ATLANTA – Today, House Bill 267, the ‘Riley Gaines Act,’ passed out of the House Education Committee. HB 267, which would prevent biological males from competing against biological females in girls’ sports at every level throughout Georgia, is a priority bill for House Speaker Jon Burns (R-Newington) during the 2025 legislative session.
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ATLANTA – State Representative Chris Erwin (R-Homer), Chairman of the House Education Committee, will join House Speaker Jon Burns (R-Newington) and the Georgia Council on Literacy for Georgia Reads Day on Tuesday, February 25, 2025, from 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. on the 2nd floor of the Georgia State Capitol.
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ATLANTA – Today, the Georgia House passed several key measures that would provide much-needed financial relief to Georgia’s hardworking taxpayers. These measures include property tax relief, motor fuel tax relief and tax relief related to hurricane recovery efforts.
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ATLANTA – Today, Speaker Jon Burns (R-Newington) and Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper penned a letter to President Donald Trump thanking him for his tireless commitment to rural Georgia and asking for his support in securing further federal disaster relief funds for the Southeast Georgia communities impacted by Hurricane Helene.
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ATLANTA – State Representative Lehman Franklin (R-Statesboro) will sponsor legislation to protect access to in vitro fertilization (IVF), which is a legislative priority for House Speaker Jon Burns (R-Newington). The proposed legislation would codify protections for IVF, ensuring that Georgians struggling with infertility will always have access to the treatment.
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