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Democratic
· State Senator
Nabilah Parkes
Represents District 7 in the State Senate.
Votes with Democrats
96%
on 205 party-line votes · Senate Democrats median 96%
Cast a vote
94%
Yea or Nay on 865 of 925 roll calls · Senate median 94%
Their bills that became law
98 of 201
as a primary sponsor, this session · Democrats median 224.5
Roll calls on record
925
2025-2026 Regular Session
Votes and bills updated Oct 10, 2026 from LegiScan (CC BY 4.0), which republishes the legislature’s own records. Profile details from OpenStates / Plural Policy. Figures cover 2025-2026 Regular Session.
How Nabilah Parkes votes
A party-line vote is a roll call where most voting Democrats and most voting Republicans took opposite sides. Absences and not-voting are never counted. Same method as our Congress pages.
Where Nabilah Parkes sits in the Senate
Each dot is one member of the Senate, placed by how often they voted on the Democratic side of party-line votes. Nabilah Parkes is circled.
Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party
9 of 205 party-line votes.
HB945 · Banking and finance; holds on accounts of eligible adults for suspected financial exploitation; provide
In plain English Allows banks to place holds on accounts of eligible adults when financial exploitation is suspected, and makes changes to credit reporting and litigation finance requirements.
Adoption Of Amend #1b By Sen From The 35th To Amend #1 By Sen From The 19th: Senate Vote #699 · 2026-03-10 · Passed 27–22 · most Democrats voted the other way
SB367 · Certificate of Need; health care facilities, services, and equipment dedicated exclusively to the treatment of cancer; provide for exemption
Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #684 · 2026-03-06 · Passed 32–17 · most Democrats voted the other way
HB78 · Employees' Retirement System of Georgia; total percentage of funds invested in alternative investments; raise limit
Passage: Senate Vote #427 · 2025-04-02 · Passed 35–18 · most Democrats voted the other way
SB1 · 'Fair and Safe Athletic Opportunities Act'; enact
Agree To House Substitute As Amended: Senate Vote #372 · 2025-03-31 · Failed 17–37 · most Democrats voted the other way
SB291 · Special License Plates; establish an "America First" specialty license plate
Adoption Of The Amendment By The Sen From The 14th As Amended: Senate Vote #190 · 2025-03-06 · Failed 24–32 · most Democrats voted the other way
SB291 · Special License Plates; establish an "America First" specialty license plate
Adoption Of Amend #1a By Sen From The 14th To Amend #1 By Sen From The 14th: Senate Vote #189 · 2025-03-06 · Passed 34–22 · most Democrats voted the other way
SB191 · Employment Security; certain notice provisions relating to benefits and appeals; revise
Passage: Senate Vote #198 · 2025-03-06 · Passed 38–16 · most Democrats voted the other way
SB212 · "Quality Basic Education Act"; disclosure of public student directory information to political candidates or persons or groups acting on their behalf; prohibit
Passage: Senate Vote #218 · 2025-03-06 · Passed 33–19 · most Democrats voted the other way
SR23 · US Congress; limited to proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to set a limit on the number of terms that a person may be elected; apply to call a convention
Adoption: Senate Vote #75 · 2025-02-20 · Passed 34–18 · most Democrats voted the other way
Closest votes they cast
Roll calls decided by the fewest votes, one per bill.
HB360 · Revenue and taxation; rehabilitation of historic structures; revise tax credit
Passage: Senate Vote #333 · 2025-03-28 · Passed 26–24
SB254 · "Georgia Hemp Farming Act,"; delta-9-THC in consumable hemp products; provide milligram limits
Adoption Of Amendment #1 By The Senator From The 29th: Senate Vote #169 · 2025-03-06 · Passed 29–27
HB268 · Education; safety, health, and well-being of students and school communities; provide
Adoption Of Amendment #2 By The Senator From The 41st: Senate Vote #347 · 2025-03-31 · Failed 25–29
HB945 · Banking and finance; holds on accounts of eligible adults for suspected financial exploitation; provide
In plain English Allows banks to place holds on accounts of eligible adults when financial exploitation is suspected, and makes changes to credit reporting and litigation finance requirements.
Adoption Of Amend #1b By Sen From The 35th To Amend #1 By Sen From The 19th: Senate Vote #699 · 2026-03-10 · Passed 27–22
SB568 · Elections and Primaries; the list of eligible voters is posted and made public prior to each primary or election; require
Motion To Remove From The Table: Senate Vote #688 · 2026-03-06 · Passed 27–22
Republicans they vote with most
Share of contested roll calls (the losing side got at least 10%) where both voted and landed on the same side. Unanimous votes are left out, because on those everyone agrees.
Lanny ThomasRepublican · District 53 · 187 shared contested votes
35%
Mike HodgesRepublican · District 3 · 256 shared contested votes
21%
Billy HickmanRepublican · District 4 · 245 shared contested votes
21%
Their session, month by month
Dark bars are roll calls they were recorded on each month; the red part is the ones without a Yea or Nay (60 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.
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Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Nabilah Parkes was a primary sponsor of this session. Most bills from either party never leave committee; in Illinois many never get past the Assignments or Rules committee.
Introduced201
Out of committee105
Passed one chamber100
Passed both chambers98
Became law98
Never left committee96
For comparison, the median Democratic member of the Senate has 224.5 bills that became law this session.
Georgia Development Authority; rename as the Georgia Agricultural Development Authority
In plain English Renames the Georgia Development Authority to the Georgia Agricultural Development Authority and makes related changes.
Official synopsis: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, so as to rename the Georgia Development Authority as the Georgia Agricultural Development Authority; to make conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other…
Became lawEffective Date 2026-07-01 · 2026-05-06
"Timberlands Recovery, Exemption, and Earnings Stability (TREES) Act"; enact
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to ad valorem taxation of property, so as to authorize certain local governing authorities to provide temporary tax relief from the taxes levied…
Passed one chamberHouse Passed/Adopted By Substitute · 2026-04-02
Senate Paid Student Teaching Study Committee; create
A RESOLUTION creating the Senate Paid Student Teaching Study Committee; and for other purposes.
Became lawSenate Passed/Adopted By Substitute · 2026-03-31
Proceedings; defendant notices of certain proceedings and pleadings when such defendant failed to file pleadings; provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Articles 2 and 7 of Chapter 11 of Title 9 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to commencement of action and service and default judgment, respectively, so as to provide for defendant notices of…
Passed one chamberHouse Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · 2026-03-25
2026 Senate Aides and Senate Academic Aides; commend
A RESOLUTION commending the 2026 Senate Aides and Senate Academic Aides for their exemplary service; and for other purposes.
Became lawSenate Read and Adopted · 2026-03-20
Harbison, Senator Ed; recognize
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Senator Ed Harbison; and for other purposes.
Became lawSenate Read and Adopted · 2026-03-19
Ross, Frances Potter; recognize
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Frances Potter Ross for 51 incredible years of service to the United States Social Security Administration office; and for other purposes.
Became lawSenate Read and Adopted · 2026-03-16
Georgia Forestry Commission's Telfair/Wheeler County Unit and the Emanuel/Candler Unit; recognize
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending the Georgia Forestry Commission's Telfair/Wheeler County Unit on being named the 2025 Unit of the Year for Service; the Emanuel/Candler Unit on being named the 2025 Unit of the Year for Community Engagement; Will Dale for being named the 2025…
Became lawSenate Read and Adopted · 2026-03-09
Hollis, Wanda D.; commend; I Am Enough Empowerment Day; recognize May 24, 2026
A RESOLUTION commending Wanda D. Hollis and recognizing May 24, 2026, as I Am Enough Empowerment Day; and for other purposes.
Became lawSenate Read and Adopted · 2026-03-09
Fazili, Sameera; honor
A RESOLUTION honoring Sameera Fazili for her public service and expertise in community development; and for other purposes.
Became lawSenate Read and Adopted · 2026-03-06
Shia Ismaili Muslim Community and the month of Ramadan and Navroz; commemorate
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending the Shia Ismaili Muslim Community and commemorating the month of Ramadan and Navroz; and for other purposes.
Became lawSenate Read and Adopted · 2026-03-04
Atlanta Children's Day Shelter; recognize
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending the Atlanta Children's Day Shelter for 40 years of service to Georgia's children and families; and for other purposes.
Became lawSenate Read and Adopted · 2026-03-04
Calvert-Shropshire, Master Sergeant Melissa; recognize
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Master Sergeant Melissa Calvert-Shropshire; and for other purposes.
Became lawSenate Read and Adopted · 2026-03-04
Culbreath, Phenola; commend
A RESOLUTION commending Phenola Culbreath; and for other purposes.
Became lawSenate Read and Adopted · 2026-03-04
Insurance; prior authorization and utilization review requirements for healthcare plans; reform
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 46 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to prior authorization, so as to reform prior authorization and utilization review requirements for healthcare plans; to provide for certain…
Not out of committeeSenate Read and Referred · 2026-02-26
“In plain English” lines are written by ThePolitibase with AI (Claude), from the official synopsis only; the synopsis is the authoritative text. Descriptions are the legislature’s own synopsis. Bill data from LegiScan, CC BY 4.0.
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HB956 · 2026-03-12
Solid Waste Trust Fund; authorize use of funds for implementation of provisions of a solid waste management program (Passage: Senate Vote #713)
HB185 · 2026-03-12
Professions and businesses; repeal and reenact Chapter 11A, the Dietetics Practice Act (Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #710)
HB1199 · 2026-03-12
Revenue and taxation; Internal Revenue Code and Internal Revenue Code of 1986; revise terms and incorporate certain provisions of federal law into Georgia law (Motion To Engross: Senate Vote #707)
HB1199 · 2026-03-12
Revenue and taxation; Internal Revenue Code and Internal Revenue Code of 1986; revise terms and incorporate certain provisions of federal law into Georgia law (Motion To Engross: Senate Vote #708)
HB1199 · 2026-03-12
Revenue and taxation; Internal Revenue Code and Internal Revenue Code of 1986; revise terms and incorporate certain provisions of federal law into Georgia law (Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #714)
HB219 · 2026-03-12
Professions and businesses; establish a professional health program to provide for monitoring and rehabilitation of impaired healthcare professionals; authorize (Passage: Senate Vote #711)
SB59 · 2026-03-12
Bona Fide Conservation Use Property; a limitation on leased property; remove (Agree To House Substitute: Senate Vote #715)
HB1435 · 2026-03-12
Mount Airy, Town of; Municipal Court; authorize assessment and collection of a technology fee (Local Consent Calendar: Senate Vote #706)
HB162 · 2026-03-12
Georgia Bureau of Investigation; restriction and seal of First Offender Act sentences until such status is revoked; provide (Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #709)
HB483 · 2026-03-12
Crimes and offenses; protections for inspectors of code enforcement; provide (Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #712)
HB858 · 2026-03-12
Cobb County; State Court; change compensation and number of certain staff of solicitor-general (Local Consent Calendar: Senate Vote #706)
HR1008 · 2026-03-10
State-wide water management plan; ratify amendments (Adoption: Senate Vote #695)
HB244 · 2026-03-10
State auditor; local governments to request and receive in certain circumstances due date extensions related to filing annual audits; provide (Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #702)
HB115 · 2026-03-10
Natural Resources, Department of; certain notice upon registration of a vessel; provide (Passage: Senate Vote #704)
SR771 · 2026-03-10
Senate Study Committee on Adoption and Permanency Affordability; create (Adoption: Senate Vote #703)
HB945 · 2026-03-10
Banking and finance; holds on accounts of eligible adults for suspected financial exploitation; provide (Motion To Resolve Debate: Senate Vote #696)
HB945 · 2026-03-10
Banking and finance; holds on accounts of eligible adults for suspected financial exploitation; provide (Adoption Of Amend #1a By Sen From The 14th To Amend #1 By Sen From The 19th: Senate Vote #697)
HB945 · 2026-03-10
Banking and finance; holds on accounts of eligible adults for suspected financial exploitation; provide (Adoption Of Amend #1c By Sen From The 23rd To Amend #1 By Sen From The 19th: Senate Vote #698)
HB945 · 2026-03-10
Banking and finance; holds on accounts of eligible adults for suspected financial exploitation; provide (Adoption Of Amend #1b By Sen From The 35th To Amend #1 By Sen From The 19th: Senate Vote #699)
HB945 · 2026-03-10
Banking and finance; holds on accounts of eligible adults for suspected financial exploitation; provide (Adoption Of The Amendment By The Sen From The 19th As Amended: Senate Vote #700)
HB945 · 2026-03-10
Banking and finance; holds on accounts of eligible adults for suspected financial exploitation; provide (Passage: Senate Vote #701)
SB179 · 2026-03-09
Education; the academic and disciplinary records of each transferring student shall be provided within five days; require (Agree To House Substitute As Amended: Senate Vote #693)
SB410 · 2026-03-06
State Sales and Use Taxes; the data center equipment sales and use tax exemption; repeal (Motion To Engross: Senate Vote #641)
SB410 · 2026-03-06
State Sales and Use Taxes; the data center equipment sales and use tax exemption; repeal (Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #643)
SB190 · 2026-03-06
Parks, Historic Areas, Memorials, and Recreation; certain fee waivers for active duty members of the military, veterans, and family members; provide (Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #687)
SB515 · 2026-03-06
"Quality Basic Education Act"; grants for educational programs; provisions relative to the teacher recruitment and retention tax credit program; revise (Motion To Engross: Sb 423, Sb 515, Sb 566, Sb 568, Sb 573, Sr 838: Senate Vote #640)
SB515 · 2026-03-06
"Quality Basic Education Act"; grants for educational programs; provisions relative to the teacher recruitment and retention tax credit program; revise (Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #670)
SB566 · 2026-03-06
Ad Valorem Taxation of Property; the acceptance of tax digests in the event of a publication error made by a newspaper; provide (Motion To Engross: Sb 423, Sb 515, Sb 566, Sb 568, Sb 573, Sr 838: Senate Vote #640)
SB566 · 2026-03-06
Ad Valorem Taxation of Property; the acceptance of tax digests in the event of a publication error made by a newspaper; provide (Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #649)
HB1357 · 2026-03-06
Bulloch County Public Facilities Authority; revenue bonding authority; revise provisions (Local Consent Calendar: Senate Vote #639)
SB591 · 2026-03-06
Offenses Against Public Order; the disruption of a religious service; prohibit (Passage: Senate Vote #674)
SB568 · 2026-03-06
Elections and Primaries; the list of eligible voters is posted and made public prior to each primary or election; require (Motion To Engross: Sb 423, Sb 515, Sb 566, Sb 568, Sb 573, Sr 838: Senate Vote #640)
SB568 · 2026-03-06
Elections and Primaries; the list of eligible voters is posted and made public prior to each primary or election; require (Motion To Remove From The Table: Senate Vote #688)
SB568 · 2026-03-06
Elections and Primaries; the list of eligible voters is posted and made public prior to each primary or election; require (Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #689)
SB367 · 2026-03-06
Certificate of Need; health care facilities, services, and equipment dedicated exclusively to the treatment of cancer; provide for exemption (Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #684)
SB501 · 2026-03-06
Office of the Safety Fire Commissioner; update provisions (Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #664)
SB454 · 2026-03-06
Regulation of Fire and Other Hazards; use of temporary door locking devices in public buildings during certain emergency situations; authorize (Passage: Senate Vote #661)
SB586 · 2026-03-06
"K-9 Law Enforcement Heroes Act of 2026"; enact (Passage: Senate Vote #666)
SB594 · 2026-03-06
Internet and E-mail Fraud; the criminal offense of digital identity fraud; establish (Passage: Senate Vote #662)
SB587 · 2026-03-06
Offenses Against Public Health and Morals; the establishment of an animal cruelty database; provide (Passage As Amended: Senate Vote #656)
SB604 · 2026-03-06
Crimes and Offenses; the Attorney General concurrent jurisdiction with district attorneys to conduct criminal prosecutions of violent crimes, illegal immigration offenses, and fentanyl offenses; provide (Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #673)
SB605 · 2026-03-06
Prosecuting Attorneys; additional grounds for discipline of a district attorney or solicitor-general or for his or her removal or involuntary retirement from office; provide (Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #658)
SB614 · 2026-03-06
City of Hampton; homestead exemption; ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes; provide (Local Consent Calendar: Senate Vote #639)
SB555 · 2026-03-06
War Veterans Home; the admission of eligible nonveteran residents to a Georgia War Veterans' Home under certain circumstances; authorize (Passage: Senate Vote #648)
SB572 · 2026-03-06
Criminal Prosecutions; an additional justification for use of force in defense of self or others; provide (Passage: Senate Vote #651)
HB1205 · 2026-03-06
Yatesville, City of; provide new charter (Local Consent Calendar: Senate Vote #639)
SB445 · 2026-03-06
"Georgia Promise Scholarship Act"; public schools with a state-wide attendance zone and certain charter schools shall not be included in the separate list of public schools annually reported by the Office of Student Achievement; provide (Adoption Of Amendment #1 By The Senator From The 38th: Senate Vote #646)
SB445 · 2026-03-06
"Georgia Promise Scholarship Act"; public schools with a state-wide attendance zone and certain charter schools shall not be included in the separate list of public schools annually reported by the Office of Student Achievement; provide (Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #647)
SB573 · 2026-03-06
Primaries and Elections; the nonpartisan election for county officers and district attorneys in certain counties; provide (Motion To Engross: Sb 423, Sb 515, Sb 566, Sb 568, Sb 573, Sr 838: Senate Vote #640)
SB573 · 2026-03-06
Primaries and Elections; the nonpartisan election for county officers and district attorneys in certain counties; provide (Passage: Senate Vote #655)
SB553 · 2026-03-06
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 (Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #642)
SB442 · 2026-03-06
Drivers' Licenses; revocation and expiration of commercial drivers' licenses for noncitizens; provide (Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #645)
HB1375 · 2026-03-06
Hall County; State Court; judges; restate provisions (Local Consent Calendar: Senate Vote #639)
SB423 · 2026-03-06
Government Transparency; campaign committees, independent committees, political action committees, and leadership committees from accepting contributions or donations from non-Georgia persons that exceed 50 percent of all contributions received; prohibit (Motion To Engross: Sb 423, Sb 515, Sb 566, Sb 568, Sb 573, Sr 838: Senate Vote #640)
SB423 · 2026-03-06
Government Transparency; campaign committees, independent committees, political action committees, and leadership committees from accepting contributions or donations from non-Georgia persons that exceed 50 percent of all contributions received; prohibit (Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #650)
SB540 · 2026-03-06
Online Internet Safety; certain disclosures related to conversational AI services; require (Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #660)
SB475 · 2026-03-06
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 (Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #685)
SB424 · 2026-03-06
"Transactional Gold and Silver Act"; enact (Passage: Senate Vote #683)
HB1358 · 2026-03-06
Brooks County; Magistrate Court; authorize assessment and collection of a technology fee (Local Consent Calendar: Senate Vote #639)
SB498 · 2026-03-06
Georgia Charter School Facilities Authority; establish (Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #663)
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