Official Press Releases
By: Sen. Larry Walker (R – Perry)
This past week, the Senate experienced one of the longest and most critical days of the legislative session – Crossover Day. In this marathon voting session, the Senate considered over 45 pieces of legislation over the course of roughly eleven hours. The work did not end there, however, as we convened for three additional legislative days this week, concluding with Day 31 on Friday.
Continue reading “Capitol Recap: Week 10”
By: Sen. Larry Walker (R – Perry)
The Senate has just completed its penultimate full week of the 2022 Legislative Session. The period between Crossover Day and Sine Die is typically the most hectic of the session with votes occurring on the floor at a record pace and committees in both chambers meeting early to late. This year has been no exception and, this week alone, the Senate took up and considered 20 bills and resolutions. Despite this productivity, the General Calendar (all bills still available for action) remains lengthy and it will be impossible to vote on each and every remaining measure. We are certain to hold increasingly longer days in the Senate Chamber debating and passing legislation prioritized based on its significance to the people of Georgia.
Continue reading “Capitol Recap: Week 11”By: Sen. Mike Dugan (R – Carrollton)
Over the last few weeks, the Senate has worked around the clock to put the finishing touches on legislation before Crossover Day, which the occurred on Tuesday last week. In the lead up to this important deadline, our committee workload increased dramatically in order to have as many quality pieces of legislation available for a floor vote as possible. On Crossover Day itself, we considered over 45 measures over an 11 hour period, and entered into the home stretch of the 2022 session.
Continue reading “DUGAN: An Update from the Capitol”
By: Sen. Larry Walker (R – Perry)
As Crossover Day continues to inch closer, our days debating legislation in the Chamber have grown longer and more urgent and committees have worked long into the night to bring additional improvements to the legislation before their consideration. With many bills still available for action in the Senate, it will be nigh impossible to reach all of them before our Tuesday deadline. However, we are working to ensure we are prioritizing legislation of the most importance to our constituents statewide.
Continue reading “Capitol Recap: Week 9”ATLANTA (March 3, 2022) | Today, Senate Bill 537, sponsored by Sen. Harold Jones II (D – Augusta), passed the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Consumer Affairs. SB 537 would create the Georgia Food Security Advisory Council, which will be charged with eradicating food insecurity in Georgia.
Continue reading “Bill to Address Food Insecurity Passes Senate Committee”