Georgia State Senator

Timothy Bearden Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

GA

Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB17

Introduced
1/15/25  
Refer
1/16/25  
Report Pass
2/18/25  
Engrossed
3/6/25  
"Ricky and Alyssa's Law"; enact
GA

Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB171

Introduced
2/13/25  
Refer
2/18/25  
Quality Basic Education Act; State Board of Education to develop an advanced mathematics pathway; require
GA

Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB177

Introduced
2/13/25  
Refer
2/18/25  
Report Pass
2/26/25  
Engrossed
3/4/25  
Government Transparency and Campaign Finance; transparency in foreign funded political activities within the state; provide
GA

Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB181

Introduced
2/13/25  
Refer
2/18/25  
Education; public schools and public postsecondary institutions shall not accept funding from or enter into contracts with foreign adversaries; provide
GA

Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB2

Introduced
1/13/25  
Refer
1/14/25  
State Income Tax; exclude tips from taxation
GA

Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB201

Introduced
2/19/25  
Refer
2/20/25  
Report Pass
2/28/25  
Engrossed
3/4/25  
Report Pass
3/20/25  
Enrolled
4/10/25  
Chaptered
5/8/25  
Consumer Transactions; increased consumer protection for homeowners entering into contracts with contractors following natural disasters; provide
GA

Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB218

Introduced
2/19/25  
Refer
2/20/25  
Report Pass
2/26/25  
Engrossed
3/6/25  
Prosecuting Attorneys Qualifications Commission; shall be assigned for administrative purposes only to the Administrative Office of the Courts; provide
GA

Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB231

Introduced
2/20/25  
Firearms; activities relating to such that occur at a sport shooting range; negligent acts of a third party involving the use of a weapon, firearm; limit liability of a weapons, firearms, or ammunition manufacturer, trade assoc.
GA

Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB242

Introduced
2/21/25  
Refer
2/24/25  
Capitol Art Standards Commission; placement of a monument in honor of the Honorable Clarence Thomas within the Nathan Deal Judicial Center; provide
GA

Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB26

Introduced
1/17/25  
Refer
1/27/25  
State Income Taxes; with regard to military retirement income, to determine and apply a cost-of-living adjustment to the amount of allowable retirement pay; require the state revenue commissioner