| Full Name: | Keith G. Heard |
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| Gender: | Male |
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| Family: | Wife: Charmaine |
| Home City: | Athens, GA |
| Religion: | Baptist |
Key Votes
Keith G. Heard's Voting Records
Budget, Spending and Taxes
Issue
- Budget, Spending and Taxes down
- Abortion
- Abortion and Reproductive
- Agriculture and Food
- Animals and Wildlife
- Arts, Entertainment, and History
- Budget, Spending and Taxes
- Business and Consumers
- Campaign Finance and Elections
- Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
- Conservative
- Crime
- Death Penalty
- Defense
- Drugs
- Education
- Employment and Affirmative Action
- Energy
- Environment
- Executive Branch
- Federal, State and Local Relations
- Foreign Affairs
- Gambling and Gaming
- Government Operations
- Guns
- Health and Health Care
- Housing and Property
- Immigration
- Indigenous Peoples
- Judicial Branch
- Labor Unions
- Legislative Branch
- Liberal
- Marriage, Family, and Children
- Military Personnel
- National Security
- Science
- Senior Citizens
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- Social
- Stem Cell Research
- Technology and Communication
- Trade
- Transportation
- Unemployed and Low-Income
- Veterans
- Women
(clear issue)
Georgia Key Votes
| Date | Bill No. | Bill Title | Outcome | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 29, 2012 | HB 347 | Reduces Unemployment Benefits | Conference Report Adopted - House (98 - 60) |
Nay |
| March 29, 2012 | HB 797 | Establishes a State Charter School Commission | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (117 - 55) |
Nay |
| March 27, 2012 | SB 362 | Authorizes the Recovery and Sale of Deadhead Logs | Bill Failed - House (67 - 93) |
Nay |
| April 26, 2011 | HB 234 | Reduces Sales Taxes for Tourism Projects | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (90 - 73) |
Nay |
| March 1, 2011 | HB 326 | Amends the HOPE Scholarship Program | Bill Passed - House (152 - 22) |
Nay |
| April 14, 2010 | HB 1055 | Tax Law Amendments | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (107 - 63) |
Nay |
| March 26, 2010 | HB 1405 | Study of Tax Laws and Potential Modifications | Bill Passed - House (111 - 55) |
Did Not Vote |
| March 17, 2010 | HB 982 | Amending Wage Garnishment Procedures for Late Taxpayers | Bill Passed - House (95 - 68) |
Nay |
| Feb. 11, 2010 | HB 947 | 2009-2010 Budget Amendments | Bill Passed - House (122 - 44) |
Yea |
| April 3, 2009 | HB 119 | 2009-2010 State Budget | Conference Report Adopted - House (137 - 41) |
Nay |
| April 1, 2009 | SB 200 | Reorganization of the Department of Transportation | Bill Passed - House (90 - 84) |
Nay |
| March 25, 2009 | SB 83 | Expanding Homestead Property Tax Exemption | Bill Failed - House (109 - 63) |
Nay |
| March 23, 2009 | HB 233 | Two-Year Property Tax Assessment Freeze | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (114 - 55) |
Nay |
| March 12, 2009 | HB 243 | Ending New Enrollment in Bonus Program for Teachers' National Certification | Bill Passed - House (92 - 79) |
Nay |
| March 12, 2009 | HB 480 | Car Tax Amendments | Bill Passed - House (133 - 39) |
Nay |
| March 9, 2009 | HB 160 | Speeding Fee | Bill Passed - House (113 - 53) |
Yea |
| Feb. 12, 2009 | HB 233 | Two-Year Property Tax Assessment Freeze | Bill Passed - House (110 - 63) |
Nay |
| Jan. 30, 2009 | HB 143 | Property Tax Grant Appropriation Authorization | Bill Passed - House (117 - 55) |
Nay |
| April 4, 2008 | SR 845 | Regional Transportation Sales Tax | Conference Report Adopted - House (134 - 34) |
Yea |
| April 1, 2008 | HB 1244 | State Income Tax Reductions | Bill Passed - House (154 - 18) |
Nay |
| April 1, 2008 | HR 1246 | Property Tax Assessment Freeze | Resolution Passed - House (166 - 7) |
Nay |
| March 27, 2008 | SR 845 | Regional Transportation Sales Tax | Resolution Passed - House (136 - 35) |
Yea |
| March 11, 2008 | HB 1133 | Tax Credits for Nonprofit Donations | Bill Passed - House (92 - 73) |
Yea |
| March 11, 2008 | HB 1158 | Motor Vehicle Trauma Care Fee | Bill Passed - House (164 - 7) |
Yea |
| March 5, 2008 | SR 796 | Property Tax Assessment Cap | Resolution Failed - House (110 - 62) |
Nay |
| March 4, 2008 | HB 1245 | Public Defender Funding Amendments | Bill Passed - House (141 - 21) |
Nay |
| Jan. 31, 2008 | HB 881 | Georgia Charter Schools Commission | Bill Passed - House (119 - 48) |
Nay |
| March 27, 2007 | HCS HB 340 | Childrens Health Care Eligibility | Bill Passed - House (101 - 63) |
Nay |
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