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House Passes Fiscal Year 2023 State Budget

New Investments in Public Safety & Mental Health Total More Than $65 Million

ATLANTA – Today, Speaker David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) announced that the Georgia House of Representatives passed House Bill 911, the Fiscal Year 2023 (FY 2023) State Budget. The budget totals $30.2 billion, an increase of $2.9 billion or 10.8 percent over the original FY 2022 budget, demonstrating the state’s strong economic growth as the COVID-19 pandemic wanes.

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Speaker David Ralston Announces Major Mental Health Reform Legislation

Bipartisan House Bill 1013 Filed Today

ATLANTA – Today, Speaker David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) announced he has filed House Bill 1013, a comprehensive bill to reform Georgia’s mental health care delivery system and improve client outcomes. The bill is a bipartisan measure sponsored by Speaker Ralston and signed by members of leadership from both political parties including Majority Leader Jon Burns (R-Newington) and Minority Leader James Beverly (D-Macon).

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House Rural Development Council to Hold Meetings in Blue Ridge

ATLANTA – The House Rural Development Council, co-chaired by Education Chairman Rick Jasperse (R-Jasper) and Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government Chairman Sam Watson (R-Moultrie), will hold a series of meetings from Tuesday, December 7, – Thursday, December 9, 2021, at the Hampton Inn (conference room) in Blue Ridge.

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