Official Press Releases
ATLANTA (March 1, 2012) – Three key pieces of legislation concerning education program funding and local school board elections will now travel to the House of Representatives after all were successfully passed on the Senate floor yesterday. SB 403, SB 404 and SB 412 were sponsored by Sen. Fran Millar (R-Atlanta).
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By Sen. Jesse Stone (R-Waynesboro)
ATLANTA (March 1, 2012) – Next week marks Crossover Day for the General Assembly, and my colleagues and I are working diligently and quickly to meet this deadline. We passed four bills on Monday, ranging from honoring veterans with proper burials to protecting law enforcement officers and aircrafts from laser beams.
ATLANTA (March 1, 2012) –Sen. Cecil Staton (R-Macon) presented Wesleyan College with Senate Resolution 797 in the Senate Chamber on Wednesday, commemorating their 175th Anniversary and the schools continued tradition of academic excellence. February 29, 2012, was also recognized as “Macon Day” at the State Capitol.
ATLANTA (February 29, 2012) – Sen. Curt Thompson (D-Tucker) presented Senate Bill 347 before the Senate Transportation Committee on Tuesday, February 28. The bill would immediately affect the development of high occupancy toll (HOT) lanes throughout Georgia.
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ATLANTA (February 29, 2012) – The Senate passed SB 371 on Tuesday, Feb. 28. Sen. Lindsey Tippins (R-Marietta) authored the bill that expands cooperative agreements between local governments and community improvement districts so that CID funds can be used for the improvement of airports and landing fields within the CID. CIDs are designated areas where the commercial property owners vote to impose a self tax. The revenue is collected and given to the board of directors elected by the property owners to augment existing services. SB 371 passed with a vote of 51 – 4.