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AJC.com > Legislature > Georgia Beat > Archives > 2005 > February > 03 > Entry
Senate introduces flurry of bills before long weekend
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
With no bills up for debate, the state Senate breezed through a short session this morning.
Sen. Michael Meyer von Bremen (D-Albany) asked his fellow senators to sign a resolution recognizing Feb. 22 as Rural Health Day at the Capitol.
Sen. Bill Heath (R-Bremen) introduced a bill that would designate as historical any license plate issued in 1970 or before.
A four-part series by the Atlanta Journal Constitution on the state’s lending laws received praise from Sen. Vincent Fort (D-Atlanta).
Fort criticized a 2003 law that weakened existing legislation against predatory lending. Fort asked his fellow legislators to view the series as, “a charge to stand up for people who can’t stand up for themselves.�
Sen. Valencia Seay (D-College Park) thanked members of the Senate for wearing red Thursday in recognition of “Go Red for Women,� a campaign by the American Heart Association to raise awareness of the effects of heart disease among women. Heart attack, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases claim the lives of more than 500,000 women each year.
That number is greater than the next seven causes of death combined, and nearly twice as many as all forms of cancer, including breast cancer, according to the heart association. Friday is National Wear Red Day for Women.
The Senate is in recess until 1 p.m. Monday.
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