ATLANTA (March 31, 2023) | On Wednesday, Senate Bill 222, sponsored by Sen. Max Burns (R – Sylvania), received final passage in the Georgia Senate and now goes to Governor Brian Kemp to be signed. SB 222 ensures that all costs and expenses relating to election administration are paid for with lawfully appropriate public funds and prohibits certain local governments and individuals from soliciting or accepting donations or other things of value to support election administration.
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ATLANTA (March 29, 2023) | Today, Senate Bill 107, known as “Izzy’s Law,” received final passage in the Georgia Senate and now awaits signature by Governor Brian Kemp. Sponsored by Sen. Max Burns (R – Sylvania), Izzy’s Law would require the Department of Public Health to develop a widely-accessible safety plan for aquatic activities based on the standards for nationally-accredited swim instructors.
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ATLANTA (March 6, 2023) | On Thursday, March 2, the Georgia Senate passed Senate Bill 222, sponsored by Sen. Max Burns (R – Sylvania). SB 222 would prohibit certain government employees and election officials from receiving any funds or goods over the value of $200 from third-party groups to use towards conducting primaries or elections. SB 222 would also prohibit counties or municipalities from accepting donations for the purpose of election administration.
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ATLANTA (March 1, 2023) | Today, the Georgia Senate passed Senate Bill 107, also known as Izzy’s Law. Sponsored by Sen. Max Burns (R – Sylvania), Izzy’s Law would require the Department of Public Health to develop a widely-accessible and downloadable safety plan for aquatic activities based on the standards for nationally accredited swim instructors. Specifically, Izzy’s Law would require that each private swim instructor has a safety aquatic plan that includes but is not limited to: a necessary student to instructor ratio, a secondary supervisor to be present in assisting the safety of all swimmers and all parents and guardians to have the ability to be present at private swim lessons
Continue reading “Izzy’s Law Passes the Georgia Senate”Senator Max Burns and Representative Mark Newton Introduced Senate Bill 231
ATLANTA (February 23, 2023) | Today, Senator Max Burns (R – Sylvania) and Representative Mark Newton (R – Augusta) introduced Senate Bill 231, which would allow for citizens of Augusta-Richmond County to decide by vote whether or not the Mayor of Augusta-Richmond County would serve as a voting member on the Augusta-Richmond County Commission.
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