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Senate Resolution 6
By: Senators Gooch of the 51st, Kennedy of the 18th, Dolezal of the 27th, Beach of the 21st,
Robertson of the 29th and others
ADOPTED
A RESOLUTION
Relative to meetings and adjournments of the General Assembly; and for other purposes.
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PART I2
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA that, except as3
otherwise provided by this resolution or by subsequent resolution of the General Assembly,4
meetings of the 2025 regular session of the General Assembly during the period of Monday,5
January 13, 2025, through Friday, April 4, 2025, shall be held in accordance with the6
following schedule:7
Monday, January 13............................... convene for legislative day 18
Tuesday, January 14............................... convene for legislative day 29
Wednesday, January 15 ............................ convene for legislative day 310
Thursday, January 16.............................. convene for legislative day 411
Friday, January 17 ................................ convene for legislative day 512
Monday, January 27............................... convene for legislative day 613
Tuesday, January 28............................... convene for legislative day 714
Wednesday, January 29 ............................ convene for legislative day 815
Thursday, January 30.............................. convene for legislative day 916
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Monday, February 3.............................. convene for legislative day 1017
Tuesday, February 4.............................. convene for legislative day 1118
Wednesday, February 5 ........................... convene for legislative day 1219
Thursday, February 6............................. convene for legislative day 1320
Monday, February 10............................. convene for legislative day 1421
Tuesday, February 11............................. convene for legislative day 1522
Wednesday, February 12 .......................... convene for legislative day 1623
Thursday, February 13............................ convene for legislative day 1724
Tuesday, February 18............................. convene for legislative day 1825
Wednesday, February 19 .......................... convene for legislative day 1926
Thursday, February 20............................ convene for legislative day 2027
Friday, February 21 .............................. convene for legislative day 2128
Monday, February 24............................. convene for legislative day 2229
Tuesday, February 25..................................... committee work day30
Wednesday, February 26 .......................... convene for legislative day 2331
Thursday, February 27............................ convene for legislative day 2432
Friday, February 28 .............................. convene for legislative day 2533
Monday, March 3................................ convene for legislative day 2634
Tuesday, March 4................................ convene for legislative day 2735
Wednesday, March 5 ..................................... committee work day36
Thursday, March 6..................... (Crossover) convene for legislative day 2837
Monday, March 10............................... convene for legislative day 2938
Tuesday, March 11............................... convene for legislative day 3039
Wednesday, March 12 .................................... committee work day40
Thursday, March 13.............................. convene for legislative day 3141
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Tuesday, March 18............................... convene for legislative day 3242
Wednesday, March 19 .................................... committee work day43
Thursday, March 20.............................. convene for legislative day 3344
Friday, March 21 ................................ convene for legislative day 3445
Tuesday, March 25............................... convene for legislative day 3546
Wednesday, March 26 .................................... committee work day47
Thursday, March 27.............................. convene for legislative day 3648
Friday, March 28 ................................ convene for legislative day 3749
Monday, March 31............................... convene for legislative day 3850
Tuesday, April 1......................................... committee work day51
Wednesday, April 2 .............................. convene for legislative day 3952
Thursday, April 3........................................ committee work day53
Friday, April 4 ......................... (Sine Die) convene for legislative day 4054
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the meetings of the General Assembly shall be held as55
prescribed in Code Section 28-1-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, except as56
otherwise provided by this resolution. The hours for convening and adjourning the House57
of Representatives for each legislative day may be as ordered by the House; and the hours58
for convening and adjourning the Senate for each legislative day may be as ordered by the59
Senate. Each house, upon its own adjournment for a legislative day, shall remain in a period60
of adjournment until it convenes for the next legislative day.61
PART II62
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that whenever, due to an emergency or disaster resulting63
from manmade or natural causes or enemy attack, it becomes imprudent, inexpedient, or64
impossible to conduct the affairs of the General Assembly at the State Capitol in Atlanta,65
Fulton County, and the Governor has by proclamation declared an emergency temporary66
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location or locations for the seat of government in accordance with Code Section 38-3-52,
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the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate may, by joint68
agreement, order the discontinuation of the schedule for meetings provided by this resolution69
and provide for reconvening the House and the Senate at such temporary location or70
locations in accordance with Code Sections 38-3-52 and 38-3-53 on such date and at such71
time as they deem practical.72
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that whenever, due to an emergency or disaster resulting73
from manmade or natural causes or enemy attack, it becomes imprudent, inexpedient, or74
impossible to conduct the affairs of the General Assembly at the State Capitol in Atlanta,75
Fulton County, but the Governor has not by proclamation declared an emergency temporary76
location or locations for the seat of government in accordance with the above, the Speaker77
of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate may, by joint agreement,78
order the discontinuation of the schedule for meetings provided by this resolution and79
provide for reconvening the House and the Senate at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Fulton80
County, on such date and at such time as they deem practical.81
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, in any case of emergency or disaster resulting in the82
discontinuation of the schedule for meetings as authorized by this resolution, the Speaker of83
the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate shall provide for prompt notice84
of the same to all members of the House of Representatives and all members of the Senate,85
respectively, by such means as such officers deem practical and efficient; and each house86
shall be and remain in adjournment until convening for the next legislative day on the date87
certain jointly specified by such officers. Following such reconvening, the General88
Assembly may provide by joint resolution for a new schedule for meetings and89
adjournments.90
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, as to any case of emergency or disaster resulting in the
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discontinuation of the schedule for meetings as authorized by this resolution, the adoption92
of this resolution by the General Assembly shall constitute the consent of both the House of93
Representatives and the Senate for purposes of Article III, Section IV, Paragraph I(b) of the94
Constitution.95
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