| Full Name: | Bill Cowsert |
|---|---|
| Office: | State Senate (GA) - District 46, Republican |
| First Elected: | 2006 |
| Last Elected: | 11/06/2012 |
| Next Election: | 2014 |
| Gender: | Male |
|---|---|
| Family: | Wife: Amy; 3 Children: Bob, Caty, Will |
| Birth Date: | 05/31/1963 |
| Birth Place: | Jackson, MS |
Key Votes
Senator Bill Cowsert's Voting Records
Business and Consumers
Issue
- Business and Consumers down
- Abortion
- Abortion and Reproductive
- Agriculture and Food
- Animals and Wildlife
- Arts, Entertainment, and History
- Budget, Spending and Taxes
- Business and Consumers
- Campaign Finance and Elections
- Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
- Conservative
- Crime
- Death Penalty
- Defense
- Drugs
- Education
- Employment and Affirmative Action
- Energy
- Environment
- Executive Branch
- Federal, State and Local Relations
- Foreign Affairs
- Gambling and Gaming
- Government Operations
- Guns
- Health and Health Care
- Housing and Property
- Immigration
- Indigenous Peoples
- Judicial Branch
- Labor Unions
- Legislative Branch
- Liberal
- Marriage, Family, and Children
- Military Personnel
- National Security
- Science
- Senior Citizens
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- Social
- Stem Cell Research
- Technology and Communication
- Trade
- Transportation
- Unemployed and Low-Income
- Veterans
- Women
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Georgia Key Votes
| Date | Bill No. | Bill Title | Outcome | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 7, 2012 | SB 469 | Prohibits Picketing in Certain Circumstances | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 18) |
Yea |
| Feb. 17, 2012 | SB 362 | Authorizes the Recovery and Sale of Deadhead Logs | Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 12) |
Yea |
| April 12, 2011 | HB 234 | Reduces Sales Taxes for Tourism Projects | Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 10) |
Nay |
| April 12, 2011 | HB 47 | Ability to Purchase Insurance Out of State | Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 17) |
Yea |
| March 16, 2011 | SB 10 | Alcoholic Beverage Sales on Sundays | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 22) |
Nay |
| April 1, 2010 | HB 1023 | Tax Law Amendments | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 13) |
Yea |
| April 1, 2010 | HB 307 | Hospital Medicaid Fee | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 15) |
Yea |
| March 26, 2010 | SB 407 | Allowing the Purchasing of Health Insurance Policies Approved in Other States | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 16) |
Yea |
| April 3, 2009 | HB 2 | Citizenship Status Verification of Government Assistance Recipients | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (38 - 16) |
Yea |
| Feb. 11, 2009 | SB 31 | Energy Rate Increases to Finance Nuclear Power Plant Construction | Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 16) |
Yea |
| April 2, 2008 | HB 257 | Limiting Concealed Weapon Restrictions | Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 17) |
Yea |
| March 6, 2008 | SB 404 | Health Insurance Marketplace | Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 12) |
Yea |
| March 6, 2008 | SB 449 | Limiting Agritourism Liability | Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 14) |
Nay |
| March 6, 2008 | SB 276 | Expanding Automotive Insurance Coverage | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (43 - 10) |
Yea |
| Feb. 27, 2008 | SB 433 | Permitting Destination Cancer Hospitals | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 23) |
Yea |
| Feb. 26, 2008 | SB 454 | Permitting Public Venue Alcohol Sales on Sundays | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 20) |
Nay |
| Jan. 18, 2008 | SR 701 | State-Wide Water Management Plan | Resolution Passed - Senate (39 - 12) |
Nay |
About the Selection and Descriptions of Key Votes
Project Vote Smart provides easy access to Congressional and State voting records and maintains a collection of key votes grouped by issue. Key votes typically include the initial passage of legislation and final conference report vote versions (the compromised versions of bills passed in separate House and Senate versions). Vote Smart uses the following criteria to select key votes:
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- The vote should be clear for any person to understand
- The vote has received media attention
- The vote was passed or defeated by a very close margin
- Occasionally, if a specific bill is consistently inquired about on the Voter's Research Hotline, the vote will be added
Descriptions of the votes are written by Vote Smart staff and based on information included in the Congressional Record, State House Journals, or Senate Journals, with additional background information from newspapers, magazines, etc. Vote Smart provides summaries for each selected key vote. The summary does not necessarily reflect the final version of the bill.
The Key Votes Program follows Project Vote Smart's strict policies, procedures and structure that guarantee absolute impartiality and accuracy. In order to ensure that all Key Votes are non-partisan in their selection and language, each is approved by a group of over 160 political scientists and journalists from all fifty states.
