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Tim Bearden

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State Senator · District 30 · Georgia · Serving since 2024

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 540 - Online Internet Safety; certain disclosures related to conversational AI services; require

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

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SB 384 - Motor Vehicle; optional five-year motor vehicle registration and revalidation for certain motor vehicles; provide

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

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SB 406 - "Georgia Property Owners' Bill of Rights Act"; enact

Georgia State Senate·Last action Jan 1, 2027 — 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 547 - Offenses of Pimping and Pandering; modify the penalties

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 591 - Offenses Against Public Order; the disruption of a religious service; prohibit

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

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SB 433 - "Rio's Law"

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

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SB 552 - "True Patriotism and Universal Student Access (TPUSA) Act"; enact

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

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SB 293 - License Plates for Certain Veterans; the number of free license plates issued to certain veterans; increase

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

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SB 452 - Retirement and Pension; maximum employer contribution to a 401(k) for certain state law enforcement officers; increase

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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SB 443 - Offenses Against Public Order; the punishment for the offense of obstructing highways, streets, sidewalks, or other public passages; increase

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

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SB 587 - Offenses Against Public Health and Morals; the establishment of an animal cruelty database; provide

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 218 - Prosecuting Attorneys Qualifications Commission; shall be assigned for administrative purposes only to the Administrative Office of the Courts; provide

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

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SB 542 - Sexual Offenses; clergy members to be charged with certain improper sexual contact offenses; permit

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

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SB 553 - Professions and Businesses; repeal Chapter 14, relating to electrical contractors, plumbers, conditioned air contractors, low voltage contractors, and utility contractors and enact a new Chapter 14

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

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SB 470 - "Emergency & Public Safety Signal Protection Act"; enact

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

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SB 3 - Election Equipment Specifications and Standards Committee; establish

Georgia State Senate·Last action Jun 25, 2026 — Effective Date

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SR 4 - United State Citizens; right to register and vote- CA

Georgia State Senate·Last action Jun 17, 2026 — Senate Read and Referred

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SB 402 - Children and Youth; pilot program provision for screenings, clinical evaluations, training for autism spectrum disorder to children in foster care; establish

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 39 - Employees' Insurance and Benefits Plans; expenses for gender-affirming care under the state health benefit plan or with any state funds; prohibit coverage

Georgia State Senate·Last action Apr 2, 2026 — House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

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SB 513 - "Every Day Counts Act"; enact

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