Georgia · Current officeholder
Bill Werkheiser
Republican Georgia House, District 157
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Sponsored legislation
46 bills in the current data (46 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.
| Bill | Title | Role | Stage | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1453 | Jeff Davis County; levy an excise tax | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 12, 2026 |
| HB 985 | Veterans affairs; revise terms of eligibility for persons to be buried in Georgia veteran cemeteries | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 11, 2026 |
| HB 1128 | State Board of Workers' Compensation; notice of eligibility for compensation to an injured employee to his or her legal guardian; provide | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 6, 2026 |
| HB 165 | Income tax credit; business enterprises for leased motor vehicles; repeal and reserve | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 5, 2026 |
| HB 162 | Georgia Bureau of Investigation; restriction and seal of First Offender Act sentences until such status is revoked; provide | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 5, 2026 |
| HB 1015 | Self-insurers Guaranty Trust Fund; revise certain funded levels | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 5, 2026 |
| HR 2056 | Melton, Sheriff Mark; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 31, 2026 |
| HR 1860 | House Study Committee on Comprehensive Services and Long-term Outcomes for Individuals with Disabilities; create | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 31, 2026 |
| HB 689 | Housing; establish a homelessness prevention program | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 31, 2026 |
| HB 1393 | Hospitals; allow rural hospitals to join together to allow further purchasing power with third-party payors but retain their independence | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 31, 2026 |
| HB 903 | Georgia Administrative Procedure Act shall apply to all executive branch agencies; provide | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 25, 2026 |
| HB 641 | Public utilities; require electric supplier to hold the proposed discontinuation of electrical service to a residential customer who suffers from a serious illness in abeyance for a certain period of time | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 23, 2026 |
| HR 1581 | Sidney R. Miles Memorial Highway; Tattnall County; dedicate | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 6, 2026 |
| HB 613 | Administrative Services, Department of; preferences in certain public works construction contracts to a contractor participating in a registered apprenticeship program; provide | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 6, 2026 |
| HB 1442 | Local government; local moratoria shall not apply to certain properties in certain circumstances; provide | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 6, 2026 |
| HR 1591 | The Claxton Enterprise; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 4, 2026 |
| HB 1464 | Labor, Department of; review and validate employment status of 1099 tax returns filed by employers on behalf of employees; establish a commission | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 3, 2026 |
| HB 1456 | Crimes and offenses; protective orders or consent agreements for victims against persons who have committed acts of sexual assault; provide | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 3, 2026 |
| HR 1486 | Marchant, Kaitlyn Butler; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 25, 2026 |
| HB 1320 | Public utilities; nuclear energy generation facilities in the integrated resource plan; provide | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 25, 2026 |
| HB 1301 | Commerce and trade; clarify requirements for certain data reported by consumer reporting agencies | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 24, 2026 |
| HB 1355 | Workers' compensation; update law on experience modification factors, refusal of suitable employment procedures, and certain benefits | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 20, 2026 |
| HR 1422 | Varnadore, Tim; retirement as mayor of Baxley, Georgia; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 19, 2026 |
| HB 1270 | Criminal procedure; installation and use of mobile tracking devices by law enforcement; provide | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 12, 2026 |
| HB 1214 | Sales and use tax; new special purpose local option sales tax dedicated to certain healthcare purposes; provide | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 9, 2026 |
| HR 1239 | SkillsUSA Georgia; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 4, 2026 |
| HR 98 | Property; granting of nonexclusive easements; authorize | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 14, 2025 |
| HR 97 | Property; conveyance of certain state owned property; authorize | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 14, 2025 |
| HB 123 | Criminal procedure; pretrial proceedings in capital offense cases where the death penalty is sought when the accused has an intellectual disability; provide | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 13, 2025 |
| HR 989 | Dubberly, Gloria; grand occasion of her retirement; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 4, 2025 |
| HR 987 | Trim, Jackie; grand occasion of his retirement; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 4, 2025 |
| HR 816 | House Study Committee on an At-Risk Populations Abuse Registry; create | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 4, 2025 |
| HR 368 | Joint Study Committee on Intoxicating Cannabinoids in Consumable Hemp Products; create | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 4, 2025 |
| HB 486 | State government; City of Incheon, South Korea as sister city-state of the State of Georgia; designate | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 4, 2025 |
| HB 826 | Overtime Income Tax Exemption Act; enact | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 28, 2025 |
| HR 700 | Happy Hitters of North Atlanta; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 21, 2025 |
| HB 569 | Labor and industrial relations; employment security; benefits and appeals; revise certain notice provisions | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 6, 2025 |
| HR 473 | Miss Georgia Peach Scholarship Pageant; 2024 Georgia Peach Queens; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 3, 2025 |
| HR 427 | Dr. Esco Hall, Jr. Highway; Appling County; dedicate | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 3, 2025 |
| HB 673 | Criminal procedure; limitations on bars to first offender treatment for certain minor offenders adjudicated as adults; provide | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 3, 2025 |
| HB 446 | Public Service Commission; discovery rights in proceedings; revise provisions | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 19, 2025 |
| HB 440 | Providing Effective Access to Cannabis for Health (PEACH) Act; enact | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 19, 2025 |
| HR 283 | Community Health Centers Day; 02/20/25; Georgia Primary Care Association; recognize | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 18, 2025 |
| HR 112 | McCoy, Darin; outstanding public service; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 29, 2025 |
| HR 111 | Interfaith organizations and volunteers involved in disaster cleanup efforts; commend | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 29, 2025 |
| HB 82 | Georgia Guest Worker Act; enact | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 27, 2025 |