Representative Marvin Lim
House District 98 · Democrat
Agriculture & Consumer Affairs, Appropriations, Health, Retirement
The Record
Georgia Prisoners’ Speak publishes the record, not a grade. Every line below is a roll-call vote or a bill filing you can verify against the General Assembly’s own records.
Voting Record on GPS-Tracked Bills
Voted GPS’s position on 2 of 3 tracked bills where the chamber was divided.
| Bill | Description | GPS Position | Vote | Aligned? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 185 (2025) | Inmate Gender Treatment Ban — Transgender Prisoner Healthcare | oppose | EXCUSED | ✗ |
| SB 159 (2024) | Cell Phone Ban in Prisons | oppose | NAY | ✓ |
| SB 63 (2024) | Bail Reform — Expanded Cash Bail Requirements | oppose | NAY | ✓ |
Also On The Record
Reform bills that passed without opposition. These are not scored — they do not distinguish one legislator from another — but they are part of the record.
| Bill | Description | Vote | Chamber margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB535 (2025) | Penal institutions; credit for time served regarding probation revocation sentencing; provide | YEA | H 178-0; S 53-0; H 160-0 |
| HB1201 (2024) | Criminal procedure; vacating of sentences of victims of trafficking; provisions | YEA | H 167-0; S 51-0; H 169-0 |
| HB909 (2024) | Georgia Bureau of Investigation; restriction and seal of First Offenders Act; provide | YEA | H 155-0 |
Advocacy Directed at This Legislator
1 response(s) recorded from this legislator.
Response History
HD98 legislator questionnaire reply (recovered from a dropped MCE inbound, 2026-04-24). Answers: (1) Vision 2027 bills [habeas deadline repeal, conviction-integrity unit, IAC reform] — YES; (2) Accepts the DOJ finding that Georgia prisons are unconstitutional — YES, working via his House Appropriations Public Safety subcommittee seat; (3) Independent prison oversight body — YES; (4) Require GDC to publish cause/manner for every in-custody death — YES; (5) The $600M-plus hardened max-security facility — OPPOSES hardening, favors redirecting toward rehabilitation, healthcare, and staffing [notes he worked to raise the staffing budget]; (6) Expand compassionate release and earned time credits — YES.