ATLANTA (April 4, 2019) |Senate Resolution 153, sponsored by Sen. Harold Jones II (D – Augusta) was adopted in the Senate this week. The resolution creates the Senate Study Committee on Revising Voting Rights for Nonviolent Felony Offenders. Continue reading “Resolution Creating Study Committee on Revising Voting Rights for Nonviolent Felony Offenders Adopted in Senate”
Senate Bill 9 Receives Final Passage
ATLANTA (April 3, 2019) |Yesterday, Senate Bill 9 sponsored by Sen. Harold Jones II (D – Augusta) received final passage in the Georgia General Assembly. Continue reading “Senate Bill 9 Receives Final Passage”
Senate Bill 29 Sent to Governor
ATLANTA (April 8, 2019) |Senate Bill 29, sponsored by Sen. Harold Jones II (D – Augusta), received final passage in the Georgia General Assembly and has been sent to the governor for consideration. Continue reading “Senate Bill 29 Sent to Governor”
Senate Bill 9 and Senate Bill 29 Pass Senate
ATLANTA (March 7, 2019) | Tuesday, Senate Bills 9 and 29 were favorably passed out of the Georgia Senate. Both measures, sponsored by Sen. Harold Jones II (D – Augusta), have now been sent to the Georgia House of Representatives for consideration. Continue reading “Senate Bill 9 and Senate Bill 29 Pass Senate”
Senate Bill 29 Passes Through Special Judiciary Committee
ATLANTA (March 4, 2019) | Wednesday, Senate Bill 29 sponsored by Sen. Harold Jones (D –Augusta), passed with favorable consideration from the Senate Special Judiciary Committee. This bill would clarify that sheriffs, sheriff’s deputies and other individual sheriff’s office employees have sovereign immunity in motor vehicle claims. Continue reading “Senate Bill 29 Passes Through Special Judiciary Committee”