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William J. "Bill" Yearta

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Overview

William Joseph Yearta is an American politician from Georgia. Yearta is a Republican member of Georgia House of Representatives for District 152.

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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

18 bills

Became law

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

  • Introduced Mar 16, 2026HB 1565: Lee County; school district ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption
    Became law
  • Introduced Mar 16, 2026HB 1564: Lee County; school district ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption
    Became law
  • Introduced Mar 12, 2026HB 1542: Worth County; Magistrate Court; authorize assessment and collection of a technology fee
    Became law
  • Introduced Jan 29, 2026HB 1092: Chehaw Park Authority; extend existence of authority
    Became law
  • Introduced Mar 4, 2025HB 720: Lee County; Board of Education; revise compensation of members
    Became law
  • Introduced Mar 4, 2025HB 719: Worth County; board of education; revise compensation of chairperson and members
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 18, 2025HB 484: General Assembly; digitization and electronic publication of Georgia Laws; provide
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 12, 2025HB 439: Revenue and taxation; revise deductions allowed to dealers
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 5, 2025HB 304: Local government; Georgia Municipal Court Clerks' Council; create
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 29, 2024HB 1436: Lee County; Magistrate Court; authorize assessment and collection of technology fee
    Became law
  • Introduced Jan 10, 2024HB 906: Tifton Judicial Circuit; provide for a third judge
    Became law
  • Introduced Mar 1, 2023HB 645: Sylvester, City of; municipal court; levy and collect a technology fee
    Became law
  • Introduced Jan 29, 2026HB 1114: Quality Basic Education Act; allow for students in ninth and tenth grade to complete the high school graduation financial literacy course requirement
    Passed both chambers
  • Introduced Feb 18, 2025HB 485: Official Code of Georgia Annotated; various provisions enacted prior to 2013 which are contingent upon funding and which remain unfunded; repeal
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Feb 2, 2023HB 204: Georgia Municipal Court Clerks' Council; create
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Jun 17, 2026HB 10: Worth County; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 15, 2024HB 1293: Office of Planning and Budget; web-based applications for tax receipts and a state budget simulator; provide for creation
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 13, 2023HB 379: Commerce and trade; illegal for certain persons to purchase, possess, obtain, or sell or attempt to purchase used catalytic converters; provide
    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 17 of 1,606 votes (1%). They had permission to be away (excused) for 9 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.