ESEd SetzlerRepublican · State Senate, District 37
Overview
Leonard Edwin Setzler is an American politician from the state of Georgia. A member of the Republican Party, he has been a member of the Georgia Senate since 2023.
Bills and joint resolutions where they're the main author, since 2023. Laws first, then the ones that got furthest.
Wrote
21 bills
Became law
2 became law. Another 2 passed the House or Senate but didn't.
Introduced Jan 27, 2025SB 36: "Georgia Religious Freedom Restoration Act"; enact
Became law
Introduced Jan 8, 2024SB 338: Board of Education of Cobb County; education districts; change the description
Became law
Introduced Jan 28, 2025SB 51: State, County, and Municipal Road Systems; contracting procedures related to the acquisition of certain professional services by counties and municipalities; revise
Passed the Senate
Introduced Feb 14, 2023SB 180: "Georgia Religious Freedom Restoration Act"; enact
Passed the Senate
Introduced Feb 24, 2026SB 573: Primaries and Elections; the nonpartisan election for county officers and district attorneys in certain counties; provide
Introduced
Introduced Feb 12, 2026SB 510: Board of Education of Cobb County; future elections for members of the board of education shall be nonpartisan; provide
Introduced
Introduced Feb 10, 2026SB 484: Certificated Professional Personnel; pathway to certification by the Professional Standards Commission for experienced teachers; provide
Introduced
Introduced Feb 10, 2026SB 491: Cobb Judicial Circuit; assistant district attorneys; change the salaries
Introduced
Introduced Feb 10, 2026SB 492: State Court of Cobb County; additional assistant solicitor positions; provide
Introduced
Introduced Feb 10, 2026SB 488: Torts; generative artificial intelligence systems shall constitute personal property for purposes of certain actions for product liability alleging injury to a minor; provide
Introduced
Introduced Jan 15, 2026SB 405: Magistrate Court; the maximum amount of civil claims that can be tried in magistrate court; increase
Introduced
Introduced Jan 15, 2026SB 404: Child Custody Proceedings; joint legal and physical custody as the default child custody arrangement; provide
Introduced
Introduced Feb 4, 2025SB 97: Eavesdropping; limitations regarding the use of electronic monitoring devices; provide
Introduced
Introduced Feb 4, 2025SB 87: Levy and Sale of Property; exemption of the full value of a debtor's primary residence from levy and sale; provide
Introduced
Introduced Jan 15, 2025SB 14: Elections; the nonpartisan election of district attorneys and solicitors-general of state courts; authorize the General Assembly
Introduced
Introduced Jan 15, 2025SB 15: Elections; provide by local legislation for nonpartisan elections for county governing authorities; authorize the General Assembly
Introduced
Introduced Feb 8, 2024SB 470: Proceedings Against Intruders; notice of vacancy; create
Introduced
Introduced Mar 20, 2023SB 318: Education; minimum salaries of special education teachers who meet certain criteria shall be 110 percent of the minimum salary; provide
Introduced
Introduced Feb 22, 2023SB 236: Board of Commissioners of Cobb County; the description of the commissioner districts; change
Introduced
Introduced Feb 15, 2023SB 187: "Safe Place for Newborns Improvement Act"
Introduced
Introduced Feb 8, 2023SB 124: County Governing Authorities; authority of county governing authorities to reapportion or redistrict their election districts; restate constitutional limitations
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 193 of 1,704 votes (11%). They had permission to be away (excused) for 125 of them.
By topicAgriculture36 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