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Rep. Butch Parrish to Chair Committee Overseeing Healthcare Policy
ATLANTA – Today, Speaker Jon Burns (R-Newington) appointed a House Special Committee on Healthcare to be chaired by Rep. Butch Parrish (R-Swainsboro). This committee will oversee and coordinate the House’s healthcare policy – both legislative and budgetary.
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ATLANTA – Today, the House Committee on Assignments, chaired by Speaker Jon Burns (R-Newington), announced committee leadership appointments for the 2023-2024 legislative session.
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ATLANTA – State Representative Sandra Scott (D-Rex) recently filed House Bill 3, or the Support for Students Living in Poverty Act, to provide additional resources to certain students who may be living in poverty. House Bill 3 will be formally introduced and assigned to a House committee when the House reconvenes for Legislative Day 5 on Monday, January 23, 2023.
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ATLANTA – State Representatives Viola Davis (D-Stone Mountain) and Rhonda Burnough (D-Riverdale) today celebrated Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.’s Founders Day during an afternoon order on the floor of the Georgia House of Representatives. This day commemorates the 22 young women who founded the sisterhood, promoted academic excellence and provided assistance to those in need.
ATLANTA – State Representatives David Knight (R-Griffin), Karen Mathiak (R-Griffin), Lauren Daniel (R-Locus Grove) and State Senator Marty Harbin (R-Tyrone) are working with state and local officials, including the Georgia Emergency Management Agency and Homeland Security (GEMA/HS), to assess damages and mobilize clean-up efforts following a tornado and severe storms in Henry and Spalding counties. These legislators issued the following joint statement: