PHOTOS: Legislators conclude session with busy finale

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PHOTOS: Legislators conclude session with busy finale

Sine Die was Thursday, March 28, for the Georgia General Assembly - even though lawmakers went past midnight into Friday with their final work.

State representatives throw paper in the air to celebrate the end of the legislative session at the House of Representatives in the Capitol in Atlanta on Sine Die, Thursday, March 28, 2024. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

State representatives throw paper in the air to celebrate the end of the legislative session at the House of Representatives in the Capitol in Atlanta on Sine Die, Thursday, March 28, 2024. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

State Rep. Kim Schofield, D-Atlanta, is seen as the evening wraps up at the House of Representatives in the Capitol in Atlanta on Sine Die, the last day of the legislative session, Thursday, March 28, 2024. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

State Rep. Joseph Gullett, R-Dallas, throws a paper ball as the evening wraps up at the House of Representatives in the Capitol in Atlanta on Sine Die, the last day of the legislative session, Thursday, March 28, 2024. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

A state representative holds a paper plane as the evening wraps up at the House of Representatives in the Capitol in Atlanta on Sine Die, the last day of the legislative session, Thursday, March 28, 2024. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

State Rep. Lehman Franklin, R-Statesboro, throws a paper plane as the evening wraps up at the House of Representatives in the Capitol in Atlanta on Sine Die, the last day of the legislative session, Thursday, March 28, 2024. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

Rep. Lauren Daniel, R-Locust Grove, holds her baby Zane in the House chambers on Sine Die at the Georgia State Capitol on Thursday, March 28, 2024. (Natrice Miller/ Natrice.miller@ajc.com)

Legislators in the House chambers vote on a bill on Sine Die, the last day of the Georgia General Assembly at the Georgia State Capitol on Thursday, March 28, 2024. (Natrice Miller/ Natrice.miller@ajc.com)

Activists for trans rights including Sen. Kim Jackson (center), D-Stone Mountain, watch Senate voting for HB 1170, which would ban puberty-delaying medications, on a television screen outside the Senate in the Capitol in Atlanta on Sine Die, the last day of the legislative session, Thursday, March 28, 2024. The Legislature banned hormone therapy for trans kids last year. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

Staci Fox, CEO of Georgia Budget and Policy Institute, reacts while watching discussion of HB 1170, which would ban puberty-delaying medications, on a television screen outside the Senate in the Capitol in Atlanta on Sine Die, the last day of the legislative session,Thursday, March 28, 2024. The Legislature banned hormone therapy for trans kids last year. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

Trans rights activists Jane Story and Gracie Gainey (right) hug following the Senate vote on HB 1170, which would ban puberty-delaying medications, at the Capitol in Atlanta on Sine Die, the last day of the legislative session, Thursday, March 28, 2024. The Legislature banned hormone therapy for trans kids last year. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

State Sen. Ben Watson, left, R-Savannah, discusses House Bill 1170, which would ban puberty-delaying medications, at the Senate in the Capitol in Atlanta, on Thursday, March 28, 2024. Watson is the sponsor of the bill in the Senate. The Legislature banned hormone therapy for trans kids last year. (Arvin Temkar/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

A House doorkeeper opens the door to the chambers as lawmakers work at Georgia State Capitol on Sine Die, the last day of the legislative session shown on on Thursday, March 28, 2024. (Natrice Miller/ Natrice.miller@ajc.com)

State Rep. Anne Allen Westbrook, D-Savannah, votes on Election Bill SB 189, regarding ballot scanners, at the House of Representatives in the Capitol in Atlanta on Sine Die, the last day of the legislative session, Thursday, March 28, 2024. (Arvin Temkar/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Legislators sit in the House Chambers on Sine Die, the last day of the Georgia General Assembly at The Georgia State Capitol on Thursday, March 28, 2024. (Natrice Miller/ Natrice.miller@ajc.com)

State Rep. Jesse Petrea, R-Savannah, speaks in favor of immigration bill HB 1105 at the House of Representatives in the Capitol in Atlanta on Sine Die, the last day of the legislative session, Thursday, March 28, 2024. The measure would require local sheriffs to work with the federal government when someone in custody is discovered to be in the country illegally. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

State Sen. Gloria Butler, D-Stone Mountain, and Lt. Gov. Burt Jones are seen at the Senate in the Capitol in Atlanta on Sine Die, the last day of the legislative session, Thursday, March 28, 2024, following Butler’s farewell speech. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

State Sen. Gloria Butler, D-Stone Mountain, returns to her seat at the Senate in the Capitol in Atlanta on Sine Die, the last day of the legislative session, Thursday, March 28, 2024, following Butler’s farewell speech. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

Views of the Georgia State Capitol on Sine Die, the last day of the Georgia General Assembly shown on Thursday, March 28, 2024. (Natrice Miller/ Natrice.miller@ajc.com)

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State representatives throw paper in the air to celebrate the end of the legislative session at the House of Representatives in the Capitol in Atlanta on Sine Die, Thursday, March 28, 2024. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

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