Sen. Tim Bearden
Republican Georgia Senate · District 30 · Georgia
+0.503Left–right score (within Senate)−1 = most liberal, +1 = most conservative in this chamber. Only compare with others in the same chamber.
#20 of 43Chamber rank, liberal→conservative#1 is the most liberal ranked member of this chamber.
89.4%Party unityHow often they vote the same way as most of their own party.
1406Roll calls (0 missed/absent)Recorded votes we have for this session; “missed” means they didn’t vote.
In office since 2024-02-21 · timothy.bearden@senate.ga.gov · legis.ga.gov/…/62 · legis.ga.gov/…/62?session=1031 · Open States ID 93f45299-bfa2-4458-844a-5c6b9bdd8c1d
Capitol: Room 304-B, Coverdell Legislative Office Building 18 Capitol Square SW, Atlanta, GA 30334 404-656-7872
Where they sit in the Georgia Senate
Each gray bar counts how many ranked members of the Georgia Senate have a score in that range, from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right). The colored line is Tim Bearden. Scores are relative to this chamber only.
Chamber, by party
Each tick is one ranked member, placed by their score (blue D, red R, purple I/other). The tall tick is Tim Bearden.
Committees
- Economic Development and Tourism
- Education and Youth
- Government Oversight (chair)
- Judiciary (secretary)
- Public Safety (ex-officio)
- Reapportionment and Redistricting (ex officio)
Recent votes (latest 60 of 1406 in the current session data)
| Date | Bill / motion | Vote | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-23 | SB 3 Senate Vote #27 - 2026 Special Session Election Equipment Specifications and Standards Committee; establish | Nay | Fail 19–32 |
| 2026-06-23 | SB 6 Senate Vote #26 - 2026 Special Session Stephens 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 | Yea | Pass 32–20 |
| 2026-06-23 | HR 3 Senate Vote #24 - 2026 Special Session General Assembly; motor fuel and diesel fuel taxes; ratify Governor Brian P. Kemp's Executive Order | Yea | Pass 50–1 |
| 2026-06-23 | SB 3 Senate Vote #28 - 2026 Special Session Election Equipment Specifications and Standards Committee; establish | Yea | Pass 36–16 |
| 2026-06-23 | SB 5 Senate Vote #25 - 2026 Special Session City of Toccoa; 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 | Yea | Pass 32–19 |
| 2026-06-22 | SB 9 Senate Vote #20 - 2026 Special Session Sumter 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 | Yea | Pass 31–20 |
| 2026-06-22 | SB 9 Senate Vote #21 - 2026 Special Session Sumter 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 | Yea | Pass 28–21 |
| 2026-06-22 | SB 8 Senate Vote #21 - 2026 Special Session City of Plains; 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 | Yea | Pass 28–21 |
| 2026-06-22 | SB 7 Senate Vote #20 - 2026 Special Session Webster 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 | Yea | Pass 31–20 |
| 2026-06-22 | SB 5 Senate Vote #20 - 2026 Special Session City of Toccoa; 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 | Yea | Pass 31–20 |
| 2026-06-22 | SB 7 Senate Vote #21 - 2026 Special Session Webster 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 | Yea | Pass 28–21 |
| 2026-06-22 | SB 5 Senate Vote #21 - 2026 Special Session City of Toccoa; 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 | Yea | Pass 28–21 |
| 2026-06-22 | SB 6 Senate Vote #21 - 2026 Special Session Stephens 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 | Yea | Pass 28–21 |
| 2026-06-22 | SB 6 Senate Vote #20 - 2026 Special Session Stephens 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 | Yea | Pass 31–20 |
| 2026-06-22 | SB 8 Senate Vote #20 - 2026 Special Session City of Plains; 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 | Yea | Pass 31–20 |
| 2026-06-20 | HR 3 Senate Vote #9 - 2026 Special Session General Assembly; motor fuel and diesel fuel taxes; ratify Governor Brian P. Kemp's Executive Order | Yea | Pass 33–19 |
| 2026-06-20 | SB 4 Senate Vote #8 - 2026 Special Session 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 | Yea | Pass 33–18 |
| 2026-06-20 | SB 3 Senate Vote #13 - 2026 Special Session Election Equipment Specifications and Standards Committee; establish | Yea | Pass 33–19 |
| 2026-06-20 | SB 2 Senate Vote #15 - 2026 Special Session City of Brunswick; 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 | Yea | Pass 33–19 |
| 2026-06-20 | SB 2 Senate Vote #17 - 2026 Special Session City of Brunswick; 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 | Yea | Pass 33–18 |
| 2026-06-20 | SB 1 Senate Vote #16 - 2026 Special Session Glynn 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 | Yea | Pass 33–18 |
| 2026-06-20 | SB 3 Senate Vote #14 - 2026 Special Session Election Equipment Specifications and Standards Committee; establish | Yea | Pass 33–19 |
| 2026-06-20 | SB 3 Senate Vote #12 - 2026 Special Session Election Equipment Specifications and Standards Committee; establish | Yea | Pass 33–19 |
| 2026-06-20 | SB 3 Senate Vote #11 - 2026 Special Session Election Equipment Specifications and Standards Committee; establish | Nay | Fail 18–33 |
| 2026-06-20 | SB 1 Senate Vote #15 - 2026 Special Session Glynn 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 | Yea | Pass 33–19 |
| 2026-06-20 | SB 1 Senate Vote #8 - 2026 Special Session Glynn 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 | Yea | Pass 33–18 |
| 2026-06-20 | SB 4 Senate Vote #15 - 2026 Special Session 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 | Yea | Pass 33–19 |
| 2026-06-20 | SB 2 Senate Vote #8 - 2026 Special Session City of Brunswick; 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 | Yea | Pass 33–18 |
| 2026-06-20 | SB 3 Senate Vote #10 - 2026 Special Session Election Equipment Specifications and Standards Committee; establish | Nay | Fail 19–33 |
| 2026-06-20 | SB 4 Senate Vote #18 - 2026 Special Session 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 | Yea | Pass 33–15 |
| 2026-06-17 | SR 1 Senate Vote #2 - 2026 Special Session Senate Rules; adopt | Yea | Pass 29–21 |
| 2026-06-17 | SR 1 Senate Vote #4 - 2026 Special Session Senate Rules; adopt | Yea | Pass 30–21 |
| 2026-06-17 | SR 1 Senate Vote #3 - 2026 Special Session Senate Rules; adopt | Yea | Pass 30–21 |
| 2026-06-17 | HR 2 Senate Vote #6 - 2026 Special Session General Assembly convened; notify Governor | Yea | Pass 50–0 |
| 2026-06-17 | SR 3 Senate Vote #5 - 2026 Special Session Adjournment; relative to | Yea | Pass 45–5 |
| 2026-04-03 | HB 295 Senate Vote #987 - 2025-2026 Regular Session Local government; procedures for real property owners to make claims for compensation for loss of property value or expenses incurred; provisions | Yea | Pass 34–19 |
| 2026-04-03 | HB 1247 Senate Vote #983 - 2025-2026 Regular Session Georgia Bureaucratic Deference Elimination Act; enact | Yea | Pass 34–18 |
| 2026-04-03 | HB 1161 Senate Vote #982 - 2025-2026 Regular Session Motor vehicles; proper operation upon approach by an authorized emergency vehicle or by a law enforcement vehicle for purposes of a traffic stop; provide | Yea | Pass 33–19 |
| 2026-04-03 | HB 247 Senate Vote #984 - 2025-2026 Regular Session Motor vehicles; restoration of licenses; authorize written consent for release of certain information to be obtained and transferred electronically | Nay | Fail 21–32 |
| 2026-04-03 | HB 297 Senate Vote #985 - 2025-2026 Regular Session Ad valorem tax; define multipurpose off-highway vehicle; provisions | Yea | Pass 38–14 |
| 2026-04-03 | SB 359 Senate Vote #990 - 2025-2026 Regular Session Henry County; Board of Commissioners; code of ethics; revise and restate provisions | Nay | Pass 44–6 |
| 2026-04-03 | SB 430 Senate Vote #988 - 2025-2026 Regular Session Taxes; certain military museums qualify as destination marketing organizations and private sector nonprofit organizations; provide | Yea | Pass 53–0 |
| 2026-04-03 | SR 624 Senate Vote #986 - 2025-2026 Regular Session Officer Drew Haynes Brown Memorial Intersection; Cobb County; dedicate | Yea | Pass 51–0 |
| 2026-04-03 | SB 447 Senate Vote #989 - 2025-2026 Regular Session Control of Soil Erosion and Sedimentation; denial or nonacceptance of permits; revise provisions | Yea | Pass 51–2 |
| 2026-04-02 | HB 974 Senate Vote #975 - 2025-2026 Regular Session General appropriations; State Fiscal Year July 1, 2026 - June 30, 2027 | Yea | Pass 53–0 |
| 2026-04-02 | HB 1560 Senate Vote #927 - 2025-2026 Regular Session Springfield, City of; Redevelopment Powers Law; provide for a referendum | Yea | Pass 49–0 |
| 2026-04-02 | HB 1581 Senate Vote #927 - 2025-2026 Regular Session Fayetteville, City of; ad valorem tax for municipal purposes; provide homestead exemption | Yea | Pass 49–0 |
| 2026-04-02 | HB 999 Senate Vote #957 - 2025-2026 Regular Session Magistrate courts; collecting sums and fees authorized by law; revise provisions | Yea | Pass 48–1 |
| 2026-04-02 | HB 1404 Senate Vote #927 - 2025-2026 Regular Session Pooler, City of; levy an excise tax | Yea | Pass 49–0 |
| 2026-04-02 | HB 1598 Senate Vote #927 - 2025-2026 Regular Session Laurens County; school district ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption | Yea | Pass 49–0 |
| 2026-04-02 | HB 1409 Senate Vote #932 - 2025-2026 Regular Session Domestic relations; revise mandated reporting of child abuse | Other | Pass 52–0 |
| 2026-04-02 | HB 309 Senate Vote #947 - 2025-2026 Regular Session Local government; require adoption of a resolution or ordinance and voter approval prior to abolishment of a police force that was created by such method | Yea | Pass 47–0 |
| 2026-04-02 | HB 1131 Senate Vote #948 - 2025-2026 Regular Session Criminal procedure; personal service of process for notice of a warrant application hearing; provide | Yea | Pass 47–2 |
| 2026-04-02 | SB 207 Senate Vote #946 - 2025-2026 Regular Session Professions and Businesses; a preclearance process in the licensing of individuals with criminal records who make application to or are investigated by certain licensing boards and commissions; create | Yea | Pass 50–0 |
| 2026-04-02 | HB 1434 Senate Vote #950 - 2025-2026 Regular Session Aviation; air facilities; identification of airport affected areas; provide | Yea | Pass 52–0 |
| 2026-04-02 | SB 111 Senate Vote #967 - 2025-2026 Regular Session "Georgia Consumer Privacy Protection Act"; enact | Yea | Pass 48–0 |
| 2026-04-02 | SB 76 Senate Vote #970 - 2025-2026 Regular Session License Plates; specialty license plate benefitting the Georgia Veterans Service Foundation; establish | Yea | Pass 53–0 |
| 2026-04-02 | SB 556 Senate Vote #958 - 2025-2026 Regular Session HOPE Scholarship; the inclusion of advanced placement and international baccalaureate fine arts courses in the calculation of grade point averages; provide | Yea | Fail 25–25 |
| 2026-04-02 | SB 613 Senate Vote #969 - 2025-2026 Regular Session Superior Court of Clayton County; change the compensation of the sheriff | Yea | Pass 52–0 |
| 2026-04-02 | HB 141 Senate Vote #976 - 2025-2026 Regular Session Revenue and taxation; allow businesses and practitioners to provide affidavits of certified public accountants in lieu of tax returns | Yea | Pass 51–0 |