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March 1, 2022

Capitol Recap: Week 7

By: Sen. Larry Walker (R – Perry)

With two more legislative days under our belts, we have now officially hit the halfway point of the 2022 Legislative Session. To this point, the Senate has been exceedingly productive, having passed a total 45 Senate Bills and Resolutions throughout our first 20 days of business. This week, in particular, the Senate advanced measures that provide additional tools to be utilized by our 911 communications officers and a bill to grant parents more oversight in the education of their children.

February 23, 2022

Senator John Albers Passes Legislation to Protect Workers and Businesses in Georgia

ATLANTA (February 23, 2022) | Senator John Albers (R – Roswell) has sponsored Senate Bill 331, the Protecting Georgia Businesses and Workers Act. SB 331, which recently passed the Senate, is a critical piece of legislation that will prevent local governments from passing onerous mandates relating to the regulation of employee work hours, scheduling, or employee output. However, SB 331 allows local governments to dictate hours and scheduling for any business that contracts with local governments.

February 23, 2022

DUGAN: An Update from the Capitol

By: Sen. Mike Dugan (R – Carrollton)

With Thursday’s adjournment signifying the end of our 18th legislative day, we are quickly approaching the halfway point of the 2022 Legislative Session. This week, a total of fifteen bills and resolutions passed on the Senate Floor, many of which carried bipartisan support. The Senate now houses the budget – so that is one of our key focuses this week.

February 21, 2022

Capitol Recap: Week 6

By: Sen. Larry Walker (R – Perry)

With Thursday’s adjournment signifying the end of our 18th legislative day, we are quickly approaching the halfway point of the 2022 Legislative Session. This week, a total of fifteen bills and resolutions passed on the Senate Floor, many of which carried bipartisan support. Now that the budget is in the Senate’s hands, that, too, has become one of the key fixtures of our work this week.

February 19, 2022

Capitol Recap: Week 5

By: Sen. Larry Walker (R – Perry)

This past week, the Senate convened for our most productive legislative days yet, with several substantial pieces of legislation receiving favorable passage by the Senate body. As the pace continues to increase, our schedules have begun to fill with full days spent in our respective committees once our business in the Senate Chamber is complete. While the speed has certainly increased, it has not impeded the Senate from carrying out our work.