Official Press Releases
By: Sen. Mike Hodges (R–Brunswick)
Crossover Day is almost here, which means the pace under the Gold Dome has intensified as we work to move Senate legislation to the House before the March 6 deadline. These final days before Crossover are always long, but they are focused on advancing the priorities you’ve sent us to Atlanta to accomplish.
Continue reading “COLUMN: Hodges: Week Seven Under the Gold Dome”ATLANTA (February 26, 2026) — Today, the Senate passed Senate Bill 513, sponsored by Sen. Jason T. Dickerson (R–Canton), to encourage consistent attendance in Georgia public schools. Also known as the Every Day Counts Act, this bill requires schools to use a multi-tier framework to improve student attendance, including attendance intervention plans monitored by attendance review teams for students who miss five of the first 50 days of school or 10% of the overall school year.
Continue reading “Sen. Jason T. Dickerson Applauds Senate Passage of Legislation to Reduce Chronic Absenteeism in Public Schools”ATLANTA (February 26, 2026) — Today, the Senate passed Senate Bill 470, the “Emergency & Public Safety Signal Protection Act,” sponsored by Sen. John Albers (R–Roswell), to prohibit interference with emergency and public safety communications.
Continue reading “Sen. John Albers Celebrates Senate Passage of Legislation to Prohibit Public Safety Interference”ATLANTA (February 24, 2026) — Today, the Georgia Senate passed Senate Bill 392, the “Waste Reduction Act of 2026” or “Zero-Based Budgeting Act,” sponsored by Sen. John Albers (R–Roswell) to implement zero-based budgeting practices in state government.
Continue reading “Sen. John Albers Celebrates Senate Passage of Zero-based Budgeting Legislation”ATLANTA (February 23, 2026) — Last week, Sen. Jason T. Dickerson (R–Canton) introduced Senate Bill 513 to address chronic student absenteeism in Georgia public schools. Also known as the Every Day Counts Act, this legislation defines a chronically unexcused student as one whose total number of unexcused absences exceeds five during the first 50 school days or reaches 10% of the school days that have occurred to date.
Continue reading “Sen. Jason T. Dickerson Introduces Legislation to Combat Chronic Absenteeism in Georgia Public Schools”