House took up the following measures on the floor on Legislative Day 24: HB 122 - Georgia Achieving A Better Life Experience ABLE; governance of program by board of directors of Georgia Higher Education Savings Plan; provide Substitute HEd-27th. Committee Substitute passed.
2023 Legislative Session has had a somewhat breezy start over the last month, lawmakers returned to the State Capitol on Monday to meet a gale-force flurry of legislative activity. SB 145, the LEAF Act, protecting the right for gas-powered leaf blowers across the state.
Georgia State Capitol Legislative Day 15 for the General Assembly was also 4-H Day, Law Enforcement Appreciation Day, and Young Lawyers Day at Capitol. Representatives of organizations made their presence known in crowded halls. There were even alligators to promote Okefenokee Swamp.
House and Senate Budget Conferees met to sign off on their agreed upon budget for FY 2023. the Senate approved the Conference Committee’s recommendations. the House has not approved the Budget for the new fiscal year. The Budget contains a $5,000 raise for state employees
With six legislative days remaining in the 2022 Legislative Session, committees continue to process bills and resolutions, and the House and Senate Rules Committees are gingerly sending measures onward for floor votes.