ATLANTA (April 2, 2025) — On Monday, Senate Bill 241 achieved final passage in the House with bipartisan support. The measure would allow for organic human reduction as a means of disposing of deceased human bodies to those who are licensed funeral directors or establishments, embalmers and crematories.
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ATLANTA (March 28, 2025) — Yesterday, House Bill 127 passed out the Senate Committee on Education and Youth, prohibiting public schools, local education agencies and public postsecondary institutions from promoting or maintaining programs that advocate for diversity, equity and inclusion.
Continue reading “Senators Elena Parent, RaShaun Kemp, Donzella James, Sonya Halpern and Freddie Powell Sims Condemn Committee Passage of DEI Legislation”Democratic Caucus Chair Sen. Elena Parent Applauds Passage of House Bill 428 to Codify Right to In Vitro Fertilization
ATLANTA (March 28, 2025) — Yesterday, House Bill 428 passed out of the Senate with bipartisan support. The measure codifies Georgians’ right to in vitro fertilization (IVF) by establishing that any future legislation in the Georgia Code cannot prohibit or prevent a person’s ability to obtain in vitro fertilization.
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ATLANTA (March 14, 2025) — On Tuesday, March 18, at 6:30 p.m., Chair of the Democratic Caucus, Sen. Elena Parent (D–Atlanta), will hold a town hall for a post-Crossover Day legislative update with Representatives Omari Crawford (D–Decatur) and Saira Draper (D–Atlanta).
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ATLANTA (February 24, 2025) — Last week, Sen. Sally Harrell (D–Atlanta) and Sen. Elena Parent (D–Atlanta) filed Senate Bill 224, “Donna’s Law,” to allow Georgia citizens at risk for suicidal ideations to place themselves on the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) Firearms Checks List to protect themselves.
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