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Republican
· Senator
Kay Kirkpatrick
Represents District 32 in the State Senate.
Votes with Republicans
92%
on 315 party-line votes · Senate Republicans median 97%
Cast a vote
97%
Yea or Nay on 1,329 of 1,374 roll calls · Senate median 94%
Their bills that became law
282 of 359
as a primary sponsor, this session · Republicans median 186
Roll calls on record
1,374
2025-2026 Regular Session
Votes and bills updated Oct 4, 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 Kay Kirkpatrick 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 Kay Kirkpatrick 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. Kay Kirkpatrick is circled.
Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party
26 of 315 party-line votes, most recent 10 shown.
HB1316 · Walker County; school district ad valorem tax; remove five year residency requirement for homestead exemption
In plain English Removes the five-year residency requirement for Walker County school district homestead tax exemptions for residents age 75 or older.
Motion To Table Remaining Legislation On The Rules Calendar: Senate Vote #835 · 2026-03-27 · Passed 26–22 · most Republicans voted the other way
HB668 · Crimes and offenses; change references to assistance and guide dogs to service dogs
In plain English Changes references to assistance and guide dogs to service dogs, adds penalties for harming service dogs or falsely claiming to need one, and revises service dog training provisions.
Motion To Table Remaining Legislation On The Rules Calendar: Senate Vote #835 · 2026-03-27 · Passed 26–22 · most Republicans voted the other way
HB1114 · Quality Basic Education Act; allow for students in ninth and tenth grade to complete the high school graduation financial literacy course requirement
Motion To Table Remaining Legislation On The Rules Calendar: Senate Vote #835 · 2026-03-27 · Passed 26–22 · most Republicans voted the other way
HB618 · Property; require any seller of real property to make certain disclosures regarding flood damage to such real property
Motion To Table Remaining Legislation On The Rules Calendar: Senate Vote #835 · 2026-03-27 · Passed 26–22 · most Republicans 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.
Motion To Table Remaining Legislation On The Rules Calendar: Senate Vote #835 · 2026-03-27 · Passed 26–22 · most Republicans voted the other way
HB1230 · Aviation; prohibit operation of unmanned aircraft systems over a place of incarceration
In plain English Prohibits operating unmanned aircraft over prisons and requires warning signs, with exceptions and penalties for violations.
Motion To Table Remaining Legislation On The Rules Calendar: Senate Vote #835 · 2026-03-27 · Passed 26–22 · most Republicans voted the other way
HB985 · Veterans affairs; revise terms of eligibility for persons to be buried in Georgia veteran cemeteries
In plain English Revises eligibility requirements for burial in Georgia veteran cemeteries and allows the Veterans Service Board discretion in certain circumstances.
Motion To Table Remaining Legislation On The Rules Calendar: Senate Vote #835 · 2026-03-27 · Passed 26–22 · most Republicans voted the other way
HB1134 · Property; repossessors of motor vehicles; revise notice requirements
Motion To Table Remaining Legislation On The Rules Calendar: Senate Vote #835 · 2026-03-27 · Passed 26–22 · most Republicans voted the other way
HB320 · Waste management; require recycling of solar panels
Motion To Table Remaining Legislation On The Rules Calendar: Senate Vote #835 · 2026-03-27 · Passed 26–22 · most Republicans voted the other way
HB1295 · Physician Assistant Licensure Compact; enter into an interstate compact
Motion To Table Remaining Legislation On The Rules Calendar: Senate Vote #835 · 2026-03-27 · Passed 26–22 · most Republicans voted the other way
Closest votes they cast
Roll calls decided by the fewest votes, one per bill.
SB556 · HOPE Scholarship; the inclusion of advanced placement and international baccalaureate fine arts courses in the calculation of grade point averages; provide
In plain English Includes advanced placement and international baccalaureate fine arts courses in grade point average calculations for HOPE scholarship eligibility.
Agree To House Substitute As Amended: Senate Vote #958 · 2026-04-02 · Failed 25–25
SB8 · Courts; arrest warrant requirements when juvenile courts are acting as courts of inquiry; provide
Agree To House Substitute As Amended: Senate Vote #964 · 2026-04-02 · Failed 26–26
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
HB1116 · Homeownership Opportunity and Market Equalization Act of 2026; enact
Agree To House Amendment To Senate Substitute: Senate Vote #974 · 2026-04-02 · Failed 24–28
Democrats 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.
Ed HarbisonDemocrat · District 15 · 398 shared contested votes
39%
Sonya HalpernDemocrat · District 39 · 418 shared contested votes
36%
RaShaun KempDemocrat · District 38 · 419 shared contested votes
35%
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 (45 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.
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Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Kay Kirkpatrick 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.
Introduced359
Out of committee323
Passed one chamber315
Passed both chambers283
Became law282
Never left committee36
For comparison, the median Republican member of the Senate has 186 bills that became law this session.
Behavioral Health Care Workforce Data Base; expand to include data from licensed health care professionals
In plain English Expands the Behavioral Health Care Workforce Data Base to include data from licensed health care professionals and renames it the Health Care Workforce Data Base.
Official synopsis: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 10 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce, so as to expand the Behavioral Health Care Workforce Data Base to include data from…
Became lawEffective Date 2026-07-01 · 2026-05-12
Outdoor Stewardship; provide for a sunset
In plain English Adds a sunset provision to Georgia's outdoor stewardship program and increases the percentage of appropriated money allocated to it.
Official synopsis: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 6A of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to outdoor stewardship, so as to provide for a sunset; to raise the percentage of moneys appropriated; to provide for related matters; to…
VetoedVeto V11 · 2026-05-12
"Georgia Property Owners' Bill of Rights Act"; enact
In plain English Requires property owners' associations to register, establishes a state board to review complaints against them, and regulates their liens and assessments.
Official synopsis: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to professions and businesses, so as to require the registration of property owners' associations; to provide for renewals and amendments; to provide for appeals; to provide…
Became lawEffective Date 2027-01-01 · 2026-05-12
Homestead Exemption; Cherokee County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes; provide
In plain English Allows Cherokee County school district to exempt homestead property from school taxes based on the increase in assessed value above a base year amount through 2031.
Official synopsis: A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for a homestead exemption from Cherokee County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes, through tax year 2031, in an amount equal to the amount by which the current year assessed value of a homestead…
Became lawEffective Date 2026-05-12 · 2026-05-12
Professions and Businesses; a preclearance process in the licensing of individuals with criminal records who make application to or are investigated by certain licensing boards and commissions; create
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 20, 26, 31, 33, and 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to education, food, drugs, and cosmetics, health, insurance, and professions and businesses; to amend Chapter 4 of Title 25 of the O.C.G.A., relating to firefighter…
Became lawEffective Date 2026-07-01 · 2026-05-12
Georgia Firefighter's Pension Fund; certain members to retire at age 50; provide
In plain English Allows certain Georgia firefighters to retire at age 50 and permits their pension fund to invest in below-investment-grade assets.
Official synopsis: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 6 of Chapter 7 of Title 47 of the O.C.G.A., relating to retirement, retirement allowances, disability benefits, and death benefits relative to the Georgia Firefighter's Pension Fund, so as to provide for certain members to…
Became lawEffective Date 2026-07-01 · 2026-05-12
Offenses Against Public Health and Morals; the establishment of an animal cruelty database; provide
In plain English Requires the Prosecuting Attorneys' Council to create and maintain a database of animal cruelty offenses.
Official synopsis: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 12 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding offenses against public health and morals, so as to provide for the establishment of an animal…
Became lawEffective Date 2026-07-01 · 2026-05-11
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
In plain English Replaces Georgia's licensing and regulation rules for electrical contractors, plumbers, air conditioning contractors, low voltage contractors, and utility contractors.
Official synopsis: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to professions and businesses, so as to repeal Chapter 14, relating to electrical contractors, plumbers, conditioned air contractors, low voltage contractors, and utility contractors, and enact a new Chapter 14;…
Became lawEffective Date 2026-07-01 · 2026-05-11
"True Patriotism and Universal Student Access (TPUSA) Act"; enact
In plain English Requires public schools to allow students to form partisan and nonpartisan political groups and prohibits discrimination based on student political speech content.
Official synopsis: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Subpart 2A of Part 1 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to clubs and organizations, so as to provide for equal access to public schools…
Became lawEffective Date 2026-07-01 · 2026-05-11
"Georgia Human Trafficking Prevention Training Act"; enact
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 21 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to rights, duties, and liabilities of innkeepers, so as to provide for a required human trafficking training program for inns…
Became lawEffective Date 2026-07-01 · 2026-05-11
Sexual Offenses; clergy members to be charged with certain improper sexual contact offenses; permit
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 6 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to sexual offenses, so as to permit clergy members to be charged with certain improper sexual contact offenses; to provide for definitions; to…
Became lawEffective Date 2026-07-01 · 2026-05-11
Professional Counselors; applicants for a license in social work enrolled in a master's degree program to take the master's social work licensing examination in their final semester of the program; authorize
In plain English Allows social work master's degree students to take their licensing exam during their final semester instead of after graduation.
Official synopsis: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 10A of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to examination regarding professional counselors, social workers, and marriage and family therapists, so as to authorize applicants for a license…
Became lawEffective Date 2026-07-01 · 2026-05-11
"Emergency & Public Safety Signal Protection Act"; enact
In plain English Prohibits possessing, using, operating, manufacturing, selling, distributing or importing signal jammers, with exemptions and Attorney General forfeiture authority.
Official synopsis: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to offenses against public order, so as to prohibit the possession, use, operation, manufacture, sale, offer for sale, distribution, or…
Became lawEffective Date 2026-07-01 · 2026-05-11
Education; nonlapsing revenue of institutions of the University System of Georgia and units of the Technical College System of Georgia; extend automatic repeals
In plain English Extends the automatic repeal dates for provisions allowing University System of Georgia institutions and Technical College System units to retain unspent revenue.
Official synopsis: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education, so as to extend automatic repeals of certain provisions regarding nonlapsing revenue of institutions of the University System of Georgia and units of the…
Became lawEffective Date 2026-05-11 · 2026-05-11
Education; enrollment of foster care students within two school days of a request for enrollment by such student's parent or legal custodian; require
In plain English Requires school districts to enroll foster care students within two school days of a parent or legal custodian's enrollment request.
Official synopsis: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-2-670 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to disclosures and information required for permanent enrollment in a grade higher than third, provisional enrollment, and transfer of education records, so as to require…
Became lawEffective Date 2026-05-11 · 2026-05-11
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HB1161 · 2026-04-03
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 House Amendment To Senate Substitute: Senate Vote #982)
HB1247 · 2026-04-03
Georgia Bureaucratic Deference Elimination Act; enact (Agree To House Amendment To Senate Substitute: Senate Vote #983)
HB247 · 2026-04-03
Motor vehicles; restoration of licenses; authorize written consent for release of certain information to be obtained and transferred electronically (Motion To Print: Senate Vote #984)
HB297 · 2026-04-03
Ad valorem tax; define multipurpose off-highway vehicle; provisions (Agree To House Amendment To Senate Substitute: Senate Vote #985)
SB447 · 2026-04-03
Control of Soil Erosion and Sedimentation; denial or nonacceptance of permits; revise provisions (Agree To House Substitute: Senate Vote #989)
SB430 · 2026-04-03
Taxes; certain military museums qualify as destination marketing organizations and private sector nonprofit organizations; provide (Agree To House Substitute: Senate Vote #988)
HB295 · 2026-04-03
Local government; procedures for real property owners to make claims for compensation for loss of property value or expenses incurred; provisions (Agree To House Amendment To Senate Amendment: Senate Vote #987)
SB359 · 2026-04-03
Henry County; Board of Commissioners; code of ethics; revise and restate provisions (Agree To House Substitute: Senate Vote #990)
SR624 · 2026-04-03
Officer Drew Haynes Brown Memorial Intersection; Cobb County; dedicate (Agree To House Substitute: Senate Vote #986)
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 (Agree To House Substitute As Amended: Senate Vote #958)
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 (Agree To House Substitute: Senate Vote #959)
SB261 · 2026-04-02
Magistrates Retirement Fund; early retirement benefit; provide (Agree To House Substitute: Senate Vote #956)
HB334 · 2026-04-02
Sickle Cell Disease Protection Act; enact (Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #933)
HB447 · 2026-04-02
Crimes and offenses; crimes of gift card theft, gift card forgery, and gift card fraud; provide (Passage: Senate Vote #939)
SB23 · 2026-04-02
Retirement; total percentage of funds that the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia may invest in alternative investments; raise the limit (Agree To House Substitute: Senate Vote #960)
HB1187 · 2026-04-02
Trey's Law; enact (Passage: Senate Vote #951)
HB328 · 2026-04-02
Revenue and taxation; increase annual aggregate limit for tax credits available for certain contributions to student scholarship organizations (Shall The Ruling Of The Chair Be Sustained: Senate Vote #972)
HB328 · 2026-04-02
Revenue and taxation; increase annual aggregate limit for tax credits available for certain contributions to student scholarship organizations (Agree To House Amendment To Senate Substitute: Senate Vote #973)
HB1599 · 2026-04-02
Sandersville School Building Authority; members; revise qualification (Local Consent Calendar: Senate Vote #927)
HB445 · 2026-04-02
Ad valorem tax; language required to be included in notices of current assessment; revise (Agree To House Amendment To Senate Substitute: Senate Vote #965)
SB8 · 2026-04-02
Courts; arrest warrant requirements when juvenile courts are acting as courts of inquiry; provide (Agree To House Substitute As Amended: Senate Vote #964)
HB1559 · 2026-04-02
Palmetto, City of; qualifications, terms, powers, and duties of mayor, councilmembers, and city manager; revise provisions (Local Consent Calendar: Senate Vote #927)
HB1602 · 2026-04-02
Gainesville, City of; school district ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption (Local Consent Calendar: Senate Vote #927)
HB1565 · 2026-04-02
Lee County; school district ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption (Local Consent Calendar: Senate Vote #927)
SB306 · 2026-04-02
Bona Fide Conservation Use Property; impending expiration to be sent via certified mail; require notices (Agree To House Substitute: Senate Vote #963)
SB586 · 2026-04-02
"K-9 Law Enforcement Heroes Act of 2026"; enact (Agree To House Substitute As Amended: Senate Vote #942)
HB1310 · 2026-04-02
State symbols; cotton as official state fabric; designate (Passage: Senate Vote #981)
HB1277 · 2026-04-02
Conservation and natural resources; increase project cost threshold for public roads or airports requiring environmental evaluations (Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #928)
HB1560 · 2026-04-02
Springfield, City of; Redevelopment Powers Law; provide for a referendum (Local Consent Calendar: Senate Vote #927)
HB1470 · 2026-04-02
Torts; abusive litigation based on alleged website access violations under federal and state law; create a cause of action (Passage: Senate Vote #978)
SB76 · 2026-04-02
License Plates; specialty license plate benefitting the Georgia Veterans Service Foundation; establish (Agree To House Substitute As Amended: Senate Vote #970)
HB999 · 2026-04-02
Magistrate courts; collecting sums and fees authorized by law; revise provisions (Agree To House Amendment To Senate Amendment: Senate Vote #957)
HB1582 · 2026-04-02
Fayette County; school district ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption (Local Consent Calendar: Senate Vote #927)
HB1272 · 2026-04-02
Banking and finance; licensing of payment stablecoin issuers; provisions (Passage: Senate Vote #953)
SB143 · 2026-04-02
Georgia Firefighter's Pension Fund; certain members to retire at age 50; provide (Agree To House Substitute: Senate Vote #941)
SB207 · 2026-04-02
Professions and Businesses; a preclearance process in the licensing of individuals with criminal records who make application to or are investigated by certain licensing boards and commissions; create (Agree To House Amendment To Senate Amendment To House Substitute: Senate Vote #946)
HB1598 · 2026-04-02
Laurens County; school district ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption (Local Consent Calendar: Senate Vote #927)
HB1575 · 2026-04-02
Kingsland, City of; ad valorem tax; apply exemption to residents 62 years or older (Local Consent Calendar: Senate Vote #927)
HB463 · 2026-04-02
Ad valorem tax; certain senior citizens who volunteer with local governments; provide homestead exemption (Agree To House Amendment To Senate Substitute: Senate Vote #971)
HB1601 · 2026-04-02
Gainesville, City of; ad valorem tax for municipal purposes; provide homestead exemption (Local Consent Calendar: Senate Vote #927)
HB1409 · 2026-04-02
Domestic relations; revise mandated reporting of child abuse (Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #932)
HB1573 · 2026-04-02
Statham, City of; ad valorem tax for municipal purposes; provide homestead exemption (Local Consent Calendar: Senate Vote #927)
HB1569 · 2026-04-02
McDonough, City of; Municipal Court; authorize assessment and collection of a technology fee (Local Consent Calendar: Senate Vote #927)
HB1344 · 2026-04-02
Georgia Insurance Affordability and Claims Integrity Act; enact (Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #929)
HB1562 · 2026-04-02
Pike County; ad valorem tax; increase amount of homestead exemption for residents who are totally disabled (Local Consent Calendar: Senate Vote #927)
SB431 · 2026-04-02
Education; enrollment of foster care students within two school days of a request for enrollment by such student's parent or legal custodian; require (Agree To House Substitute: Senate Vote #944)
HB52 · 2026-04-02
Ad valorem tax; qualified disabled veterans; extend homestead exemption to unremarried surviving spouses or minor children (Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #952)
HB1404 · 2026-04-02
Pooler, City of; levy an excise tax (Local Consent Calendar: Senate Vote #927)
HB141 · 2026-04-02
Revenue and taxation; allow businesses and practitioners to provide affidavits of certified public accountants in lieu of tax returns (Passage: Senate Vote #976)
HB1588 · 2026-04-02
Cobb County; salaries of chief deputy sheriff, assistant chief deputy sheriff, and executive assistant to the sheriff shall be determined by the sheriff; provide (Local Consent Calendar: Senate Vote #927)
SB469 · 2026-04-02
Board of Commissioners of Forsyth County; term limits for members; provide (Agree To House Substitute: Senate Vote #966)
HB309 · 2026-04-02
Local government; require adoption of a resolution or ordinance and voter approval prior to abolishment of a police force that was created by such method (Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #947)
SB623 · 2026-04-02
State Court of Clayton County; compensation of the solicitor-general of the state court; revise provisions (Agree To House Substitute: Senate Vote #968)
HB974 · 2026-04-02
General appropriations; State Fiscal Year July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027 (Adopt Conference Committee Report: Senate Vote #975)
HB1116 · 2026-04-02
Homeownership Opportunity and Market Equalization Act of 2026; enact (Agree To House Amendment To Senate Substitute: Senate Vote #974)
SB613 · 2026-04-02
Superior Court of Clayton County; change the compensation of the sheriff (Agree To House Substitute: Senate Vote #969)
HB1131 · 2026-04-02
Criminal procedure; personal service of process for notice of a warrant application hearing; provide (Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #948)
SB33 · 2026-04-02
"Georgia Hemp Farming Act"; total THC concentration of consumable hemp products; provide limits (Motion For The Previous Question: Senate Vote #979)
SB33 · 2026-04-02
"Georgia Hemp Farming Act"; total THC concentration of consumable hemp products; provide limits (Agree To House Substitute As Amended: Senate Vote #980)
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 (Motion To Table: Senate Vote #934)
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