Georgia CommonsHR 998: Adjournment; relative to
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House Resolution 998
By: Representative Efstration of the 104th
A RESOLUTION
Relative to meetings and adjournments of the General Assembly; and for other purposes.
PART I
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA that, except as otherwise provided by this resolution or by subsequent resolution of the General Assembly, meetings of the 2026 regular session of the General Assembly during the period of Monday, January 12, 2026, through Thursday, April 2, 2026, shall be held in accordance with the following schedule:
Monday, January 12 ............................... convene for legislative day 1 Tuesday, January 13............................... convene for legislative day 2 Wednesday, January 14 ............................ convene for legislative day 3 Thursday, January 15 .............................. convene for legislative day 4 Friday, January 16 ................................ convene for legislative day 5 Monday, January 26 ............................... convene for legislative day 6 Tuesday, January 27............................... convene for legislative day 7 Wednesday, January 28 ............................ convene for legislative day 8 Thursday, January 29 .............................. convene for legislative day 9 Monday, February 2 .............................. convene for legislative day 10 Tuesday, February 3.............................. convene for legislative day 11 Wednesday, February 4 ........................... convene for legislative day 12 Thursday, February 5 ............................. convene for legislative day 13 Friday, February 6 ............................... convene for legislative day 14 Monday, February 9 .............................. convene for legislative day 15 Tuesday, February 10............................. convene for legislative day 16 Wednesday, February 11 .......................... convene for legislative day 17 Thursday, February 12 ............................ convene for legislative day 18 Tuesday, February 17............................. convene for legislative day 19 Wednesday, February 18 .......................... convene for legislative day 20 Thursday, February 19 ............................ convene for legislative day 21 Friday, February 20 .............................. convene for legislative day 22 Monday, February 23 ..................................... committee work day Tuesday, February 24............................. convene for legislative day 23 Wednesday, February 25 .......................... convene for legislative day 24 Thursday, February 26 ............................ convene for legislative day 25 Monday, March 2 ........................................ committee work day Tuesday, March 3 ................................ convene for legislative day 26 Wednesday, March 4 ............................. convene for legislative day 27 Thursday, March 5 ....................................... committee work day Friday, March 6 ....................... (Crossover) convene for legislative day 28 Monday, March 9 ................................ convene for legislative day 29 Tuesday, March 10 ............................... convene for legislative day 30 Wednesday, March 11 .................................... committee work day Thursday, March 12 .............................. convene for legislative day 31 Monday, March 16 ............................... convene for legislative day 32 Tuesday, March 17 ....................................... committee work day Wednesday, March 18 ............................ convene for legislative day 33 Thursday, March 19 .............................. convene for legislative day 34 Friday, March 20 ................................ convene for legislative day 35 Monday, March 23 ............................... convene for legislative day 36 Tuesday, March 24 ....................................... committee work day Wednesday, March 25 ............................ convene for legislative day 37 Thursday, March 26 ...................................... committee work day Friday, March 27 ................................ convene for legislative day 38 Tuesday, March 31 ............................... convene for legislative day 39 Thursday, April 2 ....................... (Sine Die) convene for legislative day 40 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the meetings of the General Assembly shall be held as prescribed in Code Section 28-1-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, except as otherwise provided by this resolution. The hours for convening and adjourning the House of Representatives for each legislative day may be as ordered by the House; and the hours for convening and adjourning the Senate for each legislative day may be as ordered by the Senate. Each house, upon its own adjournment for a legislative day, shall remain in a period of adjournment until it convenes for the next legislative day.
PART II
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that whenever, due to an emergency or disaster resulting from manmade or natural causes or enemy attack, it becomes imprudent, inexpedient, or impossible to conduct the affairs of the General Assembly at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Fulton County, and the Governor has by proclamation declared an emergency temporary location or locations for the seat of government in accordance with Code Section 38-3-52, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate may, by joint agreement, order the discontinuation of the schedule for meetings provided by this resolution and provide for reconvening the House and the Senate at such temporary location or locations in accordance with Code Sections 38-3-52 and 38-3-53 on such date and at such time as they deem practical.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that whenever, due to an emergency or disaster resulting from manmade or natural causes or enemy attack, it becomes imprudent, inexpedient, or impossible to conduct the affairs of the General Assembly at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Fulton County, but the Governor has not by proclamation declared an emergency temporary location or locations for the seat of government in accordance with the above, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate may, by joint agreement, order the discontinuation of the schedule for meetings provided by this resolution and provide for reconvening the House and the Senate at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Fulton County, on such date and at such time as they deem practical. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, in any case of emergency or disaster resulting in the discontinuation of the schedule for meetings as authorized by this resolution, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate shall provide for prompt notice of the same to all members of the House of Representatives and all members of the Senate, respectively, by such means as such officers deem practical and efficient; and each house shall be and remain in adjournment until convening for the next legislative day on the date certain jointly specified by such officers. Following such reconvening, the General Assembly may provide by joint resolution for a new schedule for meetings and adjournments.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, as to any case of emergency or disaster resulting in the discontinuation of the schedule for meetings as authorized by this resolution, the adoption of this resolution by the General Assembly shall constitute the consent of both the House of Representatives and the Senate for purposes of Article III, Section IV, Paragraph I(b) of the Constitution.