MEDIA ADVISORY: Joint Committee on Licensing Issues to Hold First Meeting

ATLANTA (June 20, 2024) — On Wednesday, June 26,2024, at 9:00 a.m., the Joint House and Senate Committee on Licensing Issues, co-chaired by Senator Blake Tillery (R–Vidalia) and Representative Matt Hatchett (R–Dublin), will hold its first hearing.

EVENT DETAILS:                      

  • Date: Wednesday, June 26, 2024
  • Time: 9:00 a.m.
  • Location: Middle Georgia State University

Robert F. Hatcher Conference Center

Room PSC 211

100 University Parkway

Macon, GA 31206

    • This event is open to the public and will be live-streamed on the Georgia General Assembly website here.

    ABOUT THE MEETING:         

    The meeting will include an introductory discussion with members of this committee and a presentation from the Office of Georgia Secretary of State. Members are tasked with investigating licensing issues within the Secretary of State’s Professional Licensing Boards Division. This committee will recommend measures to further support the regulation of professional licensing while providing much-needed clarity surrounding licensing issues in Georgia. You can find the meeting agenda here.

    MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES:

    We kindly request that members of the media confirm their attendance in advance by contacting Emily Leonard at Emily.Leonard@senate.ga.gov.

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    Sen. Blake Tillery serves as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations. He represents the 19th Senate District, which includes Appling, Bacon, Jeff Davis, Long, Montgomery, Telfair, Toombs, Wayne, and Wheeler counties and a portion of Coffee County. He can be reached by email at blake.tillery@senate.ga.gov.

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