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Running forState House, District 119

Holt Persinger

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Overview

Howard Holt Persinger III is an American politician from the Georgia Republican Party who serves as a member of the Georgia House of Representatives representing District 119.

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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

11 bills

Became law

7 became law. Another 2 passed the House or Senate but didn't.

  • Introduced Feb 21, 2025HB 572: Braselton, Town of; annex certain properties
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 4, 2025HB 268: Education; safety, health, and well-being of students and school communities; provide
    Became law
  • Introduced Mar 4, 2024HB 1447: Statham, City of; provide new charter
    Became law
  • Introduced Mar 4, 2024HB 1446: Barrow County; Board of Commissioners; revise power of county manager
    Became law
  • Introduced Jan 30, 2024HB 1087: Barrow County; ad valorem tax for educational purposes for certain senior citizens with certain maximum incomes; provide homestead exemption
    Became law
  • Introduced Jan 30, 2024HB 1086: Barrow County; ad valorem tax for educational purposes for certain senior citizens with certain maximum incomes; provide homestead exemption
    Became law
  • Introduced Jan 30, 2024HB 1088: Barrow County; ad valorem tax for educational purposes for certain senior citizens with certain maximum incomes; provide homestead exemption
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 26, 2025HB 627: Courts; juvenile proceedings; use of a deadly weapon; revise a provision
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Feb 15, 2024HB 1283: Juvenile code; use of deadly weapon; revise provisions
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Mar 3, 2026HB 1486: Education; term "education record"; revise definitions
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 29, 2023HB 2: Barrow County; Board of Education; filling vacancies; revise a provision
    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

1,353 votes on bills that passed at least one chamber.

Attendance

Didn't vote on 14 of 1,476 votes (less than 1%). They had permission to be away (excused) for 12 of them.

By topic
Agriculture39 votes
    Alcoholic Beverages5 votes
      Animals10 votes
        Appeal and Error19 votes
          Aviation11 votes
            Banking and Finance16 votes
              Buildings and Housing20 votes
                Civil Practice31 votes
                  Commerce and Trade50 votes
                    Commercial Code2 votes
                      Conservation and Natural Resources47 votes
                        Contracts5 votes
                          Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations7 votes
                            Courts113 votes
                              Crimes and Offenses (Criminal Code)120 votes
                                Criminal Procedure44 votes
                                  Domestic Relations24 votes
                                    Education192 votes
                                      Elections32 votes
                                        Equity6 votes
                                          Evidence11 votes
                                            Fire Protection and Safety13 votes
                                              Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics27 votes
                                                Game and Fish19 votes
                                                  General Assembly54 votes
                                                    General Provisions, Ocga9 votes
                                                      Guardian and Ward6 votes
                                                        Handicapped Persons18 votes
                                                          Health146 votes
                                                            Highways, Bridges, and Ferries41 votes
                                                              Insurance85 votes
                                                                Labor and Industrial Relations17 votes
                                                                  Law Enforcement Officers and Agencies64 votes
                                                                    Local Government119 votes
                                                                      Mental Health28 votes
                                                                        Military, Emergency Management, and Veterans Affairs44 votes
                                                                          Minors33 votes
                                                                            Motor Vehicles and Traffic124 votes
                                                                              Nuisances1 vote
                                                                                Penal Institutions32 votes
                                                                                  Professions and Businesses124 votes
                                                                                    Property83 votes
                                                                                      Public Officers and Employees72 votes
                                                                                        Public Utilities and Transportation24 votes
                                                                                          Retirement and Pensions35 votes
                                                                                            Revenue and Taxation191 votes
                                                                                              Social Services46 votes
                                                                                                State Government126 votes
                                                                                                  Torts18 votes
                                                                                                    Waters, Ports, and Watercraft10 votes
                                                                                                      Wills, Trusts, and Administration of Estates8 votes
                                                                                                        Local laws (one city or county)8 votes
                                                                                                          Other23 votes

                                                                                                            Source: Open States, Georgia General Assembly. Topics from the state legislature.