8 | 8 | | A RESOLUTION |
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9 | 9 | | Relative to meetings and adjournments of the General Assembly; and for other purposes. |
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10 | 10 | | 1 |
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11 | 11 | | PART I2 |
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12 | 12 | | BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA that, except as3 |
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13 | 13 | | otherwise provided by this resolution or by subsequent resolution of the General Assembly,4 |
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14 | 14 | | meetings of the 2023 regular session of the General Assembly during the period of Monday,5 |
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15 | 15 | | January 9, 2023, through Wednesday, March 29, 2023, shall be held in accordance with the6 |
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16 | 16 | | following schedule:7 |
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17 | 17 | | Monday, January 9................................ convene for legislative day 18 |
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18 | 18 | | Wednesday, January 11 ............................ convene for legislative day 29 |
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19 | 19 | | Thursday, January 12.............................. convene for legislative day 310 |
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20 | 20 | | Friday, January 13 ................................ convene for legislative day 411 |
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21 | 21 | | Monday, January 23............................... convene for legislative day 512 |
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22 | 22 | | Tuesday, January 24............................... convene for legislative day 613 |
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23 | 23 | | Wednesday, January 25 ............................ convene for legislative day 714 |
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24 | 24 | | Thursday, January 26.............................. convene for legislative day 815 |
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25 | 25 | | Monday, January 30............................... convene for legislative day 916 23 LC 34 5861 |
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26 | 26 | | S. R. 6 |
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28 | 28 | | Tuesday, January 31.............................. convene for legislative day 1017 |
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29 | 29 | | Wednesday, February 1 ........................... convene for legislative day 1118 |
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30 | 30 | | Thursday, February 2............................. convene for legislative day 1219 |
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31 | 31 | | Monday, February 6.............................. convene for legislative day 1320 |
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32 | 32 | | Tuesday, February 7.............................. convene for legislative day 1421 |
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33 | 33 | | Wednesday, February 8 ........................... convene for legislative day 1522 |
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34 | 34 | | Thursday, February 9............................. convene for legislative day 1623 |
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35 | 35 | | Monday, February 13............................. convene for legislative day 1724 |
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36 | 36 | | Tuesday, February 14............................. convene for legislative day 1825 |
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37 | 37 | | Wednesday, February 15 .......................... convene for legislative day 1926 |
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38 | 38 | | Thursday, February 16............................ convene for legislative day 2027 |
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39 | 39 | | Tuesday, February 21............................. convene for legislative day 2128 |
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40 | 40 | | Wednesday, February 22 .......................... convene for legislative day 2229 |
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41 | 41 | | Thursday, February 23............................ convene for legislative day 2330 |
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42 | 42 | | Monday, February 27............................. convene for legislative day 2431 |
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43 | 43 | | Tuesday, February 28............................. convene for legislative day 2532 |
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44 | 44 | | Wednesday, March 1 ............................. convene for legislative day 2633 |
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45 | 45 | | Thursday, March 2............................... convene for legislative day 2734 |
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46 | 46 | | Friday, March 3 ......................................... committee work day35 |
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47 | 47 | | Monday, March 6...................... convene for legislative day 28 (Crossover)36 |
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48 | 48 | | Tuesday, March 7................................ convene for legislative day 2937 |
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49 | 49 | | Wednesday, March 8 ............................. convene for legislative day 3038 |
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50 | 50 | | Thursday, March 9............................... convene for legislative day 3139 |
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51 | 51 | | Monday, March 13............................... convene for legislative day 3240 |
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52 | 52 | | Tuesday, March 14............................... convene for legislative day 3341 |
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53 | 53 | | Wednesday, March 15 ............................ convene for legislative day 3442 23 LC 34 5861 |
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54 | 54 | | S. R. 6 |
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55 | 55 | | - 3 - |
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56 | 56 | | Thursday, March 16.............................. convene for legislative day 3543 |
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57 | 57 | | Monday, March 20............................... convene for legislative day 3644 |
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58 | 58 | | Tuesday, March 21............................... convene for legislative day 3745 |
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59 | 59 | | Wednesday, March 22 .................................... committee work day46 |
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60 | 60 | | Thursday, March 23.............................. convene for legislative day 3847 |
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61 | 61 | | Monday, March 27............................... convene for legislative day 3948 |
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62 | 62 | | Tuesday, March 28....................................... committee work day49 |
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63 | 63 | | Wednesday, March 29 .................. convene for legislative day 40 (SINE DIE)50 |
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64 | 64 | | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the meetings of the General Assembly shall be held as51 |
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65 | 65 | | prescribed in Code Section 28-1-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, except as52 |
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66 | 66 | | otherwise provided by this resolution. The hours for convening and adjourning the House53 |
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67 | 67 | | of Representatives for each legislative day may be as ordered by the House; and the hours54 |
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68 | 68 | | for convening and adjourning the Senate for each legislative day may be as ordered by the55 |
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69 | 69 | | Senate. Each house, upon its own adjournment for a legislative day, shall remain in a period56 |
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70 | 70 | | of adjournment until it convenes for the next legislative day.57 |
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71 | 71 | | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that on and after the latest legislative day specified above,58 |
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72 | 72 | | the schedule for meetings of the 2023 regular session may be as provided by another59 |
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73 | 73 | | resolution of the General Assembly adopted subsequent to the adoption of this resolution.60 |
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74 | 74 | | PART II61 |
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75 | 75 | | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that whenever, due to an emergency or disaster, resulting62 |
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76 | 76 | | from manmade or natural causes or enemy attack, it becomes imprudent, inexpedient, or63 |
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77 | 77 | | impossible to conduct the affairs of the General Assembly at the State Capitol in Atlanta,64 |
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78 | 78 | | Fulton County, and the Governor has by proclamation declared an emergency temporary65 23 LC 34 5861 |
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79 | 79 | | S. R. 6 |
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80 | 80 | | - 4 - |
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81 | 81 | | location or locations for the seat of government in accordance with Code Section 38-3-52, |
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82 | 82 | | 66 |
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83 | 83 | | the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate may, by joint67 |
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84 | 84 | | agreement, order the discontinuation of the schedule for meetings provided by this resolution68 |
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85 | 85 | | and provide for reconvening the House and the Senate at such temporary location or69 |
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86 | 86 | | locations in accordance with Code Sections 38-3-52 and 38-3-53 on such date and at such70 |
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87 | 87 | | time as they deem practical.71 |
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88 | 88 | | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that whenever, due to an emergency or disaster, resulting72 |
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89 | 89 | | from manmade or natural causes or enemy attack, it becomes imprudent, inexpedient, or73 |
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90 | 90 | | impossible to conduct the affairs of the General Assembly at the State Capitol in Atlanta,74 |
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91 | 91 | | Fulton County, but the Governor has not by proclamation declared an emergency temporary75 |
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92 | 92 | | location or locations for the seat of government in accordance with the above, the Speaker76 |
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93 | 93 | | of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate may, by joint agreement,77 |
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94 | 94 | | order the discontinuation of the schedule for meetings provided by this resolution and78 |
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95 | 95 | | provide for reconvening the House and the Senate at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Fulton79 |
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96 | 96 | | County, on such date and at such time as they deem practical.80 |
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97 | 97 | | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, in any case of emergency or disaster resulting in the81 |
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98 | 98 | | discontinuation of the schedule for meetings as authorized by this resolution, the Speaker of82 |
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99 | 99 | | the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate shall provide for prompt notice83 |
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100 | 100 | | of the same to all members of the House of Representatives and all members of the Senate,84 |
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101 | 101 | | respectively, by such means as such officers deem practical and efficient; and each house85 |
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102 | 102 | | shall be and remain in adjournment until convening for the next legislative day on the date86 |
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103 | 103 | | certain jointly specified by such officers. Following such reconvening, the General87 |
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104 | 104 | | Assembly may provide by joint resolution for a new schedule for meetings and88 |
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105 | 105 | | adjournments.89 23 LC 34 5861 |
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106 | 106 | | S. R. 6 |
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107 | 107 | | - 5 - |
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108 | 108 | | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, as to any case of emergency or disaster resulting in the |
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109 | 109 | | 90 |
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110 | 110 | | discontinuation of the schedule for meetings as authorized by this resolution, the adoption91 |
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111 | 111 | | of this resolution by the General Assembly shall constitute the consent of both the House of92 |
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112 | 112 | | Representatives and the Senate for purposes of Article III, Section IV, Paragraph I(b) of the93 |
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113 | 113 | | Constitution.94 |
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