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Debra Bazemore

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Overview

Debra L. Jones Bazemore is an American politician serving as a member of the Georgia House of Representatives from the 69th district.

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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

12 bills

Became law

None became law. 1 passed the House or Senate but didn't become law.

  • Introduced Jan 30, 2025HB 200: State Board of Education; establish a three-year pilot immersive writing program for eligible public elementary schools; provide
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Feb 10, 2026HB 1264: Medical assistance; pilot program to provide coverage under Medicaid program for doula care for pregnant Medicaid recipients; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 26, 2025HB 633: Elections; add caregivers to list of persons who may make absentee ballot applications for certain electors
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 18, 2025HB 490: Crimes and offenses; required human trafficking training program for hotels; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 18, 2025HB 477: Insurance; prohibit insurers from raising private passenger motor vehicle insurance rates more often that once every calendar year
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 15, 2024HB 1290: Quality Basic Education Act; course of study in sex education and HIV/AIDS prevention instruction is age appropriate and provides instruction on consent and intimate partner violence and abuse
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 8, 2024HB 1198: State Board of Education; three-year pilot immersive writing program for eligible public elementary schools; establish
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 14, 2023HB 386: Motor vehicles; enforcement of operating a commercial motor vehicle upon a highway in violation of a local ordinance; provisions
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 14, 2023HB 411: Labor and industrial relations; hiring process of applicant; prohibit employer from seeking salary history information
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 13, 2023HB 356: Education; use of corporal punishment by school personnel with any student in any public school; prohibit
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 13, 2023HB 358: Education; instruction on best practices for and risks associated with use of tampons; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 24, 2023HB 72: Local government; compensation and benefits for employees and members of governing authorities; 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 229 of 1,606 votes (14%). They had permission to be away (excused) for 194 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.