Georgia House of Representatives
House Media Services Office
Bill has Strong Bi-Partisan Support in the House
ATLANTA—House Majority Leader Jerry Keen (R-St. Simons) today introduced legislation to strengthen Georgia’s sex offender and sexual predator laws. When introduced, the bill had already been signed by a bipartisan group of 75 House members. Continue reading “MAJORITY LEADER INTRODUCES SEX OFFENDER LEGISLATION”
ATLANTA – During last week’s Special Session of the General Assembly, State Representative Doug Holt ( R-Social Circle) and several other house members lent some much needed helping hands to Hosea’s Feed the Hungry Effort. After a long morning of debate and voting, a group of legislators headed over to the Relief to offer not only supplies, but also several hours of volunteer work. Continue reading “REPRESENTATIVE HOLT LENDS A HELPING HAND TO HURRICANE VICTIMS”
ATLANTA – State Rep. Jerry Keen, House Majority Leader ( R-St. Simons Island), has appointed six members of the House to the Governor’s Medicaid Modernization Work Group. The Medicaid Modernization for a New Georgia has been proposed by Governor Sonny Perdue, according to the Governor’s office, because the Georgia Medicaid Program needs a fundamental, systemic change. Continue reading “Majority Leader Jerry Keen appoints six State Representatives to Governor’s Medicaid Modernization Work Group”
Atlanta- During this past Tuesday’s legislative session, Representative Jill Chambers (R-Atlanta) addressed her fellow House Members on the Floor with Senate Bill 129, addressing two major problems facing our public transportation system today. Continue reading “Chambers’ Passes Legislation to Stop Pan Handlers on our Public Transportation System”
Atlanta- On Tuesday, Representative Jill Chambers (R-Atlanta) addressed fellow House members on the Floor with the presentations of Senate Bills 99. After the bill favorably passed the Senate, it was transferred over to the House and assigned to Chambers, who chairs the House MARTOC Committee, addressing important legislation pertaining to the MARTA system of public transportation. Continue reading “Representative Jill Chambers’ Work Results in Stronger Ethics Code for Marta Board”