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Bill Werkheiser

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State Representative · District 157 · Georgia · Serving since 2015

Georgia publishes one combined sponsor list for each bill, so introducing a bill and signing on to it can’t be told apart. The bills below are all of this member’s sponsorships, in either role.

BillHouseEffective Date
HB 1453 - Jeff Davis County; levy an excise tax
Georgia State House·Last action May 12, 2026 — Effective Date
BillHouseAct 441
HB 985 - Veterans affairs; revise terms of eligibility for persons to be buried in Georgia veteran cemeteries
Georgia State House·Last action May 11, 2026 — Act 441
BillHouseAct 415
HB 1128 - State Board of Workers' Compensation; notice of eligibility for compensation to an injured employee to his or her legal guardian; provide
Georgia State House·Last action May 6, 2026 — Act 415
BillHouseAct 403
HB 162 - Georgia Bureau of Investigation; restriction and seal of First Offender Act sentences until such status is revoked; provide
Georgia State House·Last action May 5, 2026 — Act 403
BillHouseAct 407
HB 165 - Income tax credit; business enterprises for leased motor vehicles; repeal and reserve
Georgia State House·Last action May 5, 2026 — Act 407
BillHouseAct 386
HB 1015 - Self-insurers Guaranty Trust Fund; revise certain funded levels
Georgia State House·Last action May 5, 2026 — Act 386
BillHouseHouse Committee Favorably…
HR 1860 - House Study Committee on Comprehensive Services and Long-term Outcomes for Individuals with Disabilities; create
Georgia State House·Last action Mar 31, 2026 — House Committee Favorably Reported
BillHouseHouse Read and Adopted
HR 2056 - Melton, Sheriff Mark; commend
Georgia State House·Last action Mar 31, 2026 — House Read and Adopted
BillHouseSenate Tabled
HB 1393 - Hospitals; allow rural hospitals to join together to allow further purchasing power with third-party payors but retain their independence
Georgia State House·Last action Mar 31, 2026 — Senate Tabled
BillHouseSenate Tabled
HB 689 - Housing; establish a homelessness prevention program
Georgia State House·Last action Mar 31, 2026 — Senate Tabled
BillHouseSenate Read Second Time
HB 903 - Georgia Administrative Procedure Act shall apply to all executive branch agencies; provide
Georgia State House·Last action Mar 25, 2026 — Senate Read Second Time
BillHouseSenate Read Second Time
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
Georgia State House·Last action Mar 23, 2026 — Senate Read Second Time
BillHouseHouse Committee Favorably…
HB 613 - Administrative Services, Department of; preferences in certain public works construction contracts to a contractor participating in a registered apprenticeship program; provide
Georgia State House·Last action Mar 6, 2026 — House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
BillHouseHouse Second Readers
HR 1581 - Sidney R. Miles Memorial Highway; Tattnall County; dedicate
Georgia State House·Last action Mar 6, 2026 — House Second Readers
BillHouseHouse Committee Favorably…
HB 1442 - Local government; local moratoria shall not apply to certain properties in certain circumstances; provide
Georgia State House·Last action Mar 6, 2026 — House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
BillHouseHouse Read and Adopted
HR 1591 - The Claxton Enterprise; commend
Georgia State House·Last action Mar 4, 2026 — House Read and Adopted
BillHouseHouse Second Readers
HB 1464 - Labor, Department of; review and validate employment status of 1099 tax returns filed by employers on behalf of employees; establish a commission
Georgia State House·Last action Mar 3, 2026 — House Second Readers
BillHouseHouse Second Readers
HB 1456 - Crimes and offenses; protective orders or consent agreements for victims against persons who have committed acts of sexual assault; provide
Georgia State House·Last action Mar 3, 2026 — House Second Readers
BillHouseHouse Read and Adopted
HR 1486 - Marchant, Kaitlyn Butler; commend
Georgia State House·Last action Feb 25, 2026 — House Read and Adopted
BillHouseHouse Committee Favorably…
HB 1320 - Public utilities; nuclear energy generation facilities in the integrated resource plan; provide
Georgia State House·Last action Feb 25, 2026 — House Committee Favorably Reported
BillHouseHouse Committee Favorably…
HB 1301 - Commerce and trade; clarify requirements for certain data reported by consumer reporting agencies
Georgia State House·Last action Feb 24, 2026 — House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
BillHouseHouse Second Readers
HB 1355 - Workers' compensation; update law on experience modification factors, refusal of suitable employment procedures, and certain benefits
Georgia State House·Last action Feb 20, 2026 — House Second Readers
BillHouseHouse Read and Adopted
HR 1422 - Varnadore, Tim; retirement as mayor of Baxley, Georgia; commend
Georgia State House·Last action Feb 19, 2026 — House Read and Adopted
BillHouseHouse Second Readers
HB 1270 - Criminal procedure; installation and use of mobile tracking devices by law enforcement; provide
Georgia State House·Last action Feb 12, 2026 — House Second Readers
BillHouseHouse Second Readers
HB 1214 - Sales and use tax; new special purpose local option sales tax dedicated to certain healthcare purposes; provide
Georgia State House·Last action Feb 9, 2026 — House Second Readers