Georgia Legislature Today: Are earlier boozy brunches in Georgia’s future?
The Georgia General Assembly at a glance for Tuesday, Day 12 of the 2018 legislative session:
'Mimosa mandate': A measure to allow Georgia restaurants to serve morning cocktails on Sundays could get new life when a Senate panel — with a new chairman — takes up Senate Bill 17 on Tuesday afternoon. The measure, sometimes called the "brunch bill" or the "mimosa mandate" would allow restaurants to start alcohol sales at 10:30 a.m. on Sundays. Currently private restaurants must wait until 12:30 p.m. to begin serving alcohol.
Anonymous lotto winners: A bi-partisan group of lawmakers are pushing a bill that would allow those who win the lottery to choose to remain anonymous. The measure, Senate Bill 331, would require a winner to pay up to 4 percent of his or her winnings to the Georgia Lottery Corporation if he or she wished not to be identified.
On the record: "It's hard to take seriously, but down here you're always well advised to watch everything until the gavel falls and the session is over," state Sen. Nan Orrock, D-Atlanta, on a discussed proposal to give the state more control of Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.
Business days remaining in the 2018 legislative session: 28.
About the Author
Maya T. Prabhu covers the Georgia Senate and statewide issues as a government reporter for The AJC. Born in Queens, New York, and raised in northern Virginia, Maya attended Spelman College and then the University of Maryland for a master's degree. She writes about social issues, the criminal justice system and legislative politics.
