| State | District | Name | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GA | 1 | Sen. Earl L. 'Buddy' Carter | Republican | Yea |
| GA | 2 | Sen. Lester G. Jackson III | Democratic | Nay |
| GA | 3 | Sen. William T. Ligon Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| GA | 4 | Sen. Jack Hill | Republican | Yea |
| GA | 5 | Sen. Curt B. Thompson II | Democratic | Nay |
| GA | 6 | Sen. Doug Stoner | Democratic | Nay |
| GA | 7 | Sen. Greg Goggans | Republican | Yea |
| GA | 8 | Sen. Tim Golden | Republican | Yea |
| GA | 9 | Sen. Don Balfour | Republican | Yea |
| GA | 10 | Sen. Emanuel Davie Jones | Democratic | Nay |
| GA | 11 | Sen. John D. Bulloch Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| GA | 12 | Sen. Freddie Powell Sims | Democratic | Did Not Vote |
| GA | 13 | Sen. John Dickey 'Dick' Crosby | Republican | Yea |
| GA | 14 | Sen. George B. Hooks | Democratic | Nay |
| GA | 14 | Sen. Barry Loudermilk | Republican | Yea |
| GA | 15 | Sen. Ed Harbison | Democratic | Did Not Vote |
| GA | 16 | Sen. Ronnie Chance | Republican | Yea |
| GA | 17 | Sen. Rick Jeffares | Republican | Yea |
| GA | 18 | Sen. Cecil Staton | Republican | Yea |
| GA | 19 | Sen. Tommie Williams | Republican | Yea |
| GA | 20 | Sen. Thorborn 'Ross' Tolleson Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| GA | 21 | Sen. Chip Rogers | Republican | Yea |
| GA | 22 | Sen. Hardie Davis Jr. | Democratic | Nay |
| GA | 23 | Sen. Jesse Stone | Republican | Yea |
| GA | 24 | Sen. William S. 'Bill' Jackson | Republican | Yea |
| GA | 25 | Sen. Johnny Grant | Republican | Yea |
| GA | 26 | Sen. Miriam Paris | Democratic | Nay |
| GA | 27 | Sen. Jack Murphy | Republican | Yea |
| GA | 28 | Sen. Mike Crane | Republican | Yea |
| GA | 29 | Sen. Joshua 'Josh' McKoon | Republican | Yea |
| GA | 30 | Sen. William 'Bill' Hamrick III | Republican | Yea |
| GA | 31 | Sen. William D. 'Bill' Heath Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| GA | 32 | Sen. Judson Hill | Republican | Yea |
| GA | 33 | Sen. Steve Thompson | Democratic | Nay |
| GA | 34 | Sen. Valencia M. Seay | Democratic | Nay |
| GA | 35 | Sen. Donzella J. James | Democratic | Nay |
| GA | 36 | Sen. Nancy Grogan 'Nan' Orrock | Democratic | Nay |
| GA | 37 | Sen. Lindsey Tippins | Republican | Yea |
| GA | 38 | Sen. Horacena Tate | Democratic | Did Not Vote |
| GA | 39 | Sen. Vincent D. Fort | Democratic | Nay |
| GA | 40 | Sen. Fran Millar | Republican | Yea |
| GA | 41 | Sen. Steve Henson | Democratic | Nay |
| GA | 42 | Sen. Jason Carter | Democratic | Did Not Vote |
| GA | 43 | Sen. Ronald B. Ramsey Sr. | Democratic | Did Not Vote |
| GA | 44 | Sen. Gail Davenport | Democratic | Nay |
| GA | 45 | Sen. Renee S. Unterman | Republican | Yea |
| GA | 46 | Sen. Bill Cowsert | Republican | Yea |
| GA | 47 | Sen. Frank Ginn | Republican | Yea |
| GA | 48 | Sen. David Shafer | Republican | Yea |
| GA | 49 | Sen. Cecil Terrell 'Butch' Miller | Republican | Yea |
| GA | 50 | Sen. John K. Wilkinson | Republican | Yea |
| GA | 51 | Sen. Steve Gooch | Republican | Yea |
| GA | 53 | Sen. Jeff E. Mullis | Republican | Yea |
| GA | 54 | Sen. Charles Jones 'Charlie' Bethel | Republican | Yea |
| GA | 55 | Sen. Gloria S. Butler | Democratic | Nay |
| GA | 56 | Sen. John Albers | Republican | Yea |
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Voting Record
HB 861 - Requires Drug Testing for Certain Welfare Recipients - Voting Record
Georgia Senate
NOTE: THIS IS A SUBSTITUTE BILL, MEANING THE LANGUAGE OF THE ORIGINAL BILL HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE DEGREE TO WHICH THE SUBSTITUTE BILL TEXT DIFFERS FROM THE PREVIOUS VERSION OF THE TEXT CAN VARY GREATLY.
Date: March 27, 2012
Issues: Drugs, Marriage, Family, and Children, Unemployed and Low-Income
Bill: Requires Drug Testing for Certain Welfare Recipients
Issues: Drugs, Marriage, Family, and Children, Unemployed and Low-Income
Bill: Requires Drug Testing for Certain Welfare Recipients
Roll Number: 772
Yea: 36 Nay: 15
Bill Passed (Senate)
Yea: 36 Nay: 15
Bill Passed (Senate)
