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Running forState House, District 79

Yasmin Neal

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Overview

Yasmin Mikila Neal is an American politician serving in the Georgia House of Representatives from the 79th district since 2023.

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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

30 bills

Became law

4 became law. Another 3 passed the House or Senate but didn't.

  • Introduced Mar 27, 2025HB 870: Clayton County; ad valorem tax for county purposes; provide homestead exemption
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 12, 2024HB 1242: Clayton County Public Facilities Authority; create
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 8, 2024HB 1217: Clayton County; limit power to deny county services to any resident on the basis of any private debts owed by the resident to another private party
    Became law
  • Introduced Jan 30, 2024HB 1091: Clayton County; compensation of chief magistrate; revise provisions
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 4, 2025HB 229: Sales and use tax; exempt materials used in construction of capital outlay projects for educational purposes; provisions
    Passed both chambers
  • Introduced Feb 5, 2025HB 283: Motor vehicles; issuance of a refusal to sign citation; provide
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Jan 26, 2024HB 1054: Motor vehicles; issuance of refusal to sign citation; provide
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Mar 25, 2026HB 1603: Georgia Entertainment Artificial Intelligence Accountability and Performer Protection Act; enact
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 17, 2026HB 1326: Income tax; living wage jobs; provide tax credit
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 17, 2026HB 1323: Electrical service; require new data centers to operate as hybrid power data centers
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 3, 2026HB 1175: Crimes; offense of theft by shoplifting of essential items; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 2, 2026HB 1126: Georgia Musical Investment Act; enact
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 2, 2026HB 1125: Georgia Entertainment Industry Investment Act; add independent filmmakers to list of entities eligible to claim tax credits for qualified production activities
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 28, 2026HB 1081: Handicapped persons; adults with cognitive decline to be considered disabled adults; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 28, 2026HB 1080: Georgia Public Safety Support Fund Act; enact
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 18, 2025HB 779: Property; require landlords and managers of apartment buildings or complexes to provide local police and fire departments certain information
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 10, 2025HB 364: Income tax; allow a noncustodial parent to claim a tax credit based upon the federal qualified child and dependent care tax credit
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 5, 2025HB 286: Seed-Capital Fund; create a subfund to provide startup capital to certain small businesses; provisions
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 4, 2025HB 231: Insurance; coverage of complementary and alternative therapies under certain conditions; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 4, 2025HB 230: Income tax; tax credit for certain expenses incurred by taxpayers that sell new construction homes to certain individuals for up to a certain price; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 27, 2025HB 138: Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council; establish basic and in-service training courses on de-escalation techniques and methods
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 22, 2024HB 1375: Sales and use tax; exempt materials used in construction of capital outlay projects for educational purposes; provisions
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 8, 2024HB 1214: Criminal procedure; considerations in sentencing and paroling a defendant who was less than 18 years of age at the time he or she committed a crime; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 26, 2024HB 1055: Georgia Eviction Records Restriction Act; enact
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 13, 2023HB 719: Property; landlord and tenant; repeal Code Section 44-7-19
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 1, 2023HB 657: Law enforcement officers and agencies; minimum compensation for state, county, and municipal law enforcement personnel; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 16, 2023HB 483: Income tax; tax credit for certain expenses incurred by taxpayers that sell new construction homes to certain individuals for up to a certain price; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 8, 2023HB 297: Education; minimum base salary for certificated professional personnel with bachelor's degree and no experience; revise
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 8, 2023HB 304: Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; enact
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 8, 2023HB 296: Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council; establish basic and in-service training courses on de-escalation techniques and methods
    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 260 of 1,606 votes (16%). They had permission to be away (excused) for 155 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.