ATLANTA – State Representative Houston Gaines (R-Athens) today announced that House Bill 231 was signed into law by Governor Brian Kemp on Monday, May 10, 2021. Sponsored by Rep. Gaines, HB 231 creates a new type of temporary protective order for victims who experience abuse by a dating partner.
Rep. Houston Gaines’s Legislation to Support Victims of Dating Violence Receives Final Passage, Heads to the Governor’s Desk
ATLANTA – State Representative Houston Gaines (R-Athens) today announced that the Georgia House of Representatives gave final passage to House Bill 231 by a vote of 169-0 on Wednesday, March 31, 2021. Sponsored by Rep. Gaines, HB 231 would create a new type of temporary protective order for victims who experience abuse by a dating partner.
Georgia’s First Paid Parental Leave Benefit for State Employees & Teachers Receives Final Passage in General Assembly
ATLANTA – Speaker David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) and State Representative Houston Gaines (R-Athens) announced that House Bill 146 received final passage in the General Assembly today. House Bill 146 provides three weeks of paid parental leave as a new benefit to full-time state employees and teachers. This is the Georgia’s first paid parental leave benefit for state employees and teachers.
Rep. Houston Gaines Announces House Passage of Legislation to Support Victims of Dating Violence
ATLANTA – State Representative Houston Gaines (R-Athens) today announced that the Georgia House of Representatives passed House Bill 231 by a vote of 174-0 on Monday, March 8, 2021. This legislation, which was sponsored by Rep. Gaines, would create a new type of temporary protective order for victims who experience abuse by a dating partner.
Reps. Gaines, Wiedower Announce Funding for Local Priorities Included in House FY 2022 Budget
ATLANTA – State Representatives Houston Gaines (R-Athens) and Marcus Wiedower (R-Watkinsville) today announced that House Bill 81, the Fiscal Year 2022 (FY 2022) budget, includes more than $50 million in bonds to support a number of priorities for the Athens area, such as project funding for the University of Georgia (UGA), Athens Technical College and Athens Transit. HB 81 was passed by the House today, Friday, Feb. 5.