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Keep up with news from Georgia's 144th House DistrictWeek 7 Legislative Session Recap 2022
On Tuesday, February 22, the Georgia House of Representatives reconvened for a short albeit productive seventh week of the 2022 legislative session. This week, we hunkered down and made the most of two session days and one full committee work day. As usual, we debated...
Week 6 Legislative Session Recap 2022
The House of Representatives returned for the sixth week of the 2022 legislative session on Monday, February 14, 2022. From economic development to protecting our natural environment, my colleagues and I mulled over dozens of bills that would address a wide range of...
Week 5 Legislative Session Recap 2022
Monday, February 7 marked the start of the fifth week of the 2022 legislative session. Each day this week grew increasingly longer as more legislation made its way to the House floor, including the bill for the Amended Fiscal Year (AFY) 2022 budget. Not only was this...
Week 4 Legislative Session Recap 2022
The Georgia General Assembly is well into the 2022 legislative session, and we resumed our work at the State Capitol on Tuesday, February 1, 2022. This was our fourth week of session, putting us at more than a quarter of the way through the legislative session. While...
Week 3 Legislative Session Recap 2022
My colleagues and I convened for the third week of the 2022 legislative session on Monday, January 24. Session is in full-swing, and the pace certainly picked up this week. We convened in the House Chamber for four days to tackle our legislative business, and our...
Week 2 Legislative Session Recap 2022
On Tuesday, January 18, my colleagues and I returned to the State Capitol for a highly anticipated “budget week.” Each year, the Georgia General Assembly is required by the state’s Constitution to pass a balanced budget, and the House and Senate typically devote the...
A Report from The General Assembly
The Georgia Legislature completed its first week with four days in session, some bills being introduced, The State of the State Message from Governor Kemp, and an emerging look at the priorities of Speaker Ralston for legislation that will come from The Georgia House....
Week 1 Legislative Session Recap 2022
The 156th Georgia General Assembly convened under the Gold Dome for the 2022 legislative session on Monday, January 10, 2022. With only 40 legislative days to accomplish the people’s business, the House got straight to work and spent four days in session this week....
2020 Special Legislative Session
The Georgia General Assembly convened for an unprecedented special legislative session on Monday, March 16, 2020. Governor Brian Kemp signed a public health state of emergency to address the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, in Georgia on Saturday, March 14. My colleagues...
2020 Legislative Session Week Eight
On Monday, March 2, the Georgia House of Representatives returned to the Gold Dome for the eighth week of the 2020 legislative session. More than 40 bills and resolutions were passed on the House floor during the four days that my colleagues and I were in session this...