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Sally Harrell

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Overview

Sally Roettger Harrell is an American politician from the state of Georgia. She is a Democrat and member of the Georgia Senate since 2019.

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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

17 bills

Became law

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

  • Introduced Feb 26, 2024SB 560: City of Doraville; corporate limits; change
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 26, 2024SB 558: City of Doraville; corporate limits; change
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 15, 2023SB 198: Georgians with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Innovation Commission; create
    Vetoed
  • Introduced Feb 11, 2026SB 495: "Age-Appropriate Design Code Act"; enact
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 25, 2025SB 357: Elections and Primaries; challenge the qualifications of a person applying to register to vote or any person whose name appears on the list of electors; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 25, 2025SB 360: Public Assistance; public option buy-in program to provide healthcare coverage to individuals not eligible for Medicaid coverage; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 21, 2025SB 353: Open and Public Meetings; county or joint boards of election or boards of election and registration to conduct meetings via teleconference; authorize
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 21, 2025SB 354: Torts; cause of action for appropriating an individual's indicia of identity; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 26, 2025SB 278: Standards, Labeling, and Adulteration of Food; corn masa flour and wet corn masa products to contain certain amounts of folic acid; require
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 24, 2025SB 246: "Reproductive Freedom Act"; enact
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 20, 2025SB 224: "Donna's Law"; enact
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 13, 2024SB 581: Firearms; election by a postsecondary education institution to allow concealed handguns upon campus; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 13, 2024SB 582: Public School Property and Facilities; building inspection and code enforcement for public school educational facilities in this state; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 30, 2024SB 432: "Quality Basic Education Act"; provisions; recess for students in kindergarten and grades one through eight; require
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 20, 2023SB 321: Elections and Primaries; challenging the qualifications of a person applying to register to vote or any person whose name appears on the list of electors; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 20, 2023SB 319: State Civil Rights Law; protecting individuals from discrimination in housing, public accommodations, and employment; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 24, 2023SB 15: "Reproductive Freedom Act"; enact
    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 144 of 1,704 votes (8%). They had permission to be away (excused) for 96 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.