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Democratic
· Representative
Solomon Adesanya
Represents District 43 in the House of Representatives.
Votes with Democrats
92%
on 106 party-line votes · House Democrats median 92%
Cast a vote
91%
Yea or Nay on 1,046 of 1,146 roll calls · House median 96%
Their bills that became law
31 of 46
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 22, 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 Solomon Adesanya 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 Solomon Adesanya 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. Solomon Adesanya is circled.
Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party
9 of 106 party-line votes.
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
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
SB8 · Courts; arrest warrant requirements when juvenile courts are acting as courts of inquiry; provide
In plain English Requires arrest warrants when juvenile courts act as courts of inquiry.
Passage: House Vote #786 · 2026-03-27 · Passed 115–45 · most Democrats voted the other way
SB485 · 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.
Passage: House Vote #747 · 2026-03-23 · Passed 121–46 · 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.
Passage: House Vote #566 · 2026-02-25 · Passed 104–66 · 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
In plain English Revises Georgia's definition of the Internal Revenue Code to incorporate certain federal tax law provisions into state law.
Passage: House Vote #539 · 2026-02-20 · Passed 106–54 · most Democrats voted the other way
HB645 · Health; COVID-19 testing of staff members in long term-care facilities; repeal certain provisions
Passage: House Vote #259 · 2025-03-06 · Passed 123–49 · most Democrats voted the other way
HB51 · Georgia Environmental Finance Authority; finance and perform certain duties for projects relating to natural gas facilities; authorize
Passage: House Vote #49 · 2025-02-20 · Passed 120–55 · 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
In plain English Requires arrest warrants when juvenile courts act as courts of inquiry.
Passage: House Vote #348 · 2025-03-31 · Failed 79–87
SB513 · "Every Day Counts Act"; enact
In plain English Revises school attendance policies to require multi-tier supports and interventions, and makes chronically truant students ineligible for sports, activities, and driver's licenses.
Passage: House Vote #843 · 2026-04-02 · Failed 80–90
HB1324 · Crimes and offenses; possessing a silencer; repeal prohibition
In plain English Allows people to possess firearm silencers.
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
HB314 · Professions and businesses; athletic trainers; revise and update definitions
Passage: House Vote #152 · 2025-03-04 · Passed 93–77
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.
Matt DubnikRepublican · District 29 · 146 shared contested votes
36%
Mike CheokasRepublican · District 151 · 140 shared contested votes
34%
Charlice ByrdRepublican · District 20 · 144 shared contested votes
33%
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 (100 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.
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Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Solomon Adesanya 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.
Introduced46
Out of committee31
Passed one chamber31
Passed both chambers31
Became law31
Never left committee15
For comparison, the median Democratic member of the House has 47.5 bills that became law this session.
Cobb County; salaries of chief deputy sheriff, assistant chief deputy sheriff, and executive assistant to the sheriff shall be determined by the sheriff; provide
In plain English Allows the Cobb County sheriff to determine the salaries of the chief deputy sheriff, assistant chief deputy sheriff, and executive assistant to the sheriff.
Official synopsis: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act changing the compensation of the clerk of the superior court, the sheriff, and the judge of the Probate Court of Cobb County from the fee system to the salary system, approved February 9, 1949…
Became lawEffective Date 2026-05-12 · 2026-05-12
Mableton, City of; Redevelopment Powers Law; provide for a referendum
In plain English Allows the City of Mableton to exercise redevelopment powers under state law, subject to voter approval through referendum.
Official synopsis: A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the City of Mableton, Georgia, to exercise all redevelopment and other powers provided for under Article IX, Section II, Paragraph VII(b) of the Georgia Constitution and Chapter 44 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., the "Redevelopment…
Became lawEffective Date 2026-05-11 · 2026-05-11
Cobb County; State Court; change compensation of judges
In plain English Increases compensation for judges of the State Court of Cobb County.
Official synopsis: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the State Court of Cobb County, approved March 26, 1964 (Ga. L. 1964, p. 3211), as amended, so as to change the compensation of judges of the State Court of Cobb County; to…
Became lawEffective Date 2026-05-11 · 2026-05-11
Cannon, Representative Park; recognize
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Representative Park Cannon; and for other purposes.
Became lawHouse Read and Adopted · 2026-03-25
Impact Georgia Day and honoring distinguished Georgians for their contributions to the state and beyond; recognize
A RESOLUTION recognizing Impact Georgia Day and honoring distinguished Georgians for their contributions to the state and beyond; and for other purposes.
Became lawHouse Read and Adopted · 2026-03-25
Reese, Representative Teddy; recognize
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Representative Teddy Reese; and for other purposes.
Became lawHouse Read and Adopted · 2026-03-25
Gilliard, Representative Carl; recognize
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Representative Carl Gilliard; and for other purposes.
Became lawHouse Read and Adopted · 2026-03-25
Draper, Representative Saira; recognize
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Representative Saira Draper; and for other purposes.
Became lawHouse Read and Adopted · 2026-03-25
Jackson, Representative Derrick; recognize
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Representative Derrick Jackson; and for other purposes.
Became lawHouse Read and Adopted · 2026-03-25
McClain; Representative Dewey; recognize
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Representative Dewey McClain; and for other purposes.
Became lawHouse Read and Adopted · 2026-03-25
Jackson; Representative Edna; recognize
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Representative Edna Jackson; and for other purposes.
Became lawHouse Read and Adopted · 2026-03-25
Romman, Representative Ruwa; recognize
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Representative Ruwa Romman; and for other purposes.
Became lawHouse Read and Adopted · 2026-03-25
Jackson, Representative Mack; recognize
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Representative Mack Jackson; and for other purposes.
Became lawHouse Read and Adopted · 2026-03-25
DJ Plugg; influential contributions to Atlanta's musical culture and the evolution of modern hip-hop; commend
A RESOLUTION commending DJ Plugg for his influential contributions to Atlanta's musical culture and the evolution of modern hip-hop; and for other purposes.
Became lawHouse Read and Adopted · 2026-03-25
Clark, Representative Jasmine; recognize
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Representative Jasmine Clark; and for other purposes.
Became lawHouse Read and Adopted · 2026-03-25
“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 509-E, Coverdell Legislative Office Building 18 Capitol Square SW, Atlanta, GA 30334
District-Mail Office
📍P.O. Box 674808, Marietta, GA 30006
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