Official Press Releases
ATLANTA (August 7, 2020) | Wednesday, Sen. Tonya Anderson (D – Lithonia) joined Governor Brian P. Kemp for the signage of Senate Bill 288. SB 288 would allow certain misdemeanors and nonviolent felonies to qualify for expungement.
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ATLANTA (August 7, 2020) | Recently, Gov. Brian Kemp signed Senate Bill 249 and Senate Bill 394, both sponsored by Sen. John Albers (R – Roswell), into law.
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ATLANTA (August 6, 2020) | Yesterday, Sen. Chuck Payne (R – Dalton) joined Governor Brian P. Kemp for the signing of two bills: Senate Bill 43 and Senate Bill 104. Both sponsored by Sen. Payne, SB 43 and SB 104 respectively address the regulation of certain government activities, as well as several sunset provisions for sales and use taxes.
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ATLANTA (August 5, 2020) | Today, Sen. Kay Kirkpatrick (R – Marietta) joined Governor Brian P. Kemp for the final signing of bills for the 2020 legislative session. In total, the session saw the passage of 342 bills and resolutions, including local and general, 11 of which were legislation carried or sponsored by Sen. Kirkpatrick.
Continue reading “Sen. Kay Kirkpatrick on an Overview of the Legislative Session”ATLANTA (August 4, 2020) | Sen. Ed Harbison (D – Columbus) will host a press conference on Wednesday, August 5 to discuss the Georgia Department of Labor’s (GDOL) continued response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The event will be held in Columbus, GA and Sen. Harbison will outline his concerns with the GDOL’s handling of increased unemployment claims.
WHO: Sen. Ed Harbison
WHAT: Press Conference Discussing Unemployment Benefits
WHEN: Wednesday, August 5, 2020 at 11:00am
WHERE: Georgia Department of Labor
700 Veterans Parkway
Columbus, GA 31901
Sen. Harbison will be joined by Rep. Carolyn Hugley, Rep. Calvin Smyre and Rep. Debbie Buckner. This event is a part of a series of press conferences that will be hosted by Democratic legislators who are members of the Clayton, Atlanta, Fulton, Gwinnett, Cobb and South Fulton delegations.
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For Immediate Release:
Aug. 4, 2020
Emma Johnson, Communications Associate
404.656.0028