Official Press Releases
ATLANTA (Feb. 18, 2010) – Today, State Senator Don Thomas (R-Dalton) led the Senate to unanimously pass Senate Bill 316, legislation that helps dialysis patients in Georgia supplement their high medical costs with secondary insurance through Medicare.
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ATLANTA (Feb 17, 2010) – The Georgia State Senate today voted to provide greater clarity in citizens’ private right to sue through the passage of the Transparency in Lawsuits Protection Act (SB 138). Sponsored by Sen. John Wiles (R-Kennesaw), SB 138 is based on American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) model legislation and calls for transparency in the legislative creation of new private rights to sue and would give the judiciary clear guidelines on statutes so that legislative decision-making authority is not side-stepped or misinterpreted.
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WHAT: State Sen. Gloria Butler (D-Stone Mountain), Sen. Nan Orrock (D-Atlanta), Rep. Virgil Fludd (D-Tyrone), Rep. Debbie Buckner (D-Junction City), Rep. Roberta Abdul-Salaam (D-Riverdale), Rep. Brian Thomas (D-Lilburn), Rep. Rick Crawford (D-Cedartown) and Rep. Stephanie Stuckey Benfield (D-Atlanta),officers and members from the Working Families Legislative Caucus will present policy solutions to address state budget shortfalls during a press conference on Thursday, Feb. 18 at 1 p.m.
ATLANTA – (Feb. 16, 2010) Sen. Preston Smith (R-Rome), chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today introduced bipartisan legislation to enhance funding and efficiency for Georgia’s overburdened courts. A judicial operations fund will be created under Senate Bill 429 to fund the operations of the courts and a significant portion of judges’ salaries. The bill also appoints additional members to Georgia’s Supreme Court and Court of Appeals to help expedite case load.
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ATLANTA (Feb. 16, 2009) – Senate Transportation Chairman Jeff Mullis (R-Chickamauga) has introduced Senate Bill 397 behalf of the Georgia Fraternal Order of Police which creates a state-wide alert system to speed the apprehension of violent criminals who kill or seriously injure local, state, or federal law enforcement officers. Continue reading “Senator Jeff Mullis introduces Blue Alert Bill for capturing criminals who have injured or killed law enforcement officers”