Bill Werkheiser

Bill Werkheiser

Representative — District 157

Republican

Voted GPS’s position on 8 of 13 scored bills View Full Scorecard ›

Contact Information

Capitol Phone (404) 656-5132
Email bill.werkheiser@house.ga.gov
Capitol Address 206 Washington St SW, Atlanta, GA, 30334

Committee Assignments

Appropriations Judiciary Juvenile Public Safety and Homeland Security State Properties Energy, Utilities & Telecommunications Industry and Labor Chair Special Committee on Resource Management

Voting Record on GPS-Tracked Bills

Voted GPS’s position on 8 of 13 scored bills on which they voted. Excused and not-voting are shown but not counted.

Bill Description GPS Position Vote Aligned?
HB 162
2025		 Georgia Bureau of Investigation; restriction and seal of First Offender Act sentences until such status is revoked; provide support YEA ✓
SB 185
2025		 Inmate Gender Treatment Ban — Transgender Prisoner Healthcare oppose YEA ✗
HB 1255
2024		 The Terry Act; enact support YEA ✓
SB 533
2024		 Proceedings; jail-based competency restoration programs; provide support YEA ✓
SB 63
2024		 Bail Reform — Expanded Cash Bail Requirements oppose YEA ✗
HB 364
2023		 Wrongful Conviction Compensation Act; enact support YEA ✓
HB 462
2023		 Raise the Age Act; enact support YEA ✓
HB 497
2023		 Health; use of certified medication aides in penal institutions; authorize support YEA ✓
SB 159
2023		 Cell Phone Ban in Prisons oppose YEA ✗
HB 1354
2022		 Wrongful Conviction Compensation Act; enact support YEA ✓
SB 565
2022		 Sentence and Punishment; any time after conviction; defendant convicted of an offense and sentenced as a direct result of being a victim of trafficking for labor or sexual servitude may petition the s support NOT VOTING —
HB 194
2021		 Criminal procedure; term of probation shall follow mandatory term of imprisonment for persons convicted of a sexual offense; clarify oppose YEA ✗
HB 272
2021		 Raise Juvenile Court Jurisdiction to 18 support YEA ✓
SB 174
2021		 Bail-Restricted Offenses Expanded; Appointed Judges' Release Authority oppose YEA ✗

Advocacy Directed at This Legislator

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3 GPS Postcards
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4 Tell My Story Cards
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7 Total Contacts
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Jul 4, 2026 Last Contact

9 response(s) recorded from this legislator.

GDC Facilities in District 157

4 deaths in 2026 · 56 deaths since 2020

APPLING INTEGRATED TREATMENT FACILITY Baxley
ROGERS STATE PRISON Reidsville · Pop. 1,197
SMITH STATE PRISON Glennville · Pop. 1,073
SMITH TRANSITIONAL CENTER Claxton · Pop. 309
WOMEN’S PROBATION DETENTION CENTER Claxton
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