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Key Votes

Senator Don Balfour's Voting Records

Don Balfour
Full Name: Don Balfour
Office: State Senate (GA) - District 9, Republican
First Elected: 11/03/1992
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2014
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Ginny; 1 Child: Trey
Birth Date: 05/03/1957
Birth Place: New Brunswick, NJ
Home City: Lilburn, GA
Religion: Christian

Issue

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Georgia Key Votes

Date Bill No. Bill Title Outcome Vote
March 29, 2012 HB 347 Reduces Unemployment Benefits Conference Report Adopted - Senate
(37 - 17)		 Yea
March 29, 2012 HB 1114 Prohibits Assisted Suicide Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate
(38 - 11)		 Yea
March 29, 2012 HB 954 Prohibits Abortions after 20 Weeks Conference Report Adopted - Senate
(36 - 19)		 Yea
March 29, 2012 SB 410 Requires Numerical School Ratings Based on Student Performance Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate
(38 - 16)		 Yea
March 27, 2012 HB 861 Requires Drug Testing for Certain Welfare Recipients Bill Passed - Senate
(36 - 15)		 Yea
March 26, 2012 HB 954 Prohibits Abortions after 20 Weeks Bill Passed - Senate
(36 - 19)		 Yea
March 26, 2012 HB 797 Establishes a State Charter School Commission Bill Passed - Senate
(38 - 14)		 Yea
March 19, 2012 HR 1162 Authorizes the State to Approve Charter Schools Amendment Adopted - Senate
(40 - 16)		 Yea
March 7, 2012 SB 312 Require Development Activities for Certain Public Benefits Bill Passed - Senate
(40 - 14)		 Yea
March 7, 2012 SB 292 Requires Drug Tests for Certain Welfare Recipients Bill Passed - Senate
(35 - 18)		 Yea
March 7, 2012 SB 469 Prohibits Picketing in Certain Circumstances Bill Passed - Senate
(34 - 18)		 Yea
March 7, 2012 SB 460 Exempts Religious Employers from Insurance Requirements for Coverage of Contraception Bill Passed - Senate
(38 - 15)		 Yea
March 7, 2012 SB 438 Prohibits State Employee Insurance Coverage of Abortions Bill Passed - Senate
(33 - 18)		 Yea
March 5, 2012 SB 458 Repeals Certain Public Benefits for Undocumented Immigrants Bill Passed - Senate
(34 - 19)		 Yea
March 5, 2012 SB 410 Requires Numerical School Ratings Based on Student Performance Bill Passed - Senate
(38 - 13)		 Yea
Feb. 24, 2012 SB 447 Reduces Unemployment Benefits Bill Passed - Senate
(34 - 13)		 Yea
Feb. 17, 2012 SB 362 Authorizes the Recovery and Sale of Deadhead Logs Bill Passed - Senate
(37 - 12)		 Yea
Jan. 9, 2012 SB 184 Guidelines for Teacher Dismissal Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate
(38 - 15)		 Yea
Aug. 23, 2011 HB 1EX House Redistricting Bill Passed - Senate
(36 - 16)		 Yea
Aug. 18, 2011 SB 1EX State Senate Redistricting Bill Passed - Senate
(35 - 18)		 Yea
April 14, 2011 HB 24 Amending Rules of Evidence Bill Passed - Senate
(50 - 3)		 Yea
April 14, 2011 HB 87 Immigration Enforcement Act Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate
(37 - 19)		 Yea
April 14, 2011 HB 461 Interstate Health Care Compact Bill Passed - Senate
(35 - 18)		 Yea
April 12, 2011 HB 234 Reduces Sales Taxes for Tourism Projects Bill Passed - Senate
(42 - 10)		 Yea
April 12, 2011 HB 47 Ability to Purchase Insurance Out of State Bill Passed - Senate
(37 - 17)		 Yea
April 11, 2011 HB 92 Limits Absentee Ballots Bill Passed - Senate
(34 - 20)		 Yea
March 16, 2011 SB 210 Liability for Violations of Abortion Laws Bill Passed - Senate
(36 - 16)		 Yea
March 16, 2011 SB 10 Alcoholic Beverage Sales on Sundays Bill Passed - Senate
(32 - 22)		 Yea
March 14, 2011 SB 40 Immigration Status Verification of Private Business Workers Bill Passed - Senate
(34 - 21)		 Yea
March 10, 2011 SB 162 DUIs a Felony for Undocumented Immigrants Bill Passed - Senate
(35 - 18)		 Yea
March 10, 2011 SB 162 DUIs a Felony for Undocumented Immigrants Bill Not Tabled - Senate
(20 - 34)		 Nay
March 8, 2011 HB 326 Amends the HOPE Scholarship Program Bill Passed - Senate
(35 - 20)		 Yea
Feb. 24, 2011 SB 17 Special Advisory Commission on Mandated Health Insurance Benefits Bill Passed - Senate
(32 - 16)		 Yea
Feb. 23, 2011 SB 36 Prescription Drug Database Bill Passed - Senate
(49 - 6)		 Yea
April 21, 2010 HB 1198 Tax Law Amendments Bill Passed - Senate
(33 - 16)		 Yea
April 20, 2010 HB 1405 Study of Tax Laws and Potential Modifications Bill Passed - Senate
(34 - 14)		 Did Not Vote
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 30, 2010 SB 67 English Only Requirement for Driver's License Examinations Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate
(39 - 11)		 Yea
March 26, 2010 SB 529 Abortion Law Amendments Bill Passed - Senate
(33 - 14)		 Yea
March 26, 2010 SB 407 Allowing the Purchasing of Health Insurance Policies Approved in Other States Bill Passed - Senate
(29 - 16)		 Did Not Vote
March 26, 2010 SB 399 General Assembly Authorization Requirements for Implementation of Federal Health Care Legislation Bill Passed - Senate
(30 - 16)		 Did Not Vote
March 17, 2010 SR 794 Prohibiting Health Care Mandates Resolution Failed - Senate
(34 - 19)		 Yea
March 17, 2010 SB 406 Online Voter Registration Bill Passed - Senate
(33 - 20)		 Yea
Feb. 18, 2010 SR 1120 Temporary Legislative Adjournment Resolution Passed - Senate
(35 - 17)		 Yea
Feb. 4, 2010 SB 235 Ban on Required Human Microchip Implantation Bill Passed - Senate
(47 - 2)		 Yea
April 3, 2009 HB 2 Citizenship Status Verification of Government Assistance Recipients Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate
(38 - 16)		 Yea
April 3, 2009 HB 243 Ending New Enrollment in Bonus Program for Teachers' National Certification Bill Passed - Senate
(32 - 17)		 Yea
April 3, 2009 SB 86 Requiring Proof of Citizenship for Voter Registration Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate
(30 - 13)		 Yea
March 30, 2009 HB 614 Prescription Tracking Database Bill Failed - Senate
(25 - 29)		 Nay

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