ATLANTA (March 15, 2023) | Yesterday, March 14, 2023, Senator Jason Esteves (D – Atlanta) hosted a virtual town hall for constituents to discuss the Sterigenics facility located within his district in Cobb County. Sterigenics, a medical sterilization company, is facing legal action after it was revealed in 2019 that its Cobb County facility had emitted dangerous levels of ethylene oxide, a cancer-causing chemical.
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ATLANTA (March 13, 2023) | Tomorrow, March 14th, at 7:30 pm, Senator Jason Esteves (D – Atlanta) will host a virtual town hall to discuss Sterigenics, a medical sterilization firm, located in Cobb County. Sen. Esteves and his panel of guests will provide an update for constituents, gather input, and answer any questions about the status of the facility.
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ATLANTA (March 7, 2023) | Yesterday, March 6, 2023, Senate Bill 199 passed the Georgia Senate with unanimous support. SB 199 would expand access to health savings accounts for state employees. SB 199 is the first bill authored by Senator Esteves to pass the full Senate body.
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ATLANTA (February 16, 2023) | Senator Jason Esteves (D – Atlanta) has introduced his first pieces of legislation this week, which highlight his priorities for the 2023 legislative session: education, healthcare, public safety, and economic opportunity. The four pieces of legislation, outlined below, have all gathered bipartisan support in the Georgia Senate.
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ATLANTA (January 25, 2023) | Yesterday, members of the Georgia Senate and House joined Amplify Georgia, a coalition of reproductive justice organizations, to announce new legislation to restore and expand reproductive freedom in Georgia. Senate Bill 15, entitled the Reproductive Freedom Act (RFA), sponsored by Sen. Sally Harrell (D – Atlanta), will repeal HB 481 Georgia’s 6-week abortion ban and other restrictions on abortion care.
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