ATLANTA (July 7, 2020) | Sen. Bruce Thompson (R – White) was recently appointed to the Small Business Administration’s National Small Business Development Center Advisory Board by SBA Administrator Jovita Carranza.
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ATLANTA (June 29, 2020) | Today, Sen. Lester Jackson (D – Savannah) released the following statement concerning the General Assembly’s passage of House Bill 426:
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ATLANTA (June 25, 2020) | State Senator Tonya Anderson (D – Lithonia) announced today that her authored bill, Senate Bill 288 passed unanimously in both the Senate and the House on Wednesday, June 24, 2020. The legislation was carried in the House by Representative Houston Gaines (R – Athens). SB 288 would require that an individual’s criminal history record information be restricted when the charges have been dismissed, or there has been a disposition of the charges. This legislation is now headed to Governor Brian Kemp for consideration.
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ATLANTA (June 23, 2020) | Today, President Pro Tempore Butch Miller (R – Gainesville) released the following statement regarding the General Assembly’s passage of House Bill 426:
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ATLANTA (June 22, 2020) | Today, Senate Bill 249, sponsored Sen. John Albers (R – Roswell), received final passage in the Georgia House of Representatives. Senate Bill 249 would increase the monthly retirement benefits payable to members of the Georgia Peace Officers’ Annuity and Benefit Fund.
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