Week 1 Highlights:
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On Monday, January 13, the Georgia House of Representatives convened for the first day of the 2025 legislative session, marking the start of a new biennium for the 158th Georgia General Assembly
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All 180 House members took the Oath of Office, which was administered by Georgia Supreme Court Justice Michael Boggs.
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One of the first orders of business was to re-elect Speaker Jon Burns as the 75th Speaker of the House, and Jan Jones as Speaker Pro Tempore.
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Next, we voted to adopt an Adjournment Resolution. The General Assembly is required to meet for 40 non-consecutive legislative days. This year, we will end the session on Friday, April 4.
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On Thursday, the House and Senate gathered for a joint session to hear Governor Kemp deliver his State of the State Address. You can watch a video archive of the governor’s address here.
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I’m also excited to announce that I’ve been named Vice Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education and Retirement Committees. I will also serve on the Economic Development and Tourism and Interstate Cooperation committees.
Coming Up:
Next week, my legislative colleagues and I will return to the Capitol to begin the state budget process where we will hear directly from Gov. Kemp and state agency leaders as they present their budget requests to the Joint House and Senate Appropriations Committee.
The Appropriations committees will continue meeting throughout the week, and I look forward to providing updates on the budget process as it gets underway!
