Quietly but significantly, the General Assembly marked the halfway point of its 2019 Legislative Session today by giving final approval to the Amended FY 2019 Budget....more
As the legislative session nears its halfway point, Legislative Days continue to fill with committee meetings and floor action in the House and Senate. Indeed, the House took up its longest Rules Calendar so far this year and...more
2/22/2019
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Legislators took advantage of a cold and rainy day in Atlanta to stay indoors and warm themselves with vigorous debate of bills and resolutions on the House and Senate floors and in a myriad of committee meetings. Indeed, the...more
After a long President’s Day Weekend, legislators returned to the State Capitol today and got right to work. After the Senate Appropriations Committee started the day by adopting their own version of the Amended FY 2019...more
Happy Valentine’s Day! The Gold Dome was awash today with lots of hearts and flowers, but lawmakers were focused on the people’s business with much of the day spent on the State’s budget. One of the bigger initiatives this...more
After leaving the building on Tuesday without a to-do list for today, House members returned to the State Capitol today only to have their Rules Committee conjure up a few tasks for them. Among the bills added to a same-day...more
As legislators convened for Legislative Day 12 today, the General Assembly shifted into low gear, digging into a five-day week of legislation grinding through committee. Indeed, after relatively quiet mornings on the House...more
It was Fireworks Friday under the Gold Dome as House members debated the substance and process related to the Amended FY 2019 Budget and as each chamber dove head first into one of the most anticipated policy battles for this...more
As the legislative session approached the end of its first quarter today, the House took its first floor actions, adopting HR 1 to name the state’s new appellate court complex the Nathan Deal Judicial Center....more
With Super Bowl LIII in the rearview mirror, legislators returned to the State Capitol today ready to get to work. Activity in the halls was appreciably more brisk as the pomp and circumstance of January began its February...more
Both the House and Senate were back at work today to round out their legislative business before adjourning ahead of the Super Bowl. While floor activity remains largely administrative and ceremonial to date, action is...more
As much of Metro Atlanta took the day off and watched the skies for snow, the Georgia House of Representatives threw caution to the wind and convened for Legislative Day 6. As the sun broke through the clouds in the early...more
The General Assembly returned to the State Capitol today to begin an abbreviated Super Bowl week that looks to become even shorter. While the legislature was scheduled to be in full swing the first three days of this week,...more
The General Assembly’s joint budget hearings for Governor Kemp’s Amended FY2019 and FY2020 budget proposals began Tuesday with appearances by the state agency heads....more
As the General Assembly wrapped up its first week of the 2019 Legislative Session, the buzz around the Capitol focused on Governor Brian Kemp. In his fourth day on the job, Governor Kemp addressed a joint session of the...more
Lawmakers returned to the Capitol this morning, following the Georgia Chamber of Commerce’s annual Eggs and Issues Breakfast. Thousands dined on eggs and coffee and heard more from Georgia’s most powerful leaders. At...more
For the first time since 2007, the Georgia State Senate welcomed a new President today as Lieutenant Governor Geoff Duncan took his place on the rostrum for the General Assembly’s second Legislative Day....more
In a day filled with pomp and circumstance, the Georgia General Assembly kicked off a new legislative session today (with 42 freshman members) and the state inaugurated a new Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and slate of...more
Earlier today, on a brisk morning in the North Georgia mountains, the Georgia House of Representatives’ Rural Development Council unveiled its recommendations for the 2019 legislative session....more
As many settled into a day filled with college football and other diversions, the General Assembly convened on Saturday to complete its work for the Special Legislative Session. During the rare weekend convening, members of...more
The Special Legislative Session of the Georgia General Assembly neared its end today as the State Senate began its consideration of the Governor’s three legislative initiatives in earnest. ...more
The General Assembly reconvened today for the third day of the Special Legislative Session, where all eyes were on the House of Representatives. The lower chamber took up and adopted all three of the key propositions for the...more
The General Assembly reconvened today for the second day of its Special Legislative Session, and the House had its eyes set on moving the Governor’s emergency spending proposal forward, ratifying the jet fuel tax exemption,...more
The General Assembly returned to the State Capitol today under rainy skies and with a somber tone for a rare lame-duck Special Legislative Session. Called back to Atlanta by Governor Deal in part to provide for emergency...more
In this Report, the Nelson Mullins government relations team provides you an update of the significant initiatives which may be of interest to you, your business or other organization.
While much of the client work that...more
7/12/2018
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