In the final week of a legislative session, committee meetings under the Gold Dome are a lot like magic shows. Bills and resolutions, including some thought to be long dead, come before.
Georgia Floor Action: The House took up the following measures on Legislative Day 37: SR 463 - Joint Study Committee on the Electrification of Transportation; SB 345 - State Government; state and local governments from mandating vaccine passports; prohibit - PASSED 99-67.
House Economic Development and Tourism Committee passed out heavily-negotiated measures proposing a constitutional amendment eliminating the prohibition on gambling in the state and enabling legislation for sports betting.
Spirits were high on Monday as weary lawmakers and lobbyists embraced the fact that only one week remains in the 2022 Legislative Session. The State Capitol has a bit of a “last week of.
Approval of the $1.6 billion tax refund package. The Senate also took up and signed off on a number of weighty measures, including the Unmask Georgia Students Act and legislation restricting the delivery of abortion medications by mail.