← Back to the Georgia guide
Running forState Senate, District 9

Nikki Merritt

DemocratHas the job now

Overview

Nikki Alexia-China Merritt is a Democratic politician.

Official site →Ballotpedia →

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

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

  • Introduced Jan 26, 2023SB 35: Special License Plates; specialty license plate honoring Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc; establish
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 2, 2023SB 76: State Employees' Health Insurance Plan; state health benefit plans to cover insulin medication at a reduced rate; provide
    Passed both chambers
  • Introduced Feb 18, 2026SB 534: Georgia Baby Bond Savings Plan; provide for creation
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 18, 2026SB 529: "Justice For Epstein Survivors Act"; enact
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 3, 2026SB 455: Georgia Artificial Intelligence Commission; establishment
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 16, 2026SB 417: Public Officers and Employees; public employees to self-organize or to be represented by a labor organization and bargain collectively with the state; authorize
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 3, 2025SB 318: Contracts; certain agreements involving parallel pricing coordination as unenforceable contracts in general restraint of trade with respect to residential rental properties; prohibit
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 12, 2025SB 164: Trade Practices; surveillance based price discrimination and surveillance based wage discrimination; prohibit
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 12, 2025SB 167: Commerce and Trade; private entities that employ certain AI systems to guard against discrimination caused by such systems; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 12, 2025SB 166: Counties; ordinances for governing and policing unincorporated areas of counties; revise provisions
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 12, 2025SB 165: Minors; social media and internet safety; account termination upon the request of minors or their parents or guardians; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 4, 2025SB 92: "Georgia Red Flag Protective Order Act"; enact
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 20, 2024SB 541: Department of Banking and Finance; financial Institutions; separate bidding for certain ad valorem tax foreclosure sales; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 20, 2024SB 537: Taxes on Tobacco and Vaping Products; rate of the tax on consumable vapor products; increase
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 20, 2024SB 538: Elections; interfering with poll workers shall be punished as a misdemeanor; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 20, 2024SB 539: Taxes on Tobacco and Vaping Products; the rate of the tax on each pack of cigarettes; increase
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 20, 2024SB 540: "The Community Services in Multifamily Housing Act"; enact
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 31, 2024SB 441: Controlled Substances; notification requirements for prescribers prescribing opioids; revise
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 23, 2023SB 248: Counties; provisions relating to ordinances for governing and policing unincorporated areas of counties; revise
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 23, 2023SB 239: Landlord and Tenant; landlords to provide carbon monoxide detectors in rental units; require
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 14, 2023SB 166: Public Officers and Employees; public employees to self-organize or to be represented by a labor organization; authorize
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 2, 2023SB 89: Ethics in Government; child care and other caregiving services associated with a candidate's campaign constitute ordinary and necessary expenses of a campaign; provide
    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

1,331 votes on bills that passed at least one chamber.

Attendance

Didn't vote on 100 of 1,704 votes (6%). They had permission to be away (excused) for 65 of them.

By topic
Agriculture36 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
                                                                                                        Local laws (one city or county)23 votes
                                                                                                          Other66 votes

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