Each week our lobbyist firm, Peachtree Government Relations prepares weekly legislative reports for our members. These reports contain important updates about session, committees, and state-wide offices.

March 24, 2023: The Georgia General Assembly has been racing towards Sine Die, working through Legislative Days 36-38 this week. Key happenings this week include the FY 2024 budget advancing through the Senate, new legislators joining the session,…

March 17, 2023: The Georgia General Assembly has been racing towards Sine Die, working through Legislative Days 32-35 this week. Many bills made a comeback this week such as HB 237, the sports betting bill, and HB 520, the Mental Health Parity Act. Many bills were also passed regarding virtual meetings of certain entities such as city councils.

March 10, 2023: The Georgia General Assembly has been racing towards Sine Die, working through Legislative Days 28-31 this week. The most eventful day of the week was Monday, Legislative Day 28, known as Crossover Day.

March 3, 2023: This week the Georgia General Assembly met Monday through Thursday for Legislative Days 24-27. The top issues for the week include a heated committee debate over an election omnibus bill, the Senate’s passing of Alyssa’s law, and updates on the Buckhead cityhood attempt.

February 24, 2023: This week the Georgia General Assembly met Tuesday through Thursday for Legislative Days 21-23. The top issues for the week include the continuation of the truck weight debate, advances on sports betting in Georgia, and the introduction of a mental health cleanup bill…

February 17, 2023: This week the Georgia General Assembly met Monday through Thursday for Legislative Days 17-20. Committees passed out several bills and began to hear the Governor’s recommended FY 2024 Budget as the General Assembly officially hit the halfway point for the 2023 session. Several key issues came to light this week

February 10, 2023: This week the Georgia General Assembly met Monday through Thursday for Legislative Days 13-16. Committees passed out many bills this week as we enter into the heart of session. Several key issues are beginning to arise such as sports betting, Buckhead cityhood attempts, and increased vaping legislation…

February 4, 2023: This week the Georgia General Assembly met Monday through Thursday for Legislative Days 9-12. Many House and Senate committees began meeting for the first time this Legislative session for general introductions and adoption of committee rules while others continued meetings from last week…

January 27, 2023: This week the Georgia General Assembly met Monday through Thursday for Legislative Days 5-8. Many House and Senate committees began meeting for the first time this Legislative session for general introductions and adoption of committee rules…

January 20, 2023: This week, the Georgia General Assembly met throughout the week to listen to presentations from state departments and other agencies that receive state funding to discs Governor Kemp’s $32.5 billion spending proposal for the upcoming year…

January 13, 2023: Week 1 of the 2023 Georgia Legislative session has come to an end! This week covered legislative days 1 through 4 and included several exciting developments such as budget updates, calendar updates and the Georgia Gubernatorial Inauguration ceremony…

January 6, 2023: The 2023 Georgia legislative session is right around the corner! The General Assembly will convene for the first legislative day on Monday, January 9th, and the budget week will start on January 17th, the following week…