ATLANTA – State Representative Yasmin Neal (D-Jonesboro) today announced that the Georgia House of Representatives passed House Bill 236, legislation which seeks to protect victims who have been granted a temporary protective order. On Monday, March 8, Rep. Neal’s legislation passed by a unanimous, bipartisan vote of 166-0 on the House floor and will now head to the Senate for consideration.
Members of Hall County House Legislative Delegation Support Election Reform Legislation
ATLANTA – State Representatives Lee Hawkins (R-Gainesville), Emory Dunahoo (R-Gillsville), Timothy Barr (R-Lawrenceville) and Matt Dubnik (R-Gainesville) supported the recent vote on House Bill 531, legislation which would reform Georgia’s voting process. House Bill 531 passed in the Georgia House of Representatives on Monday, March 1, and will now be considered by the Senate.
House Adds $58 Million to Behavioral Health and Developmental Disability Services in Fiscal Year 2022 State Budget
ATLANTA – Speaker of the House David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) and the House Appropriations Committee announced that the House included an additional $58 million for behavioral health and developmental disability services in House Bill 81, the Fiscal Year 2022 state budget, which was passed today. The additional funding will support programs and providers through the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD).
Reps. Gaines, Wiedower Announce Funding for Local Priorities Included in House FY 2022 Budget
ATLANTA – State Representatives Houston Gaines (R-Athens) and Marcus Wiedower (R-Watkinsville) today announced that House Bill 81, the Fiscal Year 2022 (FY 2022) budget, includes more than $50 million in bonds to support a number of priorities for the Athens area, such as project funding for the University of Georgia (UGA), Athens Technical College and Athens Transit. HB 81 was passed by the House today, Friday, Feb. 5.
Rep. Shelly Hutchinson Introduces Legislation to Update Mental Disorders, Autism in Georgia Law
ATLANTA – State Representative Shelly Hutchinson (D-Snellville) recently introduced House Bill 514, legislation that would modernize how Georgia law references and defines mental disorders, as well as Autism.