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Charles "Chas" Cannon

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Overview

Charles "Chas" Cannon is an American politician from the Georgia Republican Party who serves as a member of the Georgia House of Representatives representing District 172.

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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

25 bills

Became law

11 became law. Another 9 passed the House or Senate but didn't.

  • Introduced Jan 12, 2026HB 935: Thomas County; Probate Court; authorize assessment and collection of a technology fee
    Became law
  • Introduced Jan 12, 2026HB 936: Berlin, City of; Municipal Court; authorize assessment and collection of a technology fee
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 24, 2025HB 596: Colquitt County; State Court; authorize assessment and collection of a technology fee
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 4, 2025HB 244: State auditor; local governments to request and receive in certain circumstances due date extensions related to filing annual audits; provide
    Became law
  • Introduced Jan 27, 2025HB 129: Ad valorem tax; bona fide conservation use property; remove a limitation on leased property as to certain entities
    Became law
  • Introduced Jan 13, 2025HB 33: Cook County; Magistrate Court; authorize assessment and collection of a technology fee
    Became law
  • Introduced Jan 13, 2025HB 28: Colquitt County; ad valorem tax for county purposes; provide homestead exemption
    Became law
  • Introduced Jan 13, 2025HB 32: Cook County; Probate Court; authorize assessment and collection of a technology fee
    Became law
  • Introduced Jan 13, 2025HB 29: Colquitt County; school district ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 12, 2024HB 1237: Agriculture; agricultural commodity commissions; revise a definition
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 22, 2023HB 545: Agricultural Commodity Commission for Citrus Fruits; provide
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 13, 2025HB 451: Quality Basic Education Act; local boards shall be authorized to provide instruction in hunting safety in grades six through 12; provide
    Passed both chambers
  • Introduced Feb 2, 2026HB 1148: Income tax; donation of real property for conservation purposes; revise tax credits
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Jan 14, 2026HB 964: Revenue and taxation; state and local title ad valorem tax fee; exempt certain motor vehicles used in fire protection services for local governments
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Feb 20, 2025HB 547: Revenue and taxation; bona fide conservation use property; permit combination of multiple covenants into a single, new, ten-year covenant
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Jan 29, 2025HB 169: Ad valorem tax; breach of a covenant for bona fide conservation use related to solar generation of energy; limit exceptions
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Feb 20, 2024HB 1322: Georgia Hemp Farming Act; regulate consumable hemp products
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Jan 29, 2024HB 1069: Ad valorem tax; assessment of standing timber; authorize disclosure of records to State Forestry Commission
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Jan 26, 2024HB 1052: Revenue and taxation; limitation on leased property as to certain entities; remove
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Jan 22, 2024HB 987: Education; grants; revise definition of qualified local school system school by reducing the minimum required millage rate or equivalent millage rate from 14 mills to 10 mills
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Feb 12, 2026HB 1298: Sales and use tax; exempt retail sale of electricity and natural gas for use by any residential property
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 3, 2026HB 1176: Sales and use tax; sale of any tangible personal property used or consumed in connection with the generation, transmission, distribution, sale, or furnishing of electricity; exempt
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 6, 2025HB 330: Income tax; credits for contributions to law enforcement foundations; revise provisions
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 13, 2025HB 12: Education; grants; revise definition of qualified local school system
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 7, 2024HB 1175: Physical therapists; granting licenses and disciplining licensees; 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 13 of 1,606 votes (less than 1%). They had permission to be away (excused) for 3 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.