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R Georgia Senate · District 51

Sen. Steve Gooch

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Total votes
3,529
all sessions
Attendance
93%
260 missed
Lower than 84% of chamber peers
With party
96%
of cast votes
Near the chamber average
Bipartisan score
2%
crosses aisle rarely
Near the chamber average
Sponsored
1,942
bills & resolutions
Lower than 96% of chamber peers
Committees
12
assignments
1,942 bills and resolutions

Sponsored bills

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1,942
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Primary SB 218
Signed into law · Georgia Senate · Lead sponsor
Prosecuting Attorneys Qualifications Commission; shall be assigned for administrative purposes only to the Administrative Office of the Courts; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to courts, so as to provide that the Prosecuting Attorneys Qualifications Commission shall be assigned for administrative purposes only to the Administrative Office of the Courts and shall be funded by funds appropriated or otherwise available to the judicial branch of state government; to amend Code Section 16-11-130 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exemptions from Code Sections 16-11-126 through 16-11-127.2, so as to provide for exemptions for current and retired members, staff, and other employees of the Prosecuting Attorneys Qualifications Commission; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Signed into law Jul 1, 2026 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 179
Signed into law · Georgia Senate · Lead sponsor
Education; the academic and disciplinary records of each transferring student shall be provided within five days; require

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to require that the academic and disciplinary records of each transferring student shall be provided by such student's previous school to the receiving school within five days; to reduce the number of days by which a parent or guardian of a transferring student shall receive copies of such records;to provide for evidence based youth violence prevention training programs; to provide for student violence prevention clubs; to provide for local policies for anonymous reporting; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Signed into law Jul 1, 2026 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 293
Signed into law · Georgia Senate · Lead sponsor
License Plates for Certain Veterans; the number of free license plates issued to certain veterans; increase

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-2-85.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to license plates for certain veterans, so as to increase the number of free license plates issued to certain veterans; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Signed into law Jul 1, 2026 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 478
Signed into law · Georgia Senate · Lead sponsor
Outdoor Stewardship; provide for a sunset

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 6A of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to outdoor stewardship, so as to provide for a sunset; to raise the percentage of moneys appropriated; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Signed into law May 12, 2026 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 605
Signed into law · Georgia Senate · Lead sponsor
Prosecuting Attorneys; additional grounds for discipline of a district attorney or solicitor-general or for his or her removal or involuntary retirement from office; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 18 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding prosecuting attorneys, so as to provide for additional grounds for discipline of a district attorney or solicitor-general or for his or her removal or involuntary retirement from office; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Signed into law May 11, 2026 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 431
Signed into law · Georgia Senate · Lead sponsor
Education; enrollment of foster care students within two school days of a request for enrollment by such student's parent or legal custodian; require

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-2-670 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to disclosures and information required for permanent enrollment in a grade higher than third, provisional enrollment, and transfer of education records, so as to require the enrollment of foster care students within two school days of a request for enrollment by such student's parent or legal custodian; to provide for reporting noncompliance and for corrective action plans; to revise provisions relative to provisional enrollment; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Signed into law May 11, 2026 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 402
Signed into law · Georgia Senate · Lead sponsor
Children and Youth; pilot program provision for screenings, clinical evaluations, training for autism spectrum disorder to children in foster care; establish

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to programs and protection for children and youth, so as to establish a pilot program relating to the provision of screenings, clinical evaluations, training, services, and resources for autism spectrum disorder to children in foster care; to provide for definitions; to provide for the Division of Family and Children Services of the Department of Human Services to develop and implement such pilot program; to provide for a final report and recommendations; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for automatic repeal; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Signed into law May 11, 2026 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 33
Signed into law · Georgia Senate · Lead sponsor
"Georgia Hemp Farming Act"; total THC concentration of consumable hemp products; provide limits

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 23 of Title 2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Georgia Hemp Farming Act," so as to provide limits on the total THC concentration of consumable hemp products; to revise provisions concerning the certificate of analysis applicable to consumable hemp products; to revise and provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Signed into law May 11, 2026 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 160
Signed into law · Georgia Senate · Lead sponsor
Reckless Stunt Driving; a motor vehicle involved in a second offense of reckless stunt driving; replace the forfeiture penalty

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-6-390.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to reckless stunt driving, so as to replace the forfeiture penalty of a motor vehicle involved in a second offense of reckless stunt driving with authority to order the installation of a device which limits the speed of such vehicle; to provide for a definition; to provide for procedures and conditions upon issuance of such orders; to provide for notification to the Department of Revenue; to provide for a penalty; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Signed into law May 6, 2026 0 co-sponsors
Primary SB 523
Signed into law · Georgia Senate · Lead sponsor
Education; public schools and postsecondary educational institutions to consider antisemitism in the same manner as discrimination based on religion; authorize

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education, so as to authorize public schools and postsecondary educational institutions to consider antisemitism in the same manner as discrimination based on religion; to require the Department of Education to establish a state-wide K-12 Title VI Coordinator; to authorize withholding of funds for noncompliance; to provide for notice and appeal procedures; to provide for definitions; to provide for an effective date; to provide for annual reporting; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Signed into law May 5, 2026 0 co-sponsors
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