ATLANTA (May 22, 2023) | On May 16, State Senator Freddie Powell-Sims (D – Dawson) was appointed to serve as a member of the Georgia Council on Literacy. The Georgia Council on Literacy was created by Senate Bill 211 during the 2023 Georgia Legislative Session. The Council will comprise ten members of the Georgia Legislature and twenty citizen members who are experts in literacy and education.
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ATLANTA (May 17, 2023) | Last month, Lt. Governor Burt Jones appointed Senator Freddie Powell-Sims (D – Dawson) as a member of the Senate Study Committee on Certificate of Need (CON) Reform.
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ATLANTA (May 16, 2023) | On Wednesday, May 10, Senator Kim Jackson (D – Stone Mountain) was appointed to serve on the 2023 Senate Study Committee on Foster Care and Adoption by Lt. Governor Burt Jones.
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ATLANTA (May 5, 2023) | Today, Governor Brian P. Kemp signed the FY 2024 budget and House Bill 408 into law at the Hyundai EV factory site in Ellabell, Georgia. HB 19, sponsored by the Speaker of the House, Representative Jon Burns (R – Newington), is the state budget for Fiscal Year 2024 which will begin on July 1, 2023, and end on June 30, 2024. The budget provides funding for government operations in all state departments, boards, bureaus, commissions, and institutions. HB 408, sponsored by Representative Bruce Williamson (R – Monroe), will change the applicable end date of a tax exemption for competitive projects of regional significance to December 31, 2026.
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ATLANTA (May 3, 2023) | Yesterday, Governor Brian P. Kemp signed Senate Bill 65 and Senate Bill 223 into law, two bipartisan pieces of legislation sponsored by Senator Ben Watson (R – Savannah). SB 65 allows the Commissioner of Insurance to take specific actions that further guide state, federal, or partnership exchanges or healthcare marketplaces. SB 223 would authorize reimbursement of patient-incurred expenses while participating in clinical cancer trials.
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