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Marvin Lim

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Overview

Marvin Certeza Lim is an American attorney and politician from Georgia. Lim is a Democratic member of Georgia House of Representatives for District 98.

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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

42 bills

Became law

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

  • Introduced Feb 2, 2026HB 1161: Motor vehicles; proper operation upon approach by an authorized emergency vehicle or by a law enforcement vehicle for purposes of a traffic stop; provide
    Became law
  • Introduced Jan 23, 2023HB 43: Council on American Indian Concerns; revise membership
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 26, 2025HB 641: Public utilities; require electric supplier to hold the proposed discontinuation of electrical service to a residential customer who suffers from a serious illness in abeyance for a certain period of time
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Mar 25, 2026HB 1604: Quality Basic Education Act; require the task force reviewing the effectiveness of existing program weights to meet every two years rather than every three years
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 6, 2026HB 1517: Nuisances; presumption of the creation of a nuisance based on certain residential local ordinance violations; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 6, 2026HB 1518: Criminal procedure; notice upon change of date, time, or location for a required court appearance from that listed upon a uniform traffic citation; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 26, 2026HB 1472: Income tax; term "small business"; revise definition
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 25, 2026HB 1456: Crimes and offenses; protective orders or consent agreements for victims against persons who have committed acts of sexual assault; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 25, 2026HB 1457: Ad valorem tax; preferential assessment of affordable home use property; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 12, 2026HB 1314: Banking and finance; require licensees to disclose whether a transaction is reportable to a credit reporting agency
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 27, 2026HB 1053: Law enforcement officers and agencies; local law enforcement involvement with immigration and cooperation with federal authorities; repeal provisions
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 16, 2026HB 1010: Commerce and trade; annual reports of the value of securities sold or offered to be sold; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 27, 2025HB 673: Criminal procedure; limitations on bars to first offender treatment for certain minor offenders adjudicated as adults; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 26, 2025HB 642: Georgia Dye Free School Meals Act; enact
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 24, 2025HB 605: Public Health, Department of; continue operation of Georgia Tobacco Quit Line, subject to appropriations of funds; require
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 24, 2025HB 607: Public Health, Department of; two-year pilot program for home visiting in homes of children with asthma; provisions
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 24, 2025HB 606: FAIR Plan Stabilization Act; enact
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 12, 2025HB 437: State Board of Education; establish rules and regulations for local school system outreach efforts regarding ESOL program; require
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 29, 2025HB 189: Notaries public; limitations regarding certain notarial acts; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 29, 2025HB 190: Property; prohibit condominium and property owners' associations from retaliating against property owners for taking certain actions
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 29, 2025HB 188: Criminal procedure; extend certain protections for victims of family violence and stalking with respect to residential leases
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 26, 2024HB 1517: Georgia Technology Authority; require implementation of state-wide website for all individuals to upload documentation in support of applications to state agencies; provisions
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 26, 2024HB 1518: Community Affairs, Department of; establish GeorgiaCorps Grant Program; provisions
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 26, 2024HB 1519: Local government; enter into nondisclosure agreements; prohibit
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 21, 2024HB 1514: Law enforcement officers and agencies; employ civilian personnel to investigate traffic accidents involving property damage; provisions
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 21, 2024HB 1512: Medical assistance; coverage of prescription drugs prescribed as a treatment for obesity for Medicaid recipients; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 21, 2024HB 1513: Health; bad debts and underpayment for Medicare services; provisions
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 27, 2024HB 1424: Right to Contraception Act; enact
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 20, 2024HB 1342: Council on American Indian Concerns; revise membership
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 20, 2024HB 1343: Public assistance; provide Medicaid coverage for tobacco cessation treatments
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 8, 2024HB 1210: Community Affairs, Department of; authorize creation of data base to make certain information available about multifamily complexes
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 23, 2024HB 1005: Insurance; every health benefit policy shall provide coverage for rabies immune globulin and vaccinations administered after potential exposure to rabies; require
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 23, 2024HB 1006: Education; local school systems or public schools issuing identification cards to include certain information regarding suicide prevention resources; require
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 29, 2023HB 842: Georgia Shoot First Act; enact
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 28, 2023HB 630: End Monopolies in Housing Act; enact
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 9, 2023HB 344: Property; landlord duties regarding rental premises; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 2, 2023HB 216: Criminal procedure; award made from Georgia Crime Victims Emergency Fund to sexual assault survivors for medical treatment or counseling; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 1, 2023HB 184: Insurance; mental health parity requirements; include a specific federal regulation
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 23, 2023HB 39: Education; issuance of transcripts when a student owes a debt to an institution of higher education; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 23, 2023HB 41: Mental health; emergency involuntary treatment for mental health and alcohol and drug dependency; revise procedures
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 23, 2023HB 42: Ad valorem tax; county tax commissioner duties; revise provisions
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 23, 2023HB 40: Excise tax; rooms, lodgings, and accommodations; provide exemption from county and municipal taxes for charges paid by hotel/motel vouchers
    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

1,474 votes on bills that passed at least one chamber.

Attendance

Didn't vote on 57 of 1,606 votes (4%). They had permission to be away (excused) for 21 of them.

By topic
Agriculture42 votes
    Alcoholic Beverages6 votes
      Animals10 votes
        Appeal and Error21 votes
          Aviation11 votes
            Banking and Finance18 votes
              Buildings and Housing23 votes
                Civil Practice36 votes
                  Commerce and Trade53 votes
                    Commercial Code2 votes
                      Conservation and Natural Resources55 votes
                        Contracts5 votes
                          Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations7 votes
                            Courts124 votes
                              Crimes and Offenses (Criminal Code)132 votes
                                Criminal Procedure49 votes
                                  Domestic Relations25 votes
                                    Education212 votes
                                      Elections33 votes
                                        Equity6 votes
                                          Evidence15 votes
                                            Fire Protection and Safety14 votes
                                              Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics30 votes
                                                Game and Fish20 votes
                                                  General Assembly56 votes
                                                    General Provisions, Ocga10 votes
                                                      Guardian and Ward10 votes
                                                        Handicapped Persons19 votes
                                                          Health159 votes
                                                            Highways, Bridges, and Ferries43 votes
                                                              Insurance98 votes
                                                                Labor and Industrial Relations19 votes
                                                                  Law Enforcement Officers and Agencies72 votes
                                                                    Local Government127 votes
                                                                      Mental Health30 votes
                                                                        Military, Emergency Management, and Veterans Affairs47 votes
                                                                          Minors33 votes
                                                                            Motor Vehicles and Traffic137 votes
                                                                              Nuisances2 votes
                                                                                Penal Institutions36 votes
                                                                                  Professions and Businesses132 votes
                                                                                    Property91 votes
                                                                                      Public Officers and Employees76 votes
                                                                                        Public Utilities and Transportation27 votes
                                                                                          Retirement and Pensions37 votes
                                                                                            Revenue and Taxation203 votes
                                                                                              Social Services51 votes
                                                                                                State Government135 votes
                                                                                                  Torts18 votes
                                                                                                    Waters, Ports, and Watercraft14 votes
                                                                                                      Wills, Trusts, and Administration of Estates9 votes
                                                                                                        Local laws (one city or county)9 votes
                                                                                                          Other23 votes

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