ATLANTA (April 2, 2025) — Today, the Senate successfully adopted Senate Resolution 237. The measure, sponsored by Chair of the Senate Committee on Education and Youth Sen. Billy Hickman (R–Statesboro), urges the Georgia Professional Standards Commission and other state education departments to provide recommendations to strengthen the K-12 education workforce.
Continue reading “Sen. Billy Hickman Celebrates Senate Adoption of Resolution to Further Support Georgia’s K-12 Workforce”Senators Elena Parent and Rick Williams Applaud the Final Passage of Senate Bill 241
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.
Continue reading “Senators Elena Parent and Rick Williams Applaud the Final Passage of Senate Bill 241”Sen. Ed Setzler to Hold Press Conference on Religious Freedom Restoration Act
ATLANTA (March 31, 2025) — Tomorrow, April 1, 2025, from 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., Senator Ed Setzler (R–Acworth) will host a press conference to discuss SB 36, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, with members of the news media.
EVENT DETAILS:
- Date: Tuesday, April 1, 2025
- Time: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
- Location: South Steps, 206 Washington St SW, Atlanta, GA, 30334
- This event is open to the public.
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS:
We kindly request that members of the media confirm their attendance in advance by contacting Jantz Womack at SenatePressInquiries@senate.ga.gov.
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President Pro Tempore John F. Kennedy Celebrates Full Passage of Third-Party Litigation Financing Legislation
ATLANTA (March 31, 2025) — Today, Senate Bill 69, the “Georgia Courts Access and Consumer Protection Act,” achieved final passage after both the House and Senate Chambers agreed to changes made to the legislation. Authored by Senate President Pro Tempore John F. Kennedy (R–Macon), SB 69 would require a business offering Third-Party Litigation Financing (TPLF) to register with the state to promote greater transparency through the litigation process.
Continue reading “President Pro Tempore John F. Kennedy Celebrates Full Passage of Third-Party Litigation Financing Legislation”Sen. Larry Walker Celebrates Final Passage of Occupational Licensing Reform
ATLANTA (March 31, 2025) — Last week, the Senate unanimously passed House Bill 579, which broadly revises occupational licensing regulations in Georgia. This legislation is a result of the Joint Blue-Ribbon Committee on Licensing, upon which Sen. Walker served. It grants the professional licensing board division staff the ability to routinely issue licenses for the profession’s licensing boards when the applicant meets all license requirements. HB 579 also enables the division director to provisionally license an individual before they take their examination and extends the timetable for renewing licenses after they expire.
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