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Democratic
· Representative
Karla Drenner
Represents District 85 in the House of Representatives.
Votes with Democrats
90%
on 114 party-line votes · House Democrats median 92%
Cast a vote
96%
Yea or Nay on 1,098 of 1,146 roll calls · House median 96%
Their bills that became law
31 of 62
as a primary sponsor, this session · Democrats median 47.5
Roll calls on record
1,146
2025-2026 Regular Session
Votes and bills updated Oct 4, 2026 from LegiScan (CC BY 4.0), which republishes the legislature’s own records. Profile details from OpenStates / Plural Policy. Figures cover 2025-2026 Regular Session.
How Karla Drenner votes
A party-line vote is a roll call where most voting Democrats and most voting Republicans took opposite sides. Absences and not-voting are never counted. Same method as our Congress pages.
Where Karla Drenner sits in the House
Each dot is one member of the House, placed by how often they voted on the Democratic side of party-line votes. Karla Drenner is circled.
Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party
11 of 114 party-line votes, most recent 10 shown.
SB609 · DeKalb County; County Board of Education; changes in boundaries of school district; revise provisions
In plain English Changes the boundaries of DeKalb County school districts following certain annexations.
Local Calendar : House Vote #846 · 2026-04-02 · Passed 110–63 · most Democrats voted the other way
SB618 · Municipal Court of the City of Decatur; the assessment and collection of a technology fee; authorize
In plain English Allows the Municipal Court of the City of Decatur to assess and collect a technology fee for authorized uses.
Local Calendar : House Vote #846 · 2026-04-02 · Passed 110–63 · most Democrats voted the other way
SB622 · City of Tucker; annexation of certain territory into the boundaries of the city; provide
In plain English Allows the City of Tucker to annex certain territory into its boundaries, subject to a referendum.
Local Calendar : House Vote #846 · 2026-04-02 · Passed 110–63 · most Democrats voted the other way
SB625 · City of Decatur Public Facilities Authority; a referendum for issuing revenue bonds for certain projects requested by the City Schools of Decatur; require
In plain English Requires a referendum before the City of Decatur Public Facilities Authority issues revenue bonds for certain City Schools of Decatur projects.
Local Calendar : House Vote #846 · 2026-04-02 · Passed 110–63 · most Democrats voted the other way
SB485 · Professional Counselors; applicants for a license in social work enrolled in a master's degree program to take the master's social work licensing examination in their final semester of the program; authorize
In plain English Allows social work master's degree students to take their licensing exam during their final semester instead of after graduation.
Passage: House Vote #747 · 2026-03-23 · Passed 121–46 · most Democrats voted the other way
HB896 · Hall County; levy an excise tax
In plain English Allows Hall County to levy an excise tax under state law, with specified procedures, conditions, and limitations.
Local Calendar : House Vote #434 · 2025-04-04 · Passed 112–59 · most Democrats voted the other way
SB235 · Whitfield County; school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes; provide a homestead exemption
Local Calendar : House Vote #434 · 2025-04-04 · Passed 112–59 · most Democrats voted the other way
SB234 · City of Dalton; independent school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes; provide a homestead exemption
Local Calendar : House Vote #434 · 2025-04-04 · Passed 112–59 · most Democrats voted the other way
SB336 · Dade County; school district ad valorem taxes; homestead exemption
Local Calendar : House Vote #434 · 2025-04-04 · Passed 112–59 · most Democrats voted the other way
SB332 · County Board of Education of DeKalb County; board members shall only be elected by electors of the DeKalb County school district; provide
Local Calendar : House Vote #434 · 2025-04-04 · Passed 112–59 · most Democrats voted the other way
Closest votes they cast
Roll calls decided by the fewest votes, one per bill.
SB8 · Courts; arrest warrant requirements when juvenile courts are acting as courts of inquiry; provide
Passage: House Vote #348 · 2025-03-31 · Failed 79–87
SB68 · Civil Practice; substantive and comprehensive revision of provisions regarding civil practice, evidentiary matters, damages, and liability in tort actions; provide
Passage: House Vote #290 · 2025-03-20 · Passed 91–82
SB513 · "Every Day Counts Act"; enact
Passage: House Vote #843 · 2026-04-02 · Failed 80–90
HB1324 · Crimes and offenses; possessing a silencer; repeal prohibition
Passage: House Vote #665 · 2026-03-06 · Passed 87–76
HB717 · Medical Practice Act; regulation of the administration of psychedelic-assisted treatment and therapy; provide
In plain English Allows the state to regulate and license clinics that provide psychedelic-assisted treatment and therapy under medical supervision.
Passage: House Vote #586 · 2026-03-03 · Failed 73–88
Republicans they vote with most
Share of contested roll calls (the losing side got at least 10%) where both voted and landed on the same side. Unanimous votes are left out, because on those everyone agrees.
Charlice ByrdRepublican · District 20 · 150 shared contested votes
31%
Marcus WiedowerRepublican · District 121 · 38 shared contested votes
29%
Matt DubnikRepublican · District 29 · 152 shared contested votes
25%
Their session, month by month
Dark bars are roll calls they were recorded on each month; the red part is the ones without a Yea or Nay (48 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.
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Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Karla Drenner was a primary sponsor of this session. Most bills from either party never leave committee; in Illinois many never get past the Assignments or Rules committee.
Introduced62
Out of committee36
Passed one chamber32
Passed both chambers31
Became law31
Never left committee26
For comparison, the median Democratic member of the House has 47.5 bills that became law this session.
Dekalb County; State Court; authorize the charge and collection of technology fees
In plain English Allows DeKalb County State Court to charge and collect technology fees, among other changes.
Official synopsis: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the State Court of DeKalb County, formerly known as the Civil and Criminal Court of DeKalb County, approved February 14, 1951 (Ga. L. 1951, p. 2401), as amended, particularly by an Act approved…
Became lawEffective Date 2026-05-12 · 2026-05-12
Medical Practice Act; regulation of the administration of psychedelic-assisted treatment and therapy; provide
In plain English Allows the state to regulate and license clinics that provide psychedelic-assisted treatment and therapy under medical supervision.
Official synopsis: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 34 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the "Medical Practice Act of the State of Georgia," so as to provide for the regulation of the administration…
Became lawEffective Date 2026-07-01 · 2026-05-12
Georgia Next Generation 9-1-1 Fund; authorize creation – CA
In plain English Proposes a constitutional amendment to authorize creation of the Georgia Next Generation 9-1-1 Fund.
Official synopsis: A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to authorize creation of the Georgia Next Generation 9-1-1 Fund; to provide for submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.
Became lawEffective Date 2026-07-01 · 2026-05-11
House Study Committee on MARTA Governance, Financial Accountability, and Regional Transit Oversight; create
A RESOLUTION creating the House Study Committee on MARTA Governance, Financial Accountability, and Regional Transit Oversight; and for other purposes.
Not out of committeeHouse Second Readers · 2026-04-02
United States of America; 250th anniversary; honoring the nation's enduring legacy of freedom, unity, and civic engagement; recognize
A RESOLUTION recognizing and celebrating the 250th anniversary of the United States of America and honoring the nation's enduring legacy of freedom, unity, and civic engagement; and for other purposes.
Became lawHouse Read and Adopted · 2026-03-31
Kaur, Gurmit; commend
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Gurmit Kaur; and for other purposes.
Became lawHouse Read and Adopted · 2026-03-31
Brand, Dr. Miranda; commend
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Dr. Miranda Brand; and for other purposes.
Became lawHouse Read and Adopted · 2026-03-31
5th Annual Green Egg and Kegs Festival at Dunwoody Village; recognize
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending the 5th Annual Green Egg and Kegs Festival at Dunwoody Village; and for other purposes.
Became lawHouse Read and Adopted · 2026-03-31
Arrington, Betty "Becky" Lou Ennis; honoring the life and legacy; condolences
A RESOLUTION honoring the life and legacy of Betty "Becky" Lou Ennis Arrington; and for other purposes.
Became lawHouse Read and Adopted · 2026-03-31
Barranco, John Baptist; honoring the life and memory; condolences
A RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of John Baptist Barranco of Dunwoody, Georgia; and for other purposes.
Became lawHouse Read and Adopted · 2026-03-31
Dekalb County; Board of Education; recruitment, vetting, and appointment of and contracting with school system superintendent; establish protocols
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create and establish in DeKalb County, Georgia, districts from which the members of the County Board of Education of DeKalb County shall be elected, approved April 12, 1963 (Ga. L. 1963, p. 3424),…
Not out of committeeHouse Second Readers · 2026-03-25
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
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 46 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to electric services, so as to require that an electric supplier hold the proposed discontinuation of electrical service to a residential consumer who…
Passed one chamberSenate Read Second Time · 2026-03-23
DeKalb Day at the state capitol; March 23, 2026; recognize
A RESOLUTION recognizing March 23, 2026, as DeKalb Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes.
Became lawHouse Read and Adopted · 2026-03-18
Representative Michele Henson Interchange; Dekalb County; dedicate
A RESOLUTION recognizing Representative Michele Henson and dedicating an interchange in her honor; and for other purposes.
Not out of committeeHouse Second Readers · 2026-03-16
Local government; allow governing authority of any county or municipal corporation to hold meetings by teleconference
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 14 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to open and public meetings, so as to allow the governing authority of any county or municipal corporation to hold meetings by teleconference;…
Not out of committeeHouse Second Readers · 2026-03-03
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HB1409 · 2026-04-03
Domestic relations; revise mandated reporting of child abuse (Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #880)
SB33 · 2026-04-03
"Georgia Hemp Farming Act"; total THC concentration of consumable hemp products; provide limits (Agree To Senate Amend To House Sub: House Vote #879)
HB651 · 2026-04-03
Motor vehicles; use of automated traffic enforcement safety devices in school zones; revise provisions (Agree To Senate Amend To Ham To Ssub: House Vote #878)
HB350 · 2026-04-03
Domestic relations; safe places for newborns; revise provisions (Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #877)
HB413 · 2026-04-02
Agriculture; prohibit local ordinances that prohibit operation of mobile sawmills on agricultural land (Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #861)
SB556 · 2026-04-02
HOPE Scholarship; the inclusion of advanced placement and international baccalaureate fine arts courses in the calculation of grade point averages; provide (Passage: House Vote #842)
SB625 · 2026-04-02
City of Decatur Public Facilities Authority; a referendum for issuing revenue bonds for certain projects requested by the City Schools of Decatur; require (Local Calendar : House Vote #846)
HB334 · 2026-04-02
Sickle Cell Disease Protection Act; enact (Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #867)
SB622 · 2026-04-02
City of Tucker; annexation of certain territory into the boundaries of the city; provide (Local Calendar : House Vote #846)
HB445 · 2026-04-02
Ad valorem tax; language required to be included in notices of current assessment; revise (Agree To Senate Sub As Am: House Vote #838)
HB1161 · 2026-04-02
Motor vehicles; proper operation upon approach by an authorized emergency vehicle or by a law enforcement vehicle for purposes of a traffic stop; provide (Agree To Senate Sub As Am: House Vote #864)
SB618 · 2026-04-02
Municipal Court of the City of Decatur; the assessment and collection of a technology fee; authorize (Local Calendar : House Vote #846)
SB627 · 2026-04-02
City of Dallas; ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes; provide a homestead exemption (Supplemental Local Calendar : House Vote #857)
SB627 · 2026-04-02
City of Dallas; ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes; provide a homestead exemption (Sb614 & Sb627 Recon: House Vote #858)
SB619 · 2026-04-02
Board of Education of Hancock County; the description of the education districts; change (Supplemental Local Calendar : House Vote #857)
SB601 · 2026-04-02
Atlanta Board of Education; residency limitations on qualifications for employment of the executive assistant to the board, chief financial officer, and internal auditor; remove (Supplemental Local Calendar : House Vote #857)
HB1277 · 2026-04-02
Conservation and natural resources; increase project cost threshold for public roads or airports requiring environmental evaluations (Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #873)
SB76 · 2026-04-02
License Plates; specialty license plate benefitting the Georgia Veterans Service Foundation; establish (Passage: House Vote #839)
SB76 · 2026-04-02
License Plates; specialty license plate benefitting the Georgia Veterans Service Foundation; establish (Agree To Senate Amend To House Sub: House Vote #870)
SB621 · 2026-04-02
"Barrow County Public Facilities Authority Act"; enact (Supplemental Local Calendar : House Vote #857)
SB503 · 2026-04-02
Insurance; rental home marketplace guarantees from the definition of property insurance; exempt (Agree To Senate Amend To House Sub: House Vote #850)
SB620 · 2026-04-02
State Court of Barrow County; a full-time solicitor-general; provide (Supplemental Local Calendar : House Vote #857)
HB1129 · 2026-04-02
Local government; designation of enterprise zones; provisions (Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #868)
HB1247 · 2026-04-02
Georgia Bureaucratic Deference Elimination Act; enact (Am 62 0077: House Vote #853)
HB1247 · 2026-04-02
Georgia Bureaucratic Deference Elimination Act; enact (Agree To Senate Sub As Am: House Vote #854)
HB1567 · 2026-04-02
Quitman, City of; transfer of all legal rights, privileges, and assets to Brooks County; provide (Remove From Local Cal/vote Separately: House Vote #845)
SB411 · 2026-04-02
Professions and Businesses; dry needling to be performed by certain licensed professionals; provide (Passage: House Vote #855)
SB440 · 2026-04-02
Department of Public Health; provisions relative to duties or functions; modernize and update (Passage: House Vote #847)
HB463 · 2026-04-02
Ad valorem tax; certain senior citizens who volunteer with local governments; provide homestead exemption (Agree To Senate Sub As Am: House Vote #849)
HB1344 · 2026-04-02
Georgia Insurance Affordability and Claims Integrity Act; enact (Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #860)
SB52 · 2026-04-02
"Timberlands Recovery, Exemption, and Earnings Stability (TREES) Act"; enact (Passage: House Vote #872)
HB1283 · 2026-04-02
Family Justice Center Act; enact (Agree To Senate Amendment: House Vote #834)
HB506 · 2026-04-02
Social services; Medicaid coverage for tobacco cessation treatments; provide (Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #835)
HB466 · 2026-04-02
State symbols; marsh tacky horse as official Georgia heritage horse breed; designate (Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #863)
HB297 · 2026-04-02
Ad valorem tax; define multipurpose off-highway vehicle; provisions (Agree To Senate Sub As Am: House Vote #841)
HB1534 · 2026-04-02
Chatham County; State Court; provide additional judge (Supplemental Local Calendar #2: House Vote #871)
HB974 · 2026-04-02
General appropriations; State Fiscal Year July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027 (Adopt Ccr: House Vote #876)
HB1116 · 2026-04-02
Homeownership Opportunity and Market Equalization Act of 2026; enact (Agree To Senate Sub As Am: House Vote #848)
HB1075 · 2026-04-02
Sexual offenses; modify penalty for offenders previously convicted of the offense of trafficking of persons for labor or sexual servitude (Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #875)
HB659 · 2026-04-02
Health; rural assistance; expand medical education funding and the service cancelable loan program to include optometrists (Agree To Senate Amendment: House Vote #840)
SB513 · 2026-04-02
"Every Day Counts Act"; enact (Passage: House Vote #843)
SB513 · 2026-04-02
"Every Day Counts Act"; enact (Reconsider: House Vote #844)
HB1112 · 2026-04-02
Commerce and trade; rounding of total price of sale of goods or services when using legal tender; provide (Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #833)
HB256 · 2026-04-02
Social services; foster parents bill of rights; revise provisions (Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #836)
HB1131 · 2026-04-02
Criminal procedure; personal service of process for notice of a warrant application hearing; provide (Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #865)
HB1238 · 2026-04-02
Community Health, Department of; submit a waiver request to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to authorize the qualification of certain caregivers for Medicaid reimbursement (Agree To Senate Sub As Am: House Vote #852)
HB295 · 2026-04-02
Local government; procedures for real property owners to make claims for compensation for loss of property value or expenses incurred; provisions (Agree To Senate Amend As Ham: House Vote #866)
HB1138 · 2026-04-02
Increasing Access to Contraceptives Act; enact (Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #874)
HB1434 · 2026-04-02
Aviation; air facilities; identification of airport affected areas; provide (Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #869)
SB214 · 2026-04-02
Elections and Primaries; electors to cast physical absentee on-request ballots as an alternative to using other authorized means of casting in-person votes; authorize (Passage: House Vote #856)
SB609 · 2026-04-02
DeKalb County; County Board of Education; changes in boundaries of school district; revise provisions (Local Calendar : House Vote #846)
HB1215 · 2026-04-02
Middle Judicial Circuit; superior courts; provide for a third judge (Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #837)
HB1396 · 2026-04-02
State government; require certain privately funded organizations that operate a shelter or provide outreach services to homeless individuals participate in the Georgia Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) (Agree To Senate Am As Am: House Vote #851)
SB614 · 2026-04-02
City of Hampton; homestead exemption; ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes; provide (Supplemental Local Calendar : House Vote #857)
SB614 · 2026-04-02
City of Hampton; homestead exemption; ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes; provide (Sb614 & Sb627 Recon: House Vote #858)
SB616 · 2026-04-02
Fulton County; written consent for the creation of community improvement districts; provide (Supplemental Local Calendar : House Vote #857)
HR1300 · 2026-04-02
Representative Penny Houston Roundabout; Cook County; dedicate (Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #862)
SR624 · 2026-04-02
Officer Drew Haynes Brown Memorial Intersection; Cobb County; dedicate (Adopt: House Vote #859)
SB447 · 2026-03-31
Control of Soil Erosion and Sedimentation; denial or nonacceptance of permits; revise provisions (Passage: House Vote #805)
HB1374 · 2026-03-31
Insurance; methods of payment to healthcare providers; provide certain requirements (Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #814)
Complete voting record from LegiScan (showing the 60 most recent of 1146 total roll-call votes this session).
Capitol Office
📍Room 507-H, Coverdell Legislative Office Building 18 Capitol Square SW, Atlanta, GA 30334
District-Mail Office
📍P.O. Box 348, Avondale Estates, GA 30002
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