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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ATLANTA (May 2, 2023) | Today, Governor Brian P. Kemp signed Senate Bill 56 into law. Sponsored by Senator Chuck Hufstetler (R – Rome), this measure would require the State Revenue Commissioner to contract with the board of the Employees’ Retirement System of Georgia to offer certain county tax commissioners the option to participate in a state-administered deferred compensation plan.
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