Session 2017: Week 6

Session 2017: Week 6 Session 2017: Week 6 On Tuesday, February 14th we began the sixth week of the 2017 legislative session. We are now halfway through! The House passed House Bill 44 – the Fiscal Year 2018 state budget and several other bills concerning our...

Session 2017: Week 5

Session 2017: Week 5 Session 2017: Week 5 My colleagues and I met on February 7th for the 5th week of the 2017 legislative session. After several committee hearings, we were able to pass more bills that will improve our state and the lives of its citizens. Continue...

Session 2017: Week 4

Session 2017: Week 4 Session 2017: Week 4 On January 30th, the Georgia House of Representatives rejoined for another productive week full of committee & subcommittee hearings. In Week 4 of the 2017 legislative session, my colleagues and I met in the House chamber...

Session 2017: Week 3

Session 2017: Week 3 Session 2017: Week 3 My colleagues and I began the third week of the 2017 Legislative session last Monday, Jan. 23rd. It was a busy week for us, but we were able to pass our first bill—the Amended Fiscal Year 2017 budget (AFY). Additionally, the...

Session 2017: Week 2

Session 2017: Week 2 Session 2017: Week 2 In week two of the 2017 legislative session, the House and Senate Appropriations committees conducted a series of joint budget hearings in order to begin the process of reviewing Gov. Deal’s budget recommendations. We worked...