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Gov. Brian Kemp signs bills into law inside the Georgia Capitol on May 8, 2025. Rep. Beth Camp is pictured among the lawmakers in attendance.

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Lawmakers Huddle: House members share personal stories behind 2 new Georgia laws

Georgia legislators are celebrating legislation that will soon become law, thanks to the governor’s signature. 

May 16, 2025
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  • Donna Lowry
Dogwood tree in bloom at the Atlanta Dogwood Festival

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Lawmakers Huddle: Tort reform, immigration legislation and native plants

Spring break festivities have wrapped up, and activity has resumed under the Gold Dome. Lawmakers host Donna Lowry brings updates on legislative developments in this week’s edition of Lawmakers Huddle.

April 25, 2025
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By:
  • Donna Lowry
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp, flanked by state lawmakers and other supporters, signs Senate Bill 68 on Monday. The bill, now law, will drastically change the way liability suits play out in state courts and faced some opposition this session, before ultimately passing both chambers.

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Gov. Kemp signs sweeping lawsuit reform bills into law

One bill aims to reduce frivolous lawsuits and curb rising insurance costs for small business owners, and the other addresses rules to finance certain lawsuits.

April 21, 2025
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By:
  • Sarah Kallis
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp speaks at the Capitol after signing the Religious Freedom Restoration Act on Friday, April 4, 2025. Based on federal law by the same name, SB 36 prevents state and local governments from impeding religious expression. Kemp said the step will ensure Georgia is "no place for hate." Credit: Screenshot

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'Lawmakers' Day 40: House on FY 2026 budget, Senate on DEI programs in state schools on Sine Die

On Day 40, lawmakers fulfilled their preeminent obligation but there was still much to be done in the final hours of Sine Die.

April 07, 2025
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By:
  • Sarah Kallis and
  • Tristan Smith
GPB's Lawmakers host Donna Lowry (middle) talks to Matthew Wilson (left), Interim Chair of the Democratic Party of Georgia and Republican strategist Brian Robinson (right), about Sine Die of the 2025 Georgia legislative session on Friday, April 4, 2025. Credit: Screenshot

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Battleground: Ballot Box — Lawmakers Huddle: A recap of the Georgia legislative session

Donna Lowry recaps the end of Georgia’s 2025 legislative session, concerns over the state budget amid federal funding cuts, and the swearing-in of Georgia’s first female labor commissioner.

April 07, 2025
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  • Donna Lowry
Wednesday’s announcement is part of the escalating fight this year for control of state legislatures across the country, even though both chambers in Georgia are expected to stay in GOP hands. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder

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First Amendment defenders relieved after open records bill stripped of loopholes for state lawmakers

 

A proposed last-minute attempt to limit the public’s access to police reports and communications with state lawmakers was abandoned Friday as quickly as it emerged.

April 05, 2025
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  • Jill Nolin
House lawmakers celebrated the end of the 2025 session by ripping up and tossing paper in the air after the Senate had already said peace out to making laws.

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Culture war bills, election tinkering left behind as Georgia lawmakers abruptly leave Gold Dome

The last day of the 40-day legislative session, when the House and Senate usually crank out legislation right up until midnight and celebrate at the end of the night by throwing torn-up pieces of paper into the air, ended with a whimper. 

April 05, 2025
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  • Jill Nolin ,
  • Stanley Dunlap ,
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Lawmakers Huddle: A preview of Sine Die — the 40th and final day of the Georgia legislative session

Today's the day — the 40th and final day of the Georgia legislative session for 2025, Sine Die.

April 04, 2025
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  • Donna Lowry
Georgia First Lady Marty Kemp (left) visited the House Chamber on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, with Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities Commissioner Kevin Tanner (right) to discuss the 988 mental health crisis hotline. Credit: Georgia House of Representatives

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'Lawmakers' Day 39: Senate debates voting measures, House bans funds for prison gender-affirming care

In the Senate, almost 90 bills and resolutions were posted on their rules calendar as legislators hustled to pass as much legislation as they can in the last two days of the session. In the House, members approved Senate Bill 17, or Ricky and Alyssa's Law, named after two school shooting victims.

April 03, 2025
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By:
  • Sarah Kallis and
  • Tristan Smith
Rep. Josh Bonner (D-Fayetteville) presenting Senate Bill 1 on the Senate floor on Monday, March 31, 2025, which was ban transgender athletes from girl sports. Credit: Screenshot

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'Lawmakers' Day 38: Senate OKs school safety legislation, House passes transgender sports ban

On Monday at the Capitol, both chambers took up dozens of bills on the first day of the last week of the session.

April 01, 2025
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By:
  • Sarah Kallis and
  • Tristan Smith
Georgia Rep. James Burchett seen presenting Senate Bill 79 on Friday, March 28, 2025, which would increase the penalties for fentanyl trafficking in Georgia. He displayed the current margin for trafficking charges is four grams of fentanyl. Credit: Georgia House of Representatives

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'Lawmakers: Capitol Report' Day 37: House debates pay raises for judges, Senate presents FY '26 budget

On Friday in the House, members disagreed on a bill to increase pay for judges. The Senate presented its version of the fiscal year 2026 budget.

March 31, 2025
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By:
  • Sarah Kallis and
  • Tristan Smith
Georgia Democratic Sen. Josh McLaurin spoke of his approval of House Bill 428, which would codify IVF treatment into Georgia law, on the Senate floor on Thursday, March 27, 2025. McLaurin says the matter is personal as he is a donor-conceived person. Credit: Screenshot

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'Lawmakers' Day 36: House debates criminalizing AI videos in elections, Senate OKs access to IVF

On Thursday at the Capitol, both chambers stayed busy as the countdown until Sine Die is on. In the House, members debated Senate Bill 9, which would criminalize artificial intelligence videos designed to interfere with elections. The Senate took up HB 428, which would codify into law access to in vitro fertilization.

March 28, 2025
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By:
  • Sarah Kallis and
  • Tristan Smith
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp speaks during a media tour and grand opening at the Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America, March 26, 2025, in Ellabell, Ga.

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Lawmakers Huddle: A recap of Georgia legislative session Week 11

As Georgia lawmakers near the end of the session, bills on pay raises, DEI restrictions, and IVF protections dominate Week 11 under the Gold Dome. 

March 28, 2025
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By:
  • Pamela Kirkland and
  • Donna Lowry
Sen. Brandon Beach (left) pictured with Sen. Larry Walker (right) in the Senate chamber on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. Lt. Gov.  Burt Jones announced that the Trump administration had appointed Beach as U.S. treasurer. Credit: Georgia Senate

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'Lawmakers' Day 35: Senate honors Beach naming as U.S. treasurer, House OKs phone ban in K-8 schools

The Senate said farewell to one of their own this morning, after Sen. Brandon Beach's appointment as the Trump administration's new U.S. treasurer. The House took up several bills dealing with public safety and children.

March 26, 2025
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By:
  • Sarah Kallis and
  • Tristan Smith
Gov. Brian Kemp praised both chambers’ efforts in passing the tort reform legislation at the Capitol on Friday, March 21, 2025, after it passed in the Senate. Credit: Screenshot

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'Lawmakers: Capitol Report' Day 34: Kemp praises House and Senate in passing tort reform legislation

On Friday at the Capitol, Senate Bill 68, the controversial tort reform bill, was back in the Senate after changes were made in the House that carved out an exception for victims of human trafficking.

March 24, 2025
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  • Sarah Kallis and
  • Tristan Smith
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