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Running forState House, District 26

Lauren W. McDonald, Iii

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Overview

Lauren Wylie McDonald III is an American politician from Georgia. McDonald is a Republican member of Georgia House of Representatives for District 26.

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

22 bills

Became law

12 became law. Another 1 passed the House or Senate but didn't.

  • Introduced Jan 12, 2026HB 944: Motor vehicles; federal regulations regarding safe operation of commercial motor carriers and commercial vehicles; update reference date
    Became law
  • Introduced Jan 17, 2025HB 113: State government; prohibit the state or its agencies from purchasing goods from certain foreign countries or related entities
    Became law
  • Introduced Jan 17, 2025HB 112: Income tax; one-time tax credit for taxpayers who filed returns for both 2023 and 2024 taxable years; provide
    Became law
  • Introduced Jan 17, 2025HB 114: Motor vehicles; federal regulations regarding safe operation of commercial motor vehicle and carriers; update reference date
    Became law
  • Introduced Jan 17, 2025HB 116: Public Safety, Department of; Motor Carrier Compliance Division to Commercial Vehicle Enforcement; change name
    Became law
  • Introduced Mar 14, 2024HB 1488: Forsyth County; Redevelopment Powers Law; define an area where such powers may be exercised
    Became law
  • Introduced Mar 13, 2024HB 1476: Forsyth County; levy an excise tax
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 8, 2024HB 1193: Motor vehicles; require operation of flashing or revolving amber lights upon certain vehicles
    Became law
  • Introduced Jan 29, 2024HB 1058: Motor vehicles; federal regulations regarding safe operation of motor carriers and commercial motor vehicles; update reference date
    Became law
  • Introduced Jan 24, 2024HB 1015: Income tax; reduce rate of tax
    Became law
  • Introduced Jan 31, 2023HB 163: Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce; student loan repayment for medical examiners employed by the Division of Forensic Sciences of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation; provide
    Became law
  • Introduced Jan 31, 2023HB 162: Income tax; one-time tax credit for taxpayers who filed returns for both 2021 and 2022 taxable years; provide
    Became law
  • Introduced Jan 27, 2026HB 1022: Motor vehicles; prohibit electric tinting
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Feb 24, 2026HB 1428: Georgia Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors Board; retain certain incidental funds generated by certain fees; authorize
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 20, 2026HB 1412: Courts; payment of certain money arising from traffic fines generated by members of the Uniform Division of the Department of Public Safety; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 17, 2026HB 1342: Highways; procedures and remedies when a highway improvement project is delayed due to removal, relocation, or adjustment of utility facilities; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 11, 2026HB 1286: Atlanta-region Transit Link Authority; position of director of planning; abolish
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 11, 2026HB 1287: Transportation, Department of; selection of commissioner; revise method
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 10, 2026HB 1265: Traffic offenses; fleeing or attempting to elude a pursuing vehicle or law enforcement officer performing duties; provisions
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 27, 2026HB 1021: Courts; increase amount of funds the authority is authorized to retain for administrative costs
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 4, 2025HB 251: Nurses; certified registered nurse anesthetist to order and administer anesthesia and an anesthesia plan under certain conditions; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 6, 2023HB 687: Local government; authorize expansion of boundaries of a county site in certain circumstances
    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 19 of 1,606 votes (1%).

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.