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Democratic
· State Representative
Dexter Sharper
Represents District 177 in the House of Representatives.
Votes with Democrats
67%
on 63 party-line votes · House Democrats median 92%
Cast a vote
96%
Yea or Nay on 824 of 858 roll calls · House median 96%
Their bills that became law
24 of 35
as a primary sponsor, this session · Democrats median 47.5
Roll calls on record
858
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 Dexter Sharper 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 Dexter Sharper 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. Dexter Sharper is circled.
Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party
21 of 63 party-line votes, most recent 10 shown.
HB1261 · Revenue and taxation; level 1 freeport exemptions for certain goods in inventory for electric utilities; provide
In plain English Allows electric utilities to apply for tax exemptions on certain goods held in inventory under the state's freeport exemption program.
Passage: House Vote #662 · 2026-03-06 · Passed 100–66 · most Democrats voted the other way
HB1220 · Education; student eligibility and maximum scholarship amounts; revise provisions
Passage: House Vote #616 · 2026-03-04 · Passed 106–63 · most Democrats voted the other way
HB1001 · Income tax; reduce rate of tax
Passage: House Vote #552 · 2026-02-25 · Passed 106–66 · most Democrats voted the other way
HB1199 · 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: House Vote #539 · 2026-02-20 · Passed 106–54 · most Democrats voted the other way
HB987 · Voluntary Portable Benefit Plan Act; enact
In plain English Allows independent contractors to voluntarily contribute to portable benefit accounts without affecting their employment classification.
Passage: House Vote #521 · 2026-02-17 · Passed 108–52 · most Democrats voted the other way
HB155 · Local government; selection and objection to arbitrators; revise procedures
Agree To Senate Amend To Ham To Ssub: House Vote #451 · 2025-04-04 · Passed 117–49 · most Democrats voted the other way
HB233 · State symbols; Brunswick stew as the official state stew; designate
Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #442 · 2025-04-04 · Passed 113–51 · most Democrats voted the other way
SB46 · "Government Serves the People Act"; enact
Passage: House Vote #400 · 2025-04-02 · Passed 128–35 · most Democrats voted the other way
HB155 · Local government; selection and objection to arbitrators; revise procedures
Agree To Senate Sub As Am: House Vote #396 · 2025-04-02 · Passed 130–35 · most Democrats voted the other way
SB125 · Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors; decouple the sequential order of experience and examination requirements
Passage: House Vote #385 · 2025-04-02 · Passed 104–61 · 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
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
HB314 · Professions and businesses; athletic trainers; revise and update definitions
Passage: House Vote #152 · 2025-03-04 · Passed 93–77
HB370 · Ad valorem tax; school districts; state-wide base year homestead exemption; provisions
Passage: House Vote #210 · 2025-03-06 · Passed 96–77
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.
Deborah SilcoxRepublican · District 53 · 86 shared contested votes
57%
John CorbettRepublican · District 174 · 87 shared contested votes
55%
Matt ReevesRepublican · District 99 · 87 shared contested votes
55%
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 (34 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.
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Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Dexter Sharper 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.
Introduced35
Out of committee28
Passed one chamber26
Passed both chambers24
Became law24
Never left committee7
For comparison, the median Democratic member of the House has 47.5 bills that became law this session.
Motor vehicles; sale of food or beverages; provide vehicle equipment standards
In plain English Requires motor vehicles used to sell food or beverages on roadways to meet specified equipment standards.
Official synopsis: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 1 of Chapter 8 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to equipment of motor vehicles, so as to provide for vehicle equipment standards…
Became lawEffective Date 2028-01-01 · 2026-05-12
Public Health, Department of; provide that if certain employees of a county board of health become employees of such department such employees will retain accrued annual and sick leave
In plain English Allows county health board employees who become state health department employees to keep their accrued annual and sick leave.
Official synopsis: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 2A of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to the Department of Public Health, so as to provide that if certain employees of a…
Became lawEffective Date 2026-07-01 · 2026-05-11
Valdosta, City of; Board of Education; provide compensation
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for the compensation of the City of Valdosta Board of Education; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Became lawEffective Date 2026-06-01 · 2026-05-11
Walters, Dr. Jackie; commend
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Dr. Jackie Walters; and for other purposes.
Became lawHouse Read and Adopted · 2026-03-04
Middleton, Nakira; professionally known as Kiki Chanel; outstanding contributions to broadcasting and community engagement; commend
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Nakira Middleton, professionally known as Kiki Chanel, for her outstanding contributions to broadcasting and community engagement; and for other purposes.
Became lawHouse Read and Adopted · 2026-03-03
Moore, Reagan; commend
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Reagan Moore; and for other purposes.
Became lawHouse Read and Adopted · 2026-02-25
Nichols, Robert Elmo, Sr.; honoring the life and legacy; condolences
A RESOLUTION honoring the life and legacy of Robert Elmo Nichols, Sr.; and for other purposes.
Became lawHouse Read and Adopted · 2026-02-25
State symbols; Georgia state chicken wing flavor; designate lemon pepper
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 3 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to other state symbols, so as to designate lemon pepper as the official Georgia state chicken wing flavor; to provide…
Out of committeeHouse Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · 2026-02-25
Bryant, Dr. Karen Leigh; honoring the life and memory; condolences
A RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of Dr. Karen Leigh Bryant; and for other purposes.
Became lawHouse Read and Adopted · 2026-02-18
Davis, Kelsie "West Love"; musical achievements and positive representation of Valdosta, Georgia; commend
A RESOLUTION honoring Kelsie "West Love" Davis for her musical achievements and positive representation of Valdosta, Georgia; and for other purposes.
Became lawHouse Read and Adopted · 2026-02-12
Education; prohibit private and public primary and secondary schools from serving or selling, or allowing a third party to serve or sell, food or beverages that contain certain synthetic dyes
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to student health, so as to prohibit private and public primary and secondary schools from serving or…
Not out of committeeHouse Second Readers · 2026-01-28
Youth Advocate Programs, Inc. Day; November 3, 2025; recognize
A RESOLUTION recognizing November 3, 2025, as Youth Advocate Programs, Inc. Day; and for other purposes.
Became lawHouse Read and Adopted · 2026-01-27
Delva, Naomie; honoring the life and legacy; condolences
A RESOLUTION honoring the life and legacy of Naomie Delva; and for other purposes.
Became lawHouse Read and Adopted · 2026-01-16
Eric's Law; enact
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to issuance, expiration, and renewal of licenses, so as to provide for the placement of a notation of a nonapparent…
Not out of committeeHouse Second Readers · 2026-01-15
Lowndes County; ad valorem tax for county purposes; provide homestead exemption
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from Lowndes County ad valorem taxes for county purposes in the amount of $40,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that county who are 65 years of age or…
Became lawEffective Date 2025-05-14 · 2025-05-14
“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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HR948 · 2026-03-09
House Study Committee on Pharmacy Benefits Managers and Consumer Access to Prescription Medications; create (Adopt: House Vote #691)
HB1285 · 2026-03-07
Sales and use tax; limit number of local sales and use taxes by authorizing counties; revise provisions (Passage: House Vote #688)
HB947 · 2026-03-07
Georgia SNAP Healthier Choices Act of 2026; enact (Passage: House Vote #687)
HB1208 · 2026-03-07
Civil practice; require depositions to be taken before certified court reporters (Passage: House Vote #689)
HB1116 · 2026-03-06
Homeownership Opportunity and Market Equalization Act of 2026; enact (Passage: House Vote #677)
HB275 · 2026-03-06
Income tax; change certain definitions (Passage: House Vote #660)
HB951 · 2026-03-06
Insurance; require health benefit policy coverage for medically necessary orthotic and prosthetic devices and their materials and components (Passage: House Vote #671)
HB1446 · 2026-03-06
Health; transfer responsibility for oversight of emergency medical services from Department of Public Health to Georgia Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Council (Passage: House Vote #655)
HB1446 · 2026-03-06
Health; transfer responsibility for oversight of emergency medical services from Department of Public Health to Georgia Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Council (Reconsider: House Vote #656)
HB717 · 2026-03-06
Medical Practice Act; regulation of the administration of psychedelic-assisted treatment and therapy; provide (Passage: House Vote #650)
HB1142 · 2026-03-06
Courts; require certain agreements for certain offenses to be eligible for a Pretrial Intervention and Diversion Program (Passage: House Vote #678)
HB1112 · 2026-03-06
Commerce and trade; rounding of total price of sale of goods or services when using legal tender; provide (Passage: House Vote #657)
HB1254 · 2026-03-06
Professions and businesses; move regulation of various professions from individual boards to Secretary of State (Passage: House Vote #679)
HB1132 · 2026-03-06
Sales and use tax; exempt materials used in construction, renovation, and rehabilitation of affordable housing by purely public charities (Passage: House Vote #682)
HB334 · 2026-03-06
Sickle Cell Disease Protection Act; enact (Passage: House Vote #669)
HB1261 · 2026-03-06
Revenue and taxation; level 1 freeport exemptions for certain goods in inventory for electric utilities; provide (Passage: House Vote #662)
HR1000 · 2026-03-06
Revenue and taxation; eliminate ad valorem tax assessment of certain timber at sale or harvest – CA (Adopt: House Vote #670)
HB892 · 2026-03-06
Professions and businesses; prohibit massage therapy businesses from operating during certain set hours (Passage: House Vote #666)
HB1470 · 2026-03-06
Torts; abusive litigation based on alleged website access violations under federal and state law; create a cause of action (Passage: House Vote #681)
HB1293 · 2026-03-06
Education; updated eligibility requirements for the Dual Achievement Program; provide (Passage: House Vote #651)
HB874 · 2026-03-06
Georgia Taxpayer Privacy Protection Act; enact (Passage: House Vote #661)
HB382 · 2026-03-06
Controlled substances; Schedule I; psilocybin; revise a provision (Passage: House Vote #676)
HB1283 · 2026-03-06
Family Justice Center Act; enact (Passage: House Vote #658)
HB1166 · 2026-03-06
Local government; zoning decisions shall not affect or be required for certain residential dwellings of 400 square feet or fewer; provide (Passage: House Vote #674)
HR1300 · 2026-03-06
Representative Penny Houston Roundabout; Cook County; dedicate (Adopt: House Vote #667)
HB1465 · 2026-03-06
Motor vehicles; repeal requirement to display a revalidation decal as evidence of annual motor vehicle registration renewal (Passage: House Vote #684)
HB1415 · 2026-03-06
Stone Mountain Memorial Association; hold all real property obtained before January 1, 1971, in trust; require (Passage: House Vote #680)
HB547 · 2026-03-06
Revenue and taxation; bona fide conservation use property; permit combination of multiple covenants into a single, new, ten-year covenant (Passage: House Vote #659)
HB1114 · 2026-03-06
Quality Basic Education Act; allow for students in ninth and tenth grade to complete the high school graduation financial literacy course requirement (Passage: House Vote #652)
HB421 · 2026-03-06
Interstate Sexual Predator Prevention Act; enact (Passage: House Vote #675)
HR450 · 2026-03-06
General Assembly; authorize sports betting in Georgia; provide by law – CA (Adopt: House Vote #686)
HB1434 · 2026-03-06
Aviation; air facilities; identification of airport affected areas; provide (Passage: House Vote #668)
HB1324 · 2026-03-06
Crimes and offenses; possessing a silencer; repeal prohibition (Passage: House Vote #665)
HB1413 · 2026-03-06
Georgia Student Finance Authority; establish a needs based scholarship program for students at eligible public and private postsecondary institutions (Passage: House Vote #683)
HB880 · 2026-03-06
Income tax; reduce tax rate that may be reached under certain conditions (Passage: House Vote #663)
HB1409 · 2026-03-06
Domestic relations; revise mandated reporting of child abuse (Passage: House Vote #685)
HB1328 · 2026-03-06
University of North Georgia military scholarships; authorize selection committee to select additional scholarship recipients (Passage: House Vote #653)
HB1345 · 2026-03-06
State Workforce Development Board; approval of certain eligible workforce training programs relative to implementing the federal Workforce Pell Grant program; provide (Passage: House Vote #654)
HB668 · 2026-03-06
Crimes and offenses; change references to assistance and guide dogs to service dogs (Passage: House Vote #673)
HB641 · 2026-03-06
Public utilities; require electric supplier to hold the proposed discontinuation of electrical service to a residential customer who suffers from a serious illness in abeyance for a certain period of time (Passage: House Vote #672)
HB1122 · 2026-03-06
Insurance; group or individual accident and sickness plans; provisions (Passage: House Vote #664)
HB1220 · 2026-03-04
Education; student eligibility and maximum scholarship amounts; revise provisions (Passage: House Vote #616)
HB990 · 2026-03-04
Public Safety, Department of; creation of a program to assist former handlers and adopters of retired law enforcement dogs with veterinary care costs; provide (Passage: House Vote #610)
HB1391 · 2026-03-04
Specialty license plates; honor public safety officers; establish (Passage: House Vote #618)
HB1365 · 2026-03-04
Atlanta Judicial Circuit; superior courts; provide twenty-first judge (Passage: House Vote #641)
HB1432 · 2026-03-04
Georgia Public Defender Council; provide for vacancies on the legislative oversight committee (Passage: House Vote #620)
HB438 · 2026-03-04
Employees' Retirement System of Georgia; allow certain sworn law enforcement officers to be eligible for retirement benefits at age 55; provisions (Passage: House Vote #646)
HB1247 · 2026-03-04
Georgia Bureaucratic Deference Elimination Act; enact (Passage: House Vote #640)
HB1275 · 2026-03-04
Medical practice; ensure that stem cell therapies are used to advance medical treatments and improve patient outcomes in an ethical manner that does not involve stem cells derived from aborted fetuses (Passage: House Vote #609)
HB1296 · 2026-03-04
Mental health; pilot program to support clinical research of certain veterans and first responders suffering from certain conditions; provide (Passage: House Vote #629)
HB1133 · 2026-03-04
Georgia Environmental Finance Authority; finance and perform certain duties in connection with projects related to facilitating solar installations on closed landfills; authorize (Passage: House Vote #638)
HR1416 · 2026-03-04
Joint Study Committee on Generational Sustainability of Family Farms; create (Adopt: House Vote #634)
HB1211 · 2026-03-04
Insurance; guidelines and recommendations for colorectal cancer screening, examinations, and laboratory tests; provide (Passage: House Vote #639)
HB962 · 2026-03-04
Georgia Higher Education Savings Plan; Board of Directors shall determine maximum contribution limit for savings trust accounts; provide (Passage: House Vote #621)
HB376 · 2026-03-04
Income tax; rehabilitation of certified structures; increase amount of tax credits (Passage: House Vote #624)
HB717 · 2026-03-04
Medical Practice Act; regulation of the administration of psychedelic-assisted treatment and therapy; provide (Reconsider: House Vote #601)
HB1379 · 2026-03-04
Foreign Funding Transparency and Accountability Act; enact (Passage: House Vote #648)
HB1302 · 2026-03-04
Education and Workforce Strategy Act; enact (Passage: House Vote #608)
HB1129 · 2026-03-04
Local government; designation of enterprise zones; provisions (Passage: House Vote #637)
HB1408 · 2026-03-04
Veterinarians; authorize licensed veterinary technicians to administer antirabies vaccinations to animals (Passage: House Vote #603)
Complete voting record from LegiScan (showing the 60 most recent of 858 total roll-call votes this session).
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