Press Releases

ATLANTA |Today, Lt. Governor Burt Jones and Senate President Pro Tempore John F. Kennedy (R – Macon) announced a new Senate program to assist with the monitoring and tracking of constituent requests sent to all 56 Senate members.

ATLANTA |Today, Lt. Governor Burt Jones announced the introduction of four priority Senate Study Committees which will expand the critical work on his 2023 legislative priorities.

ATLANTA |Yesterday, the Georgia General Assembly completed Crossover Day, Legislative Day 28. This is the deadline for a Senate Bill to pass to be eligible for consideration by the House. Lt. Governor Burt Jones’ priorities for the 2023 Legislative Session successfully made the deadline and are now being considered by the House.

ATLANTA |Today, the Georgia General Assembly adopted the Amended Fiscal Year 2023 (AFY23) Budget, House Bill 18. The AFY23 Budget is now headed to Governor Brian Kemp for his signature.

ATLANTA | On Tuesday, February 21, Sen. Max Burns (R – Sylvania) introduced Senate Bill 222, which would address the funding of elections from any person or nongovernmental organization.

ATLANTA |Today, Lt. Governor Burt Jones announced a new constituent services program. The Statewide Field Representative Constituent Program divides Georgia’s 159 counties into three regions with a dedicated constituent services representative for each.

ATLANTA |Today, Senator Kay Kirkpatrick (R – Marietta), along with Senator Bill Cowsert (R – Athens), Senator Brian Strickland (R – McDonough) and Senator Blake Tillery (R – Vidalia), introduced legislation advancing the Department of Human Services 2023 Legislative Priorities.

ATLANTA |Today, Senator Rick Williams (R – Milledgeville) introduced Senate Bill 68 which adds the criminal offense of dogfighting to the list of crimes that constitute “racketeering activity” under Georgia’s racketeering and organized crime (RICO) statute.

ATLANTA |Today, Senator Randy Robertson (R - Cataula) introduced Senate Bill 63 which expands the list of serious offenses for which bail or surety is required. Additionally, many repeat offenders would be required to post bail or surety.

ATLANTA |Today, Governor Brian P. Kemp’s Floor Leader Bo Hatchett (R- Cornelia) introduced Senate Bill 44 which addresses gang violence by creating a new offense for recruiting minors to gangs and establishes a mandatory minimum sentencing scheme for all gang offenses.