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Key Votes

Representative Chuck Sims's Voting Records

Chuck Sims
Full Name: Chuck Sims
Office: State House (GA) - District 169, Republican
First Elected: 1996
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2014
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Becky; 3 Children: Charlie, Vick, Greer
Birth Date: 02/19/1958
Birth Place: El Paso, TX
Home City: Douglas, GA
Religion: Methodist

Issue

About the Selection and Descriptions of Key Votes

Georgia Key Votes

Date Bill No. Bill Title Outcome Vote
March 7, 2013 HB 512 Establishes New Provisions Relating to Concealed Weapons Permits Bill Passed - House
(117 - 56)		 Did Not Vote
March 4, 2013 HB 125 Amends State Immigration Policy Bill Passed - House
(116 - 49)		 Did Not Vote
Feb. 20, 2013 HB 178 Requires Pain Management Clinics to be Licensed Bill Passed - House
(150 - 15)		 Yea
March 29, 2012 HB 797 Establishes a State Charter School Commission Concurrence Vote Passed - House
(117 - 55)		 Yea
March 29, 2012 SB 410 Requires Numerical School Ratings Based on Student Performance Bill Passed - House
(94 - 67)		 Did Not Vote
March 29, 2012 HB 861 Requires Drug Testing for Certain Welfare Recipients Concurrence Vote Passed - House
(110 - 56)		 Yea
March 29, 2012 HB 347 Reduces Unemployment Benefits Conference Report Adopted - House
(98 - 60)		 Yea
March 29, 2012 HB 1114 Prohibits Assisted Suicide Concurrence Vote Passed - House
(115 - 53)		 Yea
March 29, 2012 HB 954 Prohibits Abortions after 20 Weeks Conference Report Adopted - House
(106 - 59)		 Did Not Vote
March 27, 2012 SB 362 Authorizes the Recovery and Sale of Deadhead Logs Bill Failed - House
(67 - 93)		 Nay
March 7, 2012 HB 861 Requires Drug Testing for Certain Welfare Recipients Bill Passed - House
(114 - 59)		 Yea
March 7, 2012 HB 1114 Prohibits Assisted Suicide Bill Passed - House
(124 - 45)		 Did Not Vote
March 5, 2012 HB 972 Regulation of Pain Management Clinics Bill Passed - House
(124 - 38)		 Yea
March 5, 2012 HB 717 Penalties for Owners of Dogs Involved in a Second Assault Bill Failed - House
(82 - 73)		 Did Not Vote
Feb. 29, 2012 HB 954 Prohibits Abortions after 20 Weeks Bill Passed - House
(102 - 65)		 Did Not Vote
Feb. 22, 2012 HR 1162 Authorizes the State to Approve Charter Schools Amendment Adopted - House
(123 - 48)		 Yea
Feb. 8, 2012 HR 1162 Authorizes the State to Approve Charter Schools Amendment Rejected - House
(110 - 62)		 Yea
Feb. 3, 2012 HB 829 State House Redistricting Bill Passed - House
(101 - 53)		 Did Not Vote
Aug. 25, 2011 HB 20EX Congressional Redistricting Bill Passed - House
(110 - 60)		 Yea
Aug. 23, 2011 SB 1EX State Senate Redistricting Bill Passed - House
(104 - 56)		 Yea
Aug. 18, 2011 HB 1EX House Redistricting Bill Passed - House
(108 - 64)		 Yea
April 26, 2011 HB 234 Reduces Sales Taxes for Tourism Projects Concurrence Vote Passed - House
(90 - 73)		 Did Not Vote
April 14, 2011 SB 36 Prescription Drug Database Concurrence Vote Passed - House
(131 - 32)		 Yea
April 14, 2011 HB 47 Ability to Purchase Insurance Out of State Concurrence Vote Passed - House
(98 - 58)		 Yea
April 14, 2011 HB 87 Immigration Enforcement Act Concurrence Vote Passed - House
(112 - 59)		 Yea
April 12, 2011 SB 10 Alcoholic Beverage Sales on Sundays Bill Passed - House
(127 - 44)		 Nay
March 30, 2011 SB 122 Public-Private Partnerships to Build Reservoirs Bill Passed - House
(92 - 68)		 Nay
March 30, 2011 SB 17 Special Advisory Commission on Mandated Health Insurance Benefits Bill Passed - House
(96 - 67)		 Yea
March 16, 2011 HB 461 Interstate Health Care Compact Bill Passed - House
(108 - 63)		 Yea
March 10, 2011 HB 47 Ability to Purchase Insurance Out of State Bill Passed - House
(111 - 47)		 Yea
March 3, 2011 HB 87 Immigration Enforcement Act Bill Passed - House
(113 - 56)		 Yea
March 1, 2011 HB 326 Amends the HOPE Scholarship Program Bill Passed - House
(152 - 22)		 Yea
March 1, 2011 HB 279 Increased Age Requirement for Child Restraints Bill Passed - House
(129 - 43)		 Yea
Feb. 28, 2011 HB 24 Amending Rules of Evidence Bill Passed - House
(162 - 5)		 Did Not Vote
Feb. 22, 2011 HB 92 Limits Absentee Ballots Bill Passed - House
(148 - 20)		 Yea
Feb. 9, 2011 HB 72 Establish an English-Only Driving Test Bill Tabled - House
(115 - 50)		 Nay
April 14, 2010 HB 1055 Tax Law Amendments Concurrence Vote Passed - House
(107 - 63)		 Yea
March 26, 2010 HB 236 Review Process for the Operations of State Entities Bill Failed - House
(77 - 81)		 Nay
March 26, 2010 HB 1405 Study of Tax Laws and Potential Modifications Bill Passed - House
(111 - 55)		 Yea
March 22, 2010 HR 1086 Prohibiting Health Care Mandates Resolution Failed - House
(111 - 61)		 Yea
March 17, 2010 HB 982 Amending Wage Garnishment Procedures for Late Taxpayers Bill Passed - House
(95 - 68)		 Yea
Feb. 11, 2010 HB 947 2009-2010 Budget Amendments Bill Passed - House
(122 - 44)		 Yea
April 3, 2009 HB 2 Citizenship Status Verification of Government Assistance Recipients Concurrence Vote Passed - House
(121 - 47)		 Yea
April 3, 2009 SB 86 Requiring Proof of Citizenship for Voter Registration Bill Passed - House
(140 - 67)		 Yea
April 3, 2009 HB 119 2009-2010 State Budget Conference Report Adopted - House
(137 - 41)		 Yea
April 1, 2009 SB 200 Reorganization of the Department of Transportation Bill Passed - House
(90 - 84)		 Yea
March 30, 2009 SB 67 English Only Requirement for Driver's License Examinations Bill Passed - House
(104 - 58)		 Did Not Vote
March 25, 2009 SB 83 Expanding Homestead Property Tax Exemption Bill Failed - House
(109 - 63)		 Yea
March 23, 2009 HB 233 Two-Year Property Tax Assessment Freeze Concurrence Vote Passed - House
(114 - 55)		 Yea
March 12, 2009 HB 243 Ending New Enrollment in Bonus Program for Teachers' National Certification Bill Passed - House
(92 - 79)		 Yea

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Project Vote Smart provides easy access to Congressional and State voting records and maintains a collection of key votes grouped by issue. Key votes typically include the initial passage of legislation and final conference report vote versions (the compromised versions of bills passed in separate House and Senate versions). Vote Smart uses the following criteria to select key votes:

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