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The DeKalb Chamber, in partnership with Atlanta Gas Light, hosted the inaugural VALOR Public Safety Awards on August 7th at the Georgia Piedmont Technical College Conference Center. This event brought together business professionals, community leaders, and first responders, to honor and recognize the exceptional dedication of those who serve in the interest of DeKalb’s safety and well-being.
Frankie Atwater, Sr., President and CEO of DeKalb Chamber, expressed his congratulations to this year’s deserving Members of the Georgia General Assembly celebrated Sine Die Thursday, March 28 with the tradition of throwing shredded bills into the air approximately an hour after their midnight deadline. Bills that received final approval from both the House and the Senate before legislators wrapped up their business on Legislative Day 40 have been sent to Governor Kemp for his consideration.
Governor Kemp and his team are now in the 40-day bill review period, during which time they will review each piece of This week legislators convened Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday for Legislative Days 36 through 38, and Wednesday served as a work day for House and Senate committees. This was the final week of the 2024 Legislative Session and one of the busiest for members of the General Assembly, with each chamber considering dozens of pieces of legislation and committees meeting into the late hours of the night.
The legislature is one step closer to completing its only constitutionally required action item of passing a This week legislators convened Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday for Legislative Days 33 through 35; Tuesday served as a committee work day. Not only did committee action pick back up considerably this week, but both chambers also considered several significant pieces of legislation on the floor, including a bill to establish education savings accounts in Georgia, a bill that revises Georgia’s certificate of need laws, and a measure that would halt Georgia’s data center tax exemption.
The General Assembly The legislature convened this week Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday for Legislative Days 29 through 32, and Wednesday served as a committee work day. House and Senate members will be back next week Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday for Legislative Days 33 through 35 of the 40-day session.
The universe of legislation became much smaller this week for House and Senate members under the Gold Dome—following Crossover Day last Thursday, the number of bills that can still move this session has been reduced to This week was one of the busiest for legislators under the Gold Dome. House and Senate members convened Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday of this week. Thursday was Legislative Day 28, which is the deadline by which a bill must pass out of at least one chamber. Any bill that did not successfully make it out of the chamber it started in is technically dead this session, though language from one bill that is dead can be added to a related bill that is farther along in the legislative process.
The Senate Rules This week was a busy one for General Assembly members under the Gold Dome— they convened Tuesday through Thursday for Legislative Days 23 through 25. While it was a relatively light load on the House and Senate floor this week, dozens of committees and subcommittees have been hard at work all week, some meeting well into the night to consider and take action on pending legislation.
Legislators have until next Thursday, February 29th to successfully shepherd their bills through the committee process and This week General Assembly members reached the halfway point of the 40-day legislative session, convening Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday for Legislative Days 19 through 22. A number of House and Senate committees convened on Wednesday, including several House Appropriations subcommittees, which are hard at work crafting the House’s Fiscal Year 2025 budget recommendations.
Legislators now have less than two weeks to successfully shepherd their bills through the committee process and get them On Monday, many of those who serve and work under the Gold Dome made their way to Columbus to pay their respects to Chairman Richard Smith. Chairman Smith, who was first elected to the House in 2004, passed away in his sleep last week after a battle with the flu. The General Assembly altered its legislative calendar to allow members, staffers, and lobbyists to attend the funeral on Monday.
The General Assembly convened for session this week Tuesday through Friday for Legislative Days 15 through 18. Legislators, lobbyists, and staffers all mourned the death of House Rules Committee Chairman Richard Smith of Columbus this week. Chairman Smith, who was first elected to the House in 2004, passed away in his sleep after a battle with the flu. Chairman Smith was highly regarded and respected under the Gold Dome by Democrats and Republicans, legislators and lobbyists alike. Speaker Jon Burns told his House colleagues on Tuesday morning that Chairman Smith “loved everyone in this building, and never met a This week the legislature convened for its second full week of the 2024 Legislative Session after meeting for budget hearings last week. The House and Senate were in session Monday through Friday this week for Legislative Days 6 through 10. Committee action picked up considerably this week, as did the number of bills introduced each day. The General Assembly will be back in session next week Monday through Thursday for Legislative Days 11 through 14. Members have only about a month remaining to shepherd After the MLK holiday, legislators were back under the Gold Dome this week for joint Appropriations Committee budget hearings. Led by Senate Appropriations Chairman Blake Tillery (R-Vidalia) and House Appropriations Chairman Matt Hatchett (R-Dublin), members of the two committees gathered for three full days of meetings Tuesday through Thursday to hear from leaders of the dozens of state agencies about their budget requests for Amended Fiscal Year 2024 and Fiscal Year 2025.
While there will be plenty of Georgia General Assembly members were back under the Gold Dome in Atlanta this week for the start of the 2024 Legislative Session. Legislators were in session Monday through Friday this week for Legislative Days One through Five. The House and Senate will not be in session next week so that the Appropriations Committees can hold their AFY24 and FY25 budget hearings.
The Senate was down from 56 to 55 members when they convened this week. Senator Mike Dugan (R-Carrollton) resigned his seat on January 4th
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