ATLANTA (February 17, 2023) | Senate Majority Caucus Chairman, Senator Jason Anavitarte (R-Dallas) has introduced legislation to close a loophole in Georgia law that allowed trial attorneys to circumvent Georgia’s apportionment statute.
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ATLANTA (February 13, 2023) | Secretary of the Senate Majority Caucus, Sen. Larry Walker (R – Perry), introduced Senate Bill 110, the “Back the Blue Act,” This legislation would provide financial support for Georgia’s sheriff’s departments by establishing a voluntary “check off” on auto insurance premium invoices to allow Georgians to conveniently donate $3 to local law enforcement. The donations would be collected by insurance companies, then remitted to the Georgia Department of Insurance. The Insurance Commissioner would then distribute the donations equally to the Sheriff of each county in Georgia.
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