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Rick Townsend

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State Representative · District 179 · 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.

BillHouseEffective Date
HR 1008 - State-wide water management plan; ratify amendments
Georgia State House·Last action Jul 1, 2026 — Effective Date
BillHouseEffective Date
HB 115 - Natural Resources, Department of; certain notice upon registration of a vessel; provide
Georgia State House·Last action Jul 1, 2026 — Effective Date
BillHouseHouse Lost Reconsidered B…
HB 12 - Brunswick, City of; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption
Georgia State House·Last action Jun 22, 2026 — House Lost Reconsidered Bill/Resolution
BillHouseHouse Lost Reconsidered B…
HB 11 - Glynn County; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption
Georgia State House·Last action Jun 22, 2026 — House Lost Reconsidered Bill/Resolution
BillHouseAct 442
HB 986 - Motor vehicles; personal delivery devices; revise operation procedures and restrictions
Georgia State House·Last action May 11, 2026 — Act 442
BillHouseAct 426
HB 117 - Food service establishments; require notification of the country of origin of seafood items
Georgia State House·Last action May 6, 2026 — Act 426
BillHouseAct 407
HB 165 - Income tax credit; business enterprises for leased motor vehicles; repeal and reserve
Georgia State House·Last action May 5, 2026 — Act 407
BillHouseAct 396
HB 1107 - Excellent Teacher Preparation Act; enact
Georgia State House·Last action May 5, 2026 — Act 396
BillHouseSenate Tabled
HB 971 - Quality Basic Education Act; home study students and private school students to enroll in college and career academies located in certain RESA service areas and adjacent local school systems; provide
Georgia State House·Last action Mar 31, 2026 — Senate Tabled
BillHouseSenate Tabled
HB 970 - Quality Basic Education Act; expand which healthcare professionals may conduct preparticipation physical examinations
Georgia State House·Last action Mar 31, 2026 — Senate Tabled
BillHouseSenate Tabled
HB 634 - Georgia Special Needs Scholarship Act; expedited completion of a student's first Individualized Education Program; revise provisions
Georgia State House·Last action Mar 31, 2026 — Senate Tabled
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 Committee Favorably…
HR 1665 - House Study Committee on Environmental Protection Division Permit and Variance Procedures and Rights to Review; create
Georgia State House·Last action Mar 25, 2026 — House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
BillHouseHouse Second Readers
HR 1747 - House Study Committee on Restoring Georgia's Salt-Water Ecosystems; create
Georgia State House·Last action Mar 19, 2026 — House Second Readers
BillHouseHouse Read and Adopted
HR 1771 - Goodman, Patricia; receipt of a Lifetime Achievement Award; commend
Georgia State House·Last action Mar 18, 2026 — House Read and Adopted
BillHouseHouse Committee Favorably…
HB 969 - Georgia State Employees Post-employment Health Benefit Fund; certain fund beneficiaries to not be disqualified from postretirement health benefits; provide
Georgia State House·Last action Mar 6, 2026 — House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
BillHouseHouse Committee Favorably…
HB 968 - Controlled substances; mitragynine and hydroxymitragynine (7-OH) are Schedule I; provide
Georgia State House·Last action Mar 6, 2026 — House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
BillHouseHouse Committee Favorably…
HB 984 - Crimes and offenses; court order to locate an alleged victim of child or elder abuse; provide
Georgia State House·Last action Mar 6, 2026 — House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
BillHouseHouse Committee Favorably…
HB 1056 - Education; replace term auto-injectable epinephrine with epinephrine and consolidate provisions relating to epinephrine and schools
Georgia State House·Last action Mar 6, 2026 — House Committee Favorably Reported
BillHouseHouse Committee Favorably…
HB 1445 - Juvenile proceedings; authorize sharing of GPS monitoring with law enforcement and school districts
Georgia State House·Last action Mar 4, 2026 — House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
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 Committee Favorably…
HB 1206 - Education; require local boards of education and other public school governing bodies to consider total cost of ownership and related factors when purchasing school technology devices
Georgia State House·Last action Mar 3, 2026 — House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
BillHouseHouse Withdrawn, Recommit…
HB 574 - Labor and industrial relations; applicability of workers' compensation to employers and employees; provisions
Georgia State House·Last action Mar 3, 2026 — House Withdrawn, Recommitted
BillHouseHouse Committee Favorably…
HB 1135 - Education; participate in federal tax credit program for contributions of individuals to scholarship granting organizations; provide
Georgia State House·Last action Mar 3, 2026 — House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
BillHouseHouse Committee Favorably…
HB 1269 - Quality Basic Education Act; content standards for digital literacy instruction; provide
Georgia State House·Last action Mar 3, 2026 — House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute