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Democratic
· Representative
Sylvia Wayfer
Represents District 64 in the House of Representatives.
Votes with Democrats
99%
on 80 party-line votes · House Democrats median 92%
Cast a vote
75%
Yea or Nay on 863 of 1,146 roll calls · House median 96%
Their bills that became law
21 of 33
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 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 Sylvia Wayfer 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 Sylvia Wayfer 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. Sylvia Wayfer is circled.
Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party
1 of 80 party-line votes.
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.
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
SB175 · Elections and Primaries; use of ranked-choice voting; prohibit
Passage: House Vote #817 · 2026-03-31 · Passed 89–73
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.
Mandi BallingerRepublican · District 23 · 27 shared contested votes
33%
Charlice ByrdRepublican · District 20 · 110 shared contested votes
32%
Marcus WiedowerRepublican · District 121 · 29 shared contested votes
31%
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 (283 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.
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Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Sylvia Wayfer 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.
Introduced33
Out of committee23
Passed one chamber22
Passed both chambers21
Became law21
Never left committee10
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
Douglasville, City of; require candidates seeking election from a district to reside in such district for a certain amount of time prior to the date of such election
In plain English Requires Douglasville city council candidates to reside in their district for a set period before running for election.
Official synopsis: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Douglasville, approved April 16, 1999 (Ga. L. 1999, p. 4559), as amended, to require candidates seeking election from a district to reside in such district…
Became lawEffective Date 2026-05-11 · 2026-05-11
Pilgrim, Vicki; outstanding service and contributions to the Georgia Golden Olympics and the National Senior Games Association; commend
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Vicki Pilgrim for her outstanding service and contributions to the Georgia Golden Olympics and the National Senior Games Association; and for other purposes.
Became lawHouse Read and Adopted · 2026-04-02
Men and women of the United States Armed Forces; honoring the courage, service, and sacrifice; honor
A RESOLUTION honoring the courage, service, and sacrifice of the men and women of the United States Armed Forces; and for other purposes.
Became lawHouse Read and Adopted · 2026-03-18
Lay, Nasir Shakur; honoring the life and memory; condolences
A RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of Nasir Shakur Lay; and for other purposes.
Became lawHouse Read and Adopted · 2026-03-16
Meyers Taylor, Elana; recognize
A RESOLUTION recognizing and congratulating Elana Meyers Taylor; and for other purposes.
Became lawHouse Read and Adopted · 2026-03-16
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., Tri Mu Chapter; longstanding service and contributions to Douglas, Paulding, and Carroll Counties; commend
A RESOLUTION recognizing Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., Tri Mu Chapter, for its longstanding service and contributions to Douglas, Paulding, and Carroll Counties; and for other purposes.
Became lawHouse Read and Adopted · 2026-03-06
Black Midwives Day in Georgia; March 14, 2026; recognize
A RESOLUTION recognizing March 14, 2026, as Black Midwives Day in Georgia; and for other purposes.
Became lawHouse Read and Adopted · 2026-03-04
McClendon-Redmond, Judy; receiving the 2026 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award; commend
A RESOLUTION congratulating and commending Judy McClendon-Redmond for receiving the 2026 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award; and for other purposes.
Became lawHouse Read and Adopted · 2026-03-03
Washington, Senior Chief Earnest C.; retirement from the Department of Veterans Affairs and prior decades-long service to the United States Navy; commend
A RESOLUTION honoring Senior Chief Earnest C. Washington upon his retirement from the Department of Veterans Affairs and prior decades-long service to the United States Navy; and for other purposes.
Became lawHouse Read and Adopted · 2026-03-03
Smooth Ashlar Grand Chapter, Order of Eastern Star, Prince Hall Origin, Jurisdiction of Georgia; 80 years of exemplary service, leadership, and charitable contributions to communities throughout the State of Georgia; commend
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending the Smooth Ashlar Grand Chapter, Order of Eastern Star, Prince Hall Origin, Jurisdiction of Georgia, for 80 years of exemplary service, leadership, and charitable contributions to communities throughout the State of Georgia; and for other purposes.
Became lawHouse Read and Adopted · 2026-02-26
Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired Act; enact
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 9 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency, so as to establish the Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired; to provide for the composition…
Not out of committeeHouse Second Readers · 2026-02-20
Andrew "Drew" Keith Slay Memorial Bridge; Douglas County; dedicate
A RESOLUTION honoring the life of Mr. Andrew "Drew" Keith Slay and dedicating a bridge in his memory; and for other purposes.
Not out of committeeHouse Second Readers · 2026-02-18
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.; longstanding service and contributions to the communities of Douglas, Paulding, and Carroll Counties; commend
A RESOLUTION recognizing Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., for its longstanding service and contributions to the communities of Douglas, Paulding, and Carroll Counties; and for other purposes.
Became lawHouse Read and Adopted · 2026-02-17
Atlanta Community Food Bank; partnership efforts in Douglas County and its continued commitment to combating food insecurity throughout the State of Georgia; commend
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending the Atlanta Community Food Bank for its partnership efforts in Douglas County and its continued commitment to combating food insecurity throughout the State of Georgia; and for other purposes.
Became lawHouse Read and Adopted · 2026-02-17
“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)
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