Gwinnett Chamber Legislative Session Updates – Week 10
The General Assembly convened this week for Legislative Days 32-35. Legislators will resume business next week for Legislative Days 36-38 with Wednesday being a committee workday. Sine Die, the last day of session, is less than two weeks away (March 29). Budget...
Gwinnett Chamber Legislative Session Updates – Week 9
The General Assembly convened this week for Legislative Days 28-31. Legislators will resume business next week for Legislative Days 32-35. Monday was Crossover Day with legislators debating, amending, and passing bills into the late evening. This year, over 900 bills...
Gwinnett Chamber Legislative Session Updates – Week 8
The General Assembly convened last week for Legislative Days 24-27 with Friday designated as a committee workday. Legislators will resume business this week for Legislative Days 28-31. Monday is Crossover Day, the last day a bill can passed out of one chamber to still...
Gwinnett Chamber Legislative Session Updates – Weeks 6 & 7
The General Assembly convened the last two weeks for Legislative Days 17-23. Legislators will resume business this week for Legislative Days 24-27. Crossover Day is a week away (March 6). Lawmakers have until then to pass a bill out of their chamber for it to still be...
Gwinnett Chamber Legislative Session Updates – Week 5
The General Assembly convened this week for Legislative Days 13-16. Legislators will resume business on Monday for Legislative Day 17. Activity has started to pick up as more than 200 bills have been introduced in the House and nearly 100 in the Senate. Lawmakers have...
Gwinnett Chamber Legislative Session Updates – Week 4
The General Assembly convened this week for Legislative Days 9-12. On Thursday, lawmakers passed the Amended Fiscal Year 2023 Budget that includes a one-time property tax exemption that would save Georgia homeowners an average of $500. Other notable AFY23 budget...
Gwinnett Chamber Legislative Session Updates – Week 3
The general assembly was back in session this week for legislative days 5-8. On Wednesday, Governor Kemp delivered his annual State of the State Address. Governor Kemp touted the recent economic development projects that will bring over $17 billion in investment. He...
Gwinnett Chamber Legislative Session Updates – Week 2
The general assembly spent this week in budget hearings for Amended Fiscal Year 23 and Fiscal Year 24 budgets. Governor Brian Kemp and state agency heads presented their budget requests to the Appropriations Committees. Attached is a copy of the Governor’s proposed...
Gwinnett Chamber Legislative Session Updates – Week 1
The 2022 Legislative Session kicked off on Monday with new faces in leadership. After the untimely passing of the House Speaker David Ralston last year, the House voted for Majority Leader Jon Burns as the 75th Speaker of the House. Newly elected Lt. Governor Burt...
Gwinnett Chamber Public Policy Updates – Week 12 + Sine Die
The Georgia General Assembly convened last week for legislative days 36 through 39. Yesterday was Sine Die, the last day of session, where legislators voted on bills and amendments until a quarter after midnight. During the 2021-2022 legislative session, over 1000...