ATLANTA (June 27, 2022) | On Thursday, June 23, 2022, Sen. Emanuel Jones (D – Decatur) was appointed by Lt. Governor Geoff Duncan to serve on the Senate Study Committee on Economic Development and International Relations.
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ATLANTA (March 16, 2022) | Yesterday, Senate Bill 537, sponsored by Sen. Harold Jones II (D – Augusta), was passed out of the Senate with a unanimous, bipartisan vote of 51 to 0. Known as the “Georgia Food Insecurity Eradication Act”, SB 537 addresses the issue of food deserts and those suffering from food insecurity throughout Georgia.
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ATLANTA (March 16, 2022) | On Tuesday, March 15, Senate Bill 227, sponsored by Sen. Harold Jones II (D – Augusta), was passed by the Senate with bipartisan support by a vote of 35 to 17. SB 227 would allow county governments to declare abandoned mall property blighted and use their powers under eminent domain to improve the property.
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ATLANTA (March 3, 2022) | Today, Senate Bill 537, sponsored by Sen. Harold Jones II (D – Augusta), passed the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Consumer Affairs. SB 537 would create the Georgia Food Security Advisory Council, which will be charged with eradicating food insecurity in Georgia.
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