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Bipartisan push to reform or repeal state citizen’s arrest law expected Bipartisan push to reform or repeal state citizen’s arrest law expected Georgia lawmakers are considering repealing a citizen's arrest law cited by a prosecutor as justification for Ahmaud Arbery's detention before he was killed. In May 2020, hundreds gathered for a rally outside the Glynn County Courthouse to call for the arrest of the men now charged with his murder. (Wes Wolfe/Georgia Recorder) Momentum is building to reform Georgia’s citizen’s arrest law, with key lawmakers and advocates saying th...

Small Business Development – Rep. Mike Cheokas Special Rules – Rep. Dave Belton State Planning & Community Affairs – Rep. Karen Mathiak State Properties – Rep. Gerald Greene Transportation – Rep. Rick Jasperse Chairmen of the subcommittees of Appropriations are as follows: Economic Development – Rep. Penny Houston Education – Rep. Todd Jones Health – Rep. Butch Parrish Human Resources – Rep. Katie Dempsey Public Safety – Rep. Bill Hitchens Transportation & Infrastructure – Rep. Clay Pirkle IN DEPTH: Health & Human Services Agency Presentations Department of Human Service...

UpdatedTue, Dec 29, 2020 at 11:54 am ET Reply(1) Laws protecting Georgians’ safety and their pocketbooks are among those taking effect on Jan. 1 of 2021. (Shutterstock / ilikeyellow) GEORGIA — Legislation protecting Georgians' safety and their pocketbooks are among the new laws taking effect on Jan. 1, 2021. Two opposing laws were born out of 2020's Black Lives Matter movement. Spurred by the shooting of Ahmaud Arbery, Georgia lawmakers in June finally passed a hate crimes law. House Bill 426, authored mainly by Rep. Chuck Efstration of Dacula, imposes extra penalties for crimes motivated...