Number of working days until the end of the 2016 session: 33.
Wrapping up the second week, no bill has made it to the floor of either the House or Senate for a vote, although there are plenty pending.
The House convenes at 9:30 a.m., and the Senate is in at 10 a.m. for abbreviated session.
David Perdue, Georgia’s junior U.S. senator, is scheduled to visit the Capitol and make brief appearances before both chambers.
But forecasts of snow and ice could change his plans – and put legislative protocol on fast-forward. Gov. Nathan Deal has already ordered state government to close at noon Friday.
At the time we put this post to bed, the so-called human-animal hybrid bill, which would make it illegal for researchers to mix human and animal DNA to form an embryo, is scheduled for discussion before a House Judiciary -- Civil subcommittee at 8:30 a.m. in Room 132 of the Capitol. It's House Bill 287 by Rep. Tom Kirby, R-Loganville.
Look for Georgia’s higher education lobbyists to pay close attention to this one.
At 11 a.m. at Liberty Plaza across from the Capitol, Georgia Right to Life still has scheduled a prayer service and one-mile silent march against abortion, as well as other life-threatening actions, such as euthanasia and assisted suicides.
Headlining Monday: The House Judiciary (Civil) Committee takes up House Bill 722, by state Rep. Allen Peake-R, Macon, which would allow marijuana to be grown under supervision in Georgia for medical purposes.
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