Representative Matt Barton
House District 5 · Republican
Energy, Utilities & Telecommunications (Vice Chairman), Motor Vehicles (Vice Chairman), Appropriations (Secretary), Health, Industry and Labor (Secretary), Small Business Development, Transportation, Ways & Means (Ex-Officio)
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 6 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 | ✗ |
| HB 272 (2022) | Raise Juvenile Court Jurisdiction to 18 | support | NAY | ✗ |
| 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 |
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