Bill Cowsert voted for an immigrant registry, for gerrymandering, against LGBTQ adoption and bail reform.
District 46 Senator (R)
404-463-1366
Office: 121- F State Capitol
bill.cowsert@senate.ga.gov
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Committee Membership
Rules (Ex-Officio)
Reapportionment and Redistricting
Appropriations – Higher Education
Health and Human Services
Appropriations
Regulated Industries and Utilities
Judiciary (Vice Chairman)
Health and Human Services – Technology and Education
Finance (Ex-Officio)
Administrative Affairs
Assignments
Voting Record
HB 205 – Restrict Fracking: YES
HB 217 – Public Dollars for Private Scholarships: YES
HB 787 – Funding Boost for Charter Schools: YES
HB 834 – No Penalty for Lease Breaking: YES
HB 918 – Top Rate Tax Cuts: YES
SB 309 – Voter Suppression: YES
SB 315 – Cyber-snooping: did not vote
SB 262 – Eagle’s Landing: YES
SB 355 – Restrict Georgia Power’s Profits: NO
SB 375 – Anti-LGBTQ Adoption: YES
SB 452 – Cooperation with ICE: YES
SB 407 – Cash Bail Reform: NO
SR 587 – Make English the Official Language: co-sponsor
(More information about 2018 votes)
Bill Cowsert voted with Athens for Everyone 15.4% of the time in 2018 (2/13).
HB 51 – Preventing Universities from Investigating Sexual Assault: YES
HB 160 – Commission on Mass Transit Funding: YES
HB 280 – Campus Carry: NO
HB 338 – Education Turnaround Advisory Council: YES
HB 452 – Immigrant Registration: YES
HB 515 – Gerrymandering and Voter Suppression: YES
SB 1 – Equate Political Expression with Terrorism: YES
SB 85 – Beer Sales at Breweries: YES
SB 160 – Criminalizing Protest: YES
SB 233 – Religious Freedom Restoration Act: NO
(More information about 2017 votes)
Bill Cowsert voted with Athens for Everyone 36.4% of the time in 2017 (4/11).
HB 757 – First Amendment Defense Act: YES
HB 764 – Crosswalks: did not vote
HB 827 / SB 304 – Justice for Rape Victims: YES
SB 369 – MARTA Expansion: did not vote
(More information about 2016 votes)
Bill voted with Athens for Everyone 33.3% of the time in 2016 (1/3).
HB 85 – Redefine “Grocery Store”: NO
SB 139 – Bans Local Regulation of Plastic Bags: YES
HB 170 – Transportation Funding Bill: YES
HB 106 – Allows for T-SPLOST: YES
SB 76 – Pedestrian and Cyclist Intersection changes: YES
SB 129 – Religious Freedom Restoration Act: YES
(More information about 2015 votes)
Bill voted with Athens for Everyone 42.9% of the time in 2015 (3/7).
Questionnaire Responses
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