Bethany Ballard
RState Representative · District 147 · Georgia · Serving since 2023
Georgia publishes one combined sponsor list for each bill, so introducing a bill and signing on to it can’t be told apart. The bills below are all of this member’s sponsorships, in either role.
BillHouseHouse Read and Adopted
HR 47 - Hilton, Robert Lund; Chris Ann Chapman Hilton; commend
Georgia State House·Last action Jun 22, 2026 — House Read and Adopted
BillHouseAct 644
HB 1555 - Fort Valley, City of; deannex certain territory
Georgia State House·Last action May 12, 2026 — Act 644
BillHouseAct 645
HB 1550 - Byron, City of; change corporate limits
Georgia State House·Last action May 12, 2026 — Act 645
BillHouseAct 447
HB 1138 - Increasing Access to Contraceptives Act; enact
Georgia State House·Last action May 11, 2026 — Act 447
BillHouseAct 400
HB 1181 - Motor vehicles; application for certificate of title; provisions
Georgia State House·Last action May 5, 2026 — Act 400
BillHouseAct 393
HB 1123 - Quality Basic Education Act; require certain schools that offer after-school programs to make such programs available to pre-kindergarten students
Georgia State House·Last action May 5, 2026 — Act 393
BillHouseAct 396
HB 1107 - Excellent Teacher Preparation Act; enact
Georgia State House·Last action May 5, 2026 — Act 396
BillHouseSenate Tabled
HB 1220 - Education; student eligibility and maximum scholarship amounts; revise provisions
Georgia State House·Last action Mar 31, 2026 — Senate Tabled
BillHouseSenate Tabled
HB 310 - Student Teacher Promotion Act; enact
Georgia State House·Last action Mar 31, 2026 — Senate Tabled
BillHouseHouse Read and Adopted
HR 2005 - American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists; 75th anniversary; recognize
Georgia State House·Last action Mar 27, 2026 — House Read and Adopted
BillHouseHouse Agreed Senate Amend…
HB 979 - State government; procedures for retrocession of jurisdiction in certain circumstances; provide
Georgia State House·Last action Mar 27, 2026 — House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended
BillHouseSenate Read Second Time
HB 372 - Teachers Retirement System; certain beneficiaries hired to work in certain areas; provisions
Georgia State House·Last action Mar 25, 2026 — Senate Read Second Time
BillHouseHouse Second Readers
HB 1585 - Income tax; donations to nonprofit corporations that provide housing to cancer care patients; provide credit
Georgia State House·Last action Mar 23, 2026 — House Second Readers
BillHouseHouse Committee Favorably…
HR 1529 - House Study Committee on the College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI); create
Georgia State House·Last action Mar 16, 2026 — House Committee Favorably Reported
BillHouseHouse Second Readers
HR 1656 - House Study Committee on School Nutrition, Student Food Security, Georgia Agriculture, and Student Success; create
Georgia State House·Last action Mar 16, 2026 — House Second Readers
BillHouseHouse Read and Adopted
HR 1716 - Myositis Awareness Month; May 2026; recognize
Georgia State House·Last action Mar 16, 2026 — House Read and Adopted
BillHouseHouse Read and Adopted
HR 1734 - Georgia Pre-K Week; October 5-9, 2026; recognize
Georgia State House·Last action Mar 16, 2026 — House Read and Adopted
BillHouseHouse Passed/Adopted By S…
HR 145 - Education and Public Health, Departments of; collaborate to prioritize the expansion of vision and hearing screenings at various grade levels; urge
Georgia State House·Last action Mar 12, 2026 — House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
BillHouseHouse Committee Favorably…
HB 1232 - Education; certain students be excused from school for participating in certain officially sanctioned visits to the state capitol; provide
Georgia State House·Last action Mar 6, 2026 — House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
BillHouseSenate Read and Referred
HB 1402 - Education; vision and hearing screening for all public school students enrolled in pre-kindergarten through third grade; require
Georgia State House·Last action Mar 6, 2026 — Senate Read and Referred
BillHouseHouse Committee Favorably…
HB 1257 - Education; incentive grants for local boards of education to approve charter school petitions; revise provisions
Georgia State House·Last action Mar 6, 2026 — House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
BillHouseSenate Read and Referred
HB 1045 - You Are Not Alone Awareness Act; enact
Georgia State House·Last action Mar 4, 2026 — Senate Read and Referred
BillHouseHouse Committee Favorably…
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
Georgia State House·Last action Mar 3, 2026 — House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
BillHouseHouse Read and Adopted
HR 1555 - Mitchell, Malcolm; commend
Georgia State House·Last action Mar 3, 2026 — House Read and Adopted
BillHouseHouse Committee Favorably…
HB 1244 - Education; duty-free lunch period and planning period requirements; provisions
Georgia State House·Last action Mar 3, 2026 — House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute