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Brian Strickland

Republican

Overview

Georgia state senator since 2018 (now District 42).

  • Chaired the State Senate committee that handles courts and criminal law (Judiciary), 2021–2024

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Facts from Ballotpedia.

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

31 bills

Became law

17 became law. Another 7 passed the House or Senate but didn't.

  • Introduced Feb 20, 2026SB 547: Offenses of Pimping and Pandering; modify the penalties
    Became law
  • Introduced Jan 28, 2026SB 433: "Rio's Law"
    Became law
  • Introduced Mar 10, 2025SB 329: Flint Judicial Circuit; chief judge; annual stipend in addition to county compensation to superior court judges; provide
    Became law
  • Introduced Mar 10, 2025SB 328: State Court of Henry County; additional judge; provide
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 21, 2025SB 237: Newton County Public Facilities Authority; contracts and borrowing of funds; revise provisions
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 19, 2025SB 207: Professions and Businesses; a preclearance process in the licensing of individuals with criminal records who make application to or are investigated by certain licensing boards and commissions; create
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 10, 2025SB 132: Insanity and Mental Incapacity; hearing before a court orders an evaluation of the mental competency of an accused person to stand trial; require
    Became law
  • Introduced Mar 13, 2024SB 580: City of Madison; mayor's vote when the city council is electing a mayor pro tempore; revise provisions
    Became law
  • Introduced Mar 5, 2024SB 573: Magistrate Court of Morgan County; the assessment and collection of a technology fee; authorize
    Became law
  • Introduced Mar 5, 2024SB 574: Alcovy Judicial Circuit; counties that make up said judicial circuit to provide additional investigators to the district attorney; authorize
    Became law
  • Introduced Mar 5, 2024SB 572: Probate Court of Morgan County; assessment and collection of a technology fee; authorize
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 20, 2024SB 533: Proceedings; jail-based competency restoration programs; provide
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 6, 2024SB 454: Alimony and Child Support; guidelines for child support award calculations; provide
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 6, 2024SB 456: Central Caregiver Registry; disabled persons to the registry; add
    Became law
  • Introduced Jan 23, 2024SB 375: Behavioral Health Coordinating Council; add commissioner of veterans service
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 9, 2023SB 133: Juvenile Code; a uniform process to assume custody of children as a result of disposition orders; create
    Became law
  • Introduced Jan 31, 2023SB 61: Sick Leave for Care of Immediate Family Members; sunset provision relating to such sick leave requirements; repeal
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 24, 2026SB 569: Motor Vehicles and Traffic; the issuance of emergency vehicle light permits for towing service companies in certain instances; provide
    Vetoed
  • Introduced Feb 6, 2024SB 455: Medical Assistance; provisions to comply with federal law; revise
    Passed both chambers
  • Introduced Feb 13, 2023SB 157: Professions and Businesses; preclearance process in the licensing of individuals with criminal records who make an application to or are investigated by certain licensing boards and commissions; create
    Passed both chambers
  • Introduced Feb 24, 2026SB 572: Criminal Prosecutions; an additional justification for use of force in defense of self or others; provide
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Feb 9, 2026SB 482: Law Enforcement Officers and Agencies; persons requesting booking photographs to provide the first and last names of the individuals in the photographs; require
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Feb 4, 2025SB 89: Income Taxes; amount of a tax credit based on the federal tax credit for certain child and dependent care expenses; increase
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Jan 22, 2024SB 371: "Daniel D. Podsiadly, Jr. Act"; enact
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Apr 4, 2025SB 374: Buildings; local fire ordinances requiring fire sprinklers in certain multifamily dwellings; authorize
    Introduced
  • Introduced Apr 2, 2025SB 371: Mental Health and Penal Institutions; grant program to create peer support programs in hospitals; establish
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 26, 2025SB 279: "Daniel D. Podsiadly, Jr. Act"; enact
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 1, 2024SB 569: Criminal Procedure; requirements for bail hearings for illegal aliens and removable or inadmissible aliens charged with a felony; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 1, 2023SB 282: Labor and Industrial Relations; private employers from preventing an employee from engaging in certain protected activities; prohibit
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 1, 2023SB 283: "Pregnancy Protection Act"; enact
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 9, 2023SB 143: Appellate Court Judges; eligibility for retirement benefits; decrease the age
    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 88 of 1,704 votes (5%). They had permission to be away (excused) for 69 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.