Official Press Releases
ATLANTA (March 20, 2012) – The Georgia Senate passed HB 1146 on Tuesday by a vote of 46 to 2. Sponsored in the Senate by Sen. Butch Miller (R-Gainesville), this legislation transfers the Division of Rehabilitation Services from the Department of Labor to the newly created Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency.
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ATLANTA (March 19, 2011) – Today, House Resolution 1162 passed the state Senate with a vote of 40 to 18. Having received two-thirds majority vote, the Constitutional amendment will now be placed on the ballot for a vote by Georgia citizens. Leadership from the state Senate Majority Party including Majority Leader Chip Rogers (R- Woodstock), President Pro Tempore Tommie Williams (R-Lyons), Sen. Ronnie Chance (R-Tyrone), and Sen. Fran Millar (R-Dunwoody), chairman of the Committee on Education and Youth, offered the following statements regarding today’s vote:
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ATLANTA (March 15, 2012) – The Georgia Senate has passed a local homestead option sales tax legislation authored by Senate Majority Leader Chip Rogers. This plan could eliminate the County portion of the property tax for Cherokee homeowners.
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By Sen. Jesse Stone (R-Waynesboro)
ATLANTA (March 15, 2012) – We are now in the final stretch of the 2012 session. At the end of the 10th week, we have completed 33 legislative days. The Senate is now reviewing House bills and the 2013 Fiscal Year budget as Sine Die – the last day of session – quickly approaches.
ATLANTA (March 14, 2012) – Sen. Lindsey Tippins (R-Marietta) sponsored HB 706 in the Senate today. This legislation deletes obsolete, unused and unnecessary provisions relating to elementary and secondary education within the Title 20 code. HB 706 passed with a vote of 39-11.