The Georgia Hour, episode 33: Georgia Legislative Session Nears Sine Die: Key Bills, Corrupt Deals, and Grassroots Battles
Voice of Rural America di BKP Politics
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As the Georgia legislative session approaches its end today, with committee hearings ongoing and sine die looming, the focus sharpens on last-minute legislative maneuvers. Tomorrow at midnight, bills must cross chambers, with around 40 bills on each side potentially rushed through amid suspected corrupt deal-making. HB268, which passed the House and heads to the Senate, is criticized as a bureaucratic measure to track children’s juvenile records, reversing prior protections that sealed such records at 18 unless charged as an adult—prompting calls to pressure state senators and Lt. Gov. Burt Jones to let it stall. SB68 (tort reform), HB82 (guest worker program), and HB383 (allowing high school athletes to profit from name, image, and likeness) remain in committee, diverting attention from election integrity efforts like SB303, which seeks to unplu ...