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Republican
· Representative
Jon Burns
Represents District 159 in the House of Representatives.
Party-line votes
0
Not enough party-line votes to score.
Cast a vote
1%
Yea or Nay on 1 of 1,146 roll calls · House median 96%
Their bills that became law
72 of 94
as a primary sponsor, this session · Republicans median 47
Roll calls on record
1,146
2025-2026 Regular Session
Votes and bills updated Oct 4, 2026 from LegiScan (CC BY 4.0), which republishes the legislature’s own records. Profile details from OpenStates / Plural Policy. Figures cover 2025-2026 Regular Session.
How Jon Burns votes
A party-line vote is a roll call where most voting Democrats and most voting Republicans took opposite sides. Absences and not-voting are never counted. Same method as our Congress pages.
Where Jon Burns sits in the House
Each dot is one member of the House, placed by how often they voted on the Democratic side of party-line votes. Jon Burns is circled.
Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party
0 of 0 party-line votes.
They voted with most Republicans on every party-line vote this session.
Closest votes they cast
Roll calls decided by the fewest votes, one per bill.
HR998 · Adjournment; relative to
Adjournment: House Vote #455 · 2026-01-12 · Passed 148–27
Their session, month by month
Dark bars are roll calls they were recorded on each month; the red part is the ones without a Yea or Nay (1,145 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.
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Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Jon Burns was a primary sponsor of this session. Most bills from either party never leave committee; in Illinois many never get past the Assignments or Rules committee.
Introduced94
Out of committee79
Passed one chamber77
Passed both chambers72
Became law72
Never left committee15
For comparison, the median Republican member of the House has 47 bills that became law this session.
Georgia Insurance Affordability and Claims Integrity Act; enact
In plain English Strengthens insurance commissioner enforcement authority and clarifies regulations on insurance fraud, uninsured motorists, claims processing, rates, and related matters.
Official synopsis: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 33 and 40 of the O.C.G.A., relating to insurance and motor vehicles and traffic, respectively, so as to strengthen the enforcement authority of the Commissioner of Insurance and to clarify regulations on insurance, insurance fraud,…
Became lawEffective Date 2027-01-01 · 2026-05-12
General appropriations; State Fiscal Year July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027
In plain English Appropriates state funds for government operations, education, and local governments for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026.
Official synopsis: A BILL to be entitled an Act to make and provide appropriations for the State Fiscal Year beginning July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027; to make and provide such appropriations for the operation of the state government and its departments, boards, bureaus, commissions,…
Became lawEffective Date 2026-05-12 · 2026-05-12
Bulloch County; board of elections; increase size to five members
In plain English Increases the Bulloch County board of elections from its current size to five members and revises appointment procedures.
Official synopsis: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create a board of elections and registration for Bulloch County and provide for its powers and duties, approved May 11, 2009 (Ga. L. 2009, p. 4409), so as to increase the size of…
Became lawEffective Date 2026-07-01 · 2026-05-12
City of Statesboro Public Facilities Authority Act; enact
A BILL to be entitled an Act to create the City of Statesboro Public Facilities; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Became lawEffective Date 2026-05-12 · 2026-05-12
Springfield, City of; Redevelopment Powers Law; provide for a referendum
In plain English Authorizes the City of Springfield to exercise redevelopment powers under state law, subject to voter approval through a referendum.
Official synopsis: A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the City of Springfield, Georgia, to exercise all redevelopment and other powers provided for under Article IX, Section II, Paragraph VII(b) of the Georgia Constitution and Chapter 44 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., the "Redevelopment…
Became lawEffective Date 2026-05-11 · 2026-05-11
Bulloch County Public Facilities Authority; revenue bonding authority; revise provisions
In plain English Revises the Bulloch County Public Facilities Authority's revenue bonding authority and definitions.
Official synopsis: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the Bulloch County Public Facilities Authority and to provide for the appointment of members of the authority, approved June 30, 2020 (Ga. L. 2020, p. 3929), so as to revise provisions related to…
Became lawEffective Date 2026-05-11 · 2026-05-11
Georgia Next Generation 9-1-1 Fund; authorize creation – CA
In plain English Proposes a constitutional amendment to authorize creation of the Georgia Next Generation 9-1-1 Fund.
Official synopsis: A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to authorize creation of the Georgia Next Generation 9-1-1 Fund; to provide for submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.
Became lawEffective Date 2026-07-01 · 2026-05-11
Ad valorem tax; certain senior citizens who volunteer with local governments; provide homestead exemption
In plain English Allows local governments to provide homestead property tax exemptions to senior citizens who volunteer with them.
Official synopsis: A BILL To be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to tax exemptions, so as to provide for a state-wide homestead exemption from ad valorem taxes for…
Became lawEffective Date 2026-05-11 · 2026-05-11
Education; awarding of high school diplomas to high school students who are at the end of life; provide
In plain English Allows high school students who are terminally ill to receive diplomas, and permits posthumous diploma awards.
Official synopsis: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to local boards of education, so as to provide for the awarding of high school diplomas to high school students…
Became lawEffective Date 2026-07-01 · 2026-05-05
Georgia Early Literacy Act of 2026; enact
In plain English Requires schools to implement evidence-based reading instruction and screening for reading difficulties in early grades.
Official synopsis: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to education, so as to promote and advance state-wide literacy and reading education efforts; to substantially revise the "Georgia Early Literacy and Dyslexia Act"; to provide for related matters; to…
Became lawEffective Date 2026-05-05 · 2026-05-05
Completion Special Schools Act; certain local school systems to either be a party to a collaborative operating agreement with a completion special school or provide certain education programs and services; require
In plain English Requires local school systems to either partner with a completion special school or provide certain education programs for high school students.
Official synopsis: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 31C of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Completion Special Schools Act," so as to require certain local school systems to either be a party to a collaborative…
Became lawEffective Date 2026-05-05 · 2026-05-05
Glisson, Dorothy; commend
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Dorothy Glisson; and for other purposes.
Became lawHouse Read and Adopted · 2026-04-02
Donatucci family; unwavering support, dedication, and sacrifice in devotion to public service; recognize
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending the Donatucci family for their unwavering support, dedication, and sacrifice in devotion to public service; and for other purposes.
Became lawHouse Read and Adopted · 2026-04-02
Homeownership Opportunity and Market Equalization Act of 2026; enact
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapters 5 and 8 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to ad valorem taxation of property and sales and use taxes, respectively, so as to provide for the acceptance of tax…
Passed one chamberHouse Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended · 2026-04-02
Georgia Building Authority team; continued historical preservation of the Georgia State Capitol; urge
A RESOLUTION urging the continued historical preservation of the Georgia state capitol; commending the Georgia Building Authority team for excellence with the restoration and the discovery of Andrew Carnegie Steel–one of the two oldest operating capitols in the United States with Carnegie Steel; and for…
Became lawHouse Passed/Adopted · 2026-03-31
“In plain English” lines are written by ThePolitibase with AI (Claude), from the official synopsis only; the synopsis is the authoritative text. Descriptions are the legislature’s own synopsis. Bill data from LegiScan, CC BY 4.0.
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HB1409 · 2026-04-03
Domestic relations; revise mandated reporting of child abuse (Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #880)
SB33 · 2026-04-03
"Georgia Hemp Farming Act"; total THC concentration of consumable hemp products; provide limits (Agree To Senate Amend To House Sub: House Vote #879)
HB651 · 2026-04-03
Motor vehicles; use of automated traffic enforcement safety devices in school zones; revise provisions (Agree To Senate Amend To Ham To Ssub: House Vote #878)
HB350 · 2026-04-03
Domestic relations; safe places for newborns; revise provisions (Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #877)
HB413 · 2026-04-02
Agriculture; prohibit local ordinances that prohibit operation of mobile sawmills on agricultural land (Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #861)
SB556 · 2026-04-02
HOPE Scholarship; the inclusion of advanced placement and international baccalaureate fine arts courses in the calculation of grade point averages; provide (Passage: House Vote #842)
SB625 · 2026-04-02
City of Decatur Public Facilities Authority; a referendum for issuing revenue bonds for certain projects requested by the City Schools of Decatur; require (Local Calendar : House Vote #846)
HB334 · 2026-04-02
Sickle Cell Disease Protection Act; enact (Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #867)
SB622 · 2026-04-02
City of Tucker; annexation of certain territory into the boundaries of the city; provide (Local Calendar : House Vote #846)
HB445 · 2026-04-02
Ad valorem tax; language required to be included in notices of current assessment; revise (Agree To Senate Sub As Am: House Vote #838)
HB1161 · 2026-04-02
Motor vehicles; proper operation upon approach by an authorized emergency vehicle or by a law enforcement vehicle for purposes of a traffic stop; provide (Agree To Senate Sub As Am: House Vote #864)
SB618 · 2026-04-02
Municipal Court of the City of Decatur; the assessment and collection of a technology fee; authorize (Local Calendar : House Vote #846)
SB627 · 2026-04-02
City of Dallas; ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes; provide a homestead exemption (Supplemental Local Calendar : House Vote #857)
SB627 · 2026-04-02
City of Dallas; ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes; provide a homestead exemption (Sb614 & Sb627 Recon: House Vote #858)
SB619 · 2026-04-02
Board of Education of Hancock County; the description of the education districts; change (Supplemental Local Calendar : House Vote #857)
SB601 · 2026-04-02
Atlanta Board of Education; residency limitations on qualifications for employment of the executive assistant to the board, chief financial officer, and internal auditor; remove (Supplemental Local Calendar : House Vote #857)
HB1277 · 2026-04-02
Conservation and natural resources; increase project cost threshold for public roads or airports requiring environmental evaluations (Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #873)
SB76 · 2026-04-02
License Plates; specialty license plate benefitting the Georgia Veterans Service Foundation; establish (Passage: House Vote #839)
SB76 · 2026-04-02
License Plates; specialty license plate benefitting the Georgia Veterans Service Foundation; establish (Agree To Senate Amend To House Sub: House Vote #870)
SB621 · 2026-04-02
"Barrow County Public Facilities Authority Act"; enact (Supplemental Local Calendar : House Vote #857)
SB503 · 2026-04-02
Insurance; rental home marketplace guarantees from the definition of property insurance; exempt (Agree To Senate Amend To House Sub: House Vote #850)
SB620 · 2026-04-02
State Court of Barrow County; a full-time solicitor-general; provide (Supplemental Local Calendar : House Vote #857)
HB1129 · 2026-04-02
Local government; designation of enterprise zones; provisions (Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #868)
HB1247 · 2026-04-02
Georgia Bureaucratic Deference Elimination Act; enact (Am 62 0077: House Vote #853)
HB1247 · 2026-04-02
Georgia Bureaucratic Deference Elimination Act; enact (Agree To Senate Sub As Am: House Vote #854)
HB1567 · 2026-04-02
Quitman, City of; transfer of all legal rights, privileges, and assets to Brooks County; provide (Remove From Local Cal/vote Separately: House Vote #845)
SB411 · 2026-04-02
Professions and Businesses; dry needling to be performed by certain licensed professionals; provide (Passage: House Vote #855)
SB440 · 2026-04-02
Department of Public Health; provisions relative to duties or functions; modernize and update (Passage: House Vote #847)
HB463 · 2026-04-02
Ad valorem tax; certain senior citizens who volunteer with local governments; provide homestead exemption (Agree To Senate Sub As Am: House Vote #849)
HB1344 · 2026-04-02
Georgia Insurance Affordability and Claims Integrity Act; enact (Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #860)
SB52 · 2026-04-02
"Timberlands Recovery, Exemption, and Earnings Stability (TREES) Act"; enact (Passage: House Vote #872)
HB1283 · 2026-04-02
Family Justice Center Act; enact (Agree To Senate Amendment: House Vote #834)
HB506 · 2026-04-02
Social services; Medicaid coverage for tobacco cessation treatments; provide (Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #835)
HB466 · 2026-04-02
State symbols; marsh tacky horse as official Georgia heritage horse breed; designate (Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #863)
HB297 · 2026-04-02
Ad valorem tax; define multipurpose off-highway vehicle; provisions (Agree To Senate Sub As Am: House Vote #841)
HB1534 · 2026-04-02
Chatham County; State Court; provide additional judge (Supplemental Local Calendar #2: House Vote #871)
HB974 · 2026-04-02
General appropriations; State Fiscal Year July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027 (Adopt Ccr: House Vote #876)
HB1116 · 2026-04-02
Homeownership Opportunity and Market Equalization Act of 2026; enact (Agree To Senate Sub As Am: House Vote #848)
HB1075 · 2026-04-02
Sexual offenses; modify penalty for offenders previously convicted of the offense of trafficking of persons for labor or sexual servitude (Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #875)
HB659 · 2026-04-02
Health; rural assistance; expand medical education funding and the service cancelable loan program to include optometrists (Agree To Senate Amendment: House Vote #840)
SB513 · 2026-04-02
"Every Day Counts Act"; enact (Passage: House Vote #843)
SB513 · 2026-04-02
"Every Day Counts Act"; enact (Reconsider: House Vote #844)
HB1112 · 2026-04-02
Commerce and trade; rounding of total price of sale of goods or services when using legal tender; provide (Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #833)
HB256 · 2026-04-02
Social services; foster parents bill of rights; revise provisions (Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #836)
HB1131 · 2026-04-02
Criminal procedure; personal service of process for notice of a warrant application hearing; provide (Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #865)
HB1238 · 2026-04-02
Community Health, Department of; submit a waiver request to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to authorize the qualification of certain caregivers for Medicaid reimbursement (Agree To Senate Sub As Am: House Vote #852)
HB295 · 2026-04-02
Local government; procedures for real property owners to make claims for compensation for loss of property value or expenses incurred; provisions (Agree To Senate Amend As Ham: House Vote #866)
HB1138 · 2026-04-02
Increasing Access to Contraceptives Act; enact (Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #874)
HB1434 · 2026-04-02
Aviation; air facilities; identification of airport affected areas; provide (Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #869)
SB214 · 2026-04-02
Elections and Primaries; electors to cast physical absentee on-request ballots as an alternative to using other authorized means of casting in-person votes; authorize (Passage: House Vote #856)
SB609 · 2026-04-02
DeKalb County; County Board of Education; changes in boundaries of school district; revise provisions (Local Calendar : House Vote #846)
HB1215 · 2026-04-02
Middle Judicial Circuit; superior courts; provide for a third judge (Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #837)
HB1396 · 2026-04-02
State government; require certain privately funded organizations that operate a shelter or provide outreach services to homeless individuals participate in the Georgia Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) (Agree To Senate Am As Am: House Vote #851)
SB614 · 2026-04-02
City of Hampton; homestead exemption; ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes; provide (Supplemental Local Calendar : House Vote #857)
SB614 · 2026-04-02
City of Hampton; homestead exemption; ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes; provide (Sb614 & Sb627 Recon: House Vote #858)
SB616 · 2026-04-02
Fulton County; written consent for the creation of community improvement districts; provide (Supplemental Local Calendar : House Vote #857)
HR1300 · 2026-04-02
Representative Penny Houston Roundabout; Cook County; dedicate (Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #862)
SR624 · 2026-04-02
Officer Drew Haynes Brown Memorial Intersection; Cobb County; dedicate (Adopt: House Vote #859)
SB447 · 2026-03-31
Control of Soil Erosion and Sedimentation; denial or nonacceptance of permits; revise provisions (Passage: House Vote #805)
HB1374 · 2026-03-31
Insurance; methods of payment to healthcare providers; provide certain requirements (Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #814)
Complete voting record from LegiScan (showing the 60 most recent of 1146 total roll-call votes this session).
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📍P.O. Box 1000, Springfield, GA 31329
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