ATLANTA (March 18, 2015) | Last week, Sen. Donzella James (D – Atlanta) led the passage of Senate Bill 176 through the State Senate. SB 176 will strongly encourage youth athletes participating in organized football to wear helmets with a minimum of four stars on the Virginia Tech Helmet Ratings scale. Continue reading “Sen. Donzella James Seeks to Make Youth Football Safer with the Passage of Senate Bill 176”
Sen. Valencia Seay Honors Constituent with Women’s Caucus 2015 ‘Servant Leadership Award’
ATLANTA (March 16, 2015) | State Senator Valencia Seay (D-Riverdale) recently presented Tish Naghise, resident of Fayette County, with the Women’s Legislative Caucus 2015 ‘Servant Leadership Award.’ Continue reading “Sen. Valencia Seay Honors Constituent with Women’s Caucus 2015 ‘Servant Leadership Award’”
Sen. Valencia Presents First Lady of the Senate with Women’s Legislative Caucus Award
ATLANTA (March 16, 2015) | State Senator Valencia Seay (D-Riverdale) recently attended the Women’s Legislative Caucus’ Annual Celebration to present First Lady of the Senate Nita Cagle with the Women’s Legislative Caucus 2015 ‘Servant Leadership Award’. Continue reading “Sen. Valencia Presents First Lady of the Senate with Women’s Legislative Caucus Award”
Georgia Senate Expands the Use of SPLOST Proceeds
ATLANTA (March 16, 2015) | Senate Bill 122, sponsored by Sen. Jeff Mullis (R – Chickamauga), will allow Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) funds to be used for the repair of capital outlay projects. Continue reading “Georgia Senate Expands the Use of SPLOST Proceeds”
Bill Changing Regulations for Professional Bondsmen Passes the Senate
ATLANTA (March 13, 2015) | Senator Michael Williams (R – Cumming) Wednesday led the passage of Senate Bill 195, a bill that makes a number of changes regarding education of professional bondsmen. The bill also makes changes regarding the enforcement of appearance bonds by judges and modernizes provisions related to providing court notices. Continue reading “Bill Changing Regulations for Professional Bondsmen Passes the Senate”