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Notes from the Senate

00heathheadshotbig6By Sen. Bill Heath

ATLANTA (March 13, 2009)—Thursday of this week marked a milestone in the legislative process – Day 30 which is the last day bills can pass out of the Senate to the House. Crossover Day ends at midnight and any legislation we support or wrote that hasn’t been passed this year will have to wait until the 2010 Legislative Session. It is a long day that requires a lot of devotion and consideration, and from this day forward our time will be spent on legislation that passed out of the House.

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Senate Passes Landmark Legislation on Crossover Day

Sen. Jeff Chapman (R-Brunswick)
Sen. Jeff Chapman (R-Brunswick)

By State Sen. Jeff Chapman

ATLANTA (March 12, 2009) – The General Assembly hurdled over Crossover Day this week having finished 30 of the required 40 legislative days of business. The pace is increasing daily as Senators and Representatives go about working on behalf of Georgians. I am confident we will come together as one legislature to make our decisions in the best interest of the state’s long-term growth and prosperity.

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Sen. Reed’s Legislation to Fund More Police Officers and Firefighters in Atlanta Passes Committee

ATLANTA (March 9, 2009) – State Sen. Kasim Reed’s (D-Atlanta) legislation proposing an initiative to fund public safety recently passed in the Senate Finance Committee. The bill will create a referendum, giving the citizens of Atlanta and other cities which employ more than 1,500 police officers and firefighters, a choice to levy a 1 mill property tax dedicated solely to funding police and fire officer salaries.

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