Noteworthy Items: - The General Assembly met Tuesday through Friday last week for Legislative Days 8-11. The Super Bowl interrupted the flow but last week saw a number of bills starting to work through the committee process. HB 23, also known as the EMC Broadband bill, passed out of the House Rules Committee on Friday after having been sent back to the House Economic Development Committee for minor changes. HB 23 will be on the floor for a full vote in the House at the beginning of this week.
- Last week the General Assembly passed its Adjournment Resolution for the 2019 Session, officially setting the remainder of the calendar for legislative days 12 – 40(see below). Notable dates include day 28, Crossover Day, which is the deadline for legislation to pass from one chamber to the other in order to be eligible for final passage in 2019 and day 40, also know as Sine Die, which will be on April 2nd.
- The FY ’19 amended budget, also known as the ‘little budget’, passed the House last week. The bill, HB 30, provides for changes in appropriations for the state government. Notable changes include $10 million allocated for loans for agri-businesses affected by Hurricane Michael, $8 million in insurance for damaged state assets, $54 million for Medicaid and the Indigent Care Trust Fund, $35 million for Forestland Protection Act grants, and $491,000 in initial funding for the Atlanta-region Transit Link (ATL) Authority.
- The House voted on HR 1 to name the new state judicial building after former Governor Nathan Deal. It will be called the Nathan Deal Judicial Center and will house the Georgia Supreme Court and the Georgia Court of Appeals. The Senate is next to consider the resolution.
- The General Assembly with be in session Monday-Friday next week for legislative days 12-16.
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Legislative Calendar
2019 regular calendar during the period of Monday, February 11, 2019 through simultaneous adjournment Sine Die on Tuesday, April 2, 2019.
Monday, February 11 – legislative day 12
Tuesday, February 12 – legislative day 13
Wednesday, February 13 – legislative day 14
Thursday, February 14 – legislative day 15
Friday, February 15 – legislative day 16
Tuesday, February 19 – legislative day 17
Wednesday, February 20 – legislative day 18
Thursday, February 21 – legislative day 19
Friday, February 22 – legislative day 20
Monday, February 25 – legislative day 21
Tuesday, February 26 – legislative day 22
Wednesday, February 27 – legislative day 23
Thursday, February 28 – legislative day 24
Friday, March 1 – legislative day 25
Monday, March 4 – legislative day 26
Tuesday, March 5 – legislative day 27
Thursday, March 7 – legislative day 28 (Crossover Day)
Friday, March 8 – legislative day 29
Monday, March 11 – legislative day 30
Tuesday, March 12 – committee work day
Wednesday, March 13 – legislative day 31
Thursday, March 14 – legislative day 32
Monday, March 18 – legislative day 33
Tuesday, March 19 – committee work day
Wednesday, March 20 – committee work day
Thursday, March 21 – legislative day 34
Friday, March 22 – legislative day 35
Monday, March 25 – legislative day 36
Tuesday, March 26 – legislative day 37
Wednesday, March 27 – committee work day
Thursday, March 28 – legislative day 38
Friday, March 29 – legislative day 39
(Sine Die)
Tuesday, April 2 – legislative day 40
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