Georgia Senate
Chuck Payne
Republican. Senate, district 54.
Emailchuck.payne@senate.ga.gov
contactOfficial record 1https://www.legis.ga.gov/members/senate
officialOfficial record 2https://www.legis.ga.gov/members/senate/4909
officialOfficial record 3https://www.legis.ga.gov/members/senate/4909?session=1029
officialOfficial record 4https://www.legis.ga.gov/members/senate/4909?session=1031
officialOfficial record 5https://www.senate.ga.gov/SENATORS/en-US/member.aspx?Member=4909&Session=27
officialBills they sponsored
8 bills sponsored this session
Education; various provisions regarding student discipline and working conditions of teachers and other school personnel; reviseSB 557 · this session · introduced Feb 24, 2026
Senate Read and ReferredHOPE Scholarship; the inclusion of advanced placement and international baccalaureate fine arts courses in the calculation of grade point averages; provideSB 556 · this session · introduced Feb 24, 2026
Senate Date Signed by Governor (Act 468)Early Care and Learning; a grant program to expand access to child care and preschool programs; provideSB 554 · this session · introduced Feb 24, 2026
Senate Read and ReferredProfessional Counselors; applicants for a license in social work enrolled in a master's degree program to take the master's social work licensing examination in their final semester of the program; authorizeSB 485 · this session · introduced Feb 10, 2026
Senate Date Signed by Governor (Act 514)Education; the beginning age for compulsory school attendance from six years to five years; reduceSB 438 · this session · introduced Jan 29, 2026
Senate Read and ReferredWhitfield County; school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes; provide a homestead exemptionSB 235 · this session · introduced Feb 21, 2025
Senate Date Signed by Governor (Act 110)City of Dalton; independent school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes; provide a homestead exemptionSB 234 · this session · introduced Feb 21, 2025
Senate Date Signed by Governor (Act 109)"Safeguarding American Veteran Empowerment Act' or "SAVE Act"; enactSB 73 · this session · introduced Feb 3, 2025
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