As skies cleared over the Gold Dome this evening, legislators and lobbyists rode floods of rainwater and legislation out of the building and into a three-day respite from the 2020 Legislative Session....more
Despite the pouring rain (again), lawmakers convened today for Legislative Day 24. Committee meetings began bright and early in an effort to move proposals forward in advance of the looming Crossover Day....more
Roadrunners, Hawks, Mariners, and other big-headed mascots flocked to the Capitol atrium today for Georgia State College Day at the Capitol, and House and Senate members also had education on their minds. ...more
While the weather outside is merely drizzly, March came in like a lion through the halls of the State Capitol today. The Senate Appropriations Committee brought the building to life this morning by unveiling its take on the...more
With visions of getting out of Atlanta and back to their home districts before traffic set in, legislators worked quickly today to put a cap on a full legislative week. ...more
Today marks Legislative Day 20, the halfway point for the 2020 Legislative Session! Rumors are that the House and Senate are much closer on finalizing their budget plans for the remaining portion of this fiscal year and the...more
After hearing a State of the Judiciary Address from Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Harold Melton focused on improving access to justice across the state and increasing cybersecurity in the courts, legislators embarked on...more
The Georgia House and Senate chambers were abuzz today as skies cleared and legislators continued to settle into a steady pace of floor action. ...more
Spring cleaning came early under the Gold Dome today with House members approving a new regulatory regime for trauma scene cleanup practitioners (HB 417) while concerned citizens of Juliette, Georgia, flooded the halls with...more
Seizing the opportunity to get out and enjoy an increasingly rare sunny day in Atlanta, both the House and Senate convened and moved quickly through their agendas today. The House passed both HB 487 and HB 780 unanimously...more
The cold rain in Atlanta threw no cold water on legislative action today as the General Assembly convened for Legislative Day 15. The House and Senate each took up a handful of measures on their respective floors, including...more
Just over a month after first convening on January 13, 2020, the General Assembly took its first major action today as the House signed off on its version of the Amended FY20 Budget. ...more
After shifting to a lower gear last week in an effort to look more closely at the State’s revenues and develop a spending plan for the remainder of Fiscal Year 2020, lawmakers reconvened this morning for Legislative Day 13....more
Conversations in the halls throughout the State Capitol swung from pending legislation to planning for winter vacations as House and Senate leaders applied the brakes to the 2020 Legislative Session today....more
As we officially enter the second quarter of the legislative session, the Senate floor saw bipartisan action with the unanimous passage of SB 159. ...more
Despite beautiful, spring-like weather outdoors in Atlanta today, legislators and lobbyists were back to work inside the halls of the State Capitol....more
The General Assembly ticked another legislative day off the calendar today, but the halls echoed mostly empty as many lawmakers and lobbyists dispersed early for the weekend. ...more
The General Assembly’s marathon five-day week continued today with pro forma convenings of the House and Senate followed by an afternoon of assorted committee meetings. ...more
At the midpoint of a five-session day workweek, neither the House nor the Senate took up any legislative business on the floor today. Legislators quickly dispersed from both chambers to begin an active afternoon of committee...more
After five Legislative Days filled mostly with recognitions and points of personal privilege, the State Senate kicked off floor debate today with its first Rules Calendar of the 2020 Legislative Session. ...more
Returning to the House and Senate chambers for the first time since January 16, legislators got back to business today following last week’s budget hearings. With presentations on Governor Kemp’s proposed Amended FY20 and...more
As budget week comes to a close and legislators prepare to return to normal chamber and committee proceedings next week, our team has picked out some highlights from the agency budget presentations for your weekend reading...more
Although the General Assembly is in adjournment this week, the third floor of the Capitol was still abuzz today as legislators began hearing from Governor Brian Kemp and other leaders from the Executive Branch on their budget...more
Widespread anxiety gave way to mixed emotions among legislators and lobbyists in the State Capitol on Thursday as Governor Kemp delivered his second State of the State address and unveiled his proposed Amended FY20 and FY21...more
Well before dawn today, business leaders, lobbyists, and lawmakers from around the state convened in Downtown Atlanta to rub elbows and eat eggs while the State’s political leaders forecast the next few months under the Gold...more