Senate maneuver tries to get HOPE priority into law
The Georgia Senate tried a legislative maneuver Friday to get one of their priorities into law.
Senate Bill 5 squeezes the Georgia Lottery to produce more proceeds for education programs like the HOPE Scholarship. The bill wasn't moving in the House of Representatives, so senators attached the legislation as an amendment to House Bill 222, a House priority.
The Senate voted 54-0 to approve the amended HB 222, which returns to the House.
About the Author
Ty Tagami is a staff writer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Since joining the newspaper in 2002, he has written about everything from hurricanes to homelessness. He has deep experience covering local government and education, and can often be found under the Gold Dome when lawmakers meet or in a school somewhere in the state.
