Georgia 2023-2024 Regular Session

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