PHOTOS: Final day of Georgia 2021 legislative session

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PHOTOS: Final day of Georgia 2021 legislative session

03/31/2021 —Atlanta, Georgia — House Representatives throw paper in the air in the House Chambers following Sine Die, legislative day 40, at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta, Wednesday, March 31, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

210331-Atlanta-Rep. Kasey Carpenter (R-Dalton) wears a special Sine Die mask for the final day of the 2021 Legislative session Wednesday, March 31, 2021. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

03/31/2021 —Atlanta, Georgia — Members of the Senate take photos among torn up paper in the Senate Chambers following Sine Die, legislative day 40, at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta, Wednesday, March 31, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

March 31, 2021 Atlanta - Lieutenant Governor Geoff Duncan throws a baseball to Georgia TechÕs Jamie Taylor as the last day of the legislative session begins in the Senate Chambers at the Georgia State Capitol building in Atlanta on Wednesday, March 31, 2021. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

March 31, 2021 Atlanta - Armed protesters are visible as lawmakers arrive for the last day of the State Legislature at the Georgia State Capitol building in Atlanta on Wednesday, March 31, 2021. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

210331-Atlanta-Rep. Park Cannon (D-Atlanta) raises her fist in protest as a SB 115 passes the House on the final day of the 2021 Legislative session Wednesday, March 31, 2021. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

March 31, 2021 Atlanta - Lawmakers arrive for the last day of the State Legislature at the Georgia State Capitol building in Atlanta on Wednesday, March 31, 2021. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

03/31/2021 —Atlanta, Georgia — Members of the Senate throw torn paper in the air following Sine Die, legislative day 40, at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta, Wednesday, March 31, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

March 31, 2021 Atlanta - Rep. Mickey Stephens (D-Savannah) is greeted by Rep. Alan Powell, left, (R-Hartwell) as Rep. Mickey Stephens visits in the House Chambers during the last day of the legislative session at the Georgia State Capitol building in Atlanta on Wednesday, March 31, 2021. Rep. Mickey Stephens has been hospitalized due to health issues and unable to vote. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

March 31, 2021 Atlanta - Sen. Valencia Seay (D-Riverdale) poses with Georgia Tech's Jamie Taylor after Lieutenant Governor Geoff Duncan threw a baseball as the last day of the legislative session begins in the Senate Chambers at the Georgia State Capitol building in Atlanta on Wednesday, March 31, 2021. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

March 31, 2021 Atlanta - Rep. Mickey Stephens (D-Savannah) gets emotional as he is recognized in the House Chambers during the last day of the legislative session at the Georgia State Capitol building in Atlanta on Wednesday, March 31, 2021. Rep. Mickey Stephens has been hospitalized due to health issues and unable to vote. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

03/31/2021 —Atlanta, Georgia — Members of the Senate embrace in the Senate Chambers following Sine Die, legislative day 40, at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta, Wednesday, March 31, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

March 31, 2021 Atlanta - Lieutenant Governor Geoff Duncan exchanges fist-bumps with Georgia Tech's Jamie Taylor after he threw a baseball as the last day of the legislative session begins in the Senate Chambers at the Georgia State Capitol building in Atlanta on Wednesday, March 31, 2021. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

March 31, 2021 Atlanta - Lawmakers arrive for the last day of the State Legislature at the Georgia State Capitol building in Atlanta on Wednesday, March 31, 2021. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

March 31, 2021 Atlanta - Rep. Mickey Stephens (D-Savannah) gets emotional as he is recognized in the House Chambers during the last day of the legislative session at the Georgia State Capitol building in Atlanta on Wednesday, March 31, 2021. Rep. Mickey Stephens has been hospitalized due to health issues and unable to vote. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

March 31, 2021 Atlanta - Armed protesters are visible as lawmakers arrive for the last day of the State Legislature at the Georgia State Capitol building in Atlanta on Wednesday, March 31, 2021. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

March 30, 2021 Atlanta - Senate office staff prepare Senate Rules Calendars for tomorrowÕs session on a day before Sine Die, the final date for a bill to be passed by both chambers before being sent to the governorÕs desk at the Georgia State Capitol building in Atlanta on Tuesday, March 30, 2021. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

210331-Atlanta-Rep. Bert Reeves (R-Marietta) listens to a question about a bill to repeal citizens arrest during the final day of the 2021 Legislative session Wednesday, March 31, 2021. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

210331-Atlanta-Sen. Matt Brass (R-Newnan), center, is in the middle of a huddle about hemp farming during the final day of the 2021 Legislative session Wednesday, March 31, 2021. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

210331-Atlanta-Rep. J Collins (R-Villa Rica) grabs copies of the state budget just after it was released on the final day of the 2021 Legislative session Wednesday, March 31, 2021. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

210331-Atlanta-Rep. Winfred Dukes (D-Albany) grabs dinner on the final day of the 2021 Legislative session Wednesday, March 31, 2021. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

03/31/2021 —Atlanta, Georgia — Lawmakers carry dinner to the Paul D. Coverdell Legislative Office Building as they take a break during Sine Die, legislative day 40, at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta, Wednesday, March 31, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

03/31/2021 —Atlanta, Georgia — Tamara Stevens, of No Safe Seats, holds protest signs on the South wing staircase during Sine Die, legislative day 40, at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta, Wednesday, March 31, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

03/31/2021 —Atlanta, Georgia — Amisha Harding of the Courageous Conversation for the Collective burns sage outside of the Georgia State Capitol Building during Sine Die, legislative day 40, at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta, Wednesday, March 31, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

03/31/2021 —Atlanta, Georgia — Rep. Park Cannon (D-Atlanta), third from right, holds hands with her partner, Toni Watkins, as she is escorted by personal security outside of the Georgia State Capitol Building during Sine Die, legislative day 40, in Atlanta, Wednesday, March 31, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

03/31/2021 —Atlanta, Georgia — House Dean Rep. Calvin Smyre (D-Columbus) has a conversation in the hallway during Sine Die, legislative day 40, at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta, Wednesday, March 31, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

03/31/2021 —Atlanta, Georgia — Activist Kimberly Latrice Jones speaks during a demonstration at Liberty Plaza during Sine Die, legislative day 40, at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta, Wednesday, March 31, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

03/31/2021 —Atlanta, Georgia — Gabriel Sterling, right, Chief Operating Officer for the Georgia Secretary of State, has a conversation in the hallway during Sine Die, legislative day 40, at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta, Wednesday, March 31, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

03/31/2021 —Atlanta, Georgia — Activist Kimberly Latrice Jones speaks during a demonstration at Liberty Plaza during Sine Die, legislative day 40, at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta, Wednesday, March 31, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

03/31/2021 —Atlanta, Georgia — Rep. Greg Morris (R-Vidalia), left, is congratulated for his service as a legislator by Rep. Al Williams (D-Midway) in the House Chambers during Sine Die, legislative day 40, at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta, Wednesday, March 31, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

03/31/2021 —Atlanta, Georgia — Sen. Emanuel Jones (D-Decatur) signs his photograph on a 2021 Georgia Senate poster in the Senate Chambers during Sine Die, legislative day 40, at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta, Wednesday, March 31, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

03/31/2021 —Atlanta, Georgia — Chairman of the Senate Appropriations committee Sen. Blake Tillery, R-Vidalia, presents the conference committee report on HB 81 in the Senate Chambers during Sine Die, legislative day 40, at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta, Wednesday, March 31, 2021. The Senate passed HB 81, the state budget. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

03/31/2021 —Atlanta, Georgia —Sen. Marty Harbin (R-Tyrone) goes over the budget in the Senate Chambers during Sine Die, legislative day 40, at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta, Wednesday, March 31, 2021. HB 81 passed the Senate Chambers. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

03/31/2021 —Atlanta, Georgia — Rep. Alan Powell (R-Hartwell), from left, Rep. Marcus Weidower (R-Watkinsville), center, and Rep. Houston Gaines (R-Athens) speak amongst themselves in the House Chambers during Sine Die, legislative day 40, at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta, Wednesday, March 31, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

03/31/2021 —Atlanta, Georgia — House Minority Whip Rep. Trey Kelley (R-Cedartown) votes in favor of passing SB 174 in the House Chambers during Sine Die, legislative day 40, at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta, Wednesday, March 31, 2021. SB 174 passed the House Chambers. Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

03/31/2021 —Atlanta, Georgia — Rep. Josh McLaurin (D-Sandy Springs) passionately objects SB 174 in the House Chambers during Sine Die, legislative day 40, at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta, Wednesday, March 31, 2021. SB 174 passed the House Chambers. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

03/31/2021 —Atlanta, Georgia — Rep. James Burchett (R-Waycross) presents SB 174 in the House Chambers during Sine Die, legislative day 40, at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta, Wednesday, March 31, 2021. SB 174 passed the House Chambers. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

03/31/2021 —Atlanta, Georgia — Ryder Duncan listens to his father, Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan, as Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan resides over the Senate Chambers during Sine Die, legislative day 40, at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta, Wednesday, March 31, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

03/31/2021 —Atlanta, Georgia — A Georgia Capitol Police Officer stands guard on the second floor of the Georgia State Capitol Building during Sine Die, legislative day 40, in Atlanta, Wednesday, March 31, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

03/31/2021 —Atlanta, Georgia — Rep. Terry England (R-Auburn), Chairman of the Appropriations Committee, prepares to speak on HB 81 during Sine Die, legislative day 40, at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta, Wednesday, March 31, 2021. Senate amendments to HB 81, the state budget, passed the House Chambers. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

03/31/2021 —Atlanta, Georgia — Rep. Sam Watson (R-Moultrie), second from right, is surrounded by his legislator peers before presenting HB 477 during Sine Die, legislative day 40, at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta, Wednesday, March 31, 2021. HB 477 passed the House Chambers. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

03/31/2021 —Atlanta, Georgia — Rep. Rick Jasperse (R-Jasper), Chairman of the House Transportation committee, watches as members of the House vote on HB 477 during Sine Die, legislative day 40, at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta, Wednesday, March 31, 2021. Amendments to HB 477 passed the House Chambers. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

03/31/2021 —Atlanta, Georgia — Rep. Eddie Lumsden (R- Armuchee) prepares to clean out his desk in the House Chambers during Sine Die, legislative day 40, at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta, Wednesday, March 31, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

03/31/2021 —Atlanta, Georgia — Rep. Sam Watson (R-Moultrie), Chairman of the General Government Subcommittee Appropriations, speaks on HB 477 in the House Chambers during Sine Die, legislative day 40, at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta, Wednesday, March 31, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

03/31/2021 —Atlanta, Georgia — Rep. Kasey Carpenter (R-Dalton) throws paper in the air in the House Chambers following Sine Die, legislative day 40, at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta, Wednesday, March 31, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

03/31/2021 —Atlanta, Georgia — Members of the Senate take photos among torn up paper in the Senate Chambers following Sine Die, legislative day 40, at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta, Wednesday, March 31, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

03/31/2021 —Atlanta, Georgia — Speaker of the House Rep. David Ralston (Blue Ridge) speaks with members of the press following Sine Die, legislative day 40, at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta, Wednesday, March 31, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

03/31/2021 —Atlanta, Georgia — Speaker of the House Rep. David Ralston (Blue Ridge) speaks with members of the press following Sine Die, legislative day 40, at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta, Wednesday, March 31, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

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03/31/2021 —Atlanta, Georgia — House Representatives throw paper in the air in the House Chambers following Sine Die, legislative day 40, at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta, Wednesday, March 31, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

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