In this week's Lawmaker Huddle on Morning Edition, GPB’s Pamela Kirkland catches up with Lawmakers host Donna Lowry to get up to speed on the flurry of activity happening under the Gold Dome as the legislative session nears its midpoint.

It was a busy day in both chambers with lively debate over some controversial issues.

The Senate took up another controversial bill and the House approved several measures unanimously. 

It was a busy day in the Senate and a late start in the House on Day 14. Four bills were voted on in the Senate.

In this week's Lawmaker Huddle on Morning Edition, GPB’s Pamela Kirkland catches up with Lawmakers host Donna Lowry to break down the latest from the Gold Dome. where the Georgia General Assembly passed its first bills of the session, including an amended budget to fund hurricane relief, prison upgrades, and school safety measures. Meanwhile, the Senate advanced a controversial ban on transgender athletes, and Democrats pushed to put abortion rights on the ballot.

Thursday at the Capitol, the House OK'd millions of dollars in state funds and the Senate took up a controversial bill.

Today at the Capitol, another cultural celebration and a protest against President Trump. The day kicked off with another Latino celebration, this time outside the Capitol at Liberty Plaza. Advocacy groups and lawmakers celebrated contributions from the Latin American community in Georgia and used the opportunity to condemn President Trump's immigration policy.

On Tuesday, Rep. Bill Werkheiser (R-Glennville) introduced legislation to the House Judiciary Non-Civil Committee that would provide pretrial proceedings in death penalty cases when the accused has an intellectual disability.

Tuesday at the Capitol, lawmakers hit on school safety and girls’ sports — and also recognized an important community in Georgia.

On Monday, lawmakers from both parties announced education legislation. Speaker of the House Jon Burns announced his specific plans to make schools safer at a morning press conference.

On Thursday at the Capitol, the big news of the day was the unveiling of Gov. Brian Kemp's tort reform legislation package. The legislation, which will be carried by Sen. John F. Kennedy, lays out rules for civil lawsuit proceedings.

Lawmakers met today for Day 8, and Lunar New Year festivities and were the main attraction. 

The House and Senate joined together to hear the Georgia Supreme Court's State of the Judiciary address.

With last week's snowstorm, both chambers have to play catch up, pushing many of the canceled appropriations meetings from last week into this week. That meant there was little for both chambers to do. The Capitol remembered the victims of the Holocaust on Monday for International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

This week, the Georgia General Assembly was pretty quiet. This is budget week, but even with a light week, we're staying on top of what our legislators have been up to. Donna Lowry, host of GPB's Lawmakers, joins for this week's Lawmaker Huddle. Our regular segment each Friday on Morning Edition, where we cover the highlights of each week from the Gold Dome.