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Bryan County News Guest column: 2021 legislative session winds down
By State Sen. Ben Watson, MD.
We have just completed our final calendar week of the 2021 legislative session, and the General Assembly will likely adjourn on Wednesday of this week. All committees have wrapped up their work and have passed out all legislation that will have the opportunity to become law this year.
We have achieved much and with two legislative days remaining, Monday and Wednesday, we are expected to have some long days. We will readjourn later this year for a special session to handle redistricting for our congressional districts and our legislative districts.
On the COVID-19 front, we in the Coastal empire are one of the leaders in the state in “putting shots in arms.” To aid that continued success, we pushed for the addition of Savannah to receive a “Mass Vaccination Site.” Thanks to Gulfstream Aerospace, the National Guard will be able to give 5,000 shots immediately, but as always this number will be dependent on supply.
The Georgia Senate has completed our twenty-fourth day of 40 session days. When we return Monday, we will be halfway through the 2021 legislative session, and “Crossover Day” will be this coming week. Crossover Day is the last day a bill can be passed out of the House or Senate before being sent to the other body.
Guest column: Halfway through the Senate bryancountynews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bryancountynews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.