Georgia · Current officeholder
Bethany Ballard
Republican Georgia House, District 147
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Sponsored legislation
88 bills in the current data (88 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.
| Bill | Title | Role | Stage | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR 47 | Hilton, Robert Lund; Chris Ann Chapman Hilton; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | June 22, 2026 |
| HB 1555 | Fort Valley, City of; deannex certain territory | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 12, 2026 |
| HB 1550 | Byron, City of; change corporate limits | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 12, 2026 |
| HB 1138 | Increasing Access to Contraceptives Act; enact | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 11, 2026 |
| HB 1181 | Motor vehicles; application for certificate of title; provisions | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 5, 2026 |
| HB 1123 | Quality Basic Education Act; require certain schools that offer after-school programs to make such programs available to pre-kindergarten students | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 5, 2026 |
| HB 1107 | Excellent Teacher Preparation Act; enact | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 5, 2026 |
| HB 310 | Student Teacher Promotion Act; enact | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 31, 2026 |
| HB 1220 | Education; student eligibility and maximum scholarship amounts; revise provisions | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 31, 2026 |
| HR 2005 | American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists; 75th anniversary; recognize | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 27, 2026 |
| HB 979 | State government; procedures for retrocession of jurisdiction in certain circumstances; provide | Primary sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 27, 2026 |
| HB 372 | Teachers Retirement System; certain beneficiaries hired to work in certain areas; provisions | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 25, 2026 |
| HB 1585 | Income tax; donations to nonprofit corporations that provide housing to cancer care patients; provide credit | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 23, 2026 |
| HR 1734 | Georgia Pre-K Week; October 5-9, 2026; recognize | 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 1656 | House Study Committee on School Nutrition, Student Food Security, Georgia Agriculture, and Student Success; create | Primary sponsor | Introduced | 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 145 | Education and Public Health, Departments of; collaborate to prioritize the expansion of vision and hearing screenings at various grade levels; urge | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 12, 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 1555 | Mitchell, Malcolm; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 3, 2026 |
| HB 1447 | Local government; comprehensive efficiency review of local taxing bodies; 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 1244 | Education; duty-free lunch period and planning period requirements; provisions | 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 1405 | Courts; cognitive behavioral therapy for certain children in restrictive custody with the Department of Juvenile Justice; provide | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 25, 2026 |
| HR 1421 | Wojtel, Officer Matthew; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 19, 2026 |
| HB 1330 | Georgia Public School Excellence and Stability Act; enact | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 19, 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 1184 | Military; treat retired officers the same as warrant officers and enlisted persons at the same grade as such members earned during their military service | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 12, 2026 |
| HB 1253 | Georgia Charter School Facilities Authority; establish | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 11, 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 1237 | National Guard Day at the capitol; February 11, 2026; recognize | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 4, 2026 |
| HR 1206 | Georgia's aerospace and defense industry; Georgia Aerospace and Defense Day at the state capitol; 02/03/26; recognize | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 3, 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 1164 | Barr, Roberta Ravold; honoring the life and memory; condolences | 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 |
| HB 110 | Pawnbrokers; certain protections for current military members and related persons; provide | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 28, 2026 |
| HR 1080 | Strolling Thunder Day at the state capitol; January 29, 2026; 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 932 | Revenue and taxation; tax credits for business enterprises; provide that certain military zones qualify for designation as less developed areas during a limited period of time | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 13, 2026 |
| HR 1004 | Bartlett, Claire Ann; condolences | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 12, 2026 |
| HB 912 | Quality Basic Education Act; $500,000.00 in matching grants for purpose of providing home reading programs for students in kindergarten through fourth grade; provisions | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 12, 2026 |
| HB 430 | Sexual Offender Risk Review Board; venue for certain petitions regarding state sexual offender registry; provide | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 12, 2026 |
| HB 200 | State Board of Education; establish a three-year pilot immersive writing program for eligible public elementary schools; provide | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 12, 2026 |
| HB 81 | Interstate Compact for School Psychologists; enter into | Primary sponsor | Enacted | July 1, 2025 |
| HB 53 | Georgia veterans; allow certain persons to be buried in Georgia veterans cemeteries | Primary sponsor | Enacted | July 1, 2025 |
| HB 516 | State government; authorize county and regional library boards to conduct meetings via teleconference | Primary sponsor | Enacted | July 1, 2025 |
| HB 37 | Education; require local school systems to notify employees regarding social security withholdings and eligibility for certain benefits | Primary sponsor | Enacted | July 1, 2025 |
| HB 266 | Income tax; exempt income received as personal compensation for full-time duty in the active military service of the United States | Primary sponsor | Enacted | July 1, 2025 |
| HB 222 | Criminal procedure; inclusion of certain contact information on bonds and recognizances; require | Primary sponsor | Enacted | July 1, 2025 |
| HB 217 | Education; make Dual Achievement Program a permanent state-wide program | Primary sponsor | Enacted | July 1, 2025 |
| HB 174 | Centerville, City of; Municipal Court; charge a technology fee | 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 |
| 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 887 | Patriots in Trades Act; enact | Primary sponsor | Introduced | April 4, 2025 |
| HB 728 | Elections; limit effective date of rules or regulations adopted by State Election Board prior to a primary, election, or runoff | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 4, 2025 |
| HB 107 | Professions and businesses; issuance of digitally verifiable licenses for certain military spouses and transitioning military service members; provide | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 4, 2025 |
| HR 888 | Barker, Clarence "Ed"; condolences | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 31, 2025 |
| HR 870 | Thomas, Jade; one of 10 finalists for the 2026 Georgia Teacher of the Year; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 31, 2025 |
| HB 872 | Health; right to contraception for individuals; provide | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 31, 2025 |
| HR 685 | House Study Committee on Mental Health Workforce Development; create | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 27, 2025 |
| HR 694 | Deese, Sheriff Terry; retirement from the Peach County Sheriff's Department; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 21, 2025 |
| HR 564 | Mainor, Mesha; commend | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 13, 2025 |
| HR 527 | Georgia Pre-K Week; October 6-10, 2025; recognize | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 6, 2025 |
| HR 504 | Buc-ee's Day at the state capitol; March 20, 2025; celebrating Buc-ee's and its presence in Georgia; recognize | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 4, 2025 |
| HR 483 | Todd, Christy; Georgia's 2024 Teacher of the Year; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 4, 2025 |
| HR 473 | Miss Georgia Peach Scholarship Pageant; 2024 Georgia Peach Queens; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 3, 2025 |
| HB 674 | State Board of Education; adopt content standards for instruction in financial literacy and money management for grades four and five | 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 447 | Floyd, Nya Aaliyah; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 27, 2025 |
| HR 446 | Holmes, Charvez; Peach County's 2025 Teacher of the Year; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 27, 2025 |
| HR 445 | Fellowship Bible Baptist Church; occasion of its 45th anniversary; recognize | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 27, 2025 |
| HR 424 | Executive Function Day at the state capitol; March 26, 2025; recognize | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 26, 2025 |
| HR 421 | Charter Schools 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 517 | Student Success Support Act; enact | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 21, 2025 |
| HB 487 | Quality Basic Education Act; computer science course shall be a high school graduation requirement beginning in 2031; provide | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 20, 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 180 | Mitchell, Malcolm; Georgia Reads Coach; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 5, 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 138 | National Guard Day at the state capitol; February 6, 2025; recognize | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 3, 2025 |
| HR 54 | Honoring several cities upon their designation as Georgia PlanFirst communities; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 27, 2025 |
| HR 43 | Johnson, Bryce Alan; condolences | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 17, 2025 |
| HR 17 | Veterans who were victims of Agent Orange during the Vietnam War; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 14, 2025 |