles; additional license plate design honoring the 250th anniversary of the United States of America's independence; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 19, 2026SB 537: Education; schools that receive state funds from displaying any flag other than the flag of the United States or the flag, coat of arms, or state emblem of the State of Georgia; prohibit
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 27, 2026SB 426: Education; high school students seeking a high school diploma to achieve a minimum score of 70 percent on the United States Citizenship Civics Test; require
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 5, 2025SB 325: Education; local school systems and public schools to employ or accept as volunteers school chaplains; authorize
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 6, 2025SB 120: Education; public schools, local education agencies, and public postsecondary institutions shall not promote, support, or maintain any programs or activities that advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 15, 2024SB 511: "Combating Threats from China Act of 2024 - Higher Education"; enact
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 15, 2024SB 510: Safety Belts in Passenger Vehicles; occupants of a passenger vehicle, whether in a front seat or back seat, shall be restrained by a seat safety belt; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 13, 2024SB 501: "Foundations of Law Act"; enact
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 23, 2024SB 379: "School Chaplains Act"; enact
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 23, 2024SB 381: "Assuring Quality in Government Act"; enact
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 23, 2024SB 378: Trafficking of Persons; increased sentences for persons convicted of trafficking a minor or a developmentally disabled person for sexual servitude; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 23, 2024SB 380: Motor Vehicle Liability Policies; uninsured motorist coverage; increase the minimum
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 15, 2023SB 308: Georgia Legislative Retirement System; retirement benefit amounts payable to former legislators upon retirement and to currently retired legislators
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 28, 2023SB 275: Georgia Student Finance Authority; student loan repayment for General Assembly staff members; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 28, 2023SB 274: Commission for the Blind and the Visually Impaired; create
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 21, 2023SB 226: Primaries and Elections; unique bar codes and alphanumeric accountability numbers on individual absentee ballots; require
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 21, 2023SB 224: "Georgia Citizens' Life Insurance Bill of Rights"; enact
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 21, 2023SB 225: National Association of Insurance Commissioners' Policy Locator; conduct a quarterly search; require an insurer
    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 98 of 1,704 votes (6%). They had permission to be away (excused) for 48 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.