Photos: Sine Die 2023 at Georgia Legislature

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Photos: Sine Die 2023 at Georgia Legislature

Scenes on the final day of the Georgia Legislative session on March 29, 2023 at the state Capitol in Atlanta.

House members throw up paper at the conclusion of the legislative session in the House Chamber on Sine Die, the last day of the General Assembly at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta on Wednesday, March 29, 2023. (Natrice Miller/ natrice.miller@ajc.com)

Rep. Al Williams (D-Midway) throws up paper at the conclusion of the legislative session in the House Chamber on Sine Die, the last day of the General Assembly at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta on Wednesday, March 29, 2023. (Natrice Miller/ natrice.miller@ajc.com)

House members throw up paper at the conclusion of the legislative session in the House Chamber on Sine Die, the last day of the General Assembly at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta on Wednesday, March 29, 2023. (Natrice Miller/ natrice.miller@ajc.com)

State Sen. Donzella James, D-Atlanta, tears up papers before the end of the legislative session at the Senate in Atlanta on Sine Die, Wednesday, March 29, 2023. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

State Sen. Clint Dixon, R-Gwinnett, tears up papers before the end of the legislative session at the Senate in Atlanta on Sine Die, Wednesday, March 29, 2023. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

State senators throw papers in the air to celebrate the end of the legislative session at the Senate in Atlanta on Sine Die, Wednesday, March 29, 2023. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

Mustafaa Muslim of ICS Cleaners cleans the Senate after the legislative session in Atlanta on Sine Die, Wednesday, March 29, 2023. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

House members throw up paper at the conclusion of the legislative session in the House Chamber on Sine Die, the last day of the General Assembly at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta on Wednesday, March 29, 2023. (Natrice Miller/ natrice.miller@ajc.com)

Rep. Imani Barnes (D-Tucker) and Rep. Ruwa Romman (D-Duluth) cheer after HB 233 fails to pass on Wednesday, March 29, 2023. The bill would send $6,000 a year to parents to help cover education-related costs, including private school tuition. (Natrice Miller/ natrice.miller@ajc.com)

Speaker Pro Tempore Jan Jones speaks about HB 233 on Sine Die at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta on Wednesday, March 29, 2023. The bill would send $6,000 a year to parents to help cover education-related costs, including private school tuition. (Natrice Miller/ natrice.miller@ajc.com)

Gov. Brian Kemp (left) and Georgia Speaker of the House Jon Burns (right) share a laugh following Kemp’s speech in the House chambers on Sine Die on Wednesday, March 29, 2023. (Natrice Miller/ natrice.miller@ajc.com)

Rep. Sharon Cooper (R-Marietta) tears paper to throw on Sine Die, the last day of the General Assembly at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta on on Wednesday, March 29, 2023. (Natrice Miller/ natrice.miller@ajc.com)

Legislators sit in the House chambers on Sine Die, the last day of the General Assembly at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta on Wednesday, March 29, 2023. (Natrice Miller/ natrice.miller@ajc.com)

Sen. Carden Summers, R-Cordele, encourages a yes vote for a motion to reconsider a failed vote on HB 196 at the Senate in Atlanta on Sine Die, Wednesday, March 29, 2023. The bill aims to expand medical marijuana production, increase transparency and end lawsuits. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

Sen. Bill Cowsert, R-Athens, encourages a no vote for a motion to reconsider a failed vote on HB 196 at the Senate in Atlanta on Sine Die, Wednesday, March 29, 2023. The bill aims to expand medical marijuana production, increase transparency and end lawsuits. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

(Left to right) Rep. Phil Olaleye (D-Atlanta) and Rep. Sam Park (D-Lawrenceville) chat on Sine Die at the State Capitol on Wednesday, March 29, 2023. (Natrice Miller/ natrice.miller@ajc.com)

House members look up at voting results of HB 233 on Sine Die on Wednesday, March 29, 2023. (Natrice Miller/natrice.miller@ajc.com) The bill would send $6,000 a year to parents to help cover education-related costs, including private school tuition. (Natrice Miller/ natrice.miller@ajc.com)

Gov. Brian Kemp speaks to the Senate in Atlanta on Sine Die, Wednesday, March 29, 2023. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

Lobbyist Stuart Wilkinson cuts a cake celebrating Sine Die at the Capitol Atlanta on Wednesday, March 29, 2023. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

Rep. Viola Davis (D-Stone Mountain) looks up at voting results on Sine Die at the State Capitol on Wednesday, March 29, 2023. (Natrice Miller/ natrice.miller@ajc.com)

House members look up at voting results of HB 233 on Sine Die on Wednesday, March 29, 2023. (Natrice Miller/natrice.miller@ajc.com) The bill would send $6,000 a year to parents to help cover education-related costs, including private school tuition. (Natrice Miller/ natrice.miller@ajc.com)

Gov. Brian Kemp greets senators after speaking at the Senate in Atlanta on Sine Die, Wednesday, March 29, 2023. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

State Reps. Marvin Lim, D-Norcross, (center) and David Knight, R-Griffin, (right) speak in the hall outside the House of Representatives in Atlanta on Sine Die, Wednesday, March 29, 2023. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

Gov. Brian Kemp speaks on Sine Die, the last day of the General Assembly at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta on Wednesday, March 29, 2023. (Natrice Miller/ natrice.miller@ajc.com)

State Reps. Emory Dunahoo, R-Gillsville, and Trey Kelley, R-Cedartown, pass papers across the aisles at the House of Representatives in Atlanta on Sine Die, Wednesday, March 29, 2023. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

Gov. Brian Kemp greets legislators as he enters the House chambers on Sine Die, the last day of the General Assembly at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta on on Wednesday, March 29, 2023. (Natrice Miller/ natrice.miller@ajc.com)

First Lady of Georgia Marty Kemp watches Gov. Brian Kemp speak at the Senate in Atlanta on Sine Die, Wednesday, March 29, 2023. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

State Rep. Alan Powell, R-Hartwell, speaks about HB 196 at the House of Representatives in Atlanta on Wednesday, March 29, 2023. The bill aims to expand medical marijuana production, increase transparency and end lawsuits. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

State Reps. Demetrius Douglas, D-Stockbridge, and El-Mahdi Holly, D-Stockbridge, speak at the House of Representatives in Atlanta on Sine Die, Wednesday, March 29, 2023. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

State Rep. Brent Cox, R-Dawsonville, speaks on the phone outside the House of Representatives in Atlanta on Sine Die, Wednesday, March 29, 2023. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

Sen. Josh McLaurin (D-Sandy Springs) laughs after Sen. John Albers (R-Roswell) throws paper on him after making an early motion to adjourn early on Sine Die at the State Capitol on Wednesday, March 29, 2023. (Natrice Miller/ natrice.miller@ajc.com)

Sen. Kim Jackson (D-Stone Mountain) tears paper as Sen. Josh McLaurin makes a motion to adjourn early on Sine Die at the State Capitol on Wednesday, March 29, 2023. (Natrice Miller/ natrice.miller@ajc.com)

Sen. Elena Parent, D - Atlanta, speaks in oposition of SB 222 during the debate in the Senate Chambers on day 40 of the legislative session at the State Capitol on Wednesday, March 29, 2023. SB 222 makes it a felony for county election offices to receive money from nonprofit organizations following Republican complaints that Democratic areas received more donations. Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

Sen. Max Burns, R - Sylvania, speaks in favor of SB 222 as Lt. Gov. Burt Jones quiets the Senate Chambers during the debate on day 40 of the legislative session at the State Capitol on Wednesday, March 29, 2023. SB 222 makes it a felony for county election offices to receive money from nonprofit organizations following Republican complaints that Democratic areas received more donations. Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

Sen. Ed Setzler, R - Acworth, speaks in favor of SB 222 during the debate in the Senate Chambers on day 40 of the legislative session at the State Capitol on Wednesday, March 29, 2023. SB 222 makes it a felony for county election offices to receive money from nonprofit organizations following Republican complaints that Democratic areas received more donations.(Jason Getz/Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

Daylight streams in from the windows as Rep. David Knight, R - Griffin, left, and Rep. Mark Newton, R - Augusta, talk in the House Chambers on day 40 of the legislative session at the State Capitol on Wednesday, March 29, 2023. Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

Rep. Imani Barnes, D - Tucker, works in the House Chambers on day 40 of the legislative session at the State Capitol on Wednesday, March 29, 2023. Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

Rep. Ruwa Romman, D - Duluth, talks with a fellow representative in the House Chambers on day 40 of the legislative session at the State Capitol on Wednesday, March 29, 2023. Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

Rep. Billy Mitchell, D - Stone Mountain, talks with a fellow representative in the House Chambers on day 40 of the legislative session at the State Capitol on Wednesday, March 29, 2023. Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

Rep. Lynn Gladney, D - Augusta, watches the voting board as votes are tallied in the House Chambers on day 40 of the legislative session at the State Capitol on Wednesday, March 29, 2023. Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

Rep. Trey Kelley, R - Cedartown, (standing) talks with Rep. J Collins, R - Villa Rica, in the House Chambers on day 40 of the legislative session at the State Capitol on Wednesday, March 29, 2023. Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

Senators are shown at work in the Senate Chambers during day 40 of the legislative session at the State Capitol on Wednesday, March 29, 2023. Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

Rep. J Collins, R - Villa Rica, speaks during a debate on SB 63 in the House Chambers on day 40 of the legislative session at the State Capitol on Wednesday, March 29, 2023. SB 63 is relating to bonds and recognizances, so as to provide for setting of bonds and schedules of bails.

Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, right, talks with Ines Owens, Policy and Communications Director, in the Senate Chambers during day 40 of the legislative session at the State Capitol on Wednesday, March 29, 2023. Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

Sunlight streams in the windows of the State Capitol as Rep. Noel Williams, Jr., R - Cordele, walks up the steps during a lunch break on day 40 of the legislative session, Wednesday, March 29, 2023. Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

Lawmakers, lobbyists, and staff mingle outside of the Senate Chambers at the State Capitol on day 40 of the legislative session, Wednesday, March 29, 2023. Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

House Speaker Jon Burns listens during a debate on a bill on day 40 of the legislative session at the State Capitol on Wednesday, March 29, 2023. Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

Lawmakers, lobbyists, and staff mingle at the State Capitol on day 40 of the legislative session, Wednesday, March 29, 2023. Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

House Speaker Jon Burns, right, poses for a photograph with Rep. Dale Washburn, R-Macon, on day 40 of the legislative session at the State Capitol on Wednesday, March 29, 2023. Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

Rep. Devan Seabaugh, R-Marietta, walks in the House Chambers during day 40 of the legislative session at the State Capitol on Wednesday, March 29, 2023. Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

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House members throw up paper at the conclusion of the legislative session in the House Chamber on Sine Die, the last day of the General Assembly at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta on Wednesday, March 29, 2023. (Natrice Miller/ natrice.miller@ajc.com)

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