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Democratic
· Representative
Tangie Herring
Represents District 145 in the House of Representatives.
Votes with Democrats
62%
on 115 party-line votes · House Democrats median 92%
Cast a vote
99%
Yea or Nay on 1,134 of 1,146 roll calls · House median 96%
Their bills that became law
70 of 112
as a primary sponsor, this session · Democrats median 47.5
Roll calls on record
1,146
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 Tangie Herring 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 Tangie Herring sits in the House
Each dot is one member of the House, placed by how often they voted on the Democratic side of party-line votes. Tangie Herring is circled.
Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party
44 of 115 party-line votes, most recent 10 shown.
SB33 · "Georgia Hemp Farming Act"; total THC concentration of consumable hemp products; provide limits
In plain English Limits the total THC concentration in consumable hemp products and revises testing and definition requirements.
Agree To Senate Amend To House Sub: House Vote #879 · 2026-04-03 · Passed 97–72 · most Democrats voted the other way
SB609 · DeKalb County; County Board of Education; changes in boundaries of school district; revise provisions
In plain English Changes the boundaries of DeKalb County school districts following certain annexations.
Local Calendar : House Vote #846 · 2026-04-02 · Passed 110–63 · most Democrats voted the other way
HB1116 · Homeownership Opportunity and Market Equalization Act of 2026; enact
Agree To Senate Sub As Am: House Vote #848 · 2026-04-02 · Passed 102–73 · most Democrats voted the other way
HB463 · Ad valorem tax; certain senior citizens who volunteer with local governments; provide homestead exemption
In plain English Allows local governments to provide homestead property tax exemptions to senior citizens who volunteer with them.
Agree To Senate Sub As Am: House Vote #849 · 2026-04-02 · Passed 104–71 · most Democrats voted the other way
HB1277 · Conservation and natural resources; increase project cost threshold for public roads or airports requiring environmental evaluations
In plain English Increases the project cost threshold for public roads or airports that require environmental evaluations.
Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #873 · 2026-04-02 · Passed 122–50 · most Democrats voted the other way
SB618 · Municipal Court of the City of Decatur; the assessment and collection of a technology fee; authorize
In plain English Allows the Municipal Court of the City of Decatur to assess and collect a technology fee for authorized uses.
Local Calendar : House Vote #846 · 2026-04-02 · Passed 110–63 · most Democrats voted the other way
SB622 · City of Tucker; annexation of certain territory into the boundaries of the city; provide
In plain English Allows the City of Tucker to annex certain territory into its boundaries, subject to a referendum.
Local Calendar : House Vote #846 · 2026-04-02 · Passed 110–63 · most Democrats voted the other way
SB625 · City of Decatur Public Facilities Authority; a referendum for issuing revenue bonds for certain projects requested by the City Schools of Decatur; require
In plain English Requires a referendum before the City of Decatur Public Facilities Authority issues revenue bonds for certain City Schools of Decatur projects.
Local Calendar : House Vote #846 · 2026-04-02 · Passed 110–63 · most Democrats voted the other way
HB413 · Agriculture; prohibit local ordinances that prohibit operation of mobile sawmills on agricultural land
In plain English Prohibits local ordinances from banning mobile sawmills on agricultural land.
Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #861 · 2026-04-02 · Passed 96–70 · most Democrats voted the other way
SB591 · Offenses Against Public Order; the disruption of a religious service; prohibit
In plain English Prohibits disrupting a religious service and provides enhanced penalties for doing so.
Passage: House Vote #826 · 2026-03-31 · Passed 128–39 · most Democrats voted the other way
Closest votes they cast
Roll calls decided by the fewest votes, one per bill.
SB8 · Courts; arrest warrant requirements when juvenile courts are acting as courts of inquiry; provide
Passage: House Vote #348 · 2025-03-31 · Failed 79–87
SB68 · Civil Practice; substantive and comprehensive revision of provisions regarding civil practice, evidentiary matters, damages, and liability in tort actions; provide
Passage: House Vote #290 · 2025-03-20 · Passed 91–82
SB513 · "Every Day Counts Act"; enact
Passage: House Vote #843 · 2026-04-02 · Failed 80–90
HB1324 · Crimes and offenses; possessing a silencer; repeal prohibition
Passage: House Vote #665 · 2026-03-06 · Passed 87–76
HB717 · Medical Practice Act; regulation of the administration of psychedelic-assisted treatment and therapy; provide
In plain English Allows the state to regulate and license clinics that provide psychedelic-assisted treatment and therapy under medical supervision.
Passage: House Vote #586 · 2026-03-03 · Failed 73–88
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.
Mike CheokasRepublican · District 151 · 150 shared contested votes
61%
Matt DubnikRepublican · District 29 · 157 shared contested votes
60%
Deborah SilcoxRepublican · District 53 · 152 shared contested votes
59%
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 (12 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.
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Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Tangie Herring 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.
Introduced112
Out of committee82
Passed one chamber75
Passed both chambers70
Became law70
Never left committee30
For comparison, the median Democratic member of the House has 47.5 bills that became law this session.
Bibb County; ad valorem tax for educational purposes; provide a homestead exemption
In plain English Provides homestead tax exemptions from Bibb County school taxes for residents aged 65-74 and 75-84.
Official synopsis: A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from Bibb County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of $17,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that school district who are between the…
Became lawEffective Date 2026-05-12 · 2026-05-12
Macon-Bibb County; ad valorem tax for county purposes; provide a homestead exemption
In plain English Provides homestead property tax exemptions in Macon-Bibb County for seniors based on age, ranging from $17,000 to full assessed value.
Official synopsis: A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from Macon-Bibb County ad valorem taxes for county purposes in the amount of $17,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that county who are between the ages of 65…
Became lawEffective Date 2026-05-12 · 2026-05-12
Rambert, Carolyn H.; commend
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Carolyn H. Rambert; and for other purposes.
Became lawHouse Read and Adopted · 2026-04-02
Morton, Amy; remarkable career and lifelong dedication; exemplary service in advocacy, leadership, and community organizing within Macon-Bibb County and the State of Georgia; commend
A RESOLUTION commending the remarkable career and lifelong dedication of Amy Morton for her exemplary service in advocacy, leadership, and community organizing within Macon-Bibb County and the State of Georgia; and for other purposes.
Became lawHouse Read and Adopted · 2026-04-02
Oglesby; Brenda Sue Pike; honoring the life and memory; condolences
A RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of Brenda Sue Pike Oglesby; and for other purposes.
Became lawHouse Read and Adopted · 2026-04-02
Coroners; provide minimum salaries
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 16 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to coroners, so as to provide minimum salaries of coroners; to revise compensation provisions for deputy coroners; to provide for benefits to certain…
Passed one chamberSenate Tabled · 2026-03-31
Gray, Ms. Shennill; retirement; recognize
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Ms. Shennill Gray upon her retirement; and for other purposes.
Became lawHouse Read and Adopted · 2026-03-27
Local government; zoning decisions shall not affect or be required for certain residential dwellings of 400 square feet or fewer; provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 66 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to zoning procedures as pertaining to counties and municipal corporations, so as to provide that zoning decisions shall not affect or be required…
Passed one chamberSenate Read Second Time · 2026-03-27
Motor vehicles; authorize licensed physical therapists to certify an individual is disabled for purposes of obtaining special vehicle decals
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 2 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to prestige license plates and special plates for certain persons and vehicles, so as to authorize licensed physical therapists to…
Passed one chamberSenate Read Second Time · 2026-03-27
Sims, Dr. Dan A.; commend
A RESOLUTION commending Dr. Dan A. Sims; and for other purposes.
Became lawHouse Read and Adopted · 2026-03-25
Muhammad, Akbar; commend
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Akbar Muhammad; and for other purposes.
Became lawHouse Read and Adopted · 2026-03-25
Finley, Dr. Delvecchio S.; commend
A RESOLUTION commending Dr. Delvecchio S. Finley; and for other purposes.
Became lawHouse Read and Adopted · 2026-03-25
Teachers Retirement System; certain beneficiaries hired to work in certain areas; provisions
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to retirement allowances, disability benefits, and spouses' benefits, so as to remove the requirement that certain subject areas be designated…
Passed one chamberSenate Read Second Time · 2026-03-25
Commissioner of Insurance; conduct a comprehensive review of prescription drug pricing and identify strategies to reduce the cost of prescription medications; urge
A RESOLUTION urging the Commissioner of Insurance to conduct a comprehensive review of prescription drug pricing and identify strategies to reduce the cost of prescription medications for citizens of the State of Georgia; and for other purposes.
Not out of committeeHouse Second Readers · 2026-03-23
Lakshmanan, Shri Ramesh Babu; Consul General of India; distinguished diplomatic service and extraordinary contributions to the State of Georgia and the Indian-American community; honor
A RESOLUTION recognizing and honoring Shri Ramesh Babu Lakshmanan, Consul General of India, Atlanta, United States of America, for his distinguished diplomatic service and extraordinary contributions to the State of Georgia and the Indian-American community; and for other purposes.
Became lawHouse Read and Adopted · 2026-03-18
“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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HB1409 · 2026-04-03
Domestic relations; revise mandated reporting of child abuse (Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #880)
SB33 · 2026-04-03
"Georgia Hemp Farming Act"; total THC concentration of consumable hemp products; provide limits (Agree To Senate Amend To House Sub: House Vote #879)
HB651 · 2026-04-03
Motor vehicles; use of automated traffic enforcement safety devices in school zones; revise provisions (Agree To Senate Amend To Ham To Ssub: House Vote #878)
HB350 · 2026-04-03
Domestic relations; safe places for newborns; revise provisions (Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #877)
HB413 · 2026-04-02
Agriculture; prohibit local ordinances that prohibit operation of mobile sawmills on agricultural land (Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #861)
SB556 · 2026-04-02
HOPE Scholarship; the inclusion of advanced placement and international baccalaureate fine arts courses in the calculation of grade point averages; provide (Passage: House Vote #842)
SB625 · 2026-04-02
City of Decatur Public Facilities Authority; a referendum for issuing revenue bonds for certain projects requested by the City Schools of Decatur; require (Local Calendar : House Vote #846)
HB334 · 2026-04-02
Sickle Cell Disease Protection Act; enact (Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #867)
SB622 · 2026-04-02
City of Tucker; annexation of certain territory into the boundaries of the city; provide (Local Calendar : House Vote #846)
HB445 · 2026-04-02
Ad valorem tax; language required to be included in notices of current assessment; revise (Agree To Senate Sub As Am: House Vote #838)
HB1161 · 2026-04-02
Motor vehicles; proper operation upon approach by an authorized emergency vehicle or by a law enforcement vehicle for purposes of a traffic stop; provide (Agree To Senate Sub As Am: House Vote #864)
SB618 · 2026-04-02
Municipal Court of the City of Decatur; the assessment and collection of a technology fee; authorize (Local Calendar : House Vote #846)
SB627 · 2026-04-02
City of Dallas; ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes; provide a homestead exemption (Supplemental Local Calendar : House Vote #857)
SB627 · 2026-04-02
City of Dallas; ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes; provide a homestead exemption (Sb614 & Sb627 Recon: House Vote #858)
SB619 · 2026-04-02
Board of Education of Hancock County; the description of the education districts; change (Supplemental Local Calendar : House Vote #857)
SB601 · 2026-04-02
Atlanta Board of Education; residency limitations on qualifications for employment of the executive assistant to the board, chief financial officer, and internal auditor; remove (Supplemental Local Calendar : House Vote #857)
HB1277 · 2026-04-02
Conservation and natural resources; increase project cost threshold for public roads or airports requiring environmental evaluations (Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #873)
SB76 · 2026-04-02
License Plates; specialty license plate benefitting the Georgia Veterans Service Foundation; establish (Passage: House Vote #839)
SB76 · 2026-04-02
License Plates; specialty license plate benefitting the Georgia Veterans Service Foundation; establish (Agree To Senate Amend To House Sub: House Vote #870)
SB621 · 2026-04-02
"Barrow County Public Facilities Authority Act"; enact (Supplemental Local Calendar : House Vote #857)
SB503 · 2026-04-02
Insurance; rental home marketplace guarantees from the definition of property insurance; exempt (Agree To Senate Amend To House Sub: House Vote #850)
SB620 · 2026-04-02
State Court of Barrow County; a full-time solicitor-general; provide (Supplemental Local Calendar : House Vote #857)
HB1129 · 2026-04-02
Local government; designation of enterprise zones; provisions (Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #868)
HB1247 · 2026-04-02
Georgia Bureaucratic Deference Elimination Act; enact (Am 62 0077: House Vote #853)
HB1247 · 2026-04-02
Georgia Bureaucratic Deference Elimination Act; enact (Agree To Senate Sub As Am: House Vote #854)
HB1567 · 2026-04-02
Quitman, City of; transfer of all legal rights, privileges, and assets to Brooks County; provide (Remove From Local Cal/vote Separately: House Vote #845)
SB411 · 2026-04-02
Professions and Businesses; dry needling to be performed by certain licensed professionals; provide (Passage: House Vote #855)
SB440 · 2026-04-02
Department of Public Health; provisions relative to duties or functions; modernize and update (Passage: House Vote #847)
HB463 · 2026-04-02
Ad valorem tax; certain senior citizens who volunteer with local governments; provide homestead exemption (Agree To Senate Sub As Am: House Vote #849)
HB1344 · 2026-04-02
Georgia Insurance Affordability and Claims Integrity Act; enact (Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #860)
SB52 · 2026-04-02
"Timberlands Recovery, Exemption, and Earnings Stability (TREES) Act"; enact (Passage: House Vote #872)
HB1283 · 2026-04-02
Family Justice Center Act; enact (Agree To Senate Amendment: House Vote #834)
HB506 · 2026-04-02
Social services; Medicaid coverage for tobacco cessation treatments; provide (Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #835)
HB466 · 2026-04-02
State symbols; marsh tacky horse as official Georgia heritage horse breed; designate (Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #863)
HB297 · 2026-04-02
Ad valorem tax; define multipurpose off-highway vehicle; provisions (Agree To Senate Sub As Am: House Vote #841)
HB1534 · 2026-04-02
Chatham County; State Court; provide additional judge (Supplemental Local Calendar #2: House Vote #871)
HB974 · 2026-04-02
General appropriations; State Fiscal Year July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027 (Adopt Ccr: House Vote #876)
HB1116 · 2026-04-02
Homeownership Opportunity and Market Equalization Act of 2026; enact (Agree To Senate Sub As Am: House Vote #848)
HB1075 · 2026-04-02
Sexual offenses; modify penalty for offenders previously convicted of the offense of trafficking of persons for labor or sexual servitude (Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #875)
HB659 · 2026-04-02
Health; rural assistance; expand medical education funding and the service cancelable loan program to include optometrists (Agree To Senate Amendment: House Vote #840)
SB513 · 2026-04-02
"Every Day Counts Act"; enact (Passage: House Vote #843)
SB513 · 2026-04-02
"Every Day Counts Act"; enact (Reconsider: House Vote #844)
HB1112 · 2026-04-02
Commerce and trade; rounding of total price of sale of goods or services when using legal tender; provide (Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #833)
HB256 · 2026-04-02
Social services; foster parents bill of rights; revise provisions (Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #836)
HB1131 · 2026-04-02
Criminal procedure; personal service of process for notice of a warrant application hearing; provide (Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #865)
HB1238 · 2026-04-02
Community Health, Department of; submit a waiver request to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to authorize the qualification of certain caregivers for Medicaid reimbursement (Agree To Senate Sub As Am: House Vote #852)
HB295 · 2026-04-02
Local government; procedures for real property owners to make claims for compensation for loss of property value or expenses incurred; provisions (Agree To Senate Amend As Ham: House Vote #866)
HB1138 · 2026-04-02
Increasing Access to Contraceptives Act; enact (Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #874)
HB1434 · 2026-04-02
Aviation; air facilities; identification of airport affected areas; provide (Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #869)
SB214 · 2026-04-02
Elections and Primaries; electors to cast physical absentee on-request ballots as an alternative to using other authorized means of casting in-person votes; authorize (Passage: House Vote #856)
SB609 · 2026-04-02
DeKalb County; County Board of Education; changes in boundaries of school district; revise provisions (Local Calendar : House Vote #846)
HB1215 · 2026-04-02
Middle Judicial Circuit; superior courts; provide for a third judge (Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #837)
HB1396 · 2026-04-02
State government; require certain privately funded organizations that operate a shelter or provide outreach services to homeless individuals participate in the Georgia Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) (Agree To Senate Am As Am: House Vote #851)
SB614 · 2026-04-02
City of Hampton; homestead exemption; ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes; provide (Supplemental Local Calendar : House Vote #857)
SB614 · 2026-04-02
City of Hampton; homestead exemption; ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes; provide (Sb614 & Sb627 Recon: House Vote #858)
SB616 · 2026-04-02
Fulton County; written consent for the creation of community improvement districts; provide (Supplemental Local Calendar : House Vote #857)
HR1300 · 2026-04-02
Representative Penny Houston Roundabout; Cook County; dedicate (Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #862)
SR624 · 2026-04-02
Officer Drew Haynes Brown Memorial Intersection; Cobb County; dedicate (Adopt: House Vote #859)
SB447 · 2026-03-31
Control of Soil Erosion and Sedimentation; denial or nonacceptance of permits; revise provisions (Passage: House Vote #805)
HB1374 · 2026-03-31
Insurance; methods of payment to healthcare providers; provide certain requirements (Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #814)
Complete voting record from LegiScan (showing the 60 most recent of 1146 total roll-call votes this session).
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