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title: HR 120. General Assembly; extend regular legislative sessions to a maximum of 90 legislative days - CA
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date: 2025-02-04
status: introduced
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bill_number: HR 120
session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
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chamber: House
bill_type: resolution
status_date: 2025-01-30
last_action: House Second Readers
sponsors:
- El-Mahdi Holly
- Bryce Berry
- Mary Ann Santos
- Mekyah McQueen
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# HR 120. General Assembly; extend regular legislative sessions to a maximum of 90 legislative days - CA
## Text
House Resolution 120
By: Representatives Holly of the 116th, Berry of the 56th, Santos of the 117th, and McQueen
of the 61st
A RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Georgia so as to extend regular
legislative sessions to a maximum of 90 legislative days; to provide for related matters; to
provide for submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other
purposes.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION 1.
Article III, Section IV of the Constitution is amended by revising subparagraph (a) of
Paragraph I as follows:
"(a) The Senate and House of Representatives shall organize each odd-numbered year and
shall be a different General Assembly for each two-year period. The General Assembly
shall meet in regular session on the second Monday in January of each year, or otherwise
as provided by law, and may continue in session for a period of no longer than 40 90 days
in the aggregate each year. By concurrent resolution, the General Assembly may adjourn
any regular session to such later date as it may fix for reconvening. Separate periods of
adjournment may be fixed by one or more such concurrent resolutions."
SECTION 2.
The above proposed amendment to the Constitution shall be published and submitted as
provided in Article X, Section I, Paragraph II of the Constitution. The ballot submitting the
above proposed amendment shall have written or printed thereon the following:
"( ) YES Shall the Constitution of Georgia be amended so as to provide that the
( ) NO length of the regular session of the General Assembly each year be extended
from 40 legislative days to 90 legislative days?"
All persons desiring to vote in favor of ratifying the proposed amendment shall vote "Yes."
All persons desiring to vote against ratifying the proposed amendment shall vote "No." If
such amendment shall be ratified as provided in said Paragraph of the Constitution, it shall
become a part of the Constitution of this state.
## Summaries written by Georgia Commons
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A Georgia House resolution would ask voters to amend the state Constitution to more than double the length of the General Assembly's regular legislative session, from 40 to 90 legislative days per year.
### Plain-language summary
Georgia's Constitution currently limits the General Assembly's regular annual session to 40 legislative days. This resolution proposes a constitutional amendment that would raise that limit to 90 legislative days, more than doubling the time lawmakers could meet each year.
The resolution does not change the law by itself. Instead, it directs that the proposed amendment be published and placed on the ballot for Georgia voters to approve or reject, with a specific yes-or-no question about extending the session from 40 to 90 days. If voters ratify it, the change becomes part of the state Constitution. The rest of the current constitutional language, including the requirement to convene on the second Monday in January and the ability to adjourn and reconvene by concurrent resolution, stays the same.
### What it does
- Proposes a constitutional amendment raising the maximum length of the General Assembly's regular annual session from 40 to 90 legislative days.
- Leaves unchanged the requirement that the General Assembly convene on the second Monday in January each year, or as otherwise provided by law.
- Directs that the proposed amendment be published and submitted to Georgia voters for ratification or rejection under the state Constitution's amendment process (Article X, Section I, Paragraph II).
- Specifies the exact ballot language voters would see, framed as a yes or no choice on extending the session to 90 days.
### Who it affects
Members of the Georgia House of Representatives and Senate, who would be able to meet in regular session for a much longer period each year, and Georgia voters, who would decide whether to approve the change at the ballot box.
### Why it matters
If voters approve the amendment, Georgia lawmakers could spend far more days in Lawmaking each year, potentially allowing more thorough debate and more bills to be considered, but also extending the time state business is conducted at the Capitol and increasing related costs.
### Key provisions
- Section 1 amends Article III, Section IV, Paragraph I(a) of the Georgia Constitution, changing the maximum regular session length from 40 to 90 days in the aggregate each year.
- Section 1 keeps intact the rule that the General Assembly organizes in odd-numbered years and can adjourn or reconvene by concurrent resolution.
- Section 2 requires the proposed amendment to be published and submitted to voters as required by the Constitution's amendment procedures.
- Section 2 sets the specific ballot question asking voters whether to extend the session from 40 to 90 legislative days.
## Status
- Status: Introduced (2025-01-30)
- Last action: House Second Readers (2025-02-04)
- Sponsors: El-Mahdi Holly, Bryce Berry, Mary Ann Santos, Mekyah McQueen
- Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69735
> The history, votes, and amendments (129 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr120.md?full=1