--- title: HR 5. Joint session; message from Chief Justice of the Supreme Court collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr5 cite_as: HR 5, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr5 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr5.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr5/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69266 date: 2025-01-14 status: passed corpus_version: bills-2026-09-13 license: Public record of the Georgia General Assembly, via LegiScan; see about.md publisher: Georgia Commons, an independent project of Georgia Civic Data. Not the State of Georgia. Not legal advice. up: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026.md previous: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr4.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr6.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 224 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr5.md?full=1 bill_number: HR 5 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: House bill_type: resolution status_date: 2025-01-14 last_action: Senate Transmitted House sponsors: - Chuck Efstration text_version: Introduced has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HR5/2025 upstream_id: 1916676 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - Georgia legislature - joint session - Supreme Court of Georgia - legislative ceremony --- # HR 5. Joint session; message from Chief Justice of the Supreme Court ## Text House Resolution 5 By: Representative Efstration of the 104th A RESOLUTION Calling a joint session of the House of Representatives and the Senate for the purpose of hearing a message from the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court; inviting each other Justice of the Supreme Court and each Judge of the Court of Appeals to be present at the joint session; and for other purposes. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA that the honorable Chief Justice of the Supreme Court is hereby invited to address a joint session of the House of Representatives and the Senate at 11:00 A.M., Tuesday, January 28, 2025, in the hall of the House of Representatives. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a joint session of the House of Representatives and the Senate be held in the hall of the House of Representatives at 10:45 A.M. on the aforesaid date for the purpose of hearing an address from the Chief Justice. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that each other Justice of the Supreme Court and each Judge of the Court of Appeals is hereby invited to the hall of the House of Representatives for the purpose of hearing the address from the Chief Justice. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House is authorized and directed to transmit appropriate copies of this resolution to the Chief Justice, to each other Justice of the Supreme Court, and to each Judge of the Court of Appeals. ## Summaries written by Georgia Commons The following was written by claude-sonnet-5 from the text above and is not part of the resolution. Quote the text, not the summary. House Resolution 5 sets up a joint session of the Georgia House and Senate on January 28, 2025, so the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court can deliver an address to lawmakers. ### Plain-language summary This resolution schedules a formal joint meeting of the Georgia House of Representatives and Senate for 10:45 A.M. on Tuesday, January 28, 2025, in the House chamber. The purpose is to hear an address from the Chief Justice of the Georgia Supreme Court, who is invited to speak at 11:00 A.M. The resolution also invites every other Justice of the Supreme Court and every Judge of the Court of Appeals to attend and hear the address. Finally, it directs the Clerk of the House to send copies of the resolution to the Chief Justice, the other Supreme Court Justices, and the Court of Appeals Judges. It does not change any Georgia law; it only organizes a ceremonial legislative event. ### What it does - Calls a joint session of the Georgia House and Senate for 10:45 A.M. on January 28, 2025, in the House chamber. - Invites the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court to formally address the joint session at 11:00 A.M. that day. - Invites every other Justice of the Supreme Court and every Judge of the Court of Appeals to attend the address. - Directs the Clerk of the House to send official copies of the resolution to the Chief Justice and all other invited judges. ### Who it affects This resolution directly affects members of the Georgia House of Representatives and Senate, the Chief Justice and other Justices of the Georgia Supreme Court, and the Judges of the Georgia Court of Appeals, all of whom are called to or invited to attend the joint session. ### Why it matters The resolution arranges a traditional ceremonial event where the state's top judicial officer addresses the full legislature. It does not alter any law or policy, but it formally schedules time and space for the address and sets expectations for attendance by top judges. ### Key provisions - First resolving clause invites the Chief Justice to address a joint session at 11:00 A.M. on January 28, 2025, in the House chamber. - Second resolving clause schedules the joint session itself to begin at 10:45 A.M. the same day to hear the address. - Third resolving clause invites all other Supreme Court Justices and Court of Appeals Judges to attend. - Fourth resolving clause directs the Clerk of the House to transmit copies of the resolution to the Chief Justice and other invited judges. ## Status - Status: Passed (2025-01-14) - Last action: Senate Transmitted House (2025-01-14) - Sponsors: Chuck Efstration - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69266 > The history, votes, and amendments (224 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr5.md?full=1