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Vote Smart provides easy access to congressional and state voting records and maintains a collection of key votes grouped by issue. Vote Smart uses the following criteria to select key votes:
- The vote should be helpful in portraying how a member stands on a particular issue
- The vote should be clear for any person to understand
- The vote has received media attention
- The vote was passed or defeated by a very close margin
- Occasionally, if a specific bill is consistently inquired about on the Voter's Research Hotline, the vote will be added
Vote Smart provides a summary of the version of the bill text associated with each selected key vote. Our summaries are written by Vote Smart's staff and interns, who adhere to our strict policies and procedures in order to guarantee absolute impartiality and accuracy. They do not necessarily reflect the content of the final version of the bill, but rather the version voted on in that stage. While many procedural votes take place before a full chamber vote, our voting stages reflect the final reading of each chamber vote. Each key vote selection is reviewed by the project's community of advisors, who are political scientists and journalists from all fifty states.
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| Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2, 2026 | GA | HB 295 | Authorizes Property Owners to Sue Local Governments for Failing to Enforce Immigration and Homelessness Laws | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (93 - 76) |
| April 2, 2026 | GA | HB 295 | Authorizes Property Owners to Sue Local Governments for Failing to Enforce Immigration and Homelessness Laws | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (93 - 76) |
| April 2, 2026 | GA | HB 463 | Establishes a Homestead Exemption for Senior Citizens who Volunteer with Local Governments | Bill Passed - House (104 - 71) |
| March 31, 2026 | GA | SB 406 | Establishes an Administrative Process for Settling Conflicts Between Home Owner's Associations and Property Owners | Bill Passed - House (155 - 10) |
| March 12, 2026 | GA | SB 220 | Expands the List of Conditions for Which an Individual May Receive a Medical Cannabis Card | Bill Passed - House (138 - 21) |
| Feb. 24, 2026 | GA | HB 1193 | Authorizes Literacy Coaches for K-3rd Grade | Bill Passed - House (170 - 2) |
| Nov. 4, 2025 | GA | HB 651 | Authorizes Regulations over Automated Speed Enforcement Cameras | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (140 - 29) |
| April 4, 2025 | GA | HB 68 | Appropriates Funding for the Fiscal Year 2026 State Budget | Conference Report Adopted - House (170 - 5) |
| April 4, 2025 | GA | SB 204 | Prohibits Local Regulation on Gun Storage for Legal Gun Owners | Bill Passed - House (99 - 74) |
| April 3, 2025 | GA | SB 185 | Prohibits State Funding for Gender-Affirming Care for Prisoners | Bill Passed - House (100 - 2) |
| March 31, 2025 | GA | HB 268 | Amends and Improves School Safety and Threat Management Responses | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (154 - 12) |
| March 31, 2025 | GA | SB 1 | Prohibits Transgender Girls from Playing on Female Sports Teams | Bill Passed - House (100 - 64) |
| March 20, 2025 | GA | SB 68 | Establishes New Guidelines for Personal Injury Lawsuits | Bill Passed - House (91 - 82) |
| March 18, 2025 | GA | SB 55 | Repeals Exemptions to the State Minimum Wage for Employees with Disabilities | Bill Passed - House (163 - 2) |
| March 4, 2025 | GA | HB 225 | Prohibits Automated Speed Enforcement Cameras in School Zones | Bill Passed - House (129 - 37) |
| March 4, 2025 | GA | HB 340 | Prohibits Student Cellphone Use in Schools from Kindergarten Through 8th Grade | Bill Passed - House (143 - 29) |
| March 4, 2025 | GA | HB 225 | Prohibits Automated Speed Enforcement Cameras in School Zones | Bill Passed - House (129 - 37) |
| March 4, 2025 | GA | HB 651 | Authorizes Regulations over Automated Speed Enforcement Cameras | Bill Passed - House (164 - 8) |
| March 4, 2025 | GA | HB 268 | Amends and Improves School Safety and Threat Management Responses | Bill Passed - House (159 - 13) |
| March 28, 2024 | GA | HB 1105 | Establishes Penalties for Sheriff's that Refuse to Follow Federal Immigration Orders | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (99 - 75) |
| March 28, 2024 | GA | HB 581 | Limits Future Increases in a Home's Taxable Value | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (164 - 2) |
| March 26, 2024 | GA | SB 429 | Establishes a Commission to Study Allocating Payments for Wrongful Conviction and Imprisonment | Bill Passed - House (161 - 7) |
| March 26, 2024 | GA | SB 132 | Prohibits Undocumented Individuals from Certain Land Ownership | Bill Passed - House (167 - 4) |
| March 26, 2024 | GA | SB 132 | Prohibits Undocumented Individuals from Certain Land Ownership | Bill Passed - House (167 - 4) |
| March 21, 2024 | GA | HB 1339 | Expands Health Care Coverage for Lower-Income Adults | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (95 - 68) |
| March 21, 2024 | GA | SB 368 | Prohibits Foreign Nationals from Donating to Political Campaigns | Bill Passed - House (161 - 2) |
| March 21, 2024 | GA | SB 420 | Prohibits Foreign Governments from Buying Agricultural Land in Georgia | Bill Passed - House (97 - 67) |
| March 14, 2024 | GA | SB 233 | Establishes School Vouchers for Parents to Remove Their Students from Bottom 25% Performing Schools | Bill Passed - House (91 - 82) |
| Feb. 29, 2024 | GA | HB 1105 | Establishes Penalties for Sheriff's that Refuse to Follow Federal Immigration Orders | Bill Passed - House (97 - 74) |
| Feb. 29, 2024 | GA | HB 1104 | Amends Various LGBTQ Regulations and Standards in State K-12 Schools | Bill Passed - House (159 - 4) |
| Feb. 6, 2024 | GA | SB 63 | Amends the List of Offenses Ineligible for No-Cash Bail | Conference Report Adopted - House (97 - 69) |
| March 30, 2023 | GA | HB 189 | Amends Regulations Regarding Dimensions and Limits of Vehicles on Certain Roads | Conference Report Adopted - House (95 - 75) |
| March 29, 2023 | GA | HB 142 | Establishes Unified Police Forces for College Campuses | Conference Report Adopted - House (145 - 12) |
| March 29, 2023 | GA | HB 557 | Authorizes Certain Physicians to Prescribe Schedule 2 Controlled Subtances | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (173 - 2) |
| March 29, 2023 | GA | SB 233 | Establishes School Vouchers for Parents to Remove Their Students from Bottom 25% Performing Schools | Bill Passed - House (98 - 73) |
| March 20, 2023 | GA | SB 44 | Increases Penalties for Gang Recruitment | Bill Passed - House (99 - 74) |
| March 6, 2023 | GA | HB 514 | Limits Local Government Ability to Stop New Residential Building | Bill Passed - House (127 - 43) |
| March 6, 2023 | GA | HB 462 | Requires 17 Year-Olds Accused of Certain Crimes to be Sent to Juvenile Court | Bill Passed - House (145 - 22) |
| March 6, 2023 | GA | HB 231 | Establishes a Prosecuting Attorneys Oversight Commission | Bill Passed - House (98 - 75) |
| Feb. 27, 2023 | GA | HB 147 | Requires All Schools Submit School Safety Plans and Active Shooter Drills Annually | Bill Passed - House (148 - 20) |
| April 5, 2022 | GA | HB 1435 | Amends the Financial Aid Program to Include Students with a Financial Aid Gap | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (154 - 4) |
| April 4, 2022 | GA | HB 1084 | Limits Discussion of "Divisive Concepts" Relating to Race | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (98 - 71) |
| April 1, 2022 | GA | SB 479 | Amends Law Relating to Firearm Possession by Felons | Bill Passed - House (96 - 64) |
| March 29, 2022 | GA | SB 345 | Prohibits State and Local Governments from Mandating COVID-19 Vaccination | (99 - 67) |
| March 28, 2022 | GA | SB 588 | Requires All Meetings of Local Boards of Education to be Open to the Public | Bill Passed - House (129 - 41) |
| March 22, 2022 | GA | SB 331 | Limits Labor Regulations by Local Governments | Bill Passed - House (99 - 67) |
| March 4, 2022 | GA | HB 1178 | Establishes Parents' Bill of Rights | (98 - 68) |
| March 4, 2022 | GA | HB 1 | Establishes Public Forums at Public Institutions | Bill Passed - House (93 - 62) |
| Feb. 17, 2022 | GA | SB 369 | Requires Board of Education Member Elections Be Nonpartisan | Bill Passed - House (95 - 61) |
| Feb. 17, 2022 | GA | SB 458 | Amends Description of Richmond County School Board Districts | Bill Passed - House (97 - 63) |
| Feb. 14, 2022 | GA | HB 1134 | Authorizes the Attorney General to Prosecute Gang Activity | Bill Passed - House (101 - 56) |
| March 31, 2021 | GA | HB 286 | Prohibits Local Police Departments from Reducing Annual Police Budgets | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (100 - 73) |
| March 25, 2021 | GA | SB 28 | Authorizes Reform of Juvenile Justice System | (123 - 46) |
| Feb. 9, 2021 | GA | HB 112 | Establishes COVID-19 Liability Protections for Businesses | Bill Passed - House (99 - 68) |
| June 26, 2020 | GA | SB 402 | Prohibits the Use of "Unsecured Judicial Release" | Bill Passed - House (99 - 68) |
| June 23, 2020 | GA | HB 838 | Increases Penalties for Crimes Against Police, Firefighters, and Paramedics | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (92 - 74) |
| June 23, 2020 | GA | HB 426 | Increase Penalties for Bias-Motivated Crime | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (127 - 38) |
| March 12, 2020 | GA | HB 720 | Extends Use of Ankle Monitors for Sex Offenders | Bill Passed - House (98 - 63) |
| April 2, 2019 | GA | HB 470 | Requires DNA Collection From Those Charged with a Felony as a First Offender | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (126 - 29) |
| April 2, 2019 | GA | SB 15 | Requires Schools to Perform Certain Threat Assessments | Bill Passed - House (110 - 56) |
| March 29, 2019 | GA | HB 481 | Prohibits Abortion After a Fetal Heartbeat is Detected | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (92 - 78) |
| March 25, 2019 | GA | SB 106 | Authorizes Governor to Pursue Medicaid Waivers | Bill Passed - House (104 - 67) |
| March 7, 2019 | GA | HB 481 | Prohibits Abortion After a Fetal Heartbeat is Detected | Bill Passed - House (93 - 73) |
| March 7, 2019 | GA | HB 426 | Establishes Penalties for Hate Crimes | Bill Passed - House (96 - 64) |
| March 5, 2019 | GA | HB 324 | Authorizes Sale of Medical Marijuana Oil | Bill Passed - House (123 - 40) |
| March 1, 2017 | GA | HB 51 | Classifies University Staff as Mandated Reporters | Bill Passed - House (115 - 55) |
| Feb. 22, 2017 | GA | HB 37 | Prohibits State Funding for Sanctuary Campuses | Bill Passed - House (112 - 57) |
| Feb. 26, 2016 | GA | HB 781 | Prohibits Undocumented Immigrants from Serving on Local Governing Bodies | Bill Passed - House (93 - 50) |
| April 2, 2015 | GA | SB 94 | Amends Certain Law Enforcement Procedures | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (100 - 65) |
| April 2, 2015 | GA | SB 94 | Amends Certain Law Enforcement Procedures | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (100 - 65) |
| March 27, 2015 | GA | SB 134 | Amends Speeding Fine Revenue Reporting | Bill Passed - House (104 - 54) |
| March 3, 2014 | GA | HB 990 | Prohibits Medicaid Expansion without Legislative Approval | Bill Passed - House (118 - 57) |
| March 4, 2013 | GA | HB 125 | Amends State Immigration Policy | Bill Passed - House (116 - 49) |
| Feb. 20, 2013 | GA | HB 178 | Requires Pain Management Clinics to be Licensed | Bill Passed - House (150 - 15) |
| March 29, 2012 | GA | HB 1114 | Prohibits Assisted Suicide | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (115 - 53) |
| March 29, 2012 | GA | HB 1114 | Prohibits Assisted Suicide | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (115 - 53) |
| March 7, 2012 | GA | HB 1114 | Prohibits Assisted Suicide | Bill Passed - House (124 - 45) |
| March 7, 2012 | GA | HB 1114 | Prohibits Assisted Suicide | Bill Passed - House (124 - 45) |
| March 5, 2012 | GA | HB 972 | Regulation of Pain Management Clinics | Bill Passed - House (124 - 38) |
| March 5, 2012 | GA | HB 717 | Penalties for Owners of Dogs Involved in a Second Assault | Bill Failed - House (82 - 73) |
| April 14, 2011 | GA | HB 87 | Immigration Enforcement Act | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (112 - 59) |
| April 14, 2011 | GA | SB 36 | Prescription Drug Database | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (131 - 32) |
| March 30, 2011 | GA | SB 17 | Special Advisory Commission on Mandated Health Insurance Benefits | Bill Passed - House (96 - 67) |
| March 30, 2011 | GA | SB 122 | Public-Private Partnerships to Build Reservoirs | Bill Passed - House (92 - 68) |
| March 16, 2011 | GA | HB 461 | Interstate Health Care Compact | Bill Passed - House (108 - 63) |
| March 10, 2011 | GA | HB 47 | Ability to Purchase Insurance Out of State | Bill Passed - House (111 - 47) |
| March 3, 2011 | GA | HB 87 | Immigration Enforcement Act | Bill Passed - House (113 - 56) |
| March 22, 2010 | GA | HR 1086 | Prohibiting Health Care Mandates | Resolution Failed - House (111 - 61) |
| April 3, 2009 | GA | HB 2 | Citizenship Status Verification of Government Assistance Recipients | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (121 - 47) |
| April 3, 2009 | GA | SB 86 | Requiring Proof of Citizenship for Voter Registration | Bill Passed - House (140 - 67) |
| March 30, 2009 | GA | SB 67 | English Only Requirement for Driver's License Examinations | Bill Passed - House (104 - 58) |
| March 25, 2009 | GA | SB 83 | Expanding Homestead Property Tax Exemption | Bill Failed - House (109 - 63) |
| March 23, 2009 | GA | HB 233 | Two-Year Property Tax Assessment Freeze | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (114 - 55) |
| March 12, 2009 | GA | HB 243 | Ending New Enrollment in Bonus Program for Teachers' National Certification | Bill Passed - House (92 - 79) |
| Feb. 12, 2009 | GA | HB 233 | Two-Year Property Tax Assessment Freeze | Bill Passed - House (110 - 63) |
| Jan. 30, 2009 | GA | HB 143 | Property Tax Grant Appropriation Authorization | Bill Passed - House (117 - 55) |
| April 4, 2008 | GA | HB 978 | Vehicle Seizures for Unlicensed Drivers | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (115 - 44) |
| April 4, 2008 | GA | HB 978 | Vehicle Seizures for Unlicensed Drivers | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (115 - 44) |
| April 2, 2008 | GA | SB 174 | Physical Fitness Standards for State Employees | Bill Failed - House (55 - 107) |
| April 1, 2008 | GA | HR 1246 | Property Tax Assessment Freeze | Resolution Passed - House (166 - 7) |