ATLANTA (March 7, 2022) | Today, Senate Bill 545 authored by Sen. Sonya Halpern (D – Atlanta), was successfully reported out of the Senate Committee on Education and Youth.
Continue reading “Bill to Incorporate First Aid Training in High School Curriculums Passes Senate Committee”Capitol Recap: Week 8
By: Sen. Larry Walker (R – Perry)
Last week marked our busiest yet, as our votes on the Senate floor and work in our committee meetings has accelerated in anticipation of Crossover Day, which will fall on March 15. Though this week brought with it long debates and passionate discussions, the result was successful passage of several bills that strengthen our Second Amendment rights, protect the health and safety of pregnant mothers and loosen long overdue restrictions when it comes to the use of masks by our students in schools. Additionally, the Senate passed our version of the amended budget for 2022, which is the first part of our yearly, and only session obligation required by the Georgia Constitution. We will soon begin sub-committee meetings on the Fiscal Year 2023 budget.
Continue reading “Capitol Recap: Week 8”Senator John Albers to Hold Press Conference on SB 332, the Georgia Inform Consumers Act
ATLANTA (February 13, 2022) | Senator John Albers (R – Roswell) will hold a press conference with Attorney General Chris Carr and a bi-partisan group of legislators to discuss SB 332, the Georgia Inform Consumers Act.
Continue reading “Senator John Albers to Hold Press Conference on SB 332, the Georgia Inform Consumers Act”President Pro Tempore Butch Miller to Introduce Legislation Repealing State Income tax
ATLANTA (November 15, 2021) | Today, President Pro Tempore Butch Miller (R – Gainesville) pre-filed legislation to repeal Georgia’s state income tax.
Continue reading “President Pro Tempore Butch Miller to Introduce Legislation Repealing State Income tax”Sen. Steve Gooch Sponsors Resolution Condemning Impeachment Proceedings
ATLANTA (December 18, 2019) | Earlier today, Sen. Steve Gooch (R– Dahlonega) pre-filed Senate Resolution LC 112 0167 condemning the Congress of the United States for their impeachment proceedings against Donald J. Trump. This resolution was pre-filed today by Senators Steve Gooch, John Wilkinson (R – Toccoa) and Brandon Beach (R – Alpharetta).
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