Representative Tyler Paul Smith
House District 18 · Republican
Judiciary Non-Civil (Chairman), Agriculture & Consumer Affairs, Insurance, Judiciary (Ex-Officio), Judiciary Juvenile, Small Business Development
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 5 tracked bills where the chamber was divided.
| Bill | Description | GPS Position | Vote | Aligned? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 185 (2025) | Inmate Gender Treatment Ban — Transgender Prisoner Healthcare | oppose | YEA | ✗ |
| SB 159 (2024) | Cell Phone Ban in Prisons | oppose | YEA | ✗ |
| SB 63 (2024) | Bail Reform — Expanded Cash Bail Requirements | oppose | YEA | ✗ |
| SB 174 (2022) | Unsecured Judicial Release | support | YEA | ✓ |
| SB 441 (2022) | Reducing Barriers to Reentry Act | support | YEA | ✓ |
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 |
Bills Sponsored
GPS-tracked reform bills this legislator put their name on. Most post-conviction bills die in committee without a recorded vote, so sponsorship is often the only public evidence of where a legislator actually stood.
| Bill | Session | Role | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB1255 | 2025-2026 | Lead author | Favorably reported by substitute; no floor vote |
| HB533 | 2025-2026 | Co-sponsor | Died u2014 Wrongful Conviction Compensation Act |
| HB535 | 2025-2026 | Lead author | ENACTED Act 384 (House 178-0, Senate 53-0) |
| HB1201 | 2023-2024 | Co-sponsor | ENACTED Act 490 (167-0/51-0/169-0) |
| HB334 | 2023-2024 | Lead author | Favorably reported then killed by recommittal |
| HB588 | 2023-2024 | Lead author | Died u2014 record restriction re-file |
| HB909 | 2023-2024 | Co-sponsor | Passed House 155-0; died Sine Die |
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