Legislature
Minute-by-minute: How the final day of Georgia’s legislative session unfolded
Rapid-fire votes before lawmakers declared “Sine Die”
Gov. Brian Kemp enteres the Senate at the Capitol in Atlanta on Sine Die, Friday, April 4, 2025, the final day of the legislative session. (Arvin Temkar / AJC)
It’s decision day at the Georgia Capitol as lawmakers decide whether to ban school speed cameras, change election laws and prohibit promoting diversity in schools.
Friday is the 40th and last day of this year’s legislative session, the deadline for bills to pass or fail.
Votes on dozens of bills are planned late into the night. Pending measures also include Georgia’s $37.7 billion state budget, school vouchers for foster children and criminalizing cockfighting.
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