Georgia Legislature Today: Campus assault and garnishment
The Georgia General Assembly at a glance for Tuesday, Jan. 23, Day 8 of the 2018 legislative session:
College sexual assault: A joint committee of the House and Senate will hear about how colleges and universities handle sexual assaults, due process and mandatory reporting. A bill introduced by Rep. Earl Ehrhart, R-Powder Springs, last year would prevent schools from investigating accusations of rape or sexual assault on campus unless police were also involved. House Bill 51 passed the House but not the Senate. The 2018 Joint Senate and House Higher Education Committee meets Tuesday at 3 p.m.
Garnishment: The state Senate might take up a Senate Bill 194, which changes how much of a defendant's pay can be garnished.
Quick action: In case you missed it, one bill has passed both the Georgia House and Senate so far this year: A measure that creates the Lumpkin County Airport Authority. Senate Bill 276 passed the House on a 153-0 vote on the local calendar Jan. 10 . The bill passed the state Senate last year.
In committee: Committee meetings on Tuesday include House appropriations subcommittees on general government and public safety, the Ways & Means Ad Valorem Subcommittee, the Judiciary (Civil) Committee and the Energy, Utilities & Telecommunications Committee.
About the Author
Mark Niesse is an enterprise reporter and covers elections and Georgia government for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and is considered an expert on elections and voting. Before joining the AJC, he worked for The Associated Press in Atlanta, Honolulu and Montgomery, Alabama. He also reported for The Daily Report and The Santiago Times in Chile.
