Demetrius Douglas

Sponsored a bill requiring health plans to cover screening tests for peripheral artery disease for people at higher risk. The House passed it 167-2 on March 6, 2026 (House Bill 1122).

March 6, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: legis.ga.gov · researched August 8, 2026

Signed on as one of three sponsors of a bill setting rules for Georgia's contracts with the companies that manage health coverage for Medicaid and PeachCare for Kids members (House Bill 1502).

March 3, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: legis.ga.gov · researched August 8, 2026

Co-sponsored a bill requiring that when an insurer's reviewer questions whether care is medically necessary, the final call be made by a Georgia-licensed clinical peer (House Bill 1236).

February 24, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: legis.ga.gov · researched August 8, 2026

Wrote a bill requiring Georgia's state employee health plan to report each year how much drug-rebate money went toward lowering premiums. The House pulled the bill back to committee on April 4, 2025 (House Bill 101).

April 4, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: legis.ga.gov · researched August 8, 2026

Wrote a resolution creating a seven-member Georgia House study committee on reinsurance for essential industries, including five representatives plus the state insurance and agriculture commissioners. The committee ended December 1, 2025 (House Resolution 40).

March 3, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: legis.ga.gov · researched August 8, 2026

Voted to adopt the compromise version of HB 557, which lets nurse practitioners and physician assistants prescribe some Schedule II drugs. The Georgia House adopted it 132-35, and it became law.

February 8, 2024Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Authored House Bill 1283 to require recess for students in kindergarten through fifth grade; the official 2022 daily report recorded the bill on the House floor calendar.

April 4, 2022Supports Public Education Quality

Source: legis.ga.gov · researched August 8, 2026

Authored House Bill 83 to require daily recess for Georgia students in kindergarten through fifth grade; the official House daily report listed the bill on March 6, 2019.

March 6, 2019Supports Public Education Quality

Source: legis.ga.gov · researched August 8, 2026

Authored House Resolution 1342 requesting more recess time for school children; the official House daily report recorded the Education Committee action.

March 16, 2016Supports Public Education Quality

Source: dlg.usg.edu · researched August 8, 2026

Voted to pass HB 1018, which bars banks from using a merchant code that marks gun shops and bars any registry of gun owners. The Georgia House passed it 106-60, and it became law.

February 27, 2024Opposes Gun Control

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted against the Senate's rewrite of House Bill 463, which cuts the income tax rate to 4.99 percent in 2026, then toward 3.99. The Georgia House agreed 104-71, and it became law as Act 465.

April 2, 2026Opposes Personal Income Tax Reduction

Source: legiscan.com · researched August 28, 2026

Voted against accepting the Senate's changes to House Bill 1185, which makes it harder for shareholders to sue companies and see company records. The Georgia House agreed 97-65, and it became law as Act 460.

March 31, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: legiscan.com · researched August 28, 2026

Signed on as one of three sponsors of a bill setting rules for Georgia's contracts with the companies that manage health coverage for Medicaid and PeachCare for Kids members (House Bill 1502).

March 3, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: legis.ga.gov · researched August 8, 2026

Authored House Bill 689 expanding the Henry County Governmental Services Authority’s stormwater-facilities purpose; the official 2019 end-of-session report identified him as the bill’s author.

March 28, 2019Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: legis.ga.gov · researched August 8, 2026

Voted against 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 House passed it 94-79, and it became law.

June 23, 2026

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted against passing Senate Bill 552, the True Patriotism and Universal Student Access Act, which lets students form political clubs at school. The Georgia House passed this House version 95-68, the Senate agreed the same day, and it became law as Act 497.

March 31, 2026

Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

Voted against Senate Bill 472, which lets the State Board of Education ask the governor to suspend school board members over money mismanagement. The Georgia House passed it 96-58, and it became law as Act 722.

March 25, 2026

Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

Voted against passing Senate Bill 443, which makes blocking a highway after a police order a high and aggravated misdemeanor. The Georgia House passed it 96-69, completing passage. It became law as Act 512, effective July 1, 2026.

March 23, 2026

Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

Voted against House Bill 1164, which requires state audits of high-risk school systems and more public financial notices. The Georgia House passed it 103-68, and it became law.

February 26, 2026

Source: legiscan.com · researched August 28, 2026

Co-sponsored a bill proposing to let coin-operated amusement machines offer poker, blackjack, other card games, and keno without breaking Georgia's gambling crime laws (House Bill 1373).

February 18, 2026

Source: legis.ga.gov · researched August 8, 2026

Voted against Senate Bill 244, which pays wrongly imprisoned people $75,000 per year and makes counties cover defense costs after prosecutor misconduct. The Georgia House passed it 103-61, and it became law.

April 2, 2025

Source: legiscan.com · researched August 28, 2026

Voted against Senate Bill 68, which limits pain-and-suffering arguments, allows seat-belt evidence and tightens other lawsuit rules. The Georgia House passed it 91-82, and it became law.

March 20, 2025

Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

Voted against Senate Bill 144, which lets a federally approved pesticide label satisfy the maker's health-warning duty. The Georgia House passed it 101-58, and it became law.

March 13, 2025

Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

Voted against the final version of HB 1105, which requires jails to check immigration status and honor federal detainer requests. The Georgia House agreed it 99-75, and it became law.

March 28, 2024

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted against SB 351, which bars social media accounts for children under 16 without a parent's consent. The Georgia House passed it 120-45, and it became law.

March 28, 2024

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

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 House agreed it 95-68, and it became law.

March 21, 2024

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted against SB 420, which bars companies and agents of foreign adversary governments from buying Georgia farmland. The Georgia House passed it 97-67, and it became law.

March 21, 2024

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted against SB 362, which strips economic development incentives from employers that accept a union on signed cards alone. The Georgia House passed it 96-78, and it became law.

March 20, 2024

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

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 House adopted it 97-69, and it became law.

February 6, 2024

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

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 House passed it 98-71, and it became law.

December 7, 2023

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

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 House passed it 98-71, and it became law.

December 5, 2023

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted against House Bill 1EX, a new map of Georgia's state House districts to replace the 2021 map a federal court struck down. The Georgia House passed it 101-77, and it became law.

December 1, 2023

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted against SB 159, which raises penalties for inmates caught with banned items and for staff who bring them in. The Georgia House passed it 103-72, and it became law.

March 27, 2023

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted against SB 222, which bars election officials from taking private donations and makes the State Election Board its own agency. The Georgia House passed it 100-69, and it became law.

March 27, 2023

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted against SB 44, which sets a prison term of at least five years for recruiting someone into a criminal street gang. The Georgia House passed it 99-74, and it became law.

March 20, 2023

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted against SB 140, which bans hormone therapy and sex reassignment surgery for minors treated for gender dysphoria. The Georgia House passed it 96-75, and it became law.

March 16, 2023

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026

Voted against HB 500, which creates the crime of arson of a law enforcement vehicle, with five to 20 years in prison. The Georgia House passed it 100-69, and it became law.

March 1, 2023

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 5, 2026