ATLANTA – State Representative Matt Reeves (R-Duluth) was recently awarded the “2026 Legislative Perseverance Award for Advocacy and Passage of House Bill 304” from the Council of Municipal Court Judges. House Bill 304, legislation co-sponsored by Rep. Reeves and signed into law in May 2026, creates the Office of Senior Municipal Court Judge and Georgia Municipal Court Clerks’ Council.
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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.
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ATLANTA – State Representative Mesha Mainor (R-Atlanta) will host a Fulton County sheriff’s debate TODAY, May 9, 2024, at 6:30 p.m. at Lindsay Street Baptist Church in Atlanta.
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ATLANTA – State Representative Farooq Mughal (D-Dacula) announces the successful conclusion of his first term serving House District 105 in the Georgia House of Representatives. Following the 2023 and 2024 legislative sessions, 10 bills, co-sponsored by Rep. Mughal, covering a wide array of areas including economic growth, criminal justice reform, healthcare, veteran’s affairs, public safety and local tax relief, were signed into law by Governor Kemp.
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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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