Rep. Matt Reeves Applauds Approval of Gwinnett Homestead Referendum

ATLANTA – State Representative Matt Reeves (R-Duluth) applauds Gwinnett County voters for approving two homeowner property relief referenda on the May 21, 2024, ballot. House Bill 711, which Rep. Reeves sponsored alongside a group of bipartisan Gwinnett legislators, doubles the homestead exemption for all Gwinnett County homeowners and was approved by 73.81 percent of voters. Additionally, House Bill 748, providing further homeowner tax relief for school, law enforcement, hospital and military personnel, passed with 63.47 percent of the vote.

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Rep. Matt Reeves’ Second Chance Workforce Act Signed into Law

ATLANTA – Yesterday, State Representative Matt Reeves (R-Duluth) stood alongside Governor Brian Kemp at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Ga. as he signed House Bill 926, the Second Chance Workforce Act, into law. This legislation, a collaborative effort by Rep. Reeves and the Georgia Justice Project (GJP), alongside the Metro Atlanta Chamber, Georgia Chamber of Commerce, Reason Foundation and other partners, would allow individuals with low-level municipal citation and misdemeanor charges to keep their driver’s licenses during their cases, as long as the charges do not pertain to DUI, reckless driving or child support, so that their ability to drive to work is not interrupted.

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Rep. Matt Reeves Applauds Gov. Kemp’s Signing of Swatting and Drive-by Shooting Bill

ATLANTA – State Representative Matt Reeves (R-Duluth), the House sponsor of State Senator Clint Dixon’s Senate Bill 421, which cracks down on swatting and drive-by shootings in Georgia, praised Governor Brian Kemp’s signing of the legislation today at the Georgia Public Safety Training Center in Forsyth, Georgia.

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