Georgia State Representative

Rick Townsend 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 2)

Legislative Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia House Bill HB371

Introduced

2/10/25

Report Pass

2/28/25

Engrossed

3/6/25

Refer

3/10/25

Report Pass

3/21/25

Enrolled

4/9/25

Chaptered

5/9/25

Passed

5/9/25

Quality Basic Education Act; state's maximum authorization of capital outlay funding; provide for an increase

Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia House Bill HB443

Introduced

2/13/25

Report Pass

2/27/25

Engrossed

3/4/25

Refer

3/6/25

Report Pass

3/20/25

Game and fish; fees for reef and migratory fish endorsements; provide

Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia House Bill HB442

Introduced

2/13/25

Report Pass

3/6/25

Education; students shall not be counted absent from school due to performing in certain productions; provisions

Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia House Bill HR272

Introduced

2/18/25

Congress; U.S.D.A. modify eligibility requirements for SNAP Program; adopt legislation

Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia House Bill HR308

Introduced

2/19/25

Enrolled

2/19/25

Passed

2/19/25

Multi-Agency Alliance for Children; commend

Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia House Bill HR335

Introduced

2/20/25

Enrolled

2/20/25

Passed

2/20/25

Donor Day at the state capitol; February 13, 2025; recognize

Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia House Bill HB550

Introduced

2/20/25

Education; promise scholarship accounts; require participating schools to prepare school safety plans that meet certain requirements

Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia House Bill HB554

Introduced

2/20/25

APEX Now Program; enact

Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia House Bill HB565

Introduced

2/20/25

Report Pass

2/24/26

Income tax; increase annual aggregate limit for tax credits available for qualified education donations

Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia House Bill HB574

Introduced

2/21/25

Report Pass

2/5/26

Labor and industrial relations; applicability of workers' compensation to employers and employees; provisions

Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia House Bill HR368

Introduced

2/24/25

Report Pass

3/27/25

Joint Study Committee on Intoxicating Cannabinoids in Consumable Hemp Products; create

Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia House Bill HB643

Introduced

2/26/25

Education; install key boxes at each school building in locations determined in collaboration with local law enforcement; provide

Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia House Bill HR416

Introduced

2/26/25

Enrolled

2/26/25

Passed

2/26/25

Georgia's trauma professionals, the Georgia Trauma Commission, and the Georgia Trauma Foundation; Trauma Awareness Day at the state capitol; February 26, 2025; recognize

Joint Sponsor of Legislation

Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB152

Introduced

2/12/25

Refer

2/13/25

Report Pass

2/26/25

Engrossed

2/28/25

Report Pass

4/2/25

"Georgia Promise Scholarship Act"; the biological or adopted children of individuals who are foster parents and who meet certain conditions shall qualify for promise scholarship accounts; provide

Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB245

Introduced

2/24/25

Refer

2/26/25

Report Pass

3/3/25

Engrossed

3/6/25

Report Pass

3/27/25

Enrolled

4/10/25

Chaptered

5/13/25

Passed

5/13/25

Grandparents; include within the category of persons who may seek to revoke or amend an existing grandparent visitation order

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