Nonpartisan civic infrastructure

Sonya Halpern

State Senator · District 39 · Georgia · Serving since 2021

Overview Votes Legislation Campaigns Positions Interview Endorsements

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.

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SB 160 - Reckless Stunt Driving; a motor vehicle involved in a second offense of reckless stunt driving; replace the forfeiture penalty

Georgia State Senate·Last action Jul 1, 2028 — Effective Date

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SB 524 - License Plates; specialty license plate honoring Girl Scouts of Georgia; establish

Georgia State Senate·Last action Jan 1, 2027 — Effective Date

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SB 395 - Department of Public Health; eligible for the Low THC Oil Patient Registry; require a physician to submit certain information to the Georgia Composite Medical Board

Georgia State Senate·Last action Jul 1, 2026 — Effective Date

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SB 435 - Georgia Development Authority; rename as the Georgia Agricultural Development Authority

Georgia State Senate·Last action Jul 1, 2026 — Effective Date

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SB 383 - Child Abuse; local child fatality review committees; modify the review

Georgia State Senate·Last action Jul 1, 2026 — Effective Date

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SB 403 - Unclaimed Property; property is presumed abandoned; provide for exceptions

Georgia State Senate·Last action Jul 1, 2026 — Effective Date

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SR 13 - Allen, Tayvian D.; recognize and commend

Georgia State Senate·Last action Jun 23, 2026 — Senate Read and Adopted

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SR 12 - Thomas, Morriscene Watts; condolences

Georgia State Senate·Last action Jun 23, 2026 — Senate Read and Adopted

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SR 5 - Juneteenth; the history and meaning of the Juneteenth holiday; commemorate and recognize

Georgia State Senate·Last action Jun 20, 2026 — Senate Read and Adopted

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SB 616 - Fulton County; written consent for the creation of community improvement districts; provide

Georgia State Senate·Last action May 12, 2026 — Effective Date

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SB 601 - Atlanta Board of Education; residency limitations on qualifications for employment of the executive assistant to the board, chief financial officer, and internal auditor; remove

Georgia State Senate·Last action May 12, 2026 — Effective Date

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SB 170 - Georgia Interagency Council for the Homeless; create

Georgia State Senate·Last action May 11, 2026 — Effective Date

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SB 427 - Physicians; limited provisional licenses and a pathway to licensure for certain internationally trained physicians; provide

Georgia State Senate·Last action May 11, 2026 — Act 509

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SB 432 - Education; nonlapsing revenue of institutions of the University System of Georgia and units of the Technical College System of Georgia; extend automatic repeals

Georgia State Senate·Last action May 11, 2026 — Effective Date

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SB 523 - Education; public schools and postsecondary educational institutions to consider antisemitism in the same manner as discrimination based on religion; authorize

Georgia State Senate·Last action May 5, 2026 — Effective Date

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SB 284 - "Georgia Uniform Securities Act of 2008,"; issuance of orders by the Commissioner of Securities directing persons who have violated certain securities provisions to return; authorize

Georgia State Senate·Last action Apr 22, 2026 — Effective Date

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SR 1090 - Sims, Senator Freddie Powell; recognize and commend

Georgia State Senate·Last action Apr 2, 2026 — Senate Read and Adopted

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SR 1089 - Parent, Senator Elena; recognize and commend

Georgia State Senate·Last action Apr 2, 2026 — Senate Read and Adopted

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SR 1101 - 100th anniversary of the Atlanta History Center; recognize and commemorate

Georgia State Senate·Last action Apr 2, 2026 — Senate Read and Adopted

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SB 52 - "Timberlands Recovery, Exemption, and Earnings Stability (TREES) Act"; enact

Georgia State Senate·Last action Apr 2, 2026 — House Passed/Adopted By Substitute

BillSenateHouse Withdrawn, Recommit…

SB 475 - Charter School Funding; local boards of education to treat local charter schools no less favorably than other local schools; expenditure of the proceeds of a special purpose local option sales tax; require

Georgia State Senate·Last action Apr 2, 2026 — House Withdrawn, Recommitted

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SR 1091 - Wright Jr., Daniel Waldon; condolences

Georgia State Senate·Last action Apr 2, 2026 — Senate Read and Adopted

BillSenateSenate Read and Adopted

SR 1092 - Harbison, Senator Ed; recognize and commend

Georgia State Senate·Last action Apr 2, 2026 — Senate Read and Adopted

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SB 440 - Department of Public Health; provisions relative to duties or functions; modernize and update

Georgia State Senate·Last action Apr 2, 2026 — House Passed/Adopted By Substitute

BillSenateSenate Read and Adopted

SR 1075 - Music in Our Schools Month; recognize March 2026

Georgia State Senate·Last action Mar 31, 2026 — Senate Read and Adopted