The bill's fate in the House may be troubled, as its chief sponsor was recently banned from that chamber's floor.

Three bills changing the way Georgia regulates hemp and medical cannabis cleared the Senate ahead of Thursday’s Crossover Day deadline. 

Lawmakers passed a heap of bills Crossover Day, including an accelerated income tax rate cut and a plan to slightly expand the state’s medical cannabis program while attempting to ban THC-infused drinks. 

Crossover Day kicked off with Gov. Kemp signing his first piece of legislation this session. Then the mad dash to pass legislation started up for the day.

Income tax breaks and polarizing issues like a ban on DEI in schools and a proposed statue of controversial jurist Clarence Thomas are among the bills poised for action Thursday.

With Crossover Day looming, each chamber works late into the day, passing a plethora of bills. Religious freedom protections was debated in the Senate on Tuesday while, in the House, a bill aims to help adults with autism.

A bill banning gender-affirming treatments for inmates in state custody passed the Georgia Senate Monday.

With Crossover Day near, House members voted on over 20 bills. Banning gender dysphoria treatment was once again on the Senate's busy agenda.

Georgia college students who get into legal or disciplinary trouble in campus protests could also lose their scholarships, if a bill making its way through the state House becomes law.

This week’s serving of Gold Dome Nuggets may contain traces of cornbread, Brunswick stew and 15-year-old funny dog pictures. Plus, should students read about plus-size women of color posing nude to increase their self-esteem?

On Friday, the Senate debated a bill that would allow the biological and adopted children of fostering families to access the $6,500 Georgia Promise Scholarship. Across the hall, the House passed a bill that would modernize the state's 911 call center system.

Thursday was a busy day in the House as members took up nine bills, including the access to IVF treatment. The Senate voted on the second portion of Gov. Brian Kemp's tort reform bills when SB 69 was presented on the floor.

In the Senate, the budget was the big news as they took a look at HB 67, the House's supplemental 2024-2025 budget. Meanwhile, the House passed over a dozen bills as the countdown to Crossover Day continues.

A GOP proposal designed to ease regulatory burdens on small business is being billed as Georgia’s DOGE, a reference to the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency.

On Monday, the Senate voted on a controversial bill that promises to reduce bureaucracy for small businesses, and the House approved health bills for women and children.