Yesterday in the Georgia Legislature – Mar. 13, 2023

This is an informal rundown of the legislative happeningsThis update is from the most recent legislative day – 03/13/23, or Day 32.

SB 21 – Sen. Kay Kirkpatrick
LINK: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/63656 
PASSED THE SENATE: 52-0
WHAT IT DOES:

  • Amends the already existent ‘Georgia Veterans Service Foundation, Inc’
  • Changes terms of service for the board of the foundation from 7 years to 3 years
  • Changes meeting requirements for the board from once a year to once quarterly
  • Changes the appointment of the Executive Director of the foundation from the board of directors to the commissioner of veterans services 

CONCERN: None. The change in the appointment is a lateral bureaucratic move from one unelected unaccountable body of officials to a single unelected unaccountable official.
PASSED THE HOUSE: 169-0


SB 23 – Sen. Kay Kirkpatrick
LINK: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/63657 
Substitute: https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/215760 
PASSED THE SENATE: 50-0
WHAT IT DOES:

  • Clean-up bill for inactive authorities, committees, advisory councils, offices, and commissions
  • Also changes parameters for pre-filing legislation by lawmakers

CONCERN: Not sure of the angle in repealing pre-filing legislation. The law should be going the other direction – there shouldn’t be any bills filed outside of the pre-filing period. Then you could actually have fewer bills and a chance of lawmakers reading them.
PASSED THE HOUSE: 108-61

Jessica Szilagyi

Jessica Szilagyi is Publisher of TGV News. She focuses primarily on state and local politics as well as issues in law enforcement and corrections. She has a background in Political Science with a focus in local government and has a Master of Public Administration from the University of Georgia.

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