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Democratic
· Representative
Robert Dawson
Represents District 65 in the House of Representatives.
Votes with Democrats
66%
on 112 party-line votes · House Democrats median 92%
Cast a vote
98%
Yea or Nay on 1,124 of 1,146 roll calls · House median 96%
Their bills that became law
48 of 67
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 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 Robert Dawson 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 Robert Dawson 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. Robert Dawson is circled.
Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party
38 of 112 party-line votes, most recent 10 shown.
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
SB440 · Department of Public Health; provisions relative to duties or functions; modernize and update
Passage: House Vote #847 · 2026-04-02 · Passed 98–76 · 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
HB1185 · Courts; certain shareholder claims to be brought before the Georgia State-wide Business Court; provide
In plain English Allows certain shareholder claims to be brought before Georgia's State-wide Business Court and permits corporations to require such claims in their bylaws or articles of incorporation.
Agree To Senate Amendment: House Vote #828 · 2026-03-31 · Passed 97–65 · most Democrats voted the other way
SB8 · Courts; arrest warrant requirements when juvenile courts are acting as courts of inquiry; provide
Passage: House Vote #786 · 2026-03-27 · Passed 115–45 · most Democrats voted the other way
HB1020 · Judicial Retirement System; payment of monthly retirement benefits for creditable service as a district attorney at the age of 65 years; provide
Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #770 · 2026-03-25 · Passed 100–55 · most Democrats voted the other way
SB177 · Government Transparency and Campaign Finance; transparency in foreign funded political activities within the state; provide
Passage: House Vote #709 · 2026-03-16 · Passed 98–65 · most Democrats voted the other way
HB1285 · Sales and use tax; limit number of local sales and use taxes by authorizing counties; revise provisions
Passage: House Vote #688 · 2026-03-07 · Passed 98–58 · most Democrats voted the other way
HB880 · Income tax; reduce tax rate that may be reached under certain conditions
Passage: House Vote #663 · 2026-03-06 · Passed 102–69 · 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.
Matt DubnikRepublican · District 29 · 154 shared contested votes
56%
Don ParsonsRepublican · District 44 · 147 shared contested votes
54%
Mike CheokasRepublican · District 151 · 147 shared contested votes
54%
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 (22 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.
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Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Robert Dawson 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.
Introduced67
Out of committee53
Passed one chamber48
Passed both chambers48
Became law48
Never left committee14
For comparison, the median Democratic member of the House has 47.5 bills that became law this session.
Fulton County; Board of Education; change election date of president
In plain English Changes the election date for the president of the Fulton County Board of Education.
Official synopsis: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for the number of members and for the election of members of the Board of Education of Fulton County, approved February 10, 1984 (Ga. L. 1984, p. 3591), as amended, so as to…
Became lawEffective Date 2026-07-01 · 2026-05-12
Palmetto, City of; qualifications, terms, powers, and duties of mayor, councilmembers, and city manager; revise provisions
In plain English Changes the qualifications, terms, powers, and duties of Palmetto's mayor, councilmembers, and city manager.
Official synopsis: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Palmetto, approved March 2, 1966 (Ga. L. 1966, p. 2771), as amended, so as to revise provisions related to the qualifications, terms, powers, and duties…
Became lawEffective Date 2026-05-11 · 2026-05-11
Palmetto, City of; ad valorem tax for municipal purposes; provide homestead exemption
In plain English Allows Palmetto residents age 65 and older to exempt their home's full assessed value from city property taxes.
Official synopsis: A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from City of Palmetto ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes in the amount of the full assessed value of the homestead for residents of that city who are 65 years of age or…
Became lawEffective Date 2026-05-11 · 2026-05-11
Fulton County; Board of Education; pension board; revise membership
In plain English Changes the membership of the Fulton County Board of Education pension board.
Official synopsis: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing in Fulton County a system for pension and retirement to pay teachers and employees of the Board of Education of Fulton County, approved February 2, 1945 (Ga. L. 1945, p. 528), as amended,…
Became lawEffective Date 2026-05-11 · 2026-05-11
Center for Employment Opportunities Atlanta; commend
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending the Center for Employment Opportunities Atlanta; and for other purposes.
Became lawHouse Read and Adopted · 2026-04-02
Blackburn, Bob; commend
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Bob Blackburn; and for other purposes.
Became lawHouse Read and Adopted · 2026-03-31
House Study Committee on Education Finance; create
A RESOLUTION creating the House Study Committee on Education Finance; and for other purposes.
Out of committeeHouse Committee Favorably Reported · 2026-03-31
Brady, Keith; commend
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Keith Brady; and for other purposes.
Became lawHouse Read and Adopted · 2026-03-27
The Georgia Caribbean American Heritage Coalition Inc.; commend
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending the Georgia Caribbean American Heritage Coalition Inc.; and for other purposes.
Became lawHouse Read and Adopted · 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
Woo, Jessie; commend
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Jessie Woo; and for other purposes.
Became lawHouse Read and Adopted · 2026-03-18
Importance of National Board Certification in strengthening the teaching profession in the State of Georgia; commend
A RESOLUTION recognizing the importance of National Board Certification in strengthening the teaching profession in the State of Georgia; and for other purposes.
Became lawHouse Read and Adopted · 2026-03-18
Eck, Fallon Georgeanna; celebrate birth
A RESOLUTION celebrating the birth of Fallon Georgeanna Eck; and for other purposes.
Became lawHouse Read and Adopted · 2026-03-16
Brown, Fannie; commend
A RESOLUTION commending and congratulating Fannie Brown; and for other purposes.
Became lawHouse Read and Adopted · 2026-03-16
House Study Committee on Rural Hospitals; create
A RESOLUTION creating the House Study Committee on Rural Hospitals; and for other purposes.
Out of committeeHouse Committee Favorably Reported · 2026-03-16
“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).
Capitol Office
📍Room 511-C, Coverdell Legislative Office Building 18 Capitol Square SW, Atlanta, GA 30334
District-Mail Office
📍P.O. Box 571255, Atlanta, GA 30309
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