Legislator
State Representative
Valencia Stovall
(D) - Georgia
Georgia House District 074
Out of Office
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Vote Record By Category
| Category | Vote Index | Total Score |
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| All Bills | 69 |
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Rated Bill Votes
| Bill | Bill Name | Motion | Vote Date | Rating | Vote | Comments |
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| HB105 | Taxes on Rideshare | House Vote #640 | 03/12/2020 | 1 | Yea | HB 105 was amended to help public transportation systems. After years of providing no funding on transit, the legislature amended HB 105 and established a fee on all ride share trips. The revenue collected will be appropriated to help fund and run mass transit. HB 105 passed the 150 to 7 and the Senate 41 to 3. It was signed by Gov. Kemp. Environmental Vote: YES. |
| HB316 | Replaces Voting Machines | House Vote #233 | 03/14/2019 | -1 | Yea | HB 316 focused on new voting machines for upcoming elections. This replaces the previously used voting machines, ignoring voting concerns from cybersecurity experts and voters. HB 316 passed the House 101 to 69 and the Senate 35 to 21. It was signed by Gov. Kemp. Environmental Vote: NO. |
| HB445 | Shore Destruction | House Vote #395 | 04/02/2019 | -1 | Yea | HB 445 weakens the Shore Protection Act and allows development closer to the ocean, encouraging erosion and threatening flooding as sea levels rise. HB 445 passed the House 93 to 75 and the Senate 35 to 21. It was signed by Gov. Kemp. Environmental Vote: NO. |
| HB545 | Nuisances | House Vote #189 | 03/07/2019 | -1 | Yea | HB 545, also known as the Right to Farm (Harm) legislation, would empower large industrial agriculture and CAFO’s by giving them leeway to ignore home and landowners nearby. HB 545 passed the House 107 to 58 and the Senate 28 to 21; it failed to get final sign-off in the House after amendments were made in the Senate so did not become law. Environmental vote: NO. |
| HB857 | Don't burn railroad ties | House Vote #573 | 03/12/2020 | 1 | Absent | HB 857 was inspired by communities that were struggling with the toxic air and water pollution created by burning creosote (a known carcinogen) soaked railroad ties. The legislation outlaws the practice in almost all facilities in Georgia. HB 857 passed the House 163 to 0 and the Senate 48 to 0. It was signed by Gov. Kemp. Environmental Vote: YES. |
| HB1045 | Allow counties to spend proceeds from county taxes on flood risk reduction. | House Vote #600 | 03/12/2020 | 1 | Yea | HB 1045 changes the law to allow counties to spend tax dollars on flood prevention in a nod to the challenges posed by climate change and increased coastal flooding. HB 1045 passed the House 168 to 1 but failed to be brought to a vote in the Senate. Environmental Vote: YES. |
| HB1057 | Soil Amendments | House Vote #597 | 03/12/2020 | 1 | Yea | HB 1057 was inspired by local communities grappling with the practice of dumping of chicken plant sludge, rotten eggs, and septage in the guise of fertilizer or “soil amendments.” The bill will allow local governments to regulate this dumping and outlaws the worst practices. HB 1057 passed the House and Senate and was signed by the governor. Environmental Vote: YES. |
| HR48 | Oppose Offshore Drilling | House Vote #369 | 04/02/2019 | 1 | Absent | HR 48 declares the Georgia House of Representatives is in opposition to offshore drilling, exploration and offshore seismic airgun blasting. The resolution passed the House 125 to 36. Because it is a resolution it did not need to pass the Senate or be signed by Gov. Kemp. Environmental Vote: YES |
| HR164 | Trust in Trust Funds | House Vote #46 | 02/20/2019 | 1 | Yea | HR 164 requires the majority of fees collected to clean-up toxic waste sites, illegal tire dumps and more to go towards actual clean-up. Sadly, the legislature has historically spent much of the clean-up money on other parts of the state budget. The result is thousands of tires littering our rivers and green spaces and a long toxic clean-up waiting list. HR 164 passed the House 169 to 1 and the Senate 53 to 3. It will appear on the November 2020 ballot as Amendment 1. Environmental Vote: YES |
| SB43 | Dalton Utilities and Vogtle Debt | House Vote #650 | 06/16/2020 | -1 | Nay | SB 43 would allow Dalton Utilities to avoid a bond election to go into debt to finance the skyrocketing cost of new nuclear reactor construction at Plant Vogtle. SB 43 passed the House 91 to 75 and the Senate 42 to 12. It was signed by Gov. Kemp. Environmental Vote: NO |
| SB95 | Municipal Financing for Wind and Solar Energy | House Vote #331 | 03/29/2019 | 1 | Yea | SB 95 makes it easier for municipal utilities to finance solar and wind projects. SB 95 passed the House 165 to 0 and the Senate 51 to 0. It was signed by Gov. Kemp. Environmental Vote: YES. |
| SB123 | Coal Ash Tipping Fees | House Vote #697 | 06/23/2020 | 1 | Yea | SB 123 increases the fee waste haulers must pay communities when dumping coal ash into landfills. Georgia landfills have become a dumping ground for out of state coal ash in part, because the fee for coal ash dumping was less than ½ of the fee for normal household garbage. SB 123 passed the House 142 to 15 and the Senate 39 to 9. It was signed by Gov. Kemp. Environmental Vote: YES |
| SB426 | Ethelyne Oxide Reporting | House Vote #717 | 06/24/2020 | 1 | Yea | SB 426 was inspired by communities that discovered cancer clusters around plants emitting high levels of ethylene oxide. SB 426 requires manufacturers using ethylene oxide to report any spill or release of any amount within 24 hours of discovery. SB 426 passed the House 150 to 1 and the Senate 55 to 1. It was signed by Gov. Kemp. Environmental Vote: YES |
Rated Sponored Bills
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