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State Representative
Jesse Petrea
(R) - Georgia
Georgia House District 166
In Office - Started: 01/12/2015

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Bill Bill Name Summary Progress
HB756 Chatham Area Transit Authority; abolish current memberships; provide new board AN ACT To amend an Act creating the Chatham Area Transit Authority, approved March 28, 1986 (Ga. L. 1986, p. 5082), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 11, 2012 (Ga. L. 2012, p. 5296), so as to abolish the current authority memberships; to provide for new board membership; to provide terms of office; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB208 Special license plates; support state parks and historic sites; establish AN ACT To amend Article 3 of Chapter 2 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to prestige license plates and special plates for certain persons and vehicles, so as to provide for the issuance of two free license plates for veterans who are totally disabled or disabled; to provide for application; to provide for conforming changes; to establish a specialty license plate honoring the Shepherd Center; to establish a specialty license plate benefiting the Georgia Veterans Service Foundation; to establish a specialty license plate honoring Southern University Alumni; to establish a specialty license plate honoring Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.; to establish a specialty license plate honoring alumni of Alabama State University; to establish a specialty license plate supporting the state parks and historic sites division of the Department of Natural Resources; to establish a specialty license plate promoting conservation and enhancement of black bass populations; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB266 Income tax; exempt income received as personal compensation for full-time duty in the active military service of the United States AN ACT To amend Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to income taxes, so as to exempt from taxation certain income received as retirement benefits derived from service in the armed forces of the United States or the reserve components thereof; to revise a tax credit for contributions to law enforcement foundations; to expand the number of foundations that qualify; to expand the qualified expenditures; to increase the annual amount of contributions allowed; to reduce a cap for certain entities; to extend the sunset date; to remove the carry forward authorization; to provide for procedures; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB476 Watson-Stephens-Petrea-Franklin Tax Relief Act; enact AN ACT To provide a homestead exemption from Bryan County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in an amount equal to the amount by which the current year assessed value of a homestead exceeds the adjusted base year assessed value of such homestead; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; to provide for a short title; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, automatic repeal, mandatory execution of election, and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB782 Chatham County Schools' Tax Relief Act; enact AN ACT To provide a homestead exemption from Chatham County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in an amount equal to the amount by which the current year assessed value of a homestead exceeds the base year assessed value of such homestead; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; to provide a short title; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, automatic repeal, mandatory execution of election, and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB741 Petrea-Stephens-Franklin-Watson Tax Relief Act; enact AN ACT To provide a homestead exemption from Bryan County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in an amount equal to the amount by which the current year assessed value of a homestead exceeds the base year assessed value of such homestead; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; to provide a short title; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, automatic repeal, mandatory execution of election, and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB797 Homelessness Prevention Act of Chatham County; enact AN ACT To create the Interagency Council on Homelessness for Chatham-Savannah; to provide for a short title and definitions; to provide for findings; to confer powers and impose duties on the authority; to provide for the membership of the authority and their terms of office; to provide for meetings; to provide for a quorum; to provide for venue; to provide for tax exemptions from levy and sale; to provide for liberal construction; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB340 City of Tybee Island; selection of a mayor pro tem; provide AN ACT To amend an Act to provide for a new charter for the City of Tybee Island, approved April 20, 1995 (Ga. L. 1995, p. 4462), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 2, 2019 (Ga. L. 2019, p. 3569), so as to provide for the selection of a mayor pro tem; to provide for the duties of the mayor pro tem; to provide for filling a vacancy in the office of the mayor pro tem; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB584 Health; reassign licensing and oversight of certain treatments and programs from Departments of Community Health to Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities AN ACT To amend Titles 26, 31, and 37 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to food, drugs, and cosmetics, health, and mental health, respectively, so as to reassign licensing and oversight of drug abuse treatment and education programs, narcotic treatment programs, community living arrangements, and adult residential mental health programs from the Department of Community Health to the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities; to provide for departmental regulation of such licensed programs; to provide for definitions; to provide for a schedule of fees; to provide for departmental enforcement; to provide civil penalties; to provide for the promulgation of rules and regulations; to authorize the issuance of emergency orders in certain circumstances; to provide for emergency plans; to authorize on-site inspections; to provide protections for residents and former residents in community living arrangements; to require reports by certain persons concerning suspected abuse or exploitation; to provide for the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities and certain law enforcement agency duties; to provide for confidentiality of reports; to provide immunity for certain persons; to prohibit retaliation; to revise and provide definitions; to amend various titles of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, so as to make conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. HB 584/AP Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB762 Savannah Music Commission Act; enact AN ACT To provide for the creation of the Savannah Music Commission; to provide for a short title; to provide for findings; to provide for definitions; to provide for membership, terms of office, and vacancies; to confer powers and impose duties on the commission; to provide for bylaws; to provide for a quorum; to provide for audits; to provide for venue; to provide for tax exemptions from levy and sale; to provide for liberal construction; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB763 Richmond Hill-Bryan County Airport Authority Act; enact AN ACT To create and establish the Richmond Hill-Bryan County Airport Authority, a new airport authority in and for the County of Bryan and the City of Richmond Hill; to authorize such authority to acquire, construct, equip, maintain, operate, own, and improve airports and landing fields for the use of aircraft which shall include related buildings, equipment, and the usual and convenient facilities appertaining to such undertaking; to authorize the authority to acquire, lease, own, and hold a fee simple title, or any interest therein, to all necessary property therefor, both real and personal, within and outside the confines of Bryan County and to convey, lease, and sell any and all such facilities including real property; to confer powers and to impose duties on the authority; to provide for the membership and for the appointment of members of the authority and their term of tenure and their compensation; to authorize the authority to contract with others, both within and outside the confines of Bryan County, pertaining to airports and landing fields for the use of aircraft and to execute leases of such facilities and to do all things deemed necessary or convenient for the operation of such undertaking; to authorize the issuance of revenue bonds or obligations of the authority payable from the revenues, tolls, fees, charges, and earnings of the authority, including, but not limited to, earnings derived from leases and the use of the facilities, to pay the costs of such undertakings and to authorize the collection and pledging of the revenues and earnings of the authority for the payment of such bonds or obligations or to secure the LC 62 0171/AP payment thereof by contract, mortgage, deed to secure debt, security deed note, or trust deed and to define the rights of the holders of such bonds and securities; to provide that no liability or debt against the aforementioned city or county shall be incurred in the exercise of any powers granted by this Act; to make the bonds, securities, or obligations of the authority exempt from taxation; to authorize the issuance of refunding bonds, securities, or other obligations; to provide that such bonds, securities, or other obligations be validated as authorized by the "Revenue Bond Law"; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB78 "City of Tybee Island Buildings and Public Facilities Authority Act"; enact AN ACT To create the City of Tybee Island Building and Public Facilities Authority; to provide that the authority is a body corporate and politic and an instrumentality of the State of Georgia; to authorize the authority to acquire, construct, equip, maintain, and operate certain projects, including buildings and facilities for use by the City of Tybee Island for its governmental, proprietary, and administrative functions; to provide for members of the authority and their terms, organization, and reimbursement; to provide for vacancies; to provide for definitions; to confer powers and impose duties on the authority; to provide for limitations to the authority; to authorize the authority to enter into contracts and leases pertaining to uses of such facilities, which contracts and leases may obligate the lessees to make payment for the use of the facilities for the term thereof and to pledge for that purpose money derived from taxation; to provide that no debt of the City of Tybee Island or the State of Georgia shall be incurred by the exercise of any of the powers granted; to authorize the issuance of revenue bonds of the authority payable from the revenues, rents, and earnings and other functions of the authority; to authorize the collecting and pledging of such revenues, rents, and earnings for the payment of such bonds; to authorize the adoption of resolutions and the execution of trust agreements and indentures to secure the payment of such bonds and to define the rights of the holders of such bonds; to provide for a sinking fund; to make the bonds of the authority exempt from taxation; to authorize the issuance of refunding bonds; to provide for the validation of such bonds and to fix the venue for jurisdiction of actions relating to any provision of this Act; to provide for immunity and exemption from liability for torts and negligence; to provide that the property of the authority shall not be subject to levy and sale; to provide that certain moneys are trust funds; to provide that this Act shall be liberally construed; to define the scope of the authority's operation; to provide for disposition of property upon dissolution of the authority; to provide for severability; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB722 Bryan County; State Court; provide for a chief judge and an associate judge AN ACT To amend an Act establishing the State Court of Bryan County (formerly the City Court of Pembroke), approved January 10, 1938 (Ga. L. 1937-38, Ex. Sess., p. 714), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 1, 2023 (Ga. L. 2023, p. 3851), so as to establish the position of chief judge; to provide for a new part-time associate judge; to provide for the initial appointment of such associate judge by the Governor; to provide for the elections and terms of office of the judges of the court; to provide for compensation of the judges; to provide for an effective date; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB730 Chatham-Savannah Authority for the Homeless; provide for membership AN ACT To amend an Act creating the Chatham-Savannah Authority for the Homeless, approved March 30, 1989 (Ga. L. 1989, p. 4701), as amended, so as to provide for membership; to provide for meetings; to provide for purposes; to provide for definitions; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB443 Game and fish; fees for reef and migratory fish endorsements; provide AN ACT To amend Chapter 2 of Title 26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to standards, labeling, and adulteration of food, so as to repeal Article 18, relating to raw dairy; to repeal related provisions; to amend Code Section 27-2-23 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to license, permit, tag, and stamp fees, so as to provide for fees for reef and migratory fish endorsements; to provide for recreational and commercial fishing; to provide for retention of certain fees; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Crossed Over
HB295 Local government; procedures for real property owners to make claims for compensation for loss of property value or expenses incurred; provisions AN ACT To amend Chapter 60 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions applicable to counties and municipal corporations, so as to provide procedures for real property owners to make claims for compensation from local governments for loss of property value or expenses incurred due to the local government's failure to comply with or nonenforcement of certain laws, ordinances, and resolutions or due to the local government maintaining a public nuisance; to provide for definitions; to provide judicial remedies if such claims are rejected or not acted upon by local governments; to toll applicable statutes of limitations while such claims are being considered by local governments; to provide for exceptions and limitations; to waive sovereign immunity; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. In Committee
HB526 Ad valorem tax; extension of preferential assessment period for certain historic properties; provide AN ACT To amend Article 1 of Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to ad valorem taxation of property, so as to provide for an extension of preferential assessment periods for certain historic properties; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. In Committee
HR883 House Study Committee on Making Georgia the No. 1 State for Tourism; create A RESOLUTION creating the House Study Committee on Making Georgia the No. 1 State for Tourism; and for other purposes. In Committee
HB919 Conservation and natural resources; outdoor stewardship; eliminate reductions in appropriations AN ACT To amend Chapter 6A of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to outdoor stewardship, so as to eliminate reductions in appropriations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Introduced
SB21 Local Governments; violation of the prohibition on immigration sanctuary policies; waive sovereign and governmental immunities AN ACT To amend Chapter 80 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions applicable to counties, municipal corporations, and other governmental entities, so as to waive sovereign and governmental immunities for local governments and their officials and employees for a violation of the prohibition on immigration sanctuary policies; to amend Code Section 42-1-11.5 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to compliance with immigration detainer notices, so as to provide for immunity waivers; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Crossed Over
HR512 House Study Committee on the Addiction Epidemic and Solutions for Recovery; create A RESOLUTION creating the House Study Committee on the Addiction Epidemic and Solutions for Recovery; and for other purposes. In Committee
HR816 House Study Committee on an At-Risk Populations Abuse Registry; create A RESOLUTION creating the House Study Committee on an At-Risk Populations Abuse Registry; and for other purposes. In Committee
HB115 Natural Resources, Department of; certain notice upon registration of a vessel; provide AN ACT To amend Chapter 7 of Title 52 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to registration, operation, and sale of watercraft, so as to provide for certain notice upon registration of a vessel with the Department of Natural Resources; to provide for performance of unattended vessel checks; to revise procedures for notice to owners of abandoned vessels; to revise procedures for removal of abandoned vessels; to provide for penalties for failure to remove an abandoned vessel from public waters or public property; to establish a criminal violation for failure to retrieve an abandoned vessel from public waters or public property after receipt of notice; to provide for an exception; to authorize restitution to the Department of Natural Resources for the cost of removal, storage, and disposal of abandoned vessels; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Crossed Over
HB117 Food service establishments; require notification of the country of origin of seafood items AN ACT To amend Article 13 of Chapter 2 of Title 26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to food service establishments, so as to require notification of foreign imported shrimp; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Crossed Over
HB415 Homeowners Protection Act; enact AN ACT To amend Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to property, so as to enact the "Homeowners Protection Act"; to provide for a rental intention affidavit regarding dispossessory proceedings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Introduced
HB56 Education; grants to spouses of law enforcement officers, firefighters, and prison guards who are killed or permanently disabled in the line of duty; provide AN ACT To amend Part 3 of Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Student Finance Authority, so as to provide for tuition grants to children and spouses of certain public employees killed or permanently disabled in the line of duty; to provide for charitable contributions to the Georgia Student Finance Authority for such grants; to expand eligibility for the Public Safety Memorial Grant to provide for tuition grants to children and spouses of emergency medical technicians, firefighters, highway emergency response operators, law enforcement officers, and prison guards who are killed or permanently disabled in the line of duty; to provide for tuition grants to children and spouses of public school employees and public school teachers who are killed or permanently disabled by an act of violence in the line of duty; to provide definitions; to provide for maximum grant amounts; to provide for eligibility; to provide for an application process; to provide for grant renewals; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Crossed Over
HR763 Savannah State University men's basketball team; winning the 2025 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Basketball Tournament Championship; commend A RESOLUTION congratulating the Savannah State University men's basketball team for winning the 2025 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Basketball Tournament Championship; and for other purposes. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR764 Savannah Feed the Hungry; commend A RESOLUTION commending Savannah Feed the Hungry; and for other purposes. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB615 Chatham County Recreation Authority; abolish current authority memberships; provide new board membership AN ACT To amend an Act creating the Chatham County Recreation Authority, approved April 5, 1995 (Ga. L. 1995, p. 4281), so as to revise the membership of the authority; to provide for new board membership; to provide terms of office; to revise quorum requirements; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. In Committee
HB466 State symbols; marsh tacky horse as official Georgia heritage horse breed; designate AN ACT To amend Article 3 of Chapter 3 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to other state symbols, so as to designate the marsh tacky horse as the official Georgia heritage horse breed; to provide legislative findings and declarations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Crossed Over
HR706 Creel, Cole; commend A RESOLUTION commending and congratulating Cole Creel; and for other purposes. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR686 Brown, Barry A.; condolences A RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of Barry A. Brown; and for other purposes. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR578 Sport Fish Restoration Program; part of the American System of Conservation Funding; 75th anniversary; recognize A RESOLUTION commending the Sport Fish Restoration Program as part of the American System of Conservation Funding upon its 75th anniversary; and for other purposes. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR517 St. Patrick's Day Parade committee; Chairman Timothy P. Mahoney; Grand Marshall of the 2025 St. Patrick's Day Parade, James G. (Jay) Burke III; 2025 St. Patrick's Day Parade; Savannah, Georgia; commend A RESOLUTION recognizing and honoring the members of the St. Patrick's Day Parade Committee, Chairman Timothy P. Mahoney, and the Grand Marshal of the 2025 St. Patrick's Day Parade, James G. (Jay) Burke III, on the upcoming occasion of the 2025 St. Patrick's Day Parade in Savannah, Georgia; and for other purposes. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB574 Labor and industrial relations; applicability of workers' compensation to employers and employees; provisions AN ACT To amend Code Section 34-9-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to applicability of workers' compensation to employers and employees generally, so as to provide that the chapter shall not apply to employees of an employer covered by and providing coverage under the federal Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C. Section 901, et seq., as amended, and its extensions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Introduced
HR481 Wessinger, Dr. William Nettles; condolences A RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of Dr. William Nettles Wessinger; and for other purposes. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB319 Crimes and offenses; illegal aliens; penalties for state and local officials and employees for noncompliance; provide AN ACT To amend Article 5 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia, relating to offenses involving illegal aliens, so as to provide for penalties for state and local officials and employees for noncompliance; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Introduced
HB18 Dual Enrollment Act; residency requirement for eligible students; provide AN ACT To amend Code Section 20-2-161.3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Dual Enrollment Act, purpose, dual credit courses, eligibility for participation, and eligibility for payment, so as to provide for a residency requirement for eligible students; to provide for an effective date and for applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Introduced
HR412 Savannah Country Day School clay target team; winning the 2024 Georgia State Clay Target Championship; commend A RESOLUTION congratulating the Savannah Country Day School clay target team for winning the 2024 Georgia State Clay Target Championship; and for other purposes. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR408 Georgia's aerospace and defense industry; Georgia Aerospace Day at the state capitol; February 26, 2025; recognize A RESOLUTION honoring the work of Georgia's aerospace and defense industry and recognizing February 26, 2025, as Georgia Aerospace Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR372 Calleary, Minister Dara; outstanding public service; commend A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Minister Dara Calleary on his outstanding public service; and for other purposes. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR313 Smith, Nolan Sental, Jr.; inspiring journey and achievements; commend A RESOLUTION honoring the inspiring journey and achievements of Nolan Sental Smith Jr.; and for other purposes. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR261 Gilliard-Gunn, Patt; commend A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Patt Gilliard-Gunn; and for other purposes. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR269 Metro Atlanta Chapter of the Savannah State University National Alumni Association; 65th anniversary; recognize A RESOLUTION honoring and celebrating the Metro Atlanta Chapter of the Savannah State University National Alumni Association on its 65th anniversary; and for other purposes. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB362 Bryan County; ad valorem tax; educational purposes; provide homestead exemption AN ACT To provide a homestead exemption from Bryan County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in an amount equal to the amount by which the current year assessed value of a homestead exceeds the adjusted base year assessed value of such homestead; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, automatic repeal, mandatory execution of election, and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Introduced
HR240 City of Savannah and Mayor Van R. Johnson; Mayor on the Move: Healthy Savannah Kids Club; commend A RESOLUTION commending the City of Savannah and Mayor Van R. Johnson on the Mayor on the Move: Healthy Savannah Kids Club; and for other purposes. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR210 Georgia Forestry Commission; serving the State of Georgia as an emergency response agency; commend A RESOLUTION commending the Georgia Forestry Commission for serving the State of Georgia as an emergency response agency; and for other purposes. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR56 Bryan Day at the state capitol; January 28, 2025; recognize A RESOLUTION recognizing January 28, 2025, as Bryan Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR60 Firefighters Recognition Day at the state capitol; February 4, 2025; recognize A RESOLUTION honoring and commending the firefighters of Georgia and recognizing February 4, 2025, as Firefighters Recognition Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR48 Great Dane; 125th anniversary of its founding; recognize A RESOLUTION congratulating Great Dane upon the 125th anniversary of its founding; and for other purposes. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR44 Brown, Barry A.; condolences A RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of Barry A. Brown; and for other purposes. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
Bill Bill Name Motion Vote Date Vote
HR7 George C. Trulock, Jr. Memorial Highway; Grady County; dedicate Agree To Senate Sub As Amended By House: House Vote #418 04/04/2025 Yea
HB54 Health; advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants to order home healthcare services; authorize Agree To Senate Sub As Amend By House: House Vote #438 04/04/2025 Abstain
HB37 Education; require local school systems to notify employees regarding social security withholdings and eligibility for certain benefits Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #408 04/04/2025 Absent
HB36 Guardian and ward; revise list of providers who are authorized to participate in the processes for appointment of a guardian for an adult Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #407 04/04/2025 Absent
SB10 Superior Courts of the Alapaha Judicial Circuit; additional judge; provide Passage: House Vote #425 04/04/2025 Yea
SB12 Inspection of Public Records; documents and records in the possession of private persons or entities; revise provisions Passage: House Vote #432 04/04/2025 Yea
HB68 General appropriations; State Fiscal Year July 1, 2025 - June 30, 2026 Adopt Conference Comm. Report: House Vote #420 04/04/2025 Yea
HR40 House Study Committee on Reinsurance for Essential Industries; create Uncontested House Resolutions: House Vote #444 04/04/2025 Yea
HB105 Public officers and employees; increase indemnification award of certain state public school personnel in the event of death Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #411 04/04/2025 Absent
HB131 Self-service storage facilities; revise advertisement requirements before an owner can enforce an owner's lien Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #406 04/04/2025 Absent
HB155 Local government; selection and objection to arbitrators; revise procedures Agree To Senate Amend To Ham To Ssub: House Vote #451 04/04/2025 Yea
HR72 House Study Committee on Cancer Care Access; create Uncontested House Resolutions: House Vote #444 04/04/2025 Yea
HB150 Combating Threats from China Act of 2025 - Higher Education; enact Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #409 04/04/2025 Absent
HB156 Transportation, Department of; authority over vertiports; provide Agree To Senate Amendment: House Vote #410 04/04/2025 Absent
HB179 Appellate practice; digital recording of certain trial proceedings; provide Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #412 04/04/2025 Absent
HB197 Insurance; health care provider to respond to a private review agent or utility review entity's attempt to discuss the patient's care; detail the effort Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #413 04/04/2025 Absent
HB217 Education; make Dual Achievement Program a permanent state-wide program Agree To Senate Amendment: House Vote #414 04/04/2025 Absent
HB266 Income tax; exempt income received as personal compensation for full-time duty in the active military service of the United States Agree To Senate Amend To Ham To Ssub: House Vote #419 04/04/2025 Yea
HB233 State symbols; Brunswick stew as the official state stew; designate Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #442 04/04/2025 Yea
HB253 Ethan's Law; enact Agree To Senate Sub As Amended By House: House Vote #439 04/04/2025 Yea
HB296 Motor vehicles; presentation of a driver's license in a certain electronic format; provisions Agree To Senate Amendment: House Vote #448 04/04/2025 Absent
SB101 Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy; testing in the newborn screening system; require Passage: House Vote #427 04/04/2025 Yea
HB308 Motor vehicles; operation of miniature on-road vehicles on certain highways; provide Agree To Senate Amendment: House Vote #415 04/04/2025 Absent
HB370 Ad valorem tax; school districts; state-wide base year homestead exemption; provisions Agree To Senate Sub As Amended By House: House Vote #423 04/04/2025 Yea
HB360 Revenue and taxation; rehabilitation of historic structures; revise tax credit Agree To Senate Amendment: House Vote #443 04/04/2025 Yea
HB352 Georgia Gestational Diabetes Management Act; enact Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #452 04/04/2025 Yea
HB371 Quality Basic Education Act; state's maximum authorization of capital outlay funding; provide for an increase Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #422 04/04/2025 Yea
HB399 Property; require certain residential landlords to have in-state staff to manage tenant communications Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #447 04/04/2025 Yea
HB422 State employees' health insurance; include high deductible health plans Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #450 04/04/2025 Yea
SB148 Public School Property and Facilities; outdoor learning spaces pilot program; provide Passage: House Vote #445 04/04/2025 Yea
SB179 Education; the academic and disciplinary records of each transferring student shall be provided within five days; require Passage: House Vote #430 04/04/2025 Absent
HB491 Game and fish; remove an exception for use of air guns to hunt wildlife Agree To Senate Am As Amended By House: House Vote #424 04/04/2025 Yea
SB218 Prosecuting Attorneys Qualifications Commission; shall be assigned for administrative purposes only to the Administrative Office of the Courts; provide Passage: House Vote #431 04/04/2025 Absent
SB204 Criminal Procedure; offenses that are not serious violent felonies, sexual felonies, or other certain offenses to be charged by accusation of the district attorney; allow Passage: House Vote #429 04/04/2025 Yea
SB204 Criminal Procedure; offenses that are not serious violent felonies, sexual felonies, or other certain offenses to be charged by accusation of the district attorney; allow Table: House Vote #428 04/04/2025 Nay
HB516 State government; authorize county and regional library boards to conduct meetings via teleconference Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #453 04/04/2025 Yea
HB513 Local government; criteria for service delivery strategy; revise provisions Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #440 04/04/2025 Yea
HR304 House Study Committee on the Costs and Effects of Smoking; create Uncontested House Resolutions: House Vote #444 04/04/2025 Yea
SB207 Professions and Businesses; a preclearance process in the licensing of individuals with criminal records who make application to or are investigated by certain licensing boards and commissions; create Passage: House Vote #433 04/04/2025 Yea
HB586 Revenue and taxation; intangible recording tax; revise notes Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #405 04/04/2025 Absent
HB567 Professions and businesses; authorize and regulate teledentistry by licensed dentists Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #416 04/04/2025 Yea
SB234 City of Dalton; independent school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes; provide a homestead exemption Sbs 234, 235, & 336 Passage: House Vote #436 04/04/2025 Absent
SB234 City of Dalton; independent school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes; provide a homestead exemption Recon Sb 234, 235, & 336: House Vote #435 04/04/2025 Absent
SB234 City of Dalton; independent school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes; provide a homestead exemption Local Calendar : House Vote #434 04/04/2025 Yea
HR347 Georgia high schools; establish flag football programs for girls; urge Adopt: House Vote #426 04/04/2025 Yea
SB235 Whitfield County; school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes; provide a homestead exemption Sbs 234, 235, & 336 Passage: House Vote #436 04/04/2025 Absent
SB235 Whitfield County; school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes; provide a homestead exemption Recon Sb 234, 235, & 336: House Vote #435 04/04/2025 Absent
SB235 Whitfield County; school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes; provide a homestead exemption Local Calendar : House Vote #434 04/04/2025 Yea
HB582 Georgia Survivor Justice Act; enact Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #417 04/04/2025 Yea
HB645 Health; COVID-19 testing of staff members in long term-care facilities; repeal certain provisions Agree To Senate Amendment: House Vote #441 04/04/2025 Abstain
HB630 State Board of Registration; remove used car division and the used parts division; provisions Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #421 04/04/2025 Yea
HB651 Motor vehicles; use of automated traffic enforcement safety devices in school zones; revise provisions Agree To Senate Sub As House Amended: House Vote #446 04/04/2025 Yea
HB652 Motor fuel tax; electricity delivered by certain electric vehicle charging stations; provide exception Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #449 04/04/2025 Absent
HR429 House Study Committee on Funding for Next Generation 9-1-1; create Uncontested House Resolutions: House Vote #444 04/04/2025 Yea
HR557 House Study Committee on Georgia's Investment Funds; create Uncontested House Resolutions: House Vote #444 04/04/2025 Yea
HR558 House Study Committee on the State Board of Registration of Used Motor Vehicle Dealers and Used Motor Vehicle Parts Dealers; create Uncontested House Resolutions: House Vote #444 04/04/2025 Yea
SB330 City of Atlanta; independent school district ad valorem for educational purposes; provide homestead exemption Supplemental Local Calendar : House Vote #437 04/04/2025 Yea
SB332 County Board of Education of DeKalb County; board members shall only be elected by electors of the DeKalb County school district; provide Local Calendar : House Vote #434 04/04/2025 Yea
SB336 Dade County; school district ad valorem taxes; homestead exemption Sbs 234, 235, & 336 Passage: House Vote #436 04/04/2025 Absent
SB336 Dade County; school district ad valorem taxes; homestead exemption Recon Sb 234, 235, & 336: House Vote #435 04/04/2025 Absent
SB336 Dade County; school district ad valorem taxes; homestead exemption Local Calendar : House Vote #434 04/04/2025 Yea
HR611 House Study Committee on Abandoned Child Placement Following Hospital Discharge; create Uncontested House Resolutions: House Vote #444 04/04/2025 Yea
HR711 House Study Committee on Student Attendance in PreK-12 Education; create Uncontested House Resolutions: House Vote #444 04/04/2025 Yea
HR753 House Study Committee on Improving Access to Internal Medicine in Rural Areas; create Uncontested House Resolutions: House Vote #444 04/04/2025 Yea
HR847 House Study Committee on Evaluating Funding for Public Health; create Uncontested House Resolutions: House Vote #444 04/04/2025 Yea
HB896 Hall County; levy an excise tax Local Calendar : House Vote #434 04/04/2025 Yea
HR885 House Study Committee on Election Procedures; create Uncontested House Resolutions: House Vote #444 04/04/2025 Yea
HR887 House Study Committee on Reducing and Prioritizing Mandates for Public School Administration; create Uncontested House Resolutions: House Vote #444 04/04/2025 Yea
SB5 Private Review Agents; health insurers to implement and maintain a program that allows for the selective application of reductions in prior authorization requirements; provide Passage: House Vote #378 04/02/2025 Absent
SR8 Deputy Brandon Cunningham Memorial Intersection; Paulding County; dedicate Adopt: House Vote #387 04/02/2025 Yea
SB17 "Ricky and Alyssa's Law"; enact Passage: House Vote #380 04/02/2025 Yea
SB20 Veterinarians; student loan repayment; who practice shelter medicine and in nonprofit pet sterilization clinics; provide; create the State Veterinary Education Board for Shelter Medicine and Pet Sterilization Passage: House Vote #399 04/02/2025 Yea
HB94 Insurance; medically necessary expenses for standard fertility preservation services when a medically necessary treatment for cancer, sickle cell disease, or lupus may directly or indirectly cause an impairment of fertility; require coverage Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #383 04/02/2025 Abstain
HB136 Income tax; contributions to foster child support organizations; expand tax credit Agree To Senate Sub As Am: House Vote #397 04/02/2025 Yea
SB36 "Georgia Religious Freedom Restoration Act"; enact Passage: House Vote #401 04/02/2025 Yea
HB129 Ad valorem tax; bona fide conservation use property; remove a limitation on leased property as to certain entities Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #398 04/02/2025 Yea
HB155 Local government; selection and objection to arbitrators; revise procedures Agree To Senate Sub As Am: House Vote #396 04/02/2025 Yea
SB40 Secondary Metals Recyclers; the definition of the term "used, detached catalytic converters" to said article; provide for applicability Agree To Sam To Hsub: House Vote #403 04/02/2025 Abstain
SB46 "Government Serves the People Act"; enact Passage: House Vote #400 04/02/2025 Yea
HB182 Life insurance; excluding or restricting liability for certain deaths occurring while an individual is an active duty service member; prohibit Agree To Senate Sub As Am: House Vote #384 04/02/2025 Abstain
SB100 "Andee's Law"; enact Passage: House Vote #386 04/02/2025 Yea
SB125 Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors; decouple the sequential order of experience and examination requirements Passage: House Vote #385 04/02/2025 Yea
SB132 Insanity and Mental Incapacity; hearing before a court orders an evaluation of the mental competency of an accused person to stand trial; require Passage: House Vote #390 04/02/2025 Yea
SB131 Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce; Georgia Health Care Professionals Data System; establishment Passage: House Vote #381 04/02/2025 Yea
SB173 Pleadings and Motions; movants to file notices of uncontested motions in superior courts and state courts; authorize Passage: House Vote #379 04/02/2025 Absent
SB185 Correctional Institutions of State and Counties; use of state funds or resources for certain treatments for state inmates; prohibit Passage: House Vote #391 04/02/2025 Yea
SR231 Officer Jeremy Labonte Memorial Interchange; Fulton County; dedicate Adopt: House Vote #388 04/02/2025 Yea
HB575 Transportation, Department of; authorize notice of certain public hearings by electronic publication Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #382 04/02/2025 Yea
SB244 Criminal Proceedings; the award of reasonable attorney's fees and costs in a criminal case to the defendant upon such defendant making a successful motion to disqualify the prosecuting attorney for misconduct in connection with the case; provide Passage: House Vote #392 04/02/2025 Yea
SB255 General Assembly; authorization of statutory investigatory powers to certain committees of the General Assembly; codify a process Passage: House Vote #402 04/02/2025 Abstain
SB291 Special License Plates; establish an "America First" specialty license plate Passage: House Vote #393 04/02/2025 Yea
SB259 Juvenile Code; certain procedures to be followed when there is a determination of suspected child abuse or neglect; provide Passage: House Vote #389 04/02/2025 Yea
SB328 State Court of Henry County; additional judge; provide Local Calendar : House Vote #377 04/02/2025 Absent
SB329 Flint Judicial Circuit; chief judge; annual stipend in addition to county compensation to superior court judges; provide Local Calendar : House Vote #377 04/02/2025 Absent
SB340 City of Tybee Island; selection of a mayor pro tem; provide Local Calendar : House Vote #377 04/02/2025 Absent
SB345 Magistrate Court of Crawford County; the assessment and collection of a technology fee; authorize Local Calendar : House Vote #377 04/02/2025 Absent
SB344 Probate Court of Crawford County; assessment and collection of a technology fee; authorize Local Calendar : House Vote #377 04/02/2025 Absent
SB347 Brunswick and Glynn County Development Authority; method of appointing the membership; change Local Calendar : House Vote #377 04/02/2025 Absent
HB862 Fulton County; fix salary of sheriff Reconsider: House Vote #395 04/02/2025 Nay
HB862 Fulton County; fix salary of sheriff Supplemental Local Calendar : House Vote #394 04/02/2025 Nay
  Committee Position Rank
Detail Georgia House Appropriations Committee 67
Detail Georgia House Game, Fish and Parks Committee Secretary 3
Detail Georgia House Health Committee 21
Detail Georgia House Healthcare Special Committee 5
Detail Georgia House Human Relations and Aging Committee Chair 1
Detail Georgia House Industry and Labor Committee 12
Detail Georgia House Natural Resources and Environment Committee 24
Detail Georgia House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee 19
State District Chamber Party Status Start Date End Date
GA Georgia House District 166 House Republican In Office 01/12/2015