(The Center Square) â In addition to green-lighting the stateâs
$27.2 billion spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year, Georgia lawmakers worked overtime to pass a number of bills before the legislative session ended early Thursday morning.
The General Assembly approved bills during the 14-hour session that would extend and review state tax breaks, limit police budget cuts, repeal the stateâs citizenâs arrest law, keep daylight savings time and allow student-athletes to benefit financially from their abilities.
Gov. Brian Kemp has 40 days to approve or veto the bills before they become law. Here's a roundup of some of the bills passed on the last day of session: