ATLANTA – State Representative Eric Bell (D-Jonesboro) celebrates the recent decision by the House Special Rules Committee to schedule a hearing for House Bill 1013, bipartisan legislation that would designate lemon pepper as the State of Georgia’s official chicken wing flavor. The bill is scheduled for a hearing on Wednesday, February 18, 2026, at 2 p.m. in room 415 of the Coverdell Legislative Office Building. The hearing will be open to the public and will be livestreamed via the Georgia General Assembly website here.
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ATLANTA – Members of the Legislative Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Caucus will host the third annual Lunar New Year Day event at the Capitol on Tuesday, February 17, 2026, from 12 – 1 p.m. at the South Wing Steps of the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta.
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ATLANTA – State Representative Dar’shun Kendrick (D-Lithonia) will host the third annual Tech Demo Day on Thursday, March 12, 2026, from 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. at the South Wing of the Georgia State Capitol.
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ATLANTA – State Representative Floyd Griffin (D-Milledgeville) will present House Bill 203—legislation he sponsored that would include graduates of historically black colleges or universities (HBCUs) to serve on the Board of Regents—during the House Higher Education Committee meeting on Wednesday, February 11, 2026, at 1 p.m. in room 606 of the Coverdell Legislative Office Building in Atlanta.
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ATLANTA – State Representative Gabriel Sanchez (D-Smyrna) recently introduced House Bill 1190, known as the “Student and Teachers SPEAK Act,” which aims to strengthen student and educator input in education policy by formally creating advisory roles for students and teachers at both the state and local levels.
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