Lawmakers on Monday approved a fairly ambitious schedule that will put Crossover Day (the deadline for most bills to pass a chamber in order to have a shot this year) on Friday, March 13.
We’re not sure if the timing was intentional, but it is sure to be a lucky day for some and not so lucky for others. If all goes as planned (and it might not) the last day of the session will be Thursday, April 2.
On the Senate calendar for Tuesday are: S.B. 3, state Sen. Renee Unterman's proposal to bypass the state's foster care system and allow parents to place children with family or friends for up to one year as they get themselves together; and SB 5, which tidies up legal language related to the Georgia Ports Authority's ability to accept federal money. The changes were requested by the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers as they ready work on expanding the port.
There are no bills on the House calendar.
Tuesday is shaping up to be a bad day for raccoons, as the House Game, Fish and Parks committee will take up H.B. 60, which would lift a decades-old ban on trapping the critters in north Georgia. The Senate Higher Ed committee will hold a hearing on S.B. 44, which would allow undocumented students who have been granted deferred action to qualify for in-state tuition.
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