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R Georgia House · District 179 On the 2026 ballot

Rep. Rick Townsend

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Total votes
2,548
all sessions
Attendance
99%
13 missed
Near the chamber average
With party
99%
of cast votes
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Bipartisan score
0%
crosses aisle rarely
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Sponsored
127
bills & resolutions
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Committees
4
assignments
127 bills and resolutions

Sponsored bills

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127
Primary
127
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Primary HB 443
Passed · Georgia House · Lead sponsor
Game and fish; fees for reef and migratory fish endorsements; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 27-2-23 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to license, permit, tag, and stamp fees, so as to provide for fees for reef and migratory fish endorsements; to provide for recreational and commercial fishing; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Passed Jan 28, 2026 0 co-sponsors
Primary HB 972
Introduced · Georgia House · Lead sponsor
Education; require written notice to parents and guardians of students in grades four through eight at least twice each school year stating whether such student has attained grade level reading proficiency

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to educational programs under the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to require public school governing bodies to provide written notice to parents and guardians of students in grades four through eight at least twice each school year stating whether such student has attained grade level reading proficiency; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Introduced Jan 16, 2026 0 co-sponsors
Primary HR 1015
Passed · Georgia House · Lead sponsor
Seminole County Youth Poll Worker Initiative; commend

Maddy summaryThis resolution (HR 1015) commends the Seminole County Youth Poll Worker Initiative, which allowed high school students to work as certified poll workers during elections. The initiative, run in partnership with Seminole County Middle High School, gave students hands-on experience in election administration over 19 days of voting. It specifically recognizes the students, school staff, and election officials involved, highlighting their civic engagement and professionalism. As a symbolic resolution, it has no legal effect or policy changes - it solely expresses formal recognition of the program's success.

Passed Jan 14, 2026 0 co-sponsors
Primary HB 922
Introduced · Georgia House · Lead sponsor
Georgia Boater Bill of Rights; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding identification and regulation of motor vehicles and traffic, so as to prohibit local governments from regulating energy sources of motor vehicles and watercraft; to provide for definitions; to amend Chapter 7 of Title 52 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to registration, operation, and sale of watercraft, so as to create and establish a purpose for the Georgia Boating Access Task Force; to provide for duties related to ensuring safe and adequate boating access on any waters of this state; to provide for composition and manner of appointment of such task force and compensation for members; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Introduced Jan 12, 2026 0 co-sponsors
Primary HB 371
Signed into law · Georgia House · Lead sponsor
Quality Basic Education Act; state's maximum authorization of capital outlay funding; provide for an increase

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-2-260 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to capital outlay funds generally under the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to provide for an increase of the state's maximum authorization of capital outlay funding from $300 million to $375 million annually; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Signed into law Jul 1, 2025 0 co-sponsors
Primary HB 760
Signed into law · Georgia House · Lead sponsor
Glynn County; board of commissioners; chairperson and members; change annual salary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a board of commissioners of Glynn County, approved February 11, 1937 (Ga. L. 1937, p. 1336), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 13, 2001 (Ga. L. 2001, p. 3914), so as to change the annual salary of the chairperson and members of the board; to provide for withholding of compensation for certain meeting absences; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Signed into law Jul 1, 2025 0 co-sponsors
Primary HB 81
Signed into law · Georgia House · Lead sponsor
Interstate Compact for School Psychologists; enter into

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 6 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education compacts, so as to enter into the Interstate Compact for School Psychologists; to provide for a short title; to provide for definitions; to provide for the provisions of the compact; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Signed into law Jul 1, 2025 0 co-sponsors
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