Representative Bill Werkheiser
House District 157 · Republican
Leaving office after 2026 — lost the 2026 primary
Industry and Labor (Chairman), Appropriations, Energy, Utilities & Telecommunications, Judiciary Juvenile, Public Safety and Homeland Security, Special Committee on Resource Management, State Properties
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 8 of 13 scored bills on which they voted. Excused and not-voting are shown but not counted.
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 123 | 2025-2026 | Lead author | ENACTED Act 191 (House 172-0, Senate 53-1, House 150-3) |
| HB 162 | 2025-2026 | Co-sponsor | — |
| HB 673 | 2025-2026 | Co-sponsor | — |
| HB 903 | 2025-2026 | Co-sponsor | Passed House 168-3; Senate sub replaced its text; died |
| HB 1014 | 2023-2024 | Lead author | Died in House committee |
| HB 1214 | 2023-2024 | Co-sponsor | — |
| HB 334 | 2023-2024 | Co-sponsor | Favorably reported then killed by recommittal |
| HB 364 | 2023-2024 | Co-sponsor | Passed House 157-17; died in Senate |
| HB 600 | 2023-2024 | Co-sponsor | — |
| HB 909 | 2023-2024 | Co-sponsor | Passed House 155-0; died Sine Die |
| HB 1137 | 2021-2022 | Lead author | — |
| HB 1426 | 2021-2022 | Co-sponsor | — |
| SB 257 | 2021-2022 | 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
9 response(s) recorded from this legislator.
District Prison Data
6 GDC facilities in this district. 102 deaths documented since 2020.