ATLANTA – State Representative Lauren Daniel (R-Locust Grove) recently joined Governor Brian Kemp as he signed House Bill 1046 into law. This legislation creates the Georgia Commission on Maternal and Infant Health, a key priority for Rep. Daniel during the 2024 legislative session. Rep. Daniel originally sponsored House Bill 1073 to create this commission, and that legislation was incorporated in HB 1046.
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ATLANTA – State Representative Sharon Cooper (R-Marietta), chair of the House Public Health Committee, recently joined State Representative Scott Hilton (R-Peachtree Corners) at the State Capitol as Governor Brian Kemp signed House Bill 218 into law. This bill, co-sponsored by Rep. Cooper, provides a precise definition of “mentally incapacitated,” especially concerning Georgia’s elders, and includes provisions allowing out-of-court statements to be used as admissible testimony in legal proceedings.
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ATLANTA – State Representative Mesha Mainor (R-Atlanta) will hold a press conference to announce the lawsuit she has filed against Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, at 10 a.m. at the South Wing Steps of the State Capitol in Atlanta.
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ATLANTA – Yesterday, Speaker of the House Jon Burns (R-Newington), State Representative Steven Sainz (R-St Marys), chairman of the House Special Rules Committee, and other legislators joined Governor Brian Kemp in Brunswick, Ga. as he signed House Bill 1341 into law. Sponsored by Rep. Sainz and a priority of the First Lady of the House Dayle Burns, this legislation designates White Shrimp as the official state crustacean of Georgia.
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ATLANTA – State Representative Johnny Chastain (R-Blue Ridge) recently received an award for his dedicated support of technical education and North Georgia Technical College (NGTC) at the college’s “1943 Gala,” hosted by NGTC’s Foundation Board of Trustees.
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