ATLANTA – State Representative Matt Reeves (R-Duluth) was recently honored with a Legislative Excellence Award by the Reason Foundation, a public policy organization, for his passage of House Bill 926, the Second Chance Workforce Act. The award was presented during the National Conference of State Legislatures annual Legislative Summit last week in Louisville, Kentucky.
“Being able to drive helps hardworking Georgians work and take care of their families,” said Rep. Reeves. “The Second Chance Workforce Act was Georgia’s primary criminal justice reform legislation enacted in 2024. Georgia has workforce needs, and the Second Chance Workforce Act helps meet Georgia’s workforce needs.”
HB 926 allows citizens who have low-level charges to keep their drivers licenses more often in cases not involving reckless driving, DUI or child support. State Senator Bill Cowsert (R-Athens) carried the bill in the State Senate, and Governor Brian Kemp signed the bill into law in May of 2024.
Rep. Reeves is pictured with other legislative award winners, Rep. Stanley Wright of Alaska, Rep. Emily Callaway of Kentucky, Rep. Jay West of South Carolina and Reason Foundation representative David Morgan, a former Cobb County School Board member.
Rep. Reeves represents Suwanee, Sugar Hill and Duluth in Gwinnett County as Georgia’s 99th District State Representative. Rep. Reeves serves as vice chairman of the House Judiciary Committee and on the Majority Whip Team.
Editor’s note: a photo of Rep. Reeves and other award recipients is attached.
Representative Matt Reeves represents the citizens of District 99, which includes portions of Gwinnett County. He was elected to the House of Representatives in 2022 and currently serves as Vice Chairman of the Judiciary Committee and Secretary of the Reapportionment and Redistricting Committee. He also serves on the Judiciary Non-Civil Committee.
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