HB426 would add further punishments for hate crimes committed in the state of Georgia.
The Georgia State House of Representatives passed HB426 on June 23, 2020 by a vote of 127 to 38. We have assigned pluses to the nays because many hate crime laws may infringe on the First Amendment rights to freedom of speech and expression. “Hate” is a difficult and subjective term that doesn’t mean the same thing to each person.
| Legislator | Vote |
|---|---|
| Kimberly Alexander | Yes |
| Erick Allen | Yes |
| Teri Anulewicz | Yes |
| Mandi Ballinger | -- |
| Timothy Barr | No |
| Matt Barton | No |
| Debra Bazemore | Yes |
| Sharon Beasley-Teague | Yes |
| Dave Belton | Yes |
| Karen Bennett | Yes |
| Patty Bentley | -- |
| Tommy Benton | No |
| James Beverly | Yes |
| Shaw Blackmon | Yes |
| William Boddie | Yes |
| Josh Bonner | No |
| Roger Bruce | Yes |
| Debbie Buckner | Yes |
| James Burchett | Yes |
| Rhonda Burnough | Yes |
| Jon Burns | Yes |
| Michael Caldwell | No |
| Joe Campbell | Yes |
| Park Cannon | Yes |
| Wes Cantrell | No |
| Kasey Carpenter | Yes |
| John Carson | No |
| Doreen Carter | Yes |
| Mike Cheokas | Yes |
| David Clark | Yes |
| Heath Clark | Yes |
| Jasmine Clark | Yes |
| J Collins | Yes |
| Kevin Cooke | -- |
| Sharon Cooper | Yes |
| John Corbett | Yes |
| Viola Davis | Yes |
| Katie Dempsey | Yes |
| Pam Dickerson | Yes |
| Robert Dickey | Yes |
| Matt Dollar | Yes |
| Demetrius Douglas | Yes |
| Karla Drenner | Yes |
| David Dreyer | Yes |
| Matt Dubnik | Yes |
| Winfred Dukes | Yes |
| Emory Dunahoo | No |
| Chuck Efstration | Yes |
| Ginny Ehrhart | No |
| Terry England | -- |
| Chris Erwin | Yes |
| Becky Evans | Yes |
| Barry Fleming | Yes |
| Gloria Frazier | Yes |
| Spencer Frye | Yes |
| Houston Gaines | Yes |
| Matthew Gambill | No |
| Patricia Gardner | Yes |
| Carl Gilliard | Yes |
| Sheri Gilligan | No |
| Mike Glanton | -- |
| Craig Gordon | Yes |
| Micah Gravley | No |
| Gerald Greene | Yes |
| Joseph Gullett | No |
| Matt Gurtler | No |
| Brett Harrell | Yes |
| Matt Hatchett | Yes |
| Lee Hawkins | Yes |
| Michele Henson | Yes |
| Dewayne Hill | No |
| Bill Hitchens | Yes |
| Don Hogan | Yes |
| Scott Holcomb | Yes |
| Betsy Holland | Yes |
| El-Mahdi Holly | Yes |
| Susan Holmes | -- |
| CaMia Hopson | Yes |
| Penny Houston | Yes |
| Henry "Wayne" Howard | -- |
| Carolyn Hugley | Yes |
| Shelly Hutchinson | Yes |
| Mack Jackson | Yes |
| Derrick Jackson | Yes |
| Rick Jasperse | No |
| Jan Jones | Yes |
| Todd Jones | No |
| Sheila Jones | -- |
| Vernon Jones | Yes |
| Jeff Jones | Yes |
| Angelika Kausche | Yes |
| Trey Kelley | Yes |
| Dar'shun Kendrick | Yes |
| Gregg Kennard | Yes |
| Tom Kirby | Yes |
| David Knight | No |
| John LaHood | No |
| Dominic Lariccia | No |
| Brenda Lopez Romero | Yes |
| Jodi Lott | None |
| Eddie Lumsden | Yes |
| Pedro "Pete" Marin | -- |
| Chuck Martin | Yes |
| Karen Mathiak | Yes |
| Danny Mathis | No |
| Tom McCall | No |
| Dewey McClain | Yes |
| Josh McLaurin | Yes |
| Donna McLeod | Yes |
| Steven Meeks | Yes |
| Marie Metze | Yes |
| Billy Mitchell | Yes |
| Martin Momtahan | No |
| Beth Moore | Yes |
| Colton Moore | No |
| Greg Morris | No |
| Marc Morris | No |
| Sheila Nelson | Yes |
| Mark Newton | Yes |
| Bee Nguyen | Yes |
| Randy Nix | Yes |
| Mary Margaret Oliver | Yes |
| Miriam Paris | Yes |
| Sam Park | Yes |
| Butch Parrish | Yes |
| Don Parsons | Yes |
| Jesse Petrea | Yes |
| Clay Pirkle | No |
| Alan Powell | Yes |
| Brian Prince | Yes |
| Jimmy Pruett | No |
| Ken Pullin | No |
| David Ralston | None |
| Bert Reeves | Yes |
| Trey Rhodes | Yes |
| Bonnie Rich | Yes |
| Jason Ridley | No |
| Mary Robichaux | Yes |
| Terry Rogers | None |
| Dale Rutledge | Yes |
| Steven Sainz | Yes |
| Kim Schofield | Yes |
| Mitchell Scoggins | No |
| Sandra Scott | Yes |
| Ed Setzler | No |
| Renitta Shannon | Yes |
| Dexter Sharper | Yes |
| Deborah Silcox | Yes |
| Philip Singleton | No |
| Vance Smith | Yes |
| Lynn Smith | Yes |
| Michael Smith | -- |
| Richard Smith | Yes |
| Calvin Smyre | Yes |
| Ron Stephens | Yes |
| Mickey Stephens | -- |
| Pam Stephenson | -- |
| Valencia Stovall | Yes |
| Jan Tankersley | Yes |
| Kevin Tanner | No |
| Steve Tarvin | No |
| Darlene Taylor | Yes |
| Erica Thomas | Yes |
| Mable Thomas | Yes |
| Robert Trammell | Yes |
| Scot Turner | No |
| Dale Washburn | Yes |
| Sam Watson | No |
| Andrew Welch | Yes |
| Bill Werkheiser | Yes |
| Marcus Wiedower | Yes |
| Mike Wilensky | Yes |
| David Wilkerson | Yes |
| Rick Williams | Yes |
| Mary Frances Williams | Yes |
| Noel Williams, Jr. | Yes |
| Al Williams | Yes |
| Bruce Williamson | Yes |
| Matthew Wilson | Yes |
| Bill Yearta | No |