Post-Crossover Day, three major pieces of legislation stand out as the biggest topics of Georgia’s 2019 legislative session:

HB 481A bill that would ban abortions when a doctor can detect a heartbeat in the womb (six weeks) '

SB 131A bill that would allow a state takeover of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport

HB 316A bill that replaces the state's voting machines with a new voting system

With only a handful of days left in the session, Politically Georgia podcast host Greg Bluestein spoke with AJC reporters Kelly YamanouchiMark Niesse and Maya T. Prabhu about the bills and their likelihood of passing before the end of the legislative session.

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