Official Press Releases
ATLANTA (March 17, 2020) | Sen. Carden Summers (R – Cordele) was officially sworn in on Monday of last week to represent District 13 in the State Senate.
Continue reading “Senator Carden Summers Sworn Into Georgia Senate”ATLANTA (March 17, 2020) | Yesterday, President Pro Tempore Butch Miller (R – Gainesville) and members of the Senate ratified Gov. Brian Kemp’s executive order declaring a public health emergency in Georgia during a special session of the Georgia General Assembly.
Continue reading “Senate Ratifies Executive Order Declaring Public Health Emergency”
ATLANTA (March 16, 2020) | On Friday, March 13, 2020, Lt. Governor Geoff Duncan and Speaker of the House David Ralston agreed to temporarily suspend the 2020 regular session due to concerns regarding the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). In addition, Gov. Brian Kemp has issued an executive order declaring a public health emergency in Georgia and called for a special session to be convened Monday, March 16, 2020, in order to ratify the order.
Continue reading “Sen. Jeff Mullis and Members of the Senate Ratify Public Health Emergency Order”By: Sen. Larry Walker (R – Perry)
Legislative activity and productivity in the Senate has reached an all-time high for the session this week and with the successful completion of Crossover day, we have been able to pass around 60 bills and resolutions that tackle some of the most pressing challenges affecting our state. This signifies a rather meaningful turning point in our legislative process, as my colleagues and I will now focus our efforts on discussing and vetting House bills. As we have done through previous committee work and Chamber voting, I remain confident that the progress we have achieved up to this point will be matched through similar efforts to evaluate House bills. It is our duty to represent the values most important to our constituents. With this, I would like to highlight a few of the bills this week that will impact the people of Georgia.
Continue reading “Capitol Recap: Crossover Week”ATLANTA (March 12, 2020) | Sen. Elena Parent (D – Atlanta), Sen. Sally Harrell (D – Atlanta) and Rep. Mary Margaret Oliver (D – Decatur) released the following statement on Senate Bill 507, which was filed today to consider bringing the Vista Grove area of DeKalb county under municipal ownership:
Continue reading “Sen. Elena Parent and Sen. Sally Harrell Introduce Senate Bill 507”