ATLANTA (March 13, 2012) – Lt. Governor Casey Cagle and Senator Rick Jeffares (R-Locust Grove) welcomed Pastor Todd Hilton to serve as the Chaplain of the Day on March 13, 2012 in the State Senate.
House Bill on Foreclosed Real Property Registration Passes Senate
ATLANTA (March 12, 2012) – Sen. Jesse Stone (R-Waynesboro) presented HB 110 to standardize state-wide vacant property registries in the Senate today. The bill passed with a vote of 33-15.
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Sen. Bill Hamrick Working to Advance Criminal Justice Reform Bill in State Senate
ATLANTA (March 9, 2012) – Sen. Bill Hamrick (R-Carrollton), a longtime advocate for the reformation of Georgia’s criminal justice system, will be the driving force behind House Bill 1176 in the Georgia Senate. HB 1176 was introduced by Rep. Rich Golick (R-Smyrna) on February 27 after several months of bipartisan work by the Special Council on Criminal Justice Reform for Georgians. Sen. Hamrick served as a legislative member of the Council.
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Sen. Albers Honors “Bridging the Gap of Georgia”
ATLANTA (March 8, 2012) – Sen. John Albers (R-Roswell) presented Senate Resolution 884 to members of “Bridging the Gap of Georgia (BTGG) today at the Jarmin Law Group in Buckhead. Executive Director Keith Laseter and members of the Board of Directors were present to accept the resolution.
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Sen. Orrock, Rep. Virgil Fludd and Georgia Working Families Legislative Caucus Oppose Unemployment Insurance Cuts that Shred the Safety Net for Working Families and Failure of General Assembly to Pass Bills to Create Jobs
ATLANTA (March 8, 2012) –Sen. Nan Orrock (D-Atlanta) and Rep. Virgil Fludd (D-Tyrone), Co-Chairs of the Georgia Working Families Legislative Caucus, joined with the AARP and others to unify the effort against legislation that would shred the safety net for hard-working middle class families, and address the General Assembly’s failure to create jobs amidst the highest sustained unemployment in 60 years. They noted that the Senate’s passage of SB 469 last night would further undermine efforts by groups committed to helping working families of this state to organize and protest abuses by businesses in these difficult economic times.
“The number one priority for all Georgians is job creation, and that should be the number one priority of the Georgia General Assembly”, said Rep. Fludd. “Instead, as we review the wreckage after crossover day, we see a mass of legislation that hurts working families. We see Bills that undermine the core values of the American dream instead of rewarding hard work and playing by the rules,” he continued.