Georgia · Current officeholder
Rick Townsend
Republican Georgia House, District 179
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Sponsored legislation
78 bills in the current data (78 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.
| Bill | Title | Role | Stage | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1008 | State-wide water management plan; ratify amendments | Primary sponsor | Enacted | July 1, 2026 |
| HB 115 | Natural Resources, Department of; certain notice upon registration of a vessel; provide | Primary sponsor | Enacted | July 1, 2026 |
| HB 12 | Brunswick, City of; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption | Primary sponsor | In committee | June 22, 2026 |
| HB 11 | Glynn County; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption | Primary sponsor | In committee | June 22, 2026 |
| HB 986 | Motor vehicles; personal delivery devices; revise operation procedures and restrictions | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 11, 2026 |
| HB 117 | Food service establishments; require notification of the country of origin of seafood items | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 6, 2026 |
| HB 165 | Income tax credit; business enterprises for leased motor vehicles; repeal and reserve | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 5, 2026 |
| HB 1107 | Excellent Teacher Preparation Act; enact | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 5, 2026 |
| HB 971 | Quality Basic Education Act; home study students and private school students to enroll in college and career academies located in certain RESA service areas and adjacent local school systems; provide | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 31, 2026 |
| HB 970 | Quality Basic Education Act; expand which healthcare professionals may conduct preparticipation physical examinations | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 31, 2026 |
| HB 634 | Georgia Special Needs Scholarship Act; expedited completion of a student's first Individualized Education Program; revise provisions | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 31, 2026 |
| HR 1665 | House Study Committee on Environmental Protection Division Permit and Variance Procedures and Rights to Review; create | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 25, 2026 |
| HB 372 | Teachers Retirement System; certain beneficiaries hired to work in certain areas; provisions | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 25, 2026 |
| HR 1747 | House Study Committee on Restoring Georgia's Salt-Water Ecosystems; create | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 19, 2026 |
| HR 1771 | Goodman, Patricia; receipt of a Lifetime Achievement Award; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 18, 2026 |
| HB 984 | Crimes and offenses; court order to locate an alleged victim of child or elder abuse; provide | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 6, 2026 |
| HB 969 | Georgia State Employees Post-employment Health Benefit Fund; certain fund beneficiaries to not be disqualified from postretirement health benefits; provide | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 6, 2026 |
| HB 968 | Controlled substances; mitragynine and hydroxymitragynine (7-OH) are Schedule I; provide | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 6, 2026 |
| HB 1056 | Education; replace term auto-injectable epinephrine with epinephrine and consolidate provisions relating to epinephrine and schools | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 6, 2026 |
| HB 1445 | Juvenile proceedings; authorize sharing of GPS monitoring with law enforcement and school districts | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 4, 2026 |
| HB 574 | Labor and industrial relations; applicability of workers' compensation to employers and employees; provisions | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 3, 2026 |
| HB 1429 | Courts; juvenile court clerks collect and submit data regarding monetary sanctions assessed for juvenile offenders to the Administrative Office of the Courts; require | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 3, 2026 |
| HB 1269 | Quality Basic Education Act; content standards for digital literacy instruction; provide | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 3, 2026 |
| HB 1206 | Education; require local boards of education and other public school governing bodies to consider total cost of ownership and related factors when purchasing school technology devices | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 3, 2026 |
| HB 1135 | Education; participate in federal tax credit program for contributions of individuals to scholarship granting organizations; provide | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 3, 2026 |
| HR 1427 | Congress; pass Thiokol Memorial Gold Medical Act; urge | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 25, 2026 |
| HB 565 | Income tax; increase annual aggregate limit for tax credits available for qualified education donations | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 24, 2026 |
| HR 1420 | Harrell, Anthony Trey; honoring the life and memory; condolences | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 19, 2026 |
| HB 1294 | Education; grace period of up to 180 days for transfer students to be evaluated for and receive medical and education services based upon medical forms executed by out-of-state physicians; provide | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 18, 2026 |
| HR 1378 | Donor Day at the state capitol; February 20, 2026; recognize | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 17, 2026 |
| HB 1271 | Education; revise definition of education record to correct a cross-reference; provisions | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 12, 2026 |
| HR 1318 | Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE); PAGE Day on Capitol Hill; recognize | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 10, 2026 |
| HB 1204 | Employment; age discrimination; change age of individuals protected | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 9, 2026 |
| HB 1179 | Revenue and taxation; excise tax on rooms, lodgings, and accommodations; provisions | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 5, 2026 |
| HB 1147 | Georgia Childcare for Economic Well-Being Act; enact | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 4, 2026 |
| HB 1146 | Georgia Ready to Learn Act; enact | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 4, 2026 |
| HB 1104 | Health; prohibit certain examinations on an unconscious patient or a patient undergoing anesthesia without prior informed consent or authorization | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 3, 2026 |
| HB 1072 | Environmental Protection Division; authorize director to investigate and consider out-of-state regulatory history when processing applications for certain permits | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 2, 2026 |
| HB 1064 | Education; standardized college admissions tests to include Classic Learning Test (CLT); revise provisions | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 2, 2026 |
| HB 991 | Labor and industrial relations; definition of employment for certain services performed by certain healthcare technology platform contractors; provisions | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 29, 2026 |
| HR 1116 | Cancer Action Day; February 4, 2026; honoring all cancer patients, survivors, and their families; recognize | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 28, 2026 |
| HB 443 | Game and fish; fees for reef and migratory fish endorsements; provide | Primary sponsor | Passed both chambers | January 28, 2026 |
| HR 1098 | Big Brothers Big Sisters agencies; work in supporting students and families across the state of Georgia; recognize | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 27, 2026 |
| HB 972 | Education; require written notice to parents and guardians of students in grades four through eight at least twice each school year stating whether such student has attained grade level reading proficiency | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 16, 2026 |
| HR 1016 | Executive director, staff, and members of the Golden Triangle Resource Conservation and Development Council; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 14, 2026 |
| HR 1015 | Seminole County Youth Poll Worker Initiative; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 14, 2026 |
| HB 922 | Georgia Boater Bill of Rights; enact | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 12, 2026 |
| HB 81 | Interstate Compact for School Psychologists; enter into | Primary sponsor | Enacted | July 1, 2025 |
| HB 760 | Glynn County; board of commissioners; chairperson and members; change annual salary | Primary sponsor | Enacted | July 1, 2025 |
| HB 371 | Quality Basic Education Act; state's maximum authorization of capital outlay funding; provide for an increase | Primary sponsor | Enacted | July 1, 2025 |
| HB 235 | Georgia Supporting Living Donor Educators Act; enact | Primary sponsor | Enacted | July 1, 2025 |
| HB 233 | State symbols; Brunswick stew as the official state stew; designate | Primary sponsor | Enacted | July 1, 2025 |
| HB 793 | Home Ownership Municipal Exemption (H.O.M.E.) Act; enact | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 1, 2025 |
| HB 732 | Glynn County; levy an excise tax | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 1, 2025 |
| HR 368 | Joint Study Committee on Intoxicating Cannabinoids in Consumable Hemp Products; create | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 4, 2025 |
| HB 442 | Education; students shall not be counted absent from school due to performing in certain productions; provisions | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 4, 2025 |
| HB 215 | Voter List Integrity Act; enact | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 4, 2025 |
| HR 916 | Marshburn, John "JT"; election as Secretary of the College Republican National Committee; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 2, 2025 |
| HR 915 | Young, Celia; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 2, 2025 |
| HB 873 | Education, Department of; employ beneficiaries of Teachers Retirement System of Georgia; allow | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 31, 2025 |
| HR 525 | Crew, Community Supervision Officer John; Department of Community Supervision's 2024 Officer of the Year; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 6, 2025 |
| HB 644 | Environmental Protection Division; authorize director to investigate and consider out-of-state regulatory history when processing applications for certain permits | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 28, 2025 |
| HB 643 | Education; install key boxes at each school building in locations determined in collaboration with local law enforcement; provide | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 28, 2025 |
| HR 421 | Charter Schools Day at the state capitol; February 26, 2025; recognize | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 26, 2025 |
| HR 416 | Georgia's trauma professionals, the Georgia Trauma Commission, and the Georgia Trauma Foundation; Trauma Awareness Day at the state capitol; February 26, 2025; recognize | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 26, 2025 |
| HB 554 | APEX Now Program; enact | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 24, 2025 |
| HB 550 | Education; promise scholarship accounts; require participating schools to prepare school safety plans that meet certain requirements | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 24, 2025 |
| HR 335 | Donor Day at the state capitol; February 13, 2025; recognize | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 20, 2025 |
| HR 272 | Congress; U.S.D.A. modify eligibility requirements for SNAP Program; adopt legislation | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 20, 2025 |
| HR 308 | Multi-Agency Alliance for Children; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 19, 2025 |
| HB 269 | Education; revise requirements of child care learning centers and family child care learning homes | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 6, 2025 |
| HB 265 | Georgia Hemp Farming Act; provide limits on the total concentration of THC and other intoxicating cannabinoids in consumable hemp products | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 6, 2025 |
| HB 234 | Income tax; commercial pilot, aircraft mechanic, or an aircraft technician; exempt taxable net income as a sign-on bonus or retention bonus | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 6, 2025 |
| HR 179 | Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE); 50th anniversary; PAGE Day at the state capitol; February 18, 2025; recognize | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 5, 2025 |
| HR 87 | Keep Georgia Beautiful Day at the state capitol; February 6, 2025; recognize | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 28, 2025 |
| HB 118 | Education; revise requirements of child care learning centers and family child care learning homes | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 28, 2025 |
| HR 43 | Johnson, Bryce Alan; condolences | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 17, 2025 |
| HR 36 | Ahmaud Arbery Foundation; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 16, 2025 |