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News Articles: 2023 Legislature

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Lawmakers: Sports betting legislation was filed Tuesday. What's next?

Georgia Sen. Billy Hickman (R-Statesboro) and Rep. Billy Mitchell (D-Stone Mountain) join GPB's Donna Lowry on Lawmakers to discuss sports betting.

February 02, 2023
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  • Sarah Kallis and
  • Devon Zwald
Georgia State Capitol

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House passes beefed-up mid-year budget with a $1B property tax break

Georgia homeowners could soon see a one-time homestead exemption after the state saw record surplus.

February 02, 2023
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  • Stephen Fowler
Middle school student Elise Robinson receives a coronavirus vaccination on May 12, 2021, in Decatur, Ga. A bill passed on Wednesday, Feb, 1 2023, by a Georgia Senate committee would ban public schools, local governments or state agencies from requiring people to get the COVID-19 vaccine before they could attend school or receive government services.

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Georgia lawmakers could bar COVID-19 vaccine rules for good

Some Georgia senators want to permanently block schools and most government agencies from requiring people to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Lawmakers put a one-year ban into law in 2022, but it expires June 30 if they don't act.

February 02, 2023
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  • Associated Press
Newly elected Lt. Gov. Burt Jones in front of the Georgia Senate in January. (Photo credit: Rebecca Grapevine)

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New lieutenant governor outlines goals

Jackson Republican and businessman Lt. Gov. Burt Jones ran for the office after a decade as a state senator because he wanted a new challenge and thought he could help ordinary Georgians, he said

February 02, 2023
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  • Rebecca Grapevine
State Sen. John Albers speaks on Senate Bill 11 on the Senate floor

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Lawmakers: Session's first bill passes the Senate on Day 11

Senate Bill 11, called the "Georgia Fights Terrorism Act," was the first bill passed by the chamber on Day 11 of the legislative session.  

February 01, 2023
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  • Sarah Kallis
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp delivers the State of the State address on the House floor of the state Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023 in Atlanta.

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Georgia House aims to ease health insurance costs on schools

House budget writers in Georgia want to shift $100 million into the state employee health plan to reduce the sting of health insurance premium increases for public school districts. That's among changes that the House Appropriations Committee made Wednesday in Republican Gov. Brian Kemp's proposal for the 2023 budget year.

February 01, 2023
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  • Associated Press

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New bill would set mandatory minimum sentences for gang recruitment

Georgia lawmakers want to increase the sentence for gang recruitment activities as part of a tough-on-crime push under the Gold Dome this legislative session.  

February 01, 2023
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  • Rebecca Grapevine
Jeff Breedlove with the Georgia Council for Recovery holds up the t-shirt honoring the late Speaker David Ralston. Jill Nolin/Georgia Recovery

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Mental health advocates descend on Georgia Capitol to rally for continued service improvements

On Tuesday, advocates at the state Capitol pushed for more reforms and resources for people facing behavioral and mental health challenges.

February 01, 2023
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  • Jill Nolin
Georgia State Capitol

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Lawmakers: 'Mental Health Day' at the Capitol on Day 10

The Georgia General Assembly looked ahead to the future of mental health legislation in the Georgia on “Mental Health Day” at the Capitol.  

January 31, 2023
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  • Sarah Kallis
Georgia Capitol building

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Lawmakers: Senate Majority Caucus announces priorities on Day 8

The Georgia Senate Majority Caucus announced its legislative priorities for the 2023 legislative session today at a news conference. 

January 26, 2023
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  • Sarah Kallis
A gloved hand holds a marijuana leaf.

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Georgia agency approves rules for medical marijuana sales

Legal sales of medical marijuana oil could be only months away in Georgia. A state commission on Wednesday approved rules for testing, inspections and sales.

January 26, 2023
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  • Associated Press

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Republicans introduce increase in tax credits for private school scholarships into General Assembly

Georgia House Republicans are backing legislation that would increase the statewide cap on income tax credits offered to donors to a fund that provides private school scholarships.

January 25, 2023
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  • Dave Williams
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp delivers the State of the State address on the House floor of the state Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023 in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Alex Slitz)

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Kemp ushers in 'a new era' for Georgia in State of the State address

Gov. Brian Kemp says the state of the Georgia "has never been stronger and more resilient" in his address.

January 25, 2023
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  • Stephen Fowler
Rep. Darlene Taylor (left), a Thomasville Republican, convinced lawmakers on both sides of the aisle to support her proposed “Okefenokee Protection Act.” Rep. Mary Frances Williams (center), a Marietta Democrat, was one of them. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder

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Georgia GOP lawmaker pushes protection for ‘vital and precious’ Okefenokee from new mining proposals

While an Alabama-based company’s controversial mining proposal moves through the permitting process, a south Georgia Republican lawmaker is again attempting to head off any future attempt to mine an important site near the Okefenokee Swamp.

January 25, 2023
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By:
  • Jill Nolin
Supporters of SB 15 stand on the steps at the Capitol on Tuesday, Jan. 24

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  • Politics

Lawmakers: Democrats file legislation to expand abortion on Day 6

Georgia Democrats filed a new bill that would expand abortion access in Georgia.   

January 24, 2023
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  • Sarah Kallis
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