Senator Drew Echols
Senate District 49 · Republican
Economic Development and Tourism (Chairman), Retirement (Secretary), Agriculture and Consumer Affairs (Ex-Officio), Science and Technology (Secretary), Appropriations
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 scored bills on which they voted. Excused and not-voting are shown but not counted.
| Bill | Description | GPS Position | Vote | Aligned? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SR 432 (2026) | Senate Higher Education in Prison Study Committee; create | support | YEA | ✓ |
| 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 | ✗ |
Also On The Record
Tracked bills that are on the record but not scored. Most passed without opposition, so they do not distinguish one legislator from another; the chamber margin is shown so you can judge each one.
| Bill | Description | Vote | Chamber margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 123 (2025) | Criminal procedure; pretrial proceedings in capital offense cases where the death penalty is sought when the accused has an intellectual disability; provide | YEA | House 172-0 · Senate 53-1 · House 150-3 |
| HB 176 (2025) | Appeal and error; judgments deemed directly appealable; change a provision | YEA | House 168-0 · Senate 51-0 |
| HB 582 (2025) | Georgia Survivor Justice Act; enact | YEA | House 166-2 · Senate 53-1 · House 164-0 |
| SB 147 (2025) | Correctional Institutions of State and Counties; consent for the release of certain criminal history, vocational, and educational information for inmates upon release; provide | YEA | Senate 55-0 · House 163-0 · Senate 51-0 |
| SB 244 (2025) | Criminal Proceedings; the award of reasonable attorney's fees and costs in a criminal case to the defendant upon such defendant making a successful motion to disqualify the prosecuting attorney for m | YEA | Senate 55-0 · House 103-61 · Senate 35-18 |
Bills Sponsored
GPS-tracked reform bills (bills GPS supports) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SB 244 | 2025-2026 | Co-sponsor | — |
Also Sponsored: Bills GPS Opposes
Listed so the record is complete. These are not counted as reform sponsorships.
| Bill | Session | Role | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| SB 592 GPS OPPOSES | 2025-2026 | Co-sponsor | — |
Also Sponsored: Tracked Bills With No GPS Position
GPS follows these bills without taking a side. Not counted as reform sponsorships.
| Bill | Session | Role | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| SB 147 | 2025-2026 | Co-sponsor | — |
Advocacy Directed at This Legislator
1 response(s) recorded from this legislator.
District Prison Data
1 GDC facilities in this district. 1 deaths documented since 2020.