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Running forState Senate, District 23

Max Burns

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Overview

Othell Maxie Burns Jr. is an American politician and academic from the state of Georgia.

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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

31 bills

Became law

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

  • Introduced Feb 11, 2025SB 145: Augusta Judicial Circuit; a sixth judge of the superior courts; provide
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 15, 2024SB 504: Warren County; board of elections and registration; create
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 13, 2024SB 496: Ad Valorem Taxation of Property; extension of preferential assessment periods for certain historic properties; provide
    Became law
  • Introduced Jan 30, 2024SB 434: Glascock County; board of elections and registration; create
    Became law
  • Introduced Jan 22, 2024SB 369: Motor Vehicles; issuance of license plates commemorating the United States of America's semiquincentennial; provide
    Became law
  • Introduced Mar 9, 2023SB 294: Town of Camak; new charter; provide
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 28, 2023SB 277: Screven County; board of elections and registration; create
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 22, 2023SB 231: Richmond County and the City of Augusta; mayor shall be a full voting member of the commission; provide
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 21, 2023SB 222: Primaries and Elections; all costs and expenses relating to election administration are paid for with lawfully appropriate public funds; provide
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 16, 2023SB 212: Probate Court Judges; relating to elections; end activities and duties
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 16, 2023SB 213: Zoning Procedures; local governments from preventing the continuance of lawful nonconforming use of property; prohibit
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 15, 2023SB 189: Elections; text portions of ballots shall be counted for vote tabulation and recounts purposes; provide
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 14, 2023SB 171: Development Authorities; the length of a director's hold-over period following expiration of term of office; limit
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 7, 2023SB 108: Board of Education of McDuffie County; board member term limits; remove
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 7, 2023SB 107: "Izzy's Law"; Depart. of Public Health shall develop and make available for download from its internet website a model aquatic safety plan based on national standards for private swim instructors; provide
    Became law
  • Introduced Jan 30, 2023SB 50: Education; local boards of education which operate a school with grades nine through 12 may provide instruction in lifeguarding and aquatic safety; provide
    Became law
  • Introduced Jan 23, 2023SB 6: City of Sylvania; expenditure of funds; provisions; revise
    Became law
  • Introduced Jan 14, 2026SB 400: Education; unaccredited institutions from offering degrees; prohibit
    Passed both chambers
  • Introduced Feb 19, 2025SB 214: Elections and Primaries; electors to cast physical absentee on-request ballots as an alternative to using other authorized means of casting in-person votes; authorize
    Passed both chambers
  • Introduced Jan 12, 2024SB 358: State Election Board; remove the Secretary of State; authorize the board to investigate
    Passed both chambers
  • Introduced Jan 21, 2026SB 418: Torts; cause of action against the knowing and unauthorized use of an individual's photograph or image together with representations of nudity or sexually explicit conduct; provide
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Feb 3, 2025SB 74: Harmful Materials to Minors; exemption for libraries and librarians from the provisions of Code Section 16-12-103; repeal
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Feb 9, 2023SB 137: Tuition Equalization Grants at Private Colleges and Universities; definition of approved school; revise
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Jun 17, 2026SB 3: Election Equipment Specifications and Standards Committee; establish
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 19, 2026SB 628: Richmond County and City of Augusta; council-manager form of government; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 25, 2026SB 584: Ad Valorem Tax; class action suits by taxpayers for refunds; prohibit
    Introduced
  • Introduced Apr 4, 2025SB 377: Elections and Primaries; curbside voting for certain voters who because of disability or age cannot enter a polling place or are unable to wait in line to vote; authorize
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 3, 2025SB 75: Speed Detection Devices and Red Light Cameras; standards for signs warning of a reduced speed limit in a school zone and signs warning of the use of automated traffic enforcement safety devices; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 17, 2025SB 24: Ad Valorem Taxation of Property; extension of preferential assessment periods for certain historic properties; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 21, 2023SB 221: Primaries and Elections; the language that must be used on absentee ballot applications distributed by persons or entities; revise
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 23, 2023SB 5: Superior Court of the Augusta Judicial Circuit; appointment of additional judge by the Governor; provide
    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

2,067 votes on bills that passed at least one chamber.

Attendance

Didn't vote on 836 of 2,510 votes (33%). They had permission to be away (excused) for 8 of them.

By topic
Agriculture60 votes
    Alcoholic Beverages10 votes
      Animals8 votes
        Appeal and Error25 votes
          Aviation10 votes
            Banking and Finance26 votes
              Buildings and Housing32 votes
                Civil Practice56 votes
                  Commerce and Trade79 votes
                    Commercial Code5 votes
                      Conservation and Natural Resources57 votes
                        Contracts6 votes
                          Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations10 votes
                            Courts173 votes
                              Crimes and Offenses (Criminal Code)185 votes
                                Criminal Procedure54 votes
                                  Domestic Relations31 votes
                                    Education298 votes
                                      Elections50 votes
                                        Equity7 votes
                                          Evidence20 votes
                                            Fire Protection and Safety17 votes
                                              Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics34 votes
                                                Game and Fish18 votes
                                                  General Assembly87 votes
                                                    General Provisions, Ocga7 votes
                                                      Guardian and Ward12 votes
                                                        Handicapped Persons19 votes
                                                          Health196 votes
                                                            Highways, Bridges, and Ferries65 votes
                                                              Insurance111 votes
                                                                Labor and Industrial Relations21 votes
                                                                  Law Enforcement Officers and Agencies89 votes
                                                                    Local Government155 votes
                                                                      Mental Health33 votes
                                                                        Military, Emergency Management, and Veterans Affairs53 votes
                                                                          Minors66 votes
                                                                            Motor Vehicles and Traffic174 votes
                                                                              Nuisances4 votes
                                                                                Penal Institutions49 votes
                                                                                  Professions and Businesses164 votes
                                                                                    Property112 votes
                                                                                      Public Officers and Employees94 votes
                                                                                        Public Utilities and Transportation31 votes
                                                                                          Retirement and Pensions62 votes
                                                                                            Revenue and Taxation242 votes
                                                                                              Social Services68 votes
                                                                                                State Government175 votes
                                                                                                  Torts33 votes
                                                                                                    Waters, Ports, and Watercraft19 votes
                                                                                                      Wills, Trusts, and Administration of Estates14 votes
                                                                                                        Local laws (one city or county)29 votes
                                                                                                          Other80 votes

                                                                                                            Source: Open States, Georgia General Assembly. Topics from the state legislature.