ATLANTA – State Representative Tangie Herring (D–Macon) applauds Governor Brian Kemp for signing Senate Bill 589 into law, incorporating her “You Are Not Alone Awareness Act” and requiring Georgia public schools to include the 9-8-8 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline on student ID badges. Rep. Herring was also recently appointed by House Speaker Jon Burns (R-Newington) to serve on the House Blue-Ribbon Study Committee on the Impact of Online Platforms on Georgia Youth.
Continue reading “Rep. Tangie Herring’s Legislation Adding 9-8-8 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline to Student ID Badges Signed into Law; Announces Appointment to House Blue-Ribbon Study Committee on Impact of Online Platforms on Georgia Youth”Rep. Chas Cannon Named Chairman of House Blue-Ribbon Study Committee on Local Government Taxation, Funding, and Budgeting
ATLANTA – State Representative Chas Cannon (R-Moultrie) was appointed by House Speaker Jon Burns (R-Newington) to serve as the chairman of the House Blue-Ribbon Study Committee on Local Government Taxation, Funding, and Budgeting.
Continue reading “Rep. Chas Cannon Named Chairman of House Blue-Ribbon Study Committee on Local Government Taxation, Funding, and Budgeting”Governor Kemp Signs Rep. Mike Cameron’s Legislation Authorizing Newborn Safety Devices at Emergency Facilities
ATLANTA – State Representative Mike Cameron (R–Rossville) applauds Governor Brian Kemp for signing his legislation, House Bill 350, into law, which authorizes the placement of newborn safety devices at fire stations, police stations, hospitals and ambulance services, and permits those facilities to accept physical custody of a newborn in certain emergency situations.
Continue reading “Governor Kemp Signs Rep. Mike Cameron’s Legislation Authorizing Newborn Safety Devices at Emergency Facilities”Rep. Shaw Blackmon Applauds Governor Kemp for Signing Income and Property Tax Relief Legislation
ATLANTA – State Representative Shaw Blackmon (R-Bonaire), chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, today announces that Governor Brian Kemp has signed House Bill 463 and Senate Bill 33 into law. Sponsored by Rep. Blackmon, HB 463 lowers the state income tax rate, increases the standard deduction and exempts portions of tips and overtime pay from taxation. Rep. Blackmon also carried SB 33 in the House, which limits property tax assessment increases and allows local governments to utilize sales taxes to provide additional tax relief for Georgia homeowners.
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ATLANTA – State Representative Matthew Gambill (R-Cartersville), a Governor’s Floor Leader, recently announced that House Bill 1302, legislation he sponsored to modernize and restructure Georgia’s education and workforce development system, has been signed into law by Governor Brian Kemp.
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