Advocacy
2023 Legislative Update Week 6 The General Assembly convened Monday through Thursday again this week for Legislative Days 17 through 20, with Thursday marking the halfway point in the 40-day session. This week once again saw a significant uptick in the number of bills introduced and considered by committees. As of Wednesday, the Office of…
Read More2023 Week 5 Legislative Update This week the General Assembly was in session Monday through Thursday, convening for Legislative Days 13 through 16. There was a significant uptick in committee activity this week, as well as an influx of new bills introduced in the House and Senate each day. While each chamber is still focused…
Read More2023 Week 4 Legislative Update This week the General Assembly convened Monday through Thursday for Legislative Days 9 through 12. Legislative and committee action began to pick up substantially this week, with dozens of bills being introduced in each chamber every day this week. Committees that did not already hold their first meeting to adopt…
Read More2023 Week 3 Legislative Update This week the legislature convened for its second full week of the 2023 Legislative Session after meeting for budget hearings last week. The House and Senate were in session Monday through Thursday for Legislative Days 5 through 8. Several committees held meetings for the first time this week, though the…
Read MoreWeek 2 Legislative Update 2023 This week the General Assembly was not in session to allow the House and Senate Appropriations Committees to hold AFY23 and FY24 budget hearings. With Senate Appropriations Chairman Blake Tillery (R-Vidalia) and newly selected House Appropriations Chairman Matt Hatchett (R-Dublin) at the helm, Governor Kemp kicked off the three days…
Read MoreU.S. Senator Jon Ossoff has secured 2,500 solar manufacturing jobs for Georgia. On the heels of Sen. Ossoff’s Solar Energy Manufacturing for America Act becoming law this summer, Qcells today announced a record $2.5 billion investment in Georgia, which will create 2,500 jobs. This represents the largest clean energy manufacturing investment in American history. According…
Read MoreSTATE OF GEORGIA OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR ATLANTA 30334-0900 Brian P. Kemp GOVERNOR The Georgia State Senate The Honorable Burt Jones, Lieutenant Governor The Georgia House of Representatives The Honorable Jon Burns, Speaker The Citizens and Families of Georgia Dear Lieutenant Governor, Mr. Speaker, Members of the General Assembly, and Fellow Georgians: FY 2022…
Read MoreWeek 1 Legislative Update 2023 Legislators from all corners of the state descended upon Atlanta this week for the beginning of the 2023-2024 Legislative Session. Both the House and Senate gaveled in for a relatively brief session on Monday to swear in members of the General Assembly, and then a number of legislators hopped on…
Read MoreThank you to Georgia Department of Community Affairs for the content on “Georgia Mortgage Assistance is now accepting applications from Homeowners who suffered a financial hardship caused by the pandemic”. Do you owe for 3 or more mortgage payments due to a financial hardship caused by the pandemic? Do you have a permanent loss of…
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