# Charlice Byrd

Charlice Byrd is a Republican member of the Georgia House for district 20.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Georgia House, district 20
- Serving since: 2021-01-11
- Current term: GA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/0d75f0d9-0242-4f72-b4f3-1cd085eb26b6

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0d75f0d9-0242-4f72-b4f3-1cd085eb26b6 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

38% of the 39 bills Byrd sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom 5% of the Georgia House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.29 (standard error 0.02), from 186 donors and 788 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 40% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (GA 2025–26 session)

1,391 roll calls. Attendance 94.4% (Georgia House 93.5%). Party unity 92.4% (97.2%). 239 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-06-23 · voted yea · Local Calendar · HB 78 Tifton, City of; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption · fail · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB78/
- 2026-06-23 · voted nay · PASSAGE · SB 3 Election Equipment Specifications and Standards Committee; establish · pass · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/SB3/
- 2026-06-23 · voted yea · Local Calendar · HB 78 Tifton, City of; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption · pass · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB78/
- 2026-06-23 · voted yea · Local Calendar · HB 78 Tifton, City of; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption · fail · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB78/
- 2026-06-22 · voted yea · Local Calendar · HB 61 Twiggs County; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption · pass · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB61/
- 2026-06-22 · voted yea · Local Calendar · HB 30 Early County; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption · fail · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB30/
- 2026-06-22 · voted yea · Local Calendar · HB 30 Early County; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption · pass · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB30/
- 2026-06-20 · voted yea · Local Calendar · HB 30 Early County; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption · fail · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB30/
- 2026-06-20 · voted yea · Local Calendar · HB 61 Twiggs County; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption · fail · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB61/
- 2026-04-03 · voted yea · House Vote #880 - 2025-2026 Regular Session · HB 1409 Domestic relations; revise mandated reporting of child abuse · pass · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB1409/

## Legislation (GA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 39 bills: 17 reached committee, 15 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 3 became law. Cosponsored 0. 38.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Georgia House 65.7%; rank 173 of 177).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 33: Cherokee County; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption (passed one chamber, 2026-06-22) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB33/
- HR 1798: Hubler, Ricardo "Ric"; honoring the life and memory; condolences (passed one chamber, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1798/
- HR 1784: Veterans Support Services Awareness Day; 04/30/26; James "Jim" Dunn; lifelong service to veterans; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1784/
- HR 1758: Edmondson, Reverend Lucious H., III; honoring the life and legacy; condolences (passed one chamber, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1758/
- HR 1584: Eric W. Wilmarth Roundabout; Cherokee County; dedicate (introduced, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1584/
- HR 1580: Mayor Rick Roberts Intersection; Cherokee County; dedicate (introduced, 2026-03-06) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1580/
- HB 1350: Georgia Medical Freedom Act; enact (introduced, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB1350/
- HR 1363: Honoring several cities upon their designation as Georgia PlanFirst communities; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1363/
- HR 1368: Pacifico, Deputy Anthony; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1368/
- HR 1367: Glass, Deputy Nicholas; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1367/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $58.5K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 88% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.legis.ga.gov/members/house/75?session=1033
- Campaign site: https://charlicebyrd.org/
- X: https://x.com/byrdforgeorgia
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/repcharlicebyrd
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepCharliceByrd/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/charlice_byrd/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlice-byrd-5a9b766/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0d75f0d9-0242-4f72-b4f3-1cd085eb26b6