State Senate approves bill barring Georgia youths from obtaining some gender-affirming care
ATLANTA – The Republican-controlled state Senate approved a bill Monday night that would bar certain gender-affirming treatments for youths under age 18. Sponsored by Sen. Carden Summers, R-Cordele, Senate Bill 140, which passed 33-22 along party lines, would...
State House passes bill barring lengthy local government housing moratoriums
ATLANTA – The state House of Representatives Monday passed a bill that would limit the ability of local governments to impose lengthy moratoriums on the building of single-family houses. The Housing Regulation Transparency Act, which passed 127-43, would...
Bill targeting antisemitism clears Georgia House
ATLANTA - The state House of Representatives passed legislation Monday defining antisemitism and incorporating it into Georgia's 2020 hate crimes law. House Bill 30, which passed 136-22, would establish as part of state law the definition of antisemitism used by the...
State Senate passes educational voucher bill
ATLANTA – The state Senate Monday approved a bill that would provide Georgia students residing in low-performing school districts $6,000 to spend on private school tuition. “This is a money-follows-the-child bill,” said Sen. Greg Dolezal, R-Cumming, who...
Georgia House aiming to fix medical cannabis program
ATLANTA - Legislation that would increase participation in Georgia's medical cannabis program in an effort to resolve lawsuits filed by losing bidders sailed through the state House of Representatives Monday. House Bill 196, which passed 170-2, would increase the...
Georgia Senate OKs its version of EV legislation
ATLANTA - The state Senate gave quick passage Monday to legislation aimed at accommodating what is expected to be an influx of electric vehicles plying Georgia highways. Under Senate Bill 146, which passed 55-1, utilities selling electricity to EV owners charging...
General Assembly gives $32.5B mid-year budget final passage
ATLANTA - The General Assembly gave final passage Monday to a $32.5 billion mid-year budget with a slightly smaller property tax relief grant than Gov. Brian Kemp requested in January. The mid-year budget, which covers state spending through June 30, includes $950...
Sports betting dead in General Assembly
ATLANTA - This year's bid to legalize sports betting is dead in the General Assembly. The Georgia Senate defeated a proposed constitutional amendment Monday that would have put online sports betting before Georgia voters in a statewide referendum next year. While 30...