ATLANTA (May 28, 2025) — Last week, Lt. Governor Burt Jones appointed Sen. Sonya Halpern (D–Atlanta) to the Senate Study Committee on Making Georgia the No. 1 State for Tourism.
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ATLANTA (May 6, 2025) — Last week, Senate Bill 55, the “Dignity and Pay Act,” was signed into law by Governor Brian P. Kemp. This measure, sponsored by Chairman of the Senate Committee on Education and Youth Sen. Billy Hickman (R–Statesboro), will prevent companies from paying employees with disabilities a subminimum wage and give a timeline for companies currently paying less than minimum wage to follow in phasing out the practice.
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ATLANTA (May 6, 2025) — Yesterday, Sen. Brandon Beach (R–Alpharetta) formally announced his resignation from the Georgia State Senate after 13 years of service, following his appointment by President Donald J. Trump to serve as the 46th Treasurer of the United States. Sen. Beach’s resignation will take effect immediately as he transitions into his new national role.
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ATLANTA (May 5, 2025) — Chairman of the Senate Committee on Transportation Sen. Greg Dolezal (R–Cumming) was recently recognized as one of the most effective legislators in the Georgia General Assembly during the 2023-2024 Legislative Biennium. The nonpartisan evaluation conducted by the Center for Legislative Accountability (CLA) assigned Sen. Dolezal an effectiveness score of 2.09, more than twice the legislative average of 1.0.
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ATLANTA (May 2, 2025) — Today, Sen. RaShaun Kemp (D–Atlanta) proudly announced that his first piece of legislation, Senate Bill 93, has officially been signed into law by Governor Brian P. Kemp. The law tasks the Georgia Professional Standards Commission with establishing rules requiring evidence-based reading instruction aligned with the science of reading.
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