Georgia · Current officeholder
Matt Barton
Republican Georgia House, District 5
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Sponsored legislation
82 bills in the current data (82 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.
| Bill | Title | Role | Stage | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 67 | Rome, City of; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption | Primary sponsor | In committee | June 22, 2026 |
| HB 19 | Floyd County; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption | Primary sponsor | In committee | June 22, 2026 |
| HB 439 | Revenue and taxation; revise deductions allowed to dealers | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 12, 2026 |
| HB 304 | Local government; Georgia Municipal Court Clerks' Council; create | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 12, 2026 |
| HB 1530 | Fairmount, City of; future mayors shall be elected to four-year terms; provide | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 12, 2026 |
| HB 1277 | Conservation and natural resources; increase project cost threshold for public roads or airports requiring environmental evaluations | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 11, 2026 |
| HR 2128 | Mayo, Leah; 2026 Heart of Community Young Heart Award recipient; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 2, 2026 |
| HR 2117 | Proctor, Brynn; Model High School's 2026 STAR Student; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 2, 2026 |
| HR 2115 | Huffman, Sarah; 2026 Heart of Community Award of Honor recipient; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 2, 2026 |
| HR 2110 | Tillery, Traci; 2026 Heart of Community Award of Honor recipient; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 2, 2026 |
| HR 2108 | Childers, former Representative Eugene Milton "Buddy"; honoring the life and legacy; condolences | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 2, 2026 |
| HR 2105 | Wilson, Ghee; 2026 Heart of Community Award of Honor recipient; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 2, 2026 |
| HR 2092 | Goldin, Kelly; Model High School's 2026 STAR Teacher; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 2, 2026 |
| HR 2091 | Bradley, Tyler; Coosa High School's 2026 STAR Teacher; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 2, 2026 |
| HR 2090 | Stevenson, Rick and Sundai; 2026 Heart of Community Board of Governors Award recipients; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 2, 2026 |
| HR 2089 | Veal, Gail; 2026 Heart of Community Award of Honor recipient; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 2, 2026 |
| HR 2088 | Arp, Jeb; 2026 Heart of Community Award of Honor recipient; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | 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 |
| HB 1027 | Local government; authorize certain long-term contracts for sale of electric power | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 31, 2026 |
| HR 2012 | Sonoraville High School Lady Phoenix; winning the 2025 GHSA Class AA State Championship; congratulate | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 27, 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 1299 | Health; allow hospital authorities to acquire, develop, operate, or equip certain outpatient healthcare facilities | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 3, 2026 |
| HR 1517 | Shores, Heather; Darlington High School's 2025-2026 STAR Teacher; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 26, 2026 |
| HR 1516 | Shorey, Al; Darlington High School's 2025-2026 STAR Teacher; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 26, 2026 |
| HR 1511 | Kimani, Zachary Wanjau; Darlington High School's 2025-2026 STAR Student; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 26, 2026 |
| HR 1509 | Parsa, Hayes Robert; Darlington High School's 2025-2026 STAR Student; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 26, 2026 |
| HR 1508 | Guo, Jiarui "Grace"; Darlington High School's 2025-2026 STAR Student; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 26, 2026 |
| HR 1500 | Hagerich, Lucus; Armuchee High School's 2025-2026 STAR Student; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 25, 2026 |
| HR 1499 | Little, David; Armuchee High School's 2025-2026 STAR Teacher; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 25, 2026 |
| HR 1498 | Silver, Johnathan; Pepperell High School's 2025-2026 STAR Teacher; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 25, 2026 |
| HR 1495 | Payne, Susan; Unity Christian School's 2025-2026 STAR Teacher; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 25, 2026 |
| HR 1494 | Bawa, Kamran; Rome City High School's 2025-2026 STAR Student; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 25, 2026 |
| HR 1493 | Johnson, Julia; Rome City High School's 2025-2026 STAR Teacher; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 25, 2026 |
| HR 1484 | Whitehead, Peter; Unity Christian School's 2025-2026 STAR Student; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 25, 2026 |
| HR 1483 | Crawford, Turner; Pepperell High School's 2025-2026 STAR Student; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 25, 2026 |
| HB 1421 | Insurance; prohibit improper steering to repair facilities under motor vehicle liability insurance policies | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 25, 2026 |
| HB 1420 | Insurance; original equipment manufacturer repair procedures for repairs under motor vehicle liability insurance policies; provide | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 25, 2026 |
| HB 1419 | Insurance; timely claims processing in supplemental estimates for repairs under motor vehicle liability insurance policies; provide | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 25, 2026 |
| HR 1420 | Harrell, Anthony Trey; honoring the life and memory; condolences | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 19, 2026 |
| HB 211 | PFAS Receiver Shield Act; enact | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 11, 2026 |
| HB 504 | Commerce and trade; procedures, conditions, and limitations relative to vehicle value protection agreements; provide | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 10, 2026 |
| HB 1212 | PFAS Removal and Remediation Promotion Act; enact | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 9, 2026 |
| HB 140 | End Local Taxation by Citation Act; enact | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 29, 2026 |
| HR 1063 | Henderson, Chief Gordon; honoring the life and dedicated service; condolences | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 27, 2026 |
| HB 153 | Sales and use tax; maintenance and replacement parts for certain machinery used to mix or transport concrete; extend exemption sunset date | Primary sponsor | Enacted | July 1, 2025 |
| HB 861 | Calhoun, City of; school district ad valorem tax; increase homestead exemption for certain residents | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 14, 2025 |
| HB 860 | Gordon County; school district ad valorem tax; increase homestead exemption for certain residents | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 14, 2025 |
| HR 990 | Roberson, Dave; 2025 Awards of Honor recipient; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 4, 2025 |
| HR 982 | Jones, Rachel; Model High School's STAR Teacher; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 4, 2025 |
| HR 980 | Harman, Virginia Barrow; 2025 Awards of Honor recipient; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 4, 2025 |
| HR 978 | Abernathy, Sara Grace; Model High School's 2025 STAR Student; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 4, 2025 |
| HR 977 | Green, Lynn; 2025 Awards Honor recipient; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 4, 2025 |
| HR 976 | McKnight, Ciara; 2025 Heart of the Community Heart Award recipient; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 4, 2025 |
| HR 972 | Dean, Stephanie; 2025 Awards of Honor recipient; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 4, 2025 |
| HR 968 | Weed, Mimi; 2025 Awards of Honor recipient; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 4, 2025 |
| HR 967 | Whitten, Wanda; 2025 Board of Governors Award recipient; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 4, 2025 |
| HR 965 | Wright-Davis, Marquita Levette; 2025 Awards of Honor recipient; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 4, 2025 |
| HR 964 | Toles, Temple & Wright, Inc.; 2025 Heart of the Community Business Award recipient; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 4, 2025 |
| HR 129 | Clark, Mr. Daryl Lee; compensate | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 4, 2025 |
| HB 247 | Motor vehicles; restoration of licenses; authorize written consent for release of certain information to be obtained and transferred electronically | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 4, 2025 |
| HB 879 | Motor vehicles; penalty for violations captured by school bus camera; provisions | Primary sponsor | Introduced | April 2, 2025 |
| HB 866 | Community Health, Department of; pilot program to improve management of inpatient insulin levels in rural hospital organizations; provide | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 28, 2025 |
| HR 791 | Dubs, Sophia; Unity Christian School's 2025 STAR Student; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 27, 2025 |
| HR 790 | Payne, Mrs. Susan; Unity Christian School's 2025 STAR Teacher; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 27, 2025 |
| HR 789 | Mowery, Mrs. Emily; Armuchee High School's 2025 STAR Teacher; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 27, 2025 |
| HR 788 | McClain, Elan Ason; Armuchee High School's 2025 STAR Student; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 27, 2025 |
| HR 787 | West-Royal, Jessica; Pepperell High School's 2025 STAR Teacher; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 27, 2025 |
| HR 786 | Nguyen, Karly; Rome High School's 2025 STAR Student; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 27, 2025 |
| HR 785 | Mullinax, Gavin; Pepperell High School's 2025 STAR Student; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 27, 2025 |
| HR 784 | Winstead, Seth; Rome High School's 2025 STAR Teacher; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 27, 2025 |
| HR 783 | Pan, Yixin "Linda"; Darlington High School's 2025 STAR Student; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 27, 2025 |
| HR 782 | Kinney, Mr. Owen; Darlington High School's 2025 STAR Teacher; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 27, 2025 |
| HR 610 | Roberts, Delane; occasion of her retirement; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 13, 2025 |
| HR 128 | Watkins, Mr. Joseph Samuel; compensate | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 10, 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 503 | Roberts, Delane; occasion of her retirement; recognize | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 4, 2025 |
| HR 432 | Georgia's lineworkers; Georgia Lineworker Appreciation Day at the state capitol; April 14, 2025; recognize | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 27, 2025 |
| HR 407 | MEAG Power; 50th anniversary; recognize | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 26, 2025 |
| HB 446 | Public Service Commission; discovery rights in proceedings; revise provisions | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 19, 2025 |
| HB 346 | Local government; prohibit municipalities and counties from using public, educational, and governmental programming (PEG) channels for political purposes | 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 |