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State Representative
Karen Mathiak
(R) - Georgia
Georgia House District 082
In Office - Started: 01/13/2025

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Coverdell Legislative Office Building
Atlanta, GA 30334
Phone: 404-656-0213

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127 Dunwoody Circle
Griffin, GA 30223

Bill Bill Name Summary Progress
HR121 John W. Mixon Georgia Forestry Building; Dry Branch Community; dedicate A RESOLUTION recognizing Mr. John W. Mixon and dedicating a building in his honor; and for other purposes. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB433 Human Services, Department of; authorized to access restricted and sealed information to conduct employee oversight in certain circumstances; provide AN ACT To amend Article 2 of Chapter 3 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to Georgia Crime Information Center, so as to provide that the Department of Human Services shall be authorized to access restricted and sealed information to determine eligibility for employment, verify eligibility for foster parents, or conduct regulatory oversight in certain instances; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Vetoed
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
HB703 Peachtree City, City of; ad valorem tax for municipal purposes; homestead exemption; increase income cap AN ACT To amend an Act to provide for a homestead exemption from City of Peachtree City ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes in the amount of $5,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that city who are 65 years of age or over and whose income does not exceed $30,000.00, approved May 5, 2005 (Ga. L. 2005, p. 3719), so as to increase the income cap related to qualifying for such exemption to $60,000.00; to increase the value of the exemption to $30,000.00 of the assessed value; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to provide for 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
HB758 Spalding County; school district ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption AN ACT To provide a homestead exemption from Spalding County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in a graduated amount on the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that school district who are 65 years of age or older and based upon their income, excluding certain retirement income; to provide that such exemption shall be in the full amount of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that school district who are 65 years of age or older and whose income, excluding certain retirement income, does not exceed $25,000.00, in the amount of half of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that school district who are 65 years of age or older and whose income, excluding certain retirement income, is between $25,000.00 and $53,00.00, and in the amount of 25 percent of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that school district who are 65 years of age or older and whose income, excluding certain retirement income, exceeds $53,00.00; 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. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB798 Spalding County; State Court; modernize, update, and readopt provisions AN ACT To amend an Act establishing the State Court of Spalding County, formerly known as the City Court of Griffin, approved December 14, 1897 (Ga. L. 1897, p. 462), as amended, so as to modernize, update, and readopt provisions governing such court and its judges, clerk, solicitor-general, and other personnel; to reauthorize the collection of fees; to specify the location of the court and provide for facilities therefor; to provide for jurisdiction, powers, practice, and procedure; to provide for terms of court; to specify business hours of the court; to restate provisions related to juries and jurors; provide for an additional judge for such court; to provide for the appointment of such additional judge of such court; to provide for the election of successors; to provide for a chief judge; to revise the compensation of the judges; to restate provisions related to the sentence enforcement department and accountability court; to provide for appeals from such court; to provide for the review of decisions by lower courts; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; to repeal specific Acts; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB759 Spalding County; board of elections; terms of members; update provisions AN ACT To amend an Act to provide a board of elections for Spalding County, approved March 19, 1987 (Ga. L. 1987, p. 4432), as amended, so as to update provisions related to the terms of board members; to revise provisions related to holding meetings of the board; to rename the elections supervisor as the elections director; to revise duties of the elections director; to authorize the board to hire its own legal counsel; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB626 Criminal procedure; extend retention period of evidence of sexual assault when victim elects not to immediately report assault AN ACT To amend Code Section 17-5-71 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to preservation of evidence, so as to extend the retention period of evidence of sexual assault when the victim chooses not to immediately report the assault; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. In Committee
SB91 State Employees' Health Insurance Plan; Board of Community Health from entering into, executing, or renewing a contract with any pharmacy benefits manager that owns or has an ownership interest in any retail pharmacy; prohibit AN ACT To amend Article 1 of Chapter 24 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding insurance, so as to require major medical coverage for annual prostate cancer screenings for certain men; to provide for definitions; to amend Chapter 43 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to Medicare supplement insurance, so as to provide for Medicare supplement policies to be issued and renewed for individuals under 65 years of age who are eligible by reason of disability or end stage renal disease under federal law; to provide for open enrollment periods; to prohibit an insurer from charging premium rates for such policies for such individuals that exceed premium rates charged for individuals who are 65 years of age; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Crossed Over
HR960 Tarlano, Nancy Nell Spires; honor A RESOLUTION honoring Nancy Nell Spires Tarlano; and for other purposes. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB110 Pawnbrokers; certain protections for current military members and related persons; provide AN ACT To amend Part 5 of Article 3 of Chapter 12 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to pawnbrokers, so as to provide certain protections for current military members and related persons; to prohibit pawnbrokers from making title pawns with covered borrowers; to provide a penalty for violations; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. In Committee
HB629 Education; remove requirement of having a licensed physician in automated external defibrillator programs AN ACT To amend Part 3 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health, so as to remove the requirement of having a licensed physician in automated external defibrillator programs; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. In Committee
HB467 State flag, seal, and other symbols; protection of government statues and monuments; revise provisions AN ACT To amend Chapter 3 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state flag, seal, and other symbols, so as to revise provisions for the protection of government statues, monuments, plaques, banners, and other commemorative symbols; to provide for construction; to provide for severability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. In Committee
HB107 Professions and businesses; issuance of digitally verifiable licenses for certain military spouses and transitioning military service members; provide AN ACT To amend Chapter 1 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions of professions and businesses, so as to provide for the issuance of digitally verifiable licenses for spouses of military service members, spouses of transitioning service members, and transitioning military service members; to provide definitions; to provide for the adoption of rules and regulations; to provide for the issuance of physical licenses upon request; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. In Committee
HB522 Health; prohibit certain health care providers and facilities from discriminating against potential organ transplant recipients due solely to their vaccine status AN ACT To amend Chapter 1 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding health, so as to prohibit certain healthcare providers and facilities from discriminating against potential organ transplant recipients due solely to the vaccine status of the potential recipient; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. In Committee
HB420 Insurance; require certain health benefit policies to cover genetic testing for an inherited mutation and cancer imaging under certain conditions AN ACT To amend Article 1 of Chapter 24 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding insurance, so as to require certain health benefit policies to cover genetic testing for an inherited mutation and cancer imaging under certain conditions; to provide for definitions; to provide for cost-sharing requirements; to protect the eligibility of health savings accounts; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. In Committee
HB434 Crimes and offenses; offense of selling a child for financial gain; provide AN ACT To amend Article 1 of Chapter 8 of Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to adoption, so as to redesignate the provisions of Code Section 19-8-24, relating to advertising restrictions and unlawful inducements, as a new Code section in Chapter 12 of Title 16, relating to offenses against the public health and morals; to provide for conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. In Committee
HB350 Domestic relations; safe places for newborns; revise provisions AN ACT To amend Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to domestic relations, so as to revise provisions relating to safe places for newborns; to authorize ambulance services to accept physical custody of a newborn; to authorize the placement of newborn safety devices; to provide for definitions; to provide for limited liability; to provide for transport of newborns to nearest medical facility; to provide for specifications for newborn safety devices; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. In Committee
HB435 Crimes and offenses; sexual exploitation of children; expand limitations to include Division of Family and Children Services AN ACT To amend Code Section 16-12-100 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to sexual exploitation of children, reporting violation, civil forfeiture, and penalties, so as to expand limitations to include the Division of Family and Children Services; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. In Committee
HB170 Insurance; benefit provider to disclose certain payments to a treating healthcare provider; provide AN ACT To amend Chapter 3 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to authorization and general requirements for transaction of insurance, so as to provide for a benefit provider to disclose certain payments to a treating healthcare provider; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. In Committee
HB57 Crimes and offenses; incest; include step-grandparent and step-grandchild relationship AN ACT To amend Code Section 16-6-22 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to incest, so as to include step-grandparent and step-grandchild relationship; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. In Committee
HB54 Health; advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants to order home healthcare services; authorize AN ACT To amend Titles 16, 31, 43, and 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to crimes and offenses, health, professions and businesses, and revenue and taxation, respectively, so as to authorize advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants to order home healthcare services to patients of home health agencies; to provide for definitions; to provide for the approval of continuing education regarding death certificates; to provide for authorizing job descriptions; to provide for tax credits for qualified caregiving expenses to include advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Crossed Over
HR72 House Study Committee on Cancer Care Access; create A RESOLUTION creating the House Study Committee on Cancer Care Access; and for other purposes. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB506 Social services; Medicaid coverage for tobacco cessation treatments; provide AN ACT To amend Article 7 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to medical assistance generally, so as to provide Medicaid coverage for tobacco cessation treatments; to provide for requirements; to provide for submission of a state plan amendment or waiver, if necessary; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Crossed Over
HB291 Health; certification of community health workers; provide AN ACT To amend Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health, so as to provide for the certification of community health workers; to provide for definitions; to provide for the establishment of the Georgia Community Health Worker Certification Committee; to provide for membership, powers, and duties of the committee; to provide for committee abolishment and transfer of powers and duties to the Department of Public Health; to provide for administrative support; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for standards; to provide for the approval of training programs; to provide for application procedures; to provide for requirements; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date conditioned on appropriations; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Crossed Over
HB877 Fayetteville, City of; provide new charter AN ACT To provide a new charter for the City of Fayetteville; to provide for incorporation, boundaries, and powers of the city; to provide for the exercise of powers and limitations on powers; to provide for a governing authority of such city and the powers, duties, authority, prohibitions, elections, terms, removal from office, method of filling vacancies, compensation, expenses, and qualifications; to provide for conflict of interest and holding other offices; to provide for inquiries and investigations; to provide for organization and meeting procedures; to provide for ordinances; to provide for eminent domain; to provide for codes; to provide for the office of mayor and certain duties and powers relative to the office of mayor; to provide for a mayor pro tempore; to provide for a city manager; to provide for administrative responsibilities; to provide for boards, commissions, and authorities; to provide for a city attorney, city clerk, and other personnel; to provide for the establishment of a municipal court and the judge or judges thereof; to provide for practices and procedures; to provide for taxation, permits, and fees; to provide for franchises, service charges, and assessments; to provide for bonded and other indebtedness; to provide for accounting and budgeting; to provide for contracting and purchasing; to provide for sale of city property; to provide for bonds for officials; to provide for pending matters; to provide for definitions and construction; to provide for severability; to provide for related matters; to repeal specific Acts; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Introduced
HR934 Mainor, Mesha; commend A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Mesha Mainor; and for other purposes. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB863 Georgia Small Business Set-Aside Act; enact AN ACT To amend Article 3 of Chapter 5 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state purchasing, so as to provide for a small business set-aside program administered by the Department of Administrative Services under which state agencies would be required to make reasonable efforts to dedicate 20 percent of their annual procurement contracts to projects and contracts involving small businesses; to provide for certification of small businesses; to provide for a small business directory; to provide for an annual reporting requirement; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for definitions; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Introduced
HB87 Insurance; require health benefit policy coverage for medically necessary orthotic and prosthetic devices and their materials and components AN ACT To amend Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance, so as to require health benefit policy coverage for medically necessary orthotic devices and prosthetic devices and their materials and components; to provide for definitions; to provide for requirements; to provide for reporting; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and appropriations; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Crossed Over
HB323 Bridging the Gap for ALS and Chronic Kidney Disease Act of 2025; enact AN ACT To amend Chapter 43 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to Medicare supplement insurance, so as to provide for Medicare supplement policies to be issued and renewed for individuals under 65 years of age who are eligible by reason of disability or end stage renal disease under federal law; to provide for open enrollment periods; to prohibit an insurer from charging premium rates for such policies for such individuals that exceed premium rates charged for individuals who are 65 years of age; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Crossed Over
HB108 Safeguarding American Veteran Empowerment Act or SAVE Act; enact AN ACT To amend Part 2 of Article 15 of Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the "Fair Business Practices Act of 1975," so as to provide certain protections for veterans and other eligible persons applying for benefits; to provide for limitations; to provide for violations; to provide for a short title; to provide for definitions; to provide for an effective date; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Crossed Over
HR601 Support for increased awareness of stomach cancer; recognize A RESOLUTION expressing support for increased awareness of stomach cancer; and for other purposes. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB520 Georgia Licensed Midwife Act; enact AN ACT To amend Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health, so as to repeal in its entirety Chapter 26, relating to the practice of midwifery; to revise provisions relating to peer review to include midwives; to amend Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to professions and businesses, so as to provide for the licensure and regulation of midwives; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for definitions; to provide for the creation of the Advisory Board for Licensed Midwives; to provide for its membership and duties; to provide for licensure requirements; to provide for renewal of licenses; to provide for the revocation, suspension, denial, or refusal to issue or renew a license; to provide fines for violations; to provide for the promulgation of rules and regulations; to prohibit the practice of midwifery without a license; to provide exceptions; to provide for informed consent and written disclosures to clients; to limit the practice of midwifery; to provide for standards of care and liability in certain situations; to provide for prohibited acts; to authorize the filing of birth certificates; to provide for statutory construction; to provide for coverage; to provide for abatement; to provide for an exception under the "Georgia Registered Professional Nurse Practice Act"; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Introduced
HR546 Myositis Awareness Month; May 2025; recognize A RESOLUTION recognizing May 2025 as Myositis Awareness Month; and for other purposes. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB612 Behavioral Health Coordinating Council; add member AN ACT To amend Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 37 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding the administration of mental health, developmental disabilities, addictive diseases, and other disability services, so as to add a member to the Behavioral Health Coordinating Council; to establish a parity compliance review panel; to provide for its composition and duties; to require health care providers to report suspected mental health parity violations to the panel; to provide for evaluation of complaints; to provide for recommendations for punitive actions; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Crossed Over
HB641 Public utilities; require electric supplier to hold the proposed discontinuation of electrical service to a residential customer who suffers from a serious illness in abeyance for a certain period of time AN ACT To amend Chapter 3 of Title 46 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to electric services, so as to require that an electric supplier hold the proposed discontinuation of electrical service to a residential consumer who suffers from a serious illness in abeyance for a certain period of time; to provide for notice requirements; to provide for the renewal of such abeyance period; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Introduced
HB421 Interstate Sexual Predator Prevention Act; enact AN ACT To amend Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to crimes and offenses, so as to establish the offense of traveling to meet a minor for indecent purposes; to provide penalties; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Introduced
HR258 Congress; call convention to set term limits on members elected to the House of Representatives; apply A RESOLUTION Applying to the United States Congress to call a convention under Article V of the Constitution of the United States limited to proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to set a limit on the number of terms that a person may be elected as a member of the United States House of Representatives and to set a limit on the number of terms that a person may be elected as a member of the United States Senate; and for other purposes. Introduced
HB440 Providing Effective Access to Cannabis for Health (PEACH) Act; enact AN ACT To amend various provisions of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, so as to rename low THC oil as medical cannabis; to amend Chapter 12 of Title 16, Article 2 of Chapter 13 of Title 16, and Article 1 of Chapter 2A of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to offenses against the public health and morals, regulation of controlled substances, and general provisions relative to the Department of Public Health, respectively, so as to clarify and revise criminal penalties; to clarify and revise exemptions to criminal penalties; to clarify provisions relating to the minimum distance licensees must be from covered entities; to revise provisions relating to the Georgia Access to Medical Cannabis Commission; to repeal the prohibition on certain manners of ingesting medical cannabis; to exclude the lawful possession and control of medical cannabis from the provisions of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act; to revise the list of diagnosed conditions for which a medical cannabis registration card can be issued; to provide for conforming changes; to revise and provide for definitions; to provide a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Introduced
HR288 No-Kill Awareness Day at the state capitol; April 30, 2025; recognize A RESOLUTION recognizing April 30, 2025, as No-Kill Awareness Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB292 Income tax; certification of certain employers as living wage employers; provide AN ACT To amend Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to imposition, rate, computation, exemptions, and credits from income taxes, so as to provide for the certification of certain employers as living wage employers; to provide for definitions; to provide for a tax credit for such employers that employ individuals in new living wage jobs for at least one year; to provide for conditions and limitations; to provide for penalties; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Introduced
HB269 Education; revise requirements of child care learning centers and family child care learning homes AN ACT To amend Chapter 1A of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to early care and learning, so as to revise the requirements of child care learning centers and family child care learning homes; to require that such centers and homes maintain commercial general liability insurance; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Introduced
HB118 Education; revise requirements of child care learning centers and family child care learning homes AN ACT To amend Chapter 1A of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to early care and learning, so as to revise the requirements of child care learning centers and family child care learning homes; to require that such centers and homes maintain at least one portable airway clearance device; to require that certain employees of such centers and homes be certified in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR); to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Introduced
HR114 Georgia Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Day at the state capitol; 01/28/25; recognize A RESOLUTION recognizing January 28, 2025, as Georgia Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR91 Blood Clot Awareness Month in the State of Georgia; March 2025; recognize A RESOLUTION recognizing March 2025 as Blood Clot Awareness Month in the State of Georgia; and for other purposes. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR95 Community health workers; commend A RESOLUTION commending community health workers; and for other purposes. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR41 Congress; reduce waiting period for determination and approval of disability benefits for individuals living with lupus; urge A RESOLUTION urging Congress to reduce the waiting period for determination and approval of disability benefits for individuals living with lupus; to ensure equitable access to essential disability benefits for such individuals; and for other purposes. Introduced
HR54 Honoring several cities upon their designation as Georgia PlanFirst communities; commend A RESOLUTION honoring several cities upon their designation as Georgia PlanFirst communities; 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 Yea
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 Yea
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 Yea
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 Yea
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 Yea
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 Yea
HB156 Transportation, Department of; authority over vertiports; provide Agree To Senate Amendment: House Vote #410 04/04/2025 Yea
HB179 Appellate practice; digital recording of certain trial proceedings; provide Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #412 04/04/2025 Yea
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 Yea
HB217 Education; make Dual Achievement Program a permanent state-wide program Agree To Senate Amendment: House Vote #414 04/04/2025 Yea
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 Yea
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 Yea
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 Yea
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 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 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 Yea
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 Yea
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 Yea
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 Yea
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 Yea
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 Yea
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 Yea
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 Yea
SB336 Dade County; school district ad valorem taxes; homestead exemption Recon Sb 234, 235, & 336: House Vote #435 04/04/2025 Yea
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 Yea
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 Yea
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 Yea
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 Yea
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 Yea
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 Yea
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 Yea
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 Yea
SB340 City of Tybee Island; selection of a mayor pro tem; provide Local Calendar : House Vote #377 04/02/2025 Yea
SB345 Magistrate Court of Crawford County; the assessment and collection of a technology fee; authorize Local Calendar : House Vote #377 04/02/2025 Yea
SB344 Probate Court of Crawford County; assessment and collection of a technology fee; authorize Local Calendar : House Vote #377 04/02/2025 Yea
SB347 Brunswick and Glynn County Development Authority; method of appointing the membership; change Local Calendar : House Vote #377 04/02/2025 Yea
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 14
Detail Georgia House Health Committee Secretary 3
Detail Georgia House Higher Education Committee 18
Detail Georgia House Insurance Committee 17
Detail Georgia House Interstate Cooperation Committee 17
Detail Georgia House Intragovernmental Coordination Committee 14
Detail Georgia House Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Overview Committee Ex-Officio 4
Detail Georgia House State Planning and Community Affairs Committee Chair 1
State District Chamber Party Status Start Date End Date
GA Georgia House District 082 House Republican In Office 01/13/2025
GA Georgia House District 074 House Republican Out of Office 01/09/2023 01/14/2025
GA Georgia House District 073 House Republican Out of Office 01/09/2017 02/13/2024