The house took up the following measures on Legislative Day 33: SB 211 - Probate Court of Crisp County; office of judge; future elections; provide PASSED. SB 331 Protecting Georgia Businesses and Workers Act; enact PASSED. SB 340 Hospital Authorities and Designated Teaching Hospitals.
Today’s actions included a lot of farewells as members who plan on not running for office or intend to seek other offices gave their goodbye speeches. In the House, Representative Tom.
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Tuesday marked the second day of the new legislative session and the opening day for first reading of legislation and assignment to committee. Among the ten bills and resolutions read and referred, the first of the thousands over the next two years, were propositions to establish year-round daylight savings time, provide for rank-choice voting for overseas absentee electors, condemn the breach of the U.S. Capitol last week, and create an Educational Savings Account program to allow Georgia students to take public school funding to private schools. Like the many bills and resolutions that will follow, these propositions either begin a long slog toward final passage and adoption or a slow descent to death.