Georgia Vote Reports

Would reduce Georgia's personal income tax by exempting the first $50,000 of income for single filers and the first $100,000 for married couples filing jointly.

Would repeal Georgia's sales-and-use-tax exemption for data-center equipment.

Would expand Georgia's self-defense laws by adding another justification for using force in defense of oneself or others, and broadens civil-liability immunity.

Would repeal Georgia's state-level prohibition on possessing firearm suppressors, also called silencers.

Requires certain Georgia public schools that offer after-school programs to make those programs available to pre-kindergarten students.

Establishes a state licensing-and-regulatory system for payment-stablecoin issuers.

Would create the Georgia-Ireland Trade Commission.

Would reduce Georgia's income-tax rate from 5.19 percent to 4.99 percent.

Establishes a state licensing-and-regulatory system for payment-stablecoin issuers.

Would require a noncitizen's commercial driver's license to be revoked either when the person's visa expires or after five years, whichever comes first.

Would prohibit the use of ranked-choice voting (RCV) in Georgia elections.

Allows property owners to seek compensation from local governments when public nuisances or nonenforcement of laws harms their property value or causes related expenses.

Would apply to Congress to "call a convention" under Article V of the U.S. Constitution for the purpose of proposing an amendment to set term limits on members of Congress.

Requires the collection of a DNA sample from any person who is "arrested" for, not just charged with or convicted of, a "serious violent felony."

Would increase the civil penalty from $100 to $50,000 for unauthorized acts related to the local regulation of weapons.

Reduces the state income tax rate to 5.19% in 2025 and to 4.99% by 2027.

Codifies a right for individuals to obtain in vitro fertilization.

Increases capital outlay funding for public schools from $300 million to $375 million annually.

Directs the Department of Community Health to provide Medicaid coverage for "tobacco cessation treatments."

Would prohibit the use of "automatic traffic enforcement safety devices" to enforce speeding violations in "school zones."

Would make it a crime of "fraudulent election interference" for political campaigns to knowingly publish "materially deceptive" media within 90 days of an election, with the intent of "significantly influencing" a candidate in or "creating confusion" about the election.

Codifies a right for individuals to obtain in vitro fertilization.

Restricts state and local authorities' ability to "substantially burden a person's exercise of religion" without a "compelling government interest."

Increases capital outlay funding for public schools from $300 million to $375 million annually.

Prohibits financial institutions from using codes that identify firearms retailers or transactions.

Expands the service cancelable loan program for medical professionals in "underserved" rural areas of Georgia to include dental students.

Prohibits the use of ranked-choice voting in all state elections.

Known as the "Georgia Green New Deal," this bull changes commercial property assessment rules to include conservation and energy improvements, allows authorities to issue bonds and grants, and sets up financing procedures without using other public funds.

Outlines documentation for verifying immigration status, requires local law enforcement to cooperate with federal authorities, imposes penalties for non-compliance, and bans "sanctuary" policies.

Restricts taxpayer and private funds from being used to support the American Library Association (ALA) and its affiliates.

Expands the service cancelable loan program for medical professionals in "underserved" rural areas of Georgia to include dental students.

Proposes that anyone found guilty of disseminating information considered deceptive by the government within a 90-day period leading up to an election will face felony charges. The penalties for this felony range from a minimum of 2 years to a maximum of 5 years in prison. This measure aims to curb the spread of "misinformation" that could influence the outcome of elections.

Proposes an amendment to the Georgia Constitution to clarify that only U.S. citizens have the right to vote in state elections.

Known as the "Georgia Green New Deal," this bill changes commercial property assessment rules to include conservation and energy improvements, allows authorities to issue bonds and grants, and sets up financing procedures without using other public funds.

Restricts the ability of certain foreign persons and entities to purchase, own, and convey real estate by nonresident aliens, particularly agricultural land and land near military bases.

Prohibits governmental agencies from using a central bank digital currency (CBDC) as payment and from participating in any testing of such currency.

Would have nullified a wide range of past, present, and future unconstitutional firearm restrictions contained in "federal acts, laws, executive orders, administrative orders, court orders, rules, and regulations."

Removes the automatic repealer on the prohibition on state and local governments from requiring proof of COVID vaccination for government services.

Prohibits certain surgical procedures for the treatment of gender dysphoria in minors from being performed in hospitals and other licensed healthcare facilities and prohibits certain surgical procedures for the treatment of gender dysphoria in minors.

Exempts purchases of tangible personal property used in the expansion or renovation of a qualified aquarium or zoo from state and local income taxes.

Amends Georgia's official code to boost the participation of minority, women-owned, and veteran-owned businesses in state procurement contracts, covering various areas.

Would have created a school-voucher program, in which the government gives parents "public funds" (i.e., government money) to get their children out of government-run public or charter schools and instead place them in private school or to homeschool them.

Makes multiple changes to Georgia's mental-health and other healthcare laws and expands government.

Removes the automatic repealer on the prohibition on state and local governments from requiring proof of COVID vaccination for government services.

Provides for the creation of Commercial Property Assessed Conservation, Energy, and Resiliency Development Authorities in certain counties and municipalities.

Would have created a school-voucher program, in which the government gives parents "public funds" (i.e., government money) to get their children out of government-run public or charter schools and instead place them in private school or to homeschool them.

Exempts purchases of tangible personal property used in the expansion or renovation of a qualified aquarium or zoo from state and local income taxes.

Prohibits certain surgical procedures for the treatment of gender dysphoria in minors from being performed in hospitals and other licensed healthcare facilities and prohibits certain surgical procedures for the treatment of gender dysphoria in minors.

Enacts Georgia's 2022-2023 fiscal year budget, spending a record $30.2 billion dollars, which is nearly an 11% increase from the previous year's budget.

Prohibits state and local governments from mandating vaccine passports, essentially banning COVID-19 vaccine mandates.

Prohibits transgender students from playing on sports teams that match their gender identity.

Requests for a convention of the states under Article V of the United States Constitution for a Balanced Budget Amendment.

Removes the requirement that you must possess a permit when carrying a concealable weapon or firearm.

Requests that the United States Congress call a convention under Article V of the Constitution to establish term limits.

Greatly expands government controlled mental healthcare and hands unprecedented powers from people to the government.

Removes the requirement that you must possess a permit when carrying a concealable weapon or firearm.

Prohibits state and local governments from mandating vaccine passports, essentially banning COVID-19 vaccine mandates.

Bans transgender students from participating in sports teams of the opposite gender and school from teaching Critical Race Theory.

Enacts Georgia's 2022-2023 fiscal year budget, spending a record $30.2 billion dollars, which is nearly an 11% increase from the previous year's budget.

Provides transparency and gives parents the right to review curriculum and learning materials in their child's classroom.

Would extend currently existing subsidy programs for rural hospitals, using tax money from the entire state to fund them.

Increases the amount of sales tax that consumers would be paying with regards to online purchases.

Takes tax money from ride share transactions and puts it toward public transit projects around the state.

Adds penalties to the sentences of those who are charged with hate crimes.

Ensures campuses cannot create so called "free speech zones" and ensures that public universities must maintain the right to free speech.

Would add a new certification for barbers and estheticians to obtain, increasing the amount of licensure they must obtain.

Increases the amount of debt that the state of Georgia can take on by $100 million, with minimal provisions on where it can be spent.

Would extend currently existing subsidy programs for rural hospitals, using tax money from the entire state to fund them.

Allows hunters to use rifles in more scenarios, including in wildlife management hunting.

Adds penalties to the sentences of those who are charged with hate crimes.

Takes tax money from ride share transactions and puts it toward public transit projects around the state.

Increases the amount of sales tax that consumers would be paying with regards to online purchases.