Josh McLaurin

Cosponsored Senate Bill 50, the PeachCare Plus Act, proposing state-paid premiums and out-of-pocket costs on private marketplace health plans for adults earning up to 138% of the federal poverty level. The bill never advanced past committee.

January 28, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Voted to accept the House rewrite of Senate Bill 220, which lets medical cannabis patients get the plant, oils and extracts. The Georgia Senate agreed 38-14, and it became law as Act 712.

March 18, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

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Voted to accept the final version of House Bill 1247, which bars courts from deferring to an agency's reading of the law. The Georgia Senate agreed 34-18, and it became law as Act 718.

April 3, 2026Supports Government Efficiency

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Cosponsored Senate Bill 50, the PeachCare Plus Act, proposing state-paid premiums and out-of-pocket costs on private marketplace health plans for adults earning up to 138% of the federal poverty level. The bill never advanced past committee.

January 28, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Cosponsored Senate Bill 50, the PeachCare Plus Act, proposing state-paid premiums and out-of-pocket costs on private marketplace health plans for adults earning up to 138% of the federal poverty level. The bill never advanced past committee.

January 28, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare

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As a Georgia state senator, Josh McLaurin was listed among the sponsors of Senate Bill 246, the Reproductive Freedom Act; the General Assembly page records the bill’s Senate referral on February 26, 2025.

February 26, 2025Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

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Voted to accept the House rewrite of Senate Bill 3EX, which plans a hand-marked paper ballot voting system and orders hand recounts in close races. The Georgia Senate agreed 36-16, and it became law.

June 23, 2026Supports Election Integrity

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Voted against the final version of SB 420, which bars companies and agents of foreign adversary governments from buying Georgia farmland. The Georgia Senate agreed it 41-11, and it became law.

March 26, 2024Opposes Limit Foreign Influence

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Voted no on the final version of House Bill 463, which cuts the income tax rate to 4.99 percent in 2026, then toward 3.99. The Georgia Senate agreed 33-20, and it became law as Act 465.

April 2, 2026Opposes Personal Income Tax Reduction

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Voted against the House's version of Senate Bill 1, the Riley Gaines Act of 2025, barring males from female school sports teams. The Georgia Senate agreed 34-20, and it became law as Act 11.

March 31, 2025Supports Civil Rights

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Voted to pass Senate Bill 144, which lets a federally approved pesticide label satisfy the maker's health-warning duty. The Georgia Senate passed it 42-12, and it became law.

March 4, 2025Opposes Corporate Accountability

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As a Georgia state senator, Josh McLaurin was listed among the sponsors of Senate Bill 616, which required written consent for creation of certain Fulton County community-improvement districts; the General Assembly page records the bill signed by the governor on May 12, 2026.

May 12, 2026

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Voted against the House rewrite of Senate Bill 472, which lets the state ask the governor to suspend school board members over money mismanagement. The Georgia Senate agreed 29-17, and it became law as Act 722.

March 27, 2026

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As a Georgia state senator, Josh McLaurin was listed among the sponsors of Senate Bill 190, which provided fee waivers in state parks and historic areas for active-duty military members, veterans, and family members; the General Assembly page records Senate passage by substitute on March 6, 2026.

March 6, 2026

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Voted against the House rewrite of Senate Bill 244, which pays wrongly imprisoned people $75,000 for each year served. The Georgia Senate agreed 35-18, and it became law as Act 361.

April 4, 2025

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Voted against House Bill 111. It cuts the individual income-tax rate from 5.39 percent to 5.19 percent starting January 1, 2025. The Georgia Senate passed it 30-23, and it became law.

March 20, 2025

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Voted against Senate Bill 212, which bars schools giving student directory information to campaigns and makes leaking voter data a felony. The Georgia Senate passed it 33-19, and it became law.

March 6, 2025

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Voted against Senate Bill 185, which bars state money for prisoners' sex-change surgery or hormone therapy. The Georgia Senate passed it 37-15, and it became law.

March 3, 2025

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Voted against the final version of SB 414, which bars agencies from collecting or releasing lists of nonprofit members, supporters or donors. The Georgia Senate agreed it 33-21, and it became law.

March 28, 2024

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Voted against HB 500, which creates the crime of arson of a law enforcement vehicle, with five to 20 years in prison. The Georgia Senate passed it 36-18, and it became law.

March 28, 2024

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Voted against HB 1018, which bars banks from using a merchant code that marks gun shops and bars any registry of gun owners. The Georgia Senate passed it 33-19, and it became law.

March 26, 2024

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Voted against the final version of HB 1339, which loosens certificate of need rules for new hospitals and raises the rural hospital tax credit. The Georgia Senate agreed it 34-17, and it became law.

March 21, 2024

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Voted against HB 1105, which requires jails to check immigration status and honor federal detainer requests. The Georgia Senate passed it 34-19, and it became law.

March 21, 2024

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Voted against HB 1015, which cut the personal income tax rate to 5.39 percent for 2024 with yearly cuts toward 4.99 percent. The Georgia Senate passed it 40-12, and it became law.

March 20, 2024

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Voted against SB 517, which gives police officers immunity from charges and lawsuits when their use of force was lawful. The Georgia Senate passed it 34-17, and it became law.

February 29, 2024

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Voted against SB 362, which strips economic development incentives from employers that accept a union on signed cards alone. The Georgia Senate passed it 31-23, and it became law.

February 8, 2024

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Voted against the compromise version of SB 63, which requires money bail for more offenses and caps the cash bonds one person may post. The Georgia Senate adopted it 30-17, and it became law.

February 1, 2024

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Voted against Senate Bill 3EX, a new map of Georgia's congressional districts to replace the 2021 map a federal court struck down. The Georgia Senate passed it 32-22, and it became law.

December 5, 2023

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Voted against Senate Bill 1EX, a new map of Georgia's state Senate districts to replace the 2021 map a federal court struck down. The Georgia Senate passed it 32-23, and it became law.

December 1, 2023

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Voted against the final version of SB 222, which bars election officials taking private donations and makes the State Election Board its own agency. The Georgia Senate agreed it 32-21, and it became law.

March 29, 2023

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Voted against the final version of SB 44, which sets at least five years in prison for recruiting someone into a criminal street gang. The Georgia Senate agreed it 30-20, and it became law.

March 29, 2023

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Voted against the final version of SB 140, which bans hormone therapy and sex reassignment surgery for minors treated for gender dysphoria. The Georgia Senate agreed it 31-21, and it became law.

March 21, 2023

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