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Rick A. Williams

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Overview

Ricky Alvin Williams is an American politician currently serving as a member of the Georgia Senate since 2023.

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Facts from Wikipedia.

How to reach them
Source: Open States

Bills they wrote

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

Wrote

53 bills

Became law

13 became law. Another 10 passed the House or Senate but didn't.

  • Introduced Feb 20, 2026SB 543: Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for Butts County; required to read an ordinance, resolution, or other matter before the board at one meeting prior to the adoption; provide
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 20, 2026SB 545: Butts County; a homestead exemption from Butts County ad valorem taxes for county purposes; provide
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 20, 2026SB 544: Butts County; a homestead exemption from Butts County ad valorem taxes for county purposes; provide
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 21, 2025SB 241: Funeral Directors; organic human reduction as a means of disposing of deceased human bodies; provide
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 11, 2025SB 146: Health, Local Government, and Property; regulations and protections of cemeteries and burial grounds; provide
    Became law
  • Introduced Mar 6, 2024SB 575: Milledgeville Public Facilities Authority; create
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 8, 2024SB 468: Baldwin County; staggered terms for the board of commissioners; provide
    Became law
  • Introduced Jan 25, 2024SB 397: City of Locust Grove; corporate limits of such city; change
    Became law
  • Introduced Jan 10, 2024SB 348: Notification of Suspicious or Unusual Deaths; individual had not been seen by a physician prior to death; revise the period
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 16, 2023SB 205: Funeral Directors and Embalmers; reinstatement of a lapsed funeral director's license; change provisions
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 14, 2023SB 168: Hospitals and Nursing Homes; chiropractic practice to have a lien on a cause of action accruing to an injured person; allow
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 9, 2023SB 129: Primaries and Elections; time off for employees to advance vote; provide
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 1, 2023SB 68: Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations; offense of dogfighting as racketeering activity; include
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 25, 2026SB 586: "K-9 Law Enforcement Heroes Act of 2026"; enact
    Passed both chambers
  • Introduced Jan 22, 2024SB 368: Government Transparency and Campaign Finance; foreign nationals from contributing to candidates or campaign committees; prohibit
    Vetoed
  • Introduced Feb 9, 2023SB 138: Office of Sheriff; procedure for filling vacancies; revise
    Passed both chambers
  • Introduced Feb 24, 2026SB 555: War Veterans Home; the admission of eligible nonveteran residents to a Georgia War Veterans' Home under certain circumstances; authorize
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Feb 2, 2026SB 454: Regulation of Fire and Other Hazards; use of temporary door locking devices in public buildings during certain emergency situations; authorize
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Feb 26, 2025SB 260: Central State Hospital Redevelopment Authority; create
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Feb 21, 2025SB 240: Georgia Native Plant Month; designate April of each year
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Feb 12, 2025SB 157: Retirement; certain members or former members of the General Assembly to buy into the Georgia Legislative Retirement System; provide
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Jan 27, 2025SB 29: DNA Sampling, Collection, and Analysis; collection of DNA samples of individuals arrested for the commission of a felony at the time such individuals are booked or otherwise processed by a detention facility; provide
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Jan 24, 2024SB 385: Georgia Military College; legislative intent language regarding certain postsecondary study beyond the second year level; revise
    Passed the Senate
  • Introduced Jun 17, 2026SB 4: Baldwin County; ad valorem taxes; homestead property determined annually for the special district based upon the proceeds of a new Local Homestead Option Sales Tax (LHOST); provide homestead exemption
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 17, 2026SB 624: Public Facilities Authority of the City of Milledgeville and Baldwin County; references to the City of Milledgeville; remove
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 25, 2026SB 581: Vital Records; cremation permits that are distinct from disposition permits; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 25, 2026SB 582: Coroners; the pronouncement of death by paramedics and emergency medical technicians; authorize
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 20, 2026SB 546: Death Investigations; include microscopic and toxicology studies and immunization records in the investigation of a sudden and unexpected death of a child; require coroner and medical examiners
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 12, 2026SB 509: Insurance; certain health benefit policies to cover an annual chest imaging test for a covered person who has undergone a mastectomy or other cancer treatment; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 15, 2026SB 401: Education; local boards of education shall be required to provide instruction in firearm safety in kindergarten through grade 12; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 21, 2025SB 352: Jasper County; school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes; provide a homestead exemption
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 27, 2025SB 301: State Flag, Seal, and Other Symbols; protection of government statues, monuments, plaques, banners, and other commemorative symbols; revise provisions
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 26, 2025SB 283: Certification of Motor Carriers; authority of the Department of Public Safety to establish reasonable rates, fares, and charges; repeal
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 18, 2025SB 189: Department of Community Affairs; to develop and maintain a publicly accessible data base of legal notices; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 6, 2025SB 117: Public Officers and Employees; a misdemeanor offense for violations regarding complaints by public employees; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 27, 2025SB 32: Obstruction of Public Administration; convicted of doing violence in the obstruction or hindering of law enforcement officers; provide for a mandatory minimum sentence
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 22, 2024SB 555: Sales and Use Taxes; sales of clothing and school related supplies during the second week of August each year; exempt
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 20, 2024SB 528: State Ethics Commission; shall not accept or reject complaints made against candidates 60 days prior to an election; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 16, 2024SB 518: State Symbols; state floral emblem to the Sweetbay Magnolia; change
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 12, 2024SB 492: "Addy's Law"; enact
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 12, 2024SB 486: Funeral Directors and Estabishments; funeral directors be licensed embalmers; remove the requirement
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 8, 2024SB 471: Professions and Businesses; certain licenses and certificates issued by certain professional licensing boards; change the expiration and renewal dates
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 8, 2024SB 467: Baldwin County; board of elections and registration; create
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 1, 2024SB 446: Elections; period of advance voting; revise
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 29, 2024SB 418: Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council; basic and in-service training courses on animal fighting and recognition of animal abuse; establish
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 26, 2024SB 411: Elections; preferential treatment during advance voting to voters accompanied by children five years of age or under; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 24, 2024SB 391: Health, Local Government, and Property; regulations and protections of cemeteries and burial grounds; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 22, 2024SB 367: Elections; use of ballot drop boxes; eliminate authorization
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 22, 2023SB 327: Retirement and Pensions; Public School Employees Retirement System to make an irrevocable election to become members of the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia; permit
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 16, 2023SB 209: Funeral Directors and Establishments; licensed funeral directors do not have to be licensed embalmers; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 15, 2023SB 185: Assistant District Attorneys; appointment of additional assistant district attorneys in judicial circuits with multiple detention facilities; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 8, 2023SB 117: State Employees' Assurance Department; the assignment of certain group term life insurance benefits to pay for funeral services of a deceased individual who was a member; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 30, 2023SB 41: Watercraft; completion of a boater education course for registration of a watercraft; require
    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

2,067 votes on bills that passed at least one chamber.

Attendance

Didn't vote on 113 of 2,510 votes (5%). They had permission to be away (excused) for 18 of them.

By topic
Agriculture60 votes
    Alcoholic Beverages10 votes
      Animals8 votes
        Appeal and Error25 votes
          Aviation10 votes
            Banking and Finance26 votes
              Buildings and Housing32 votes
                Civil Practice56 votes
                  Commerce and Trade79 votes
                    Commercial Code5 votes
                      Conservation and Natural Resources57 votes
                        Contracts6 votes
                          Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations10 votes
                            Courts173 votes
                              Crimes and Offenses (Criminal Code)185 votes
                                Criminal Procedure54 votes
                                  Domestic Relations31 votes
                                    Education298 votes
                                      Elections50 votes
                                        Equity7 votes
                                          Evidence20 votes
                                            Fire Protection and Safety17 votes
                                              Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics34 votes
                                                Game and Fish18 votes
                                                  General Assembly87 votes
                                                    General Provisions, Ocga7 votes
                                                      Guardian and Ward12 votes
                                                        Handicapped Persons19 votes
                                                          Health196 votes
                                                            Highways, Bridges, and Ferries65 votes
                                                              Insurance111 votes
                                                                Labor and Industrial Relations21 votes
                                                                  Law Enforcement Officers and Agencies89 votes
                                                                    Local Government155 votes
                                                                      Mental Health33 votes
                                                                        Military, Emergency Management, and Veterans Affairs53 votes
                                                                          Minors66 votes
                                                                            Motor Vehicles and Traffic174 votes
                                                                              Nuisances4 votes
                                                                                Penal Institutions49 votes
                                                                                  Professions and Businesses164 votes
                                                                                    Property112 votes
                                                                                      Public Officers and Employees94 votes
                                                                                        Public Utilities and Transportation31 votes
                                                                                          Retirement and Pensions62 votes
                                                                                            Revenue and Taxation242 votes
                                                                                              Social Services68 votes
                                                                                                State Government175 votes
                                                                                                  Torts33 votes
                                                                                                    Waters, Ports, and Watercraft19 votes
                                                                                                      Wills, Trusts, and Administration of Estates14 votes
                                                                                                        Local laws (one city or county)29 votes
                                                                                                          Other80 votes

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