Institute for Justice

What it paid lobbyists

• July 2025 – June 2026$4,300
  Shine Strategies $4,300 · Emily Piper · Logan Shine · filed July 18, 2026
• July 2024 – June 2025$48,230
  Tom Solomon $7,102 · Meagan Forbes $4,652 · Jordan Banegas $2,077 · Logan Shine $34,400 · filed July 31, 2025
• July 2024 – June 2025$34,400
  Shine Strategies · Logan Shine $34,400 · Emily Piper · filed July 31, 2025
• July 2023 – June 2024$38,190
  Jaimie Cavanaugh $290 · Shine Strategies $34,400 · Logan Shine · Meagan Forbes $3,500 · filed February 16, 2024
• July 2022 – June 2023$3,167
  Meagan Forbes $2,819 · Jamie Cavanaugh $348 · filed July 27, 2023
• July 2021 – June 2022$5,881
  Lee McGrath · Meagan Forbes $5,881 · filed July 28, 2022
• July 2020 – June 2021$963
  Lee McGrath $224 · Meagan Forbes $740 · filed July 29, 2021
• July 2019 – June 2020$0
  Lee McGrath · filed August 3, 2020
• July 2018 – June 2019$67
  Lee McGrath $67 · filed July 26, 2019

From client reports filed with the Legislature each July. Every organization →

Bills, newest first

• HF 711 Relating to the practice of barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences, including establishment tra…

  91st GA · declared July 30, 2026 · Signed by Governor
  Against
• SF 2284 Relating to the use of automated systems that detect traffic violations or registration plate inform…

  91st GA · declared May 2, 2026 · Died when the session ended
  Against
• HSB 723 Relating to intelligence data, including the use of historical location information

  91st GA · declared February 12, 2026 · Died when the session ended
  For
• HF 2161 Relating to the use of automatic registration plate readers, and providing penalties

  91st GA · declared February 11, 2026 · Died when the session ended
  For
• HF 887 Removing birth centers from the meaning of institutional health facility

  91st GA · declared March 27, 2025 · Signed by Governor
  For
• HF 49 Relating to a barbering and cosmetology establishment training program

  91st GA · declared February 12, 2025 · Became law (new number)
  For
• SF 41 Relating to a barbering and cosmetology establishment training program

  91st GA · declared February 12, 2025 · Became law (new number)
  For
• HF 2117 Relating to a barbering and cosmetology establishment training program

  90th GA · declared February 16, 2024 · Died when the session ended
  For
• HSB 90 HSB 90

  90th GA · declared February 16, 2024 · Renumbered as HF 254
  For
• SSB 1108 SSB 1108

  90th GA · declared February 16, 2024 · Became law (new number)
  For
• HF 2560 Relating to the forfeiture of property for criminal offenses and repealing civil forfeiture

  90th GA · declared February 16, 2024 · Died when the session ended
  For
• SF 506 Relating to health facilities and health services including licensing and the certificate of need pr…

  90th GA · declared February 16, 2024 · Died when the session ended
  For
• HF 2434 Creating a cause of action for the violation of individual rights under state or federal law

  90th GA · declared February 16, 2024 · Died when the session ended
  For
• HSB 634 HSB 634

  90th GA · declared February 6, 2024 · Renumbered as HF 2560
  For
• HF 2431 Relating to the regulation of home-based businesses, including food establishments and home food pro…

  89th GA · declared March 14, 2022 · Signed by Governor
  For
• HF 2106 Relating to cosmetology and the practice of threading

  89th GA · declared February 3, 2022 · Became law (new number)
  For
• SF 2119 Relating to cosmetology and the practice of threading

  89th GA · declared February 3, 2022 · Signed by Governor
  For
• SSB 1046 SSB 1046

  89th GA · declared January 29, 2021 · Renumbered as SF 487
  For