Tuesday, March 22, and Thursday, March 24, are likely to be long days at the Capitol. Lawmakers will have been on break since Wednesday and will be rushing back to finish up work for 2016 and the two-year legislative cycle.
Barrelling toward Sine Die on the 24th, schedules are in flux. But here’s what we know thus far.
Events at the Capitol
Today (Friday)
9 a.m.-4 p.m. Georgia College of Emergency Physicians’ Legislative Week — Capitol south wing
Monday
8 a.m.-noon Georgia Shape Day, Georgia Department of Public Health – Capitol south wing
1 p.m.-4 p.m. Caribbean-American Heritage Day at the Capitol, Caribbean-American Advancement Foundation Inc. — Capitol south wing
Tuesday
8 a.m.-1 p.m. Champions for Children Easter Seals — Capitol south wing
noon-1 p.m. Shiloh Middle School Choir performs — Capitol rotunda
1 p.m.-2 p.m. HB 859 petition delivery and press conference, Georgia General Assembly — Capitol rotunda
2 p.m.-5 p.m. Stop the Madness Save a Life Youth Rally, Lion of Judah Faith Center — Capitol south wing
2 p.m.-4 p.m. UPRISE: Uniting Our Communities Through Collaboration Commissioning Open Minds Beyond Standards Foundation Inc. — Liberty Plaza across from Capitol
Up in the House on Tuesday (a supplemental calendar is a possibility)
HR 1254, encouraging Medicaid care management organizations to cover certain attention deficit
hyperactivity disorder medications
HR 1564, encouraging the state Department of Public Health to provide sudden cardiac arrest prevention education
SB 18, establishing policies for the Technical College System of Georgia to grant academic credit for college level learning for military service and work experience
SB 230, creating the 'Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act'
SB 271, dealing with admission to emergency receiving facilities for mental health treatment
SB 417, create the 'Georgia Film and Television Trail Act'
SB 184, dealing with dog breeds
SB 255, changing garnishment laws
SB 275, dealing with free exercise of the right of freedom of speech for school board members
SB 329, expanding provisions awarding of high school diplomas based on certain dual credit coursework (Ed
SB 346, exempting projects for construction/improvement of public roads from environmental effects reports
SB 383, dealing with the Roadside Enhancement and Beautification Council
SB 389, dealing with temporary assistance for needy families
SB 420, requiring referendum approval prior to the expenditure of public funds for fixed guideway transit
Up in the Senate on Tuesday
to be determined when Senate Rules Committee meets at 1 p.m. Monday in Room 450 Capitol. Supplemental calendars also could be set later in Rules
Committee meetings in the House and Senate
Only one so far: 1 p.m. Monday Senate Rules Committee, Room 450 Capitol
House and Senate convene 10 a.m. Tuesday
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