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Running forState House, District 139

Carmen Rice

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Overview

Carmen Rice is an American politician. She is a member of the Georgia House of Representatives from the 139th district, serving since 2024.

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Facts from Wikipedia.

Bills they wrote

Bills and joint resolutions where they're the main author, since 2023. Laws first, then the ones that got furthest.

Wrote

8 bills

Became law

1 became law. Another 2 passed the House or Senate but didn't.

  • Introduced Jan 29, 2026HB 1107: Excellent Teacher Preparation Act; enact
    Became law
  • Introduced Jan 14, 2025HB 52: Ad valorem tax; qualified disabled veterans; extend homestead exemption to unremarried surviving spouses or minor children
    Passed both chambers
  • Introduced Feb 17, 2026HB 1345: State Workforce Development Board; approval of certain eligible workforce training programs relative to implementing the federal Workforce Pell Grant program; provide
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Feb 9, 2026HB 1257: Education; incentive grants for local boards of education to approve charter school petitions; revise provisions
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 28, 2026HB 1062: Education, Department of; publish relevant and applicable federal guidance documents and related information; require
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 28, 2026HB 1064: Education; standardized college admissions tests to include Classic Learning Test (CLT); revise provisions
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 27, 2025HB 671: Torts; right of action against any person who knowingly or negligently engages in sexually explicit conduct in the presence of a minor; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 12, 2025HB 434: Crimes and offenses; offense of selling a child for financial gain; provide
    Introduced

Source: Open States

How they voted

Final votes on bills that passed either chamber of the Georgia legislature, since 2023. Votes on amendments, committees, and procedure are left out. A bill can show up under more than one topic.

Votes shown

738 votes on bills that passed at least one chamber.

Attendance

Didn't vote on 18 of 800 votes (2%). They had permission to be away (excused) for 4 of them.

By topic
Agriculture18 votes
    Alcoholic Beverages1 vote
      Animals8 votes
        Appeal and Error13 votes
          Aviation10 votes
            Banking and Finance9 votes
              Buildings and Housing11 votes
                Civil Practice18 votes
                  Commerce and Trade25 votes
                    Conservation and Natural Resources36 votes
                      Contracts4 votes
                        Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations3 votes
                          Courts59 votes
                            Crimes and Offenses (Criminal Code)67 votes
                              Criminal Procedure28 votes
                                Domestic Relations17 votes
                                  Education121 votes
                                    Elections16 votes
                                      Equity2 votes
                                        Evidence5 votes
                                          Fire Protection and Safety8 votes
                                            Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics18 votes
                                              Game and Fish13 votes
                                                General Assembly18 votes
                                                  General Provisions, Ocga7 votes
                                                    Guardian and Ward5 votes
                                                      Handicapped Persons9 votes
                                                        Health88 votes
                                                          Highways, Bridges, and Ferries21 votes
                                                            Insurance55 votes
                                                              Labor and Industrial Relations12 votes
                                                                Law Enforcement Officers and Agencies36 votes
                                                                  Local Government62 votes
                                                                    Mental Health17 votes
                                                                      Military, Emergency Management, and Veterans Affairs28 votes
                                                                        Minors16 votes
                                                                          Motor Vehicles and Traffic66 votes
                                                                            Penal Institutions18 votes
                                                                              Professions and Businesses74 votes
                                                                                Property46 votes
                                                                                  Public Officers and Employees38 votes
                                                                                    Public Utilities and Transportation14 votes
                                                                                      Retirement and Pensions20 votes
                                                                                        Revenue and Taxation114 votes
                                                                                          Social Services24 votes
                                                                                            State Government66 votes
                                                                                              Torts5 votes
                                                                                                Waters, Ports, and Watercraft4 votes
                                                                                                  Wills, Trusts, and Administration of Estates4 votes
                                                                                                    Local laws (one city or county)3 votes
                                                                                                      Other9 votes

                                                                                                        Source: Open States, Georgia General Assembly. Topics from the state legislature.