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Running forState House, District 49

Charles E. "Chuck" Martin

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Overview

Charles E. Martin Jr. is an American politician. He is a Republican representing the 49th district in the Georgia House of Representatives.

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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

8 became law. Another 8 passed the House or Senate but didn't.

  • Introduced Feb 26, 2025HB 640: Alpharetta, City of; election of city offices by majority vote; provide
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 13, 2025HB 445: Ad valorem tax; language required to be included in notices of current assessment; revise
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 11, 2025HB 392: Georgia Tax Court; certain events; revise dates
    Became law
  • Introduced Jan 14, 2025HB 38: Education; needs based financial aid program; revise definition of eligible student
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 13, 2024HB 1267: Georgia Tax Court Act of 2025; enact
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 7, 2024HB 1181: Income tax; limit carry-forward periods of certain income tax credits
    Became law
  • Introduced Jan 22, 2024HB 985: Georgia Higher Education Assistance Corporation; abolish; O.C.G.A.; remove cross-references and make conforming changes
    Became law
  • Introduced Jan 31, 2023HB 155: Professions and businesses; issuance of licenses by endorsement for spouses of firefighters, healthcare providers, and law enforcement officers who relocate to Georgia; provide
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 8, 2023HB 319: Education; abolish Georgia Higher Education Assistance Corporation
    Vetoed
  • Introduced Feb 6, 2023HB 249: Education; needs based financial aid program; provide definition
    Vetoed
  • Introduced Feb 20, 2026HB 1413: Georgia Student Finance Authority; establish a needs based scholarship program for students at eligible public and private postsecondary institutions
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Jan 14, 2026HB 962: Georgia Higher Education Savings Plan; Board of Directors shall determine maximum contribution limit for savings trust accounts; provide
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Jan 14, 2026HB 963: Elections; prohibit foreign nationals from contributing to or participating in any campaign
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Mar 21, 2025HB 818: Georgia Judicial Retirement System; membership for each judge employed full time in the Georgia Tax Court; provide
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Feb 1, 2024HB 1124: Education; needs based financial aid program; provide for a definition
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Jan 13, 2023HB 36: Ad valorem tax; language required to be included in notices of current assessment; revise
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Feb 26, 2026HB 1482: Jails; certain municipal corporations make municipal detention facilities or jails available for use by a sheriff under certain conditions; require
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 17, 2026HB 1353: Excise tax; rooms, lodgings, and accommodations; exclude usufructs from assessments
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 6, 2026HB 1240: Local government; total ad valorem tax digest limitation upon creating new tax allocation districts shall also apply to the renewal of existing tax allocation districts; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 20, 2025HB 560: Joint county and municipal sales and use tax (LOST); negotiations for distribution of tax proceeds; revise provisions
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 5, 2025HB 279: Sales and use tax; change certain definitions
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 5, 2025HB 280: Sales and use tax; change certain definitions
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 13, 2024HB 1272: Emergency telephone number 9-1-1 system; fees; clarify language
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 9, 2024HB 1225: Sales and use tax; joint county and municipal sales and use tax (LOST); negotiations for the distribution of tax proceeds; revise provisions
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 6, 2024HB 1144: Professions and businesses; change certain requirements for issuance of licenses by endorsement for spouses of active or transitioning members of armed forces to conform to federal law
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 6, 2024HB 1142: Professions and businesses; remove residency requirement for issuance of licenses by endorsement for certain professions
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 30, 2023HB 104: Excise tax; rooms, lodgings, and accommodations; change certain definitions
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 30, 2023HB 102: Sales and use tax; change certain definitions
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 30, 2023HB 103: Sales and use tax; change certain definitions
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 30, 2023HB 105: Excise tax; rooms, lodgings, and accommodations; change certain definitions
    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 74 of 1,606 votes (5%). 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.