Georgia · Current officeholder
Carmen Rice
Republican Georgia House, District 139
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Sponsored legislation
103 bills in the current data (103 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.
| Bill | Title | Role | Stage | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 87 | West Point, City of; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption | Primary sponsor | Introduced | June 23, 2026 |
| HR 47 | Hilton, Robert Lund; Chris Ann Chapman Hilton; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | June 22, 2026 |
| HB 44 | Harris County; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption | Primary sponsor | In committee | June 22, 2026 |
| HR 9 | Barrera, Joshua; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | June 17, 2026 |
| HR 8 | Dover, Olivia; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | June 17, 2026 |
| HR 5 | Holden, Benjamin A.; condolences | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | June 17, 2026 |
| HB 1409 | Domestic relations; revise mandated reporting of child abuse | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 12, 2026 |
| HB 1258 | Muscogee County; State Court; provide additional judge | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 12, 2026 |
| HB 1138 | Increasing Access to Contraceptives Act; enact | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 11, 2026 |
| HB 1067 | West Point, City of; ad valorem tax for municipal purposes; provide homestead exemption | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 11, 2026 |
| HB 1107 | Excellent Teacher Preparation Act; enact | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 5, 2026 |
| HB 1009 | Education; enact policies and procedures for use of personal electronic devices at school and school sponsored events by students in grades nine through twelve; require local school systems | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 5, 2026 |
| HB 52 | Ad valorem tax; qualified disabled veterans; extend homestead exemption to unremarried surviving spouses or minor children | Primary sponsor | Passed both chambers | April 2, 2026 |
| HB 1300 | Georgia Higher Education Savings Plan Act; raise maximum amount of contributions allowed per beneficiary for savings trust accounts | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 2, 2026 |
| HR 2045 | Muscogee County School District's 2026 Teachers of the Year; commend | 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 421 | Interstate Sexual Predator Prevention Act; enact | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 31, 2026 |
| HR 1960 | Huff, Bruce; outstanding public service; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 27, 2026 |
| HR 1785 | Harbison, Senator Ed; outstanding public service; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 18, 2026 |
| HR 1734 | Georgia Pre-K Week; October 5-9, 2026; recognize | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 16, 2026 |
| HR 1723 | Cochran, Pastor Raymond; retirement; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 16, 2026 |
| HR 1716 | Myositis Awareness Month; May 2026; recognize | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 16, 2026 |
| HR 1582 | House Study Committee on Veteran Teacher Compensation; create | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 16, 2026 |
| HR 1529 | House Study Committee on the College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI); create | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 16, 2026 |
| HR 1684 | Hudson, Dr. Terry L., II.; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 12, 2026 |
| HB 1345 | State Workforce Development Board; approval of certain eligible workforce training programs relative to implementing the federal Workforce Pell Grant program; provide | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 9, 2026 |
| HB 1402 | Education; vision and hearing screening for all public school students enrolled in pre-kindergarten through third grade; require | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 6, 2026 |
| HB 1257 | Education; incentive grants for local boards of education to approve charter school petitions; revise provisions | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 6, 2026 |
| HB 1232 | Education; certain students be excused from school for participating in certain officially sanctioned visits to the state capitol; provide | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 6, 2026 |
| HB 1045 | You Are Not Alone Awareness Act; enact | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 4, 2026 |
| HR 1573 | Harden, Carrie Lula Neal; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 3, 2026 |
| HR 1555 | Mitchell, Malcolm; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 3, 2026 |
| HR 1543 | Anyaegbunam, Breyana; 2025-2026 Youth of the Year for the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Chattahoochee Valley; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 3, 2026 |
| HB 1451 | Community Affairs, Department of; local governments and nonprofit organizations to incentivize households to relocate from outside this state to local governments in this state; provide | 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 1318 | Labor and industrial relations; actuarial study on state based paid family and medical leave insurance program; provide | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 3, 2026 |
| HR 1513 | Georgia Reads Day; March 3, 2026; recognize | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 26, 2026 |
| HB 821 | Criminal procedure; include aggravated assault as a bailable offense only before a superior court judge | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 26, 2026 |
| HB 1405 | Courts; cognitive behavioral therapy for certain children in restrictive custody with the Department of Juvenile Justice; provide | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 25, 2026 |
| HB 1058 | Insurance; authorize tax-exempt organizations to be beneficiaries of employee group life insurance policies | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 24, 2026 |
| HB 1325 | Education; require local boards of education to provide parents and teachers opportunities to be involved in developing and updating student codes of conduct | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 19, 2026 |
| HB 1308 | Education; local and state charter schools have the right to lease, utilize, or buy unused facilities of a local board of education; provide | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 18, 2026 |
| HR 1375 | Lowman, Patricia; retirement; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 17, 2026 |
| HR 1361 | Charter Schools Day at the state capitol; February 25, 2026; recognize | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 12, 2026 |
| HB 1130 | Safeguarding Election Candidates Using Reasonable Expenditures (SECURE) Act; enact | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 12, 2026 |
| HR 1270 | Save Your Tooth Month; May 2026; recognize | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 10, 2026 |
| HR 1269 | No Lead in My Water Act; urge enactment | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 10, 2026 |
| HR 1289 | Waters, Brian Daniel; honoring the life and memory; condolences | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 9, 2026 |
| HR 1281 | Roots and Routes Indo-US Chamber of Commerce; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 6, 2026 |
| HB 1183 | Income tax; exempt income received as personal compensation for full-time duty in the active military service of the United States | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 6, 2026 |
| HR 1268 | Neal, Reverend Corey J.; occasion of his 18th pastoral anniversary; recognize | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 5, 2026 |
| HR 1250 | Mathis, Chief Stone; Columbus Police Department; named the Georgia Chapter of the FBI National Academy Associates' Phyllis Goodwin Agency of the Year; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 5, 2026 |
| HR 1177 | Pedestrians; wear bright or reflective clothing at night to improve visibility to drivers; urge | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 5, 2026 |
| HR 1237 | National Guard Day at the capitol; February 11, 2026; recognize | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 4, 2026 |
| HR 1234 | Profound Autism Day; March 17, 2026; recognize | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 4, 2026 |
| HB 1141 | Courts; availability of medical records to a parent or legal guardian when a child is taken into medical custody; provide | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 4, 2026 |
| HB 1136 | Georgia Smoke-free Air Act; prohibit smoking and disposing of smoking products within a 25 foot radius of playgrounds and sandboxes | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 4, 2026 |
| HR 1207 | Kenimer, Zade; honoring the life, service, and accomplishments; condolences | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 3, 2026 |
| HB 1065 | West Point, City of; ad valorem tax for municipal purposes; provide homestead exemption | 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 1062 | Education, Department of; publish relevant and applicable federal guidance documents and related information; require | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 2, 2026 |
| HR 1173 | Early Childhood Education Day at the state capitol; February 18, 2026; recognize | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 29, 2026 |
| HR 1136 | Grant, Ms. Shantelle; occasion of her selection as the 2025 Georgia Public Library Employee of the Year; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 28, 2026 |
| HR 1118 | Mashburn, Charles "Chuck" Leonard; honoring the life and memory; condolences | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | 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 |
| HR 1057 | Stallion, Reverend Dr. David L., Sr. and First Lady Tammy Stallion of Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church; ten years of service; recognize | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 27, 2026 |
| HB 988 | State employees; require health benefit plan to cover hormone replacement therapy for biological women experiencing perimenopause and menopause when such therapy is ordered or prescribed | Primary sponsor | Introduced | 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 1004 | Bartlett, Claire Ann; condolences | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 12, 2026 |
| HB 340 | Distraction-Free Education Act; enact | Primary sponsor | Enacted | July 1, 2025 |
| HB 433 | Human Services, Department of; authorized to access restricted and sealed information to conduct employee oversight in certain circumstances; provide | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 14, 2025 |
| HB 608 | Muscogee County; School District; revise how vacancies on board of education are filled | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 13, 2025 |
| HB 216 | Richard H. Smith Georgia CHIPS Advancement in Research and Economic Development Act; enact | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 13, 2025 |
| HB 307 | Quality Basic Education Act; students significantly at risk of not achieving grade level reading proficiency or with characteristics of dyslexia; include provisions | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 28, 2025 |
| HR 994 | Parker, Dixon Frederick; condolences | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 4, 2025 |
| HB 893 | Education; replace terms charter system and charter systems with performance contract system and performance contract systems | Primary sponsor | Introduced | April 4, 2025 |
| HB 671 | Torts; right of action against any person who knowingly or negligently engages in sexually explicit conduct in the presence of a minor; provide | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 4, 2025 |
| HB 435 | Crimes and offenses; sexual exploitation of children; expand limitations to include Division of Family and Children Services | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 4, 2025 |
| HB 434 | Crimes and offenses; offense of selling a child for financial gain; provide | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 4, 2025 |
| HB 393 | Safer Cycling in Georgia Act; enact | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 4, 2025 |
| HB 324 | Elections; preferential treatment during advance voting and during certain hours on election day to certain voters; provisions | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 4, 2025 |
| HB 127 | Education; number of accumulated sick leave days for teachers and other school personnel; increase from three to five | Primary sponsor | Passed both chambers | April 2, 2025 |
| HR 781 | Kerce, Dr. Stephanie Dean; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 27, 2025 |
| HR 527 | Georgia Pre-K Week; October 6-10, 2025; recognize | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 6, 2025 |
| HR 428 | House Study Committee on the Affordability and Accessibility of Georgia's Legitimation Process; create | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 3, 2025 |
| HB 660 | State government; prohibit coverage of expenses for any transition related intervention under state health benefit plan or with any state funds | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 3, 2025 |
| HR 453 | Howard, Artward, Jr.; condolences | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | 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 435 | Allen, Judge John; condolences | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 27, 2025 |
| HB 610 | Local government; authorize acquisition of property interests by municipal elected and appointed officials and employees in redevelopment areas with certain conditions | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 27, 2025 |
| HB 609 | Local government; prohibitions on employees holding interest in redevelopment activities; revise provisions | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 27, 2025 |
| HR 421 | Charter Schools Day at the state capitol; February 26, 2025; recognize | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 26, 2025 |
| HR 391 | Sherman, Reverend Dr. Michael Wayne, Sr.; occasion of his tenth pastoral anniversary; recognize | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 24, 2025 |
| HR 348 | Howard, Artword; condolences | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 21, 2025 |
| HR 319 | Reach Out and Read Day at the state capitol; February 19, 2025; recognize the power of reading to young children every day; recognize | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 19, 2025 |
| HR 317 | Fort Benning Lodge #579; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 19, 2025 |
| HR 315 | Crumbley, Jacob; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 19, 2025 |
| HR 308 | Multi-Agency Alliance for Children; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 19, 2025 |
| HB 361 | Income tax; exempt all retirement income received as retirement benefits in the armed forces of the United States or the reserve components | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 12, 2025 |
| HR 187 | Neal, Reverend Corey J.; occasion of his 17th pastoral anniversary; recognize | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 5, 2025 |
| HB 202 | Local Charter School Authorization and Support Act of 2025; enact | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 4, 2025 |
| HR 111 | Interfaith organizations and volunteers involved in disaster cleanup efforts; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 29, 2025 |
| HR 76 | Gibbs, Joey; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 28, 2025 |