On April 2, 2015 the Georgia General Assembly adjourned the first year of a two-year session. While the majority of the major legislation was completed before Day 40, the House and Senate both worked feverishly to pass a clean up to the transportation legislation and pass a bill with several tax break measures. Both chambers…
Last night ran late for both House and Senate. The House session ended around 11:00 and the Senate completed their business close to midnight. Both chambers gave final passage to the FY 2016 budget and the transportation funding bill before adjourning for the night. Those measures now go to Governor Deal for his signature. The…
This week the House and Senate were in session every day and committees worked long hours amending and passing bills. We are now down to the final two days of this legislative session. With only two days left, there is still much work to be done. The General Assembly will meet on Tuesday for Day…
After being in recess on Monday and Tuesday, the legislature reconvened and was in session three days. Most of the floor action this week focused on recognition and invitation resolutions. Among visitors to the General Assembly were former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, singer/performer Ludacris, and a group of Special Olympians
The hectic and tiring Day 30 ended with the House adjourning close to 8:00 on Friday evening and the Senate adjourning a couple of hours earlier. The legislature is in recess today and tomorrow then will convene on Wednesday and work three days. Most of the action this week will be in committees.
The General Assembly met for four days this week and has now completed 27 legislative days. The House and Senate have an unusual schedule next week when they are scheduled to meet on Monday, Wednesday and Friday with recess days between meeting days. There will be a multitude of committee meetings on these recess days…