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Republican
· Representative
Mark Newton
Represents District 127 in the House of Representatives.
Votes with Republicans
98%
on 117 party-line votes · House Republicans median 98%
Cast a vote
95%
Yea or Nay on 1,088 of 1,146 roll calls · House median 96%
Their bills that became law
37 of 83
as a primary sponsor, this session · Republicans median 47
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 Mark Newton 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 Mark Newton 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. Mark Newton is circled.
Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party
2 of 117 party-line votes.
HB1446 · 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 · 2026-03-06 · Failed 52–114 · most Republicans voted the other way
HB314 · Professions and businesses; athletic trainers; revise and update definitions
Passage: House Vote #152 · 2025-03-04 · Passed 93–77 · most Republicans 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
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.
Patty Marie StinsonDemocrat · District 150 · 99 shared contested votes
62%
Sheila NelsonDemocrat · District 130 · 66 shared contested votes
56%
Tangie HerringDemocrat · District 145 · 157 shared contested votes
56%
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 (58 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.
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Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Mark Newton 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.
Introduced83
Out of committee66
Passed one chamber49
Passed both chambers37
Became law37
Never left committee17
For comparison, the median Republican member of the House has 47 bills that became law this session.
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.
Official synopsis: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 34 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the "Medical Practice Act of the State of Georgia," so as to provide for the regulation of the administration…
Became lawEffective Date 2026-07-01 · 2026-05-12
Bingo; properties used for games; limit number of sessions; provisions
In plain English Limits the number of monthly bingo game sessions allowed and revises rules for bingo game properties, prizes, and worker compensation.
Official synopsis: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 2 of Chapter 12 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to bingo, so as to provide for the information to be provided on applications for bingo games;…
Became lawEffective Date 2026-07-01 · 2026-05-12
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
In plain English Requires stem cell therapies to exclude cells derived from aborted fetuses and establishes patient consent and notice requirements.
Official synopsis: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 34 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to medical practice, so as to ensure that stem cell therapies are used to advance medical treatments and improve patient…
Became lawEffective Date 2026-07-01 · 2026-05-11
Controlled substances; Schedule I; psilocybin; revise a provision
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-13-25 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to Schedule I controlled substances, so as to revise a provision relating to psilocybin; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for…
Became lawEffective Date 2026-07-01 · 2026-05-11
Insurance; methods of payment to healthcare providers; provide certain requirements
In plain English Requires insurers to follow certain requirements when paying healthcare providers, including notification rules and prohibitions on additional fees and contractual waivers.
Official synopsis: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 24 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance generally, so as to provide for certain requirements concerning methods of payment to healthcare providers; to provide for definitions; to provide…
Became lawEffective Date 2026-07-01 · 2026-05-05
Controlled substances; Schedule I; provide certain provisions
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 13 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to controlled substances, so as to provide for certain provisions relating to Schedule I controlled substances; to provide for certain provisions relating to…
Became lawEffective Date 2026-05-05 · 2026-05-05
Professions and businesses; improve efficiencies in issuance of permits for dentists to administer conscious sedation and general anesthesia
In plain English Allows dentists to obtain permits to administer conscious sedation and general anesthesia through streamlined evaluation and certification procedures.
Official synopsis: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 11 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to dentists, dental hygienists, and dental assistants, so as to improve efficiencies in the issuance of…
Became lawEffective Date 2026-07-01 · 2026-05-05
Chairman Don A. Grantham Interchange; Richmond County; dedicate
A RESOLUTION recognizing Mr. Don A. Grantham and dedicating an interchange in his honor; and for other purposes.
Not out of committeeHouse Second Readers · 2026-03-31
Georgia Student Finance Authority; establish a needs based scholarship program for students at eligible public and private postsecondary institutions
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Student Finance Authority, so as to establish a needs based scholarship program for students…
Passed one chamberSenate Tabled · 2026-03-31
Insurance; guidelines and recommendations for colorectal cancer screening, examinations, and laboratory tests; provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 33-24-56.3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to colorectal cancer screening and testing, so as to provide for guidelines and recommendations for colorectal cancer screening, examinations, and laboratory tests; to provide for…
Passed one chamberSenate Tabled · 2026-03-31
Education; remove requirement of having a licensed physician in automated external defibrillator programs
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 health, so as to remove the requirement of having a licensed physician in automated external defibrillator…
Passed one chamberSenate Tabled · 2026-03-31
Bridging the Gap for ALS and Chronic Kidney Disease Act of 2025; enact
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 43 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to Medicare supplement insurance, so as to provide for Medicare supplement policies to be issued and renewed for individuals under 65 years of…
Passed one chamberSenate Tabled · 2026-03-31
Hyland, Donna W.; retirement from Children's Healthcare of Atlanta; commend
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Donna W. Hyland upon her retirement from Children's Healthcare of Atlanta; and for other purposes.
Became lawHouse Read and Adopted · 2026-03-27
Motor vehicles; increase number of free license plates issued to certain veterans
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-2-85.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to license plates for certain veterans, so as to increase the number of free license plates issued to certain veterans; to provide for related matters;…
Passed one chamberSenate Passed/Adopted By Substitute · 2026-03-27
Firearm Safe Handling and Secure Storage Tax Credit Act; enact
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to income taxes, so as to provide for a tax credit for certain eligible expenses incurred for firearm safe handling instructional courses and…
Passed one chamberSenate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · 2026-03-27
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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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