ATLANTA (April 26, 2023) | Yesterday, Senator John Albers (R – Roswell) and his son Will Albers, were recognized as living kidney donor representatives at the inaugural Living Donor Awareness Game, hosted by the Atlanta Braves at Truist Park. Sen. Albers and his son were also joined by Joe Isaksen and Paul Hailstone, their living donor representatives.
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ATLANTA (February 15, 2023) | Today, Senate Bill 73, sponsored by Sen. Blake Tillery (R – Vidalia) passed in the Senate with bipartisan support. Senate Bill 73 would revise the current “Anti-Telemarketing” Bill. Under current law, an individual is prohibited from knowingly making or causing telemarketing calls to individuals on the Georgia Do-Not-Call list, SB 73 would remove that “knowing” component in addition to expanding liability for violating the prohibition on unsolicited telemarketing calls.
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ATLANTA (February 13, 2023) | Last week, Sen. John Albers (R – Roswell) introduced Senate Bill 149, also known as the “Georgia Door-To-Door Sales Act.”
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ATLANTA (February 2, 2023) | Yesterday, Senate Bill 11, sponsored by Sen. John Albers (R – Roswell), passed with bipartisan support in the Senate Chamber. SB 11 is the first piece of legislation to pass out of the Senate in the 2023 Legislative Session. Also known as the “Georgia Fights Terrorism Act,” SB 11 would provide independent and concurrent jurisdiction to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) for crimes related to terrorism.
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ATLANTA (January 12, 2022) | Today, Senator John Albers (R – Roswell) was reinstated as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Public Safety for the 2023 Legislative Session. The Senate Committee on Assignments, chaired by Lt. Governor Burt Jones, is responsible for assigning the Senate body to committees.
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