ATLANTA (March 7, 2023) | Yesterday, March 6, 2023, Senate Bill 199 passed the Georgia Senate with unanimous support. SB 199 would expand access to health savings accounts for state employees. SB 199 is the first bill authored by Senator Esteves to pass the full Senate body.
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ATLANTA (February 16, 2023) | Senator Jason Esteves (D – Atlanta) has introduced his first pieces of legislation this week, which highlight his priorities for the 2023 legislative session: education, healthcare, public safety, and economic opportunity. The four pieces of legislation, outlined below, have all gathered bipartisan support in the Georgia Senate.
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ATLANTA (February 7, 2023) | Tomorrow, February 8, 2023, at 7:30 p.m. Senator Jason Esteves (D – Atlanta) and Representative Betsy Holland (D – Atlanta), will jointly host a virtual town hall to discuss the current legislative session. The town hall will be open to the public and livestreamed via Facebook live to increase accessibility.
Continue reading “Joint Legislative Town Hall: Senator Jason Esteves and Representative Betsy Holland to Host Public Forum”Senators’ Response to Incident in Dekalb County on January 18, 2023
ATLANTA (February 2, 2023) | Georgia State Senators Gail Davenport (D – Jonesboro), Jason Esteves (D – Atlanta), Nabilah Islam (D – Lawrenceville), Kim Jackson (D – Stone Mountain), David Lucas (D – Macon), Josh McLaurin (D – Sandy Springs) and Nan Orrock (D – Atlanta) released the following statement in response to the incident that took place in Dekalb County late Wednesday evening on January 18, 2023:
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ATLANTA (January 25, 2023) | Yesterday, members of the Georgia Senate and House joined Amplify Georgia, a coalition of reproductive justice organizations, to announce new legislation to restore and expand reproductive freedom in Georgia. Senate Bill 15, entitled the Reproductive Freedom Act (RFA), sponsored by Sen. Sally Harrell (D – Atlanta), will repeal HB 481 Georgia’s 6-week abortion ban and other restrictions on abortion care.
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