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Karla L Drenner

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Overview

Karla Lea Drenner is an American academic and politician from Georgia. A Democrat, she is a member of the Georgia House of Representatives representing the state's 85th district in Avondale Estates, DeKalb County.

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Facts from Wikipedia.

Bills they wrote

Bills and joint resolutions where they're the main author, since 2023. Laws first, then the ones that got furthest.

Wrote

9 bills

Became law

2 became law.

  • Introduced Mar 14, 2023HB 731: DeKalb County; tax commissioner; election and filling of vacancies; change certain provisions
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 15, 2023HB 431: Special purpose local option sales tax; counties; provisions
    Became law
  • Introduced Mar 20, 2026HB 1591: Dekalb County; Board of Education; recruitment, vetting, and appointment of and contracting with school system superintendent; establish protocols
    Introduced
  • Introduced Apr 2, 2025HB 909: Firefighter Health and Environmental Safety Act; enact
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 21, 2025HB 588: Insurance; coverage for fertility diagnostic care, treatment, and preservation services; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 21, 2025HB 589: Social services; coverage for fertility diagnostic care, treatment, and preservation services; provide
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 21, 2023HB 491: Conservation and natural resources; issues regarding environmental justice and permitting; address
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 21, 2023HB 495: Georgia Environmental Justice Act of 2023; enact
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 13, 2023HB 371: Local government; additional requirements and procedures for legislative annexations; provide
    Introduced

Source: Open States

How they voted

Final votes on bills that passed either chamber of the Georgia legislature, since 2023. Votes on amendments, committees, and procedure are left out. A bill can show up under more than one topic.

Votes shown

1,474 votes on bills that passed at least one chamber.

Attendance

Didn't vote on 155 of 1,606 votes (10%). They had permission to be away (excused) for 129 of them.

By topic
Agriculture42 votes
    Alcoholic Beverages6 votes
      Animals10 votes
        Appeal and Error21 votes
          Aviation11 votes
            Banking and Finance18 votes
              Buildings and Housing23 votes
                Civil Practice36 votes
                  Commerce and Trade53 votes
                    Commercial Code2 votes
                      Conservation and Natural Resources55 votes
                        Contracts5 votes
                          Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations7 votes
                            Courts124 votes
                              Crimes and Offenses (Criminal Code)132 votes
                                Criminal Procedure49 votes
                                  Domestic Relations25 votes
                                    Education212 votes
                                      Elections33 votes
                                        Equity6 votes
                                          Evidence15 votes
                                            Fire Protection and Safety14 votes
                                              Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics30 votes
                                                Game and Fish20 votes
                                                  General Assembly56 votes
                                                    General Provisions, Ocga10 votes
                                                      Guardian and Ward10 votes
                                                        Handicapped Persons19 votes
                                                          Health159 votes
                                                            Highways, Bridges, and Ferries43 votes
                                                              Insurance98 votes
                                                                Labor and Industrial Relations19 votes
                                                                  Law Enforcement Officers and Agencies72 votes
                                                                    Local Government127 votes
                                                                      Mental Health30 votes
                                                                        Military, Emergency Management, and Veterans Affairs47 votes
                                                                          Minors33 votes
                                                                            Motor Vehicles and Traffic137 votes
                                                                              Nuisances2 votes
                                                                                Penal Institutions36 votes
                                                                                  Professions and Businesses132 votes
                                                                                    Property91 votes
                                                                                      Public Officers and Employees76 votes
                                                                                        Public Utilities and Transportation27 votes
                                                                                          Retirement and Pensions37 votes
                                                                                            Revenue and Taxation203 votes
                                                                                              Social Services51 votes
                                                                                                State Government135 votes
                                                                                                  Torts18 votes
                                                                                                    Waters, Ports, and Watercraft14 votes
                                                                                                      Wills, Trusts, and Administration of Estates9 votes
                                                                                                        Local laws (one city or county)9 votes
                                                                                                          Other23 votes

                                                                                                            Source: Open States, Georgia General Assembly. Topics from the state legislature.