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1	1	24 LC 33 9626
2	2	House Resolution 978
3	3	By: Representative Efstration of the 104
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6	6	A RESOLUTION
7	7	Relative to meetings and adjournments of the General Assembly; and for other purposes.
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9	9	PART I2
10	10	BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA that, except as3
11	11	otherwise provided by this resolution or by subsequent resolution of the General Assembly,4
12	12	meetings of the 2024 regular session of the General Assembly during the period of Monday,5
13	13	January 8, 2024, through Thursday, March 28, 2024, shall be held in accordance with the6
14	14	following schedule:7
15	15	Monday, January 8................................ convene for legislative day 18
16	16	Tuesday, January 9................................ convene for legislative day 29
17	17	Wednesday, January 10 ............................ convene for legislative day 310
18	18	Thursday, January 11.............................. convene for legislative day 411
19	19	Friday, January 12 ................................ convene for legislative day 512
20	20	Monday, January 22............................... convene for legislative day 613
21	21	Tuesday, January 23............................... convene for legislative day 714
22	22	Wednesday, January 24 ............................ convene for legislative day 815
23	23	Thursday, January 25.............................. convene for legislative day 916
24	24	Friday, January 26 ............................... convene for legislative day 1017
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27	27	Monday, January 29.............................. convene for legislative day 1118
28	28	Tuesday, January 30.............................. convene for legislative day 1219
29	29	Wednesday, January 31 ........................... convene for legislative day 1320
30	30	Thursday, February 1............................. convene for legislative day 1421
31	31	Tuesday, February 6.............................. convene for legislative day 1522
32	32	Wednesday, February 7 ........................... convene for legislative day 1623
33	33	Thursday, February 8............................. convene for legislative day 1724
34	34	Friday, February 9 ............................... convene for legislative day 1825
35	35	Monday, February 12............................. convene for legislative day 1926
36	36	Tuesday, February 13............................. convene for legislative day 2027
37	37	Thursday, February 15............................ convene for legislative day 2128
38	38	Friday, February 16 .............................. convene for legislative day 2229
39	39	Tuesday, February 20............................. convene for legislative day 2330
40	40	Wednesday, February 21 .......................... convene for legislative day 2431
41	41	Thursday, February 22............................ convene for legislative day 2532
42	42	Monday, February 26............................. convene for legislative day 2633
43	43	Tuesday, February 27............................. convene for legislative day 2734
44	44	Wednesday, February 28 .................................. committee work day35
45	45	Thursday, February 29.................. (Crossover) convene for legislative day 2836
46	46	Monday, March 4................................ convene for legislative day 2937
47	47	Tuesday, March 5................................ convene for legislative day 3038
48	48	Wednesday, March 6 ..................................... committee work day39
49	49	Thursday, March 7............................... convene for legislative day 3140
50	50	Friday, March 8 ................................. convene for legislative day 3241
51	51	Monday, March 11............................... convene for legislative day 3342
52	52	Tuesday, March 12....................................... committee work day43
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55	55	Wednesday, March 13 ............................ convene for legislative day 3444
56	56	Thursday, March 14.............................. convene for legislative day 3545
57	57	Monday, March 18............................... convene for legislative day 3646
58	58	Tuesday, March 19....................................... committee work day47
59	59	Wednesday, March 20 ............................ convene for legislative day 3748
60	60	Thursday, March 21.............................. convene for legislative day 3849
61	61	Monday, March 25....................................... committee work day50
62	62	Tuesday, March 26............................... convene for legislative day 3951
63	63	Thursday, March 28..................... (Sine Die) convene for legislative day 4052
64	64	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the meetings of the General Assembly shall be held as53
65	65	prescribed in Code Section 28-1-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, except as54
66	66	otherwise provided by this resolution. The hours for convening and adjourning the House55
67	67	of Representatives for each legislative day may be as ordered by the House; and the hours56
68	68	for convening and adjourning the Senate for each legislative day may be as ordered by the57
69	69	Senate. Each house, upon its own adjournment for a legislative day, shall remain in a period58
70	70	of adjournment until it convenes for the next legislative day.59
71	71	PART II60
72	72	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that whenever, due to an emergency or disaster resulting61
73	73	from manmade or natural causes or enemy attack, it becomes imprudent, inexpedient, or62
74	74	impossible to conduct the affairs of the General Assembly at the State Capitol in Atlanta,63
75	75	Fulton County, and the Governor has by proclamation declared an emergency temporary64
76	76	location or locations for the seat of government in accordance with Code Section 38-3-52,65
77	77	the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate may, by joint66
78	78	agreement, order the discontinuation of the schedule for meetings provided by this resolution67
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81	81	and provide for reconvening the House and the Senate at such temporary location or
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83	83	locations in accordance with Code Sections 38-3-52 and 38-3-53 on such date and at such69
84	84	time as they deem practical.70
85	85	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that whenever, due to an emergency or disaster resulting71
86	86	from manmade or natural causes or enemy attack, it becomes imprudent, inexpedient, or72
87	87	impossible to conduct the affairs of the General Assembly at the State Capitol in Atlanta,73
88	88	Fulton County, but the Governor has not by proclamation declared an emergency temporary74
89	89	location or locations for the seat of government in accordance with the above, the Speaker75
90	90	of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate may, by joint agreement,76
91	91	order the discontinuation of the schedule for meetings provided by this resolution and77
92	92	provide for reconvening the House and the Senate at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Fulton78
93	93	County, on such date and at such time as they deem practical.79
94	94	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, in any case of emergency or disaster resulting in the80
95	95	discontinuation of the schedule for meetings as authorized by this resolution, the Speaker of81
96	96	the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate shall provide for prompt notice82
97	97	of the same to all members of the House of Representatives and all members of the Senate,83
98	98	respectively, by such means as such officers deem practical and efficient; and each house84
99	99	shall be and remain in adjournment until convening for the next legislative day on the date85
100	100	certain jointly specified by such officers. Following such reconvening, the General86
101	101	Assembly may provide by joint resolution for a new schedule for meetings and87
102	102	adjournments.88
103	103	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, as to any case of emergency or disaster resulting in the89
104	104	discontinuation of the schedule for meetings as authorized by this resolution, the adoption90
105	105	of this resolution by the General Assembly shall constitute the consent of both the House of91
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108	108	Representatives and the Senate for purposes of Article III, Section IV, Paragraph I(b) of the
109	109	92
110	110	Constitution.93
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