The Senate said farewell to one of their own this morning, after Sen. Brandon Beach's appointment as the Trump administration's new U.S. treasurer. The House took up several bills dealing with public safety and children.
On Friday at the Capitol, Senate Bill 68, the controversial tort reform bill, was back in the Senate after changes were made in the House that carved out an exception for victims of human trafficking.
On Tuesday at the Capitol, Kemp announced the new labor commissioner, and the Senate passed three bills and four resolutions while the House gave final approval to Senate Bill 55.
The House took up the only bill they are constitutionally required to pass each session. The budget for the upcoming fiscal year. The Senate then got down to business as they quickly passed two House resolutions and a bill, HB 287 dealt with updating DNR fishing and hunting license regulations.
In this week's Lawmaker Huddle on Morning Edition, GPB’s Pamela Kirkland catches up with Lawmakers host Donna Lowry to discuss legislation that cleared Crossover Day.
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.
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.
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.
