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title: SR 1. Senate Convened; notify the House of Representatives
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date: 2025-01-13
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bill_number: SR 1
session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
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status_date: 2025-01-13
last_action: Senate Read and Adopted
sponsors:
  - John Kennedy
  - Steve Gooch
  - Harold Jones
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# SR 1. Senate Convened; notify the House of Representatives

## Text

Senate Resolution 1
By: Senators Kennedy of the 18th, Gooch of the 51st and Jones II of the 22nd
ADOPTED SENATE
A RESOLUTION
To notify the House of Representatives that the Senate has convened; and for other purposes.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the Secretary of the Senate is hereby instructed
to notify the House of Representatives that the Senate has convened in regular session and
is now ready for the transaction of business.

## Summaries written by Georgia Commons

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A Senate resolution formally notifies the Georgia House of Representatives that the Senate has convened and is ready to begin work for the 2025-2026 session.

### Plain-language summary

This is a routine procedural resolution adopted at the start of the Georgia Senate's regular session. It directs the Secretary of the Senate to send official notice to the House of Representatives that the Senate has convened and is ready to conduct business.
The resolution does not change any Georgia law, create programs, or affect any group of citizens. It is one of the ceremonial steps chambers take at the opening of a legislative session to formally communicate with each other.

### What it does

- Instructs the Secretary of the Senate to notify the House of Representatives that the Senate has convened.
- States that the Senate is now ready for the transaction of legislative business.
- Creates no new law, funding, or requirement affecting anyone outside the Senate and House chambers.

### Who it affects

This resolution affects only the internal operations of the Georgia General Assembly, specifically the Secretary of the Senate, who must deliver the notice, and the House of Representatives, which receives it.

### Why it matters

The resolution has no effect on Georgians outside the Capitol. It simply completes a procedural formality that signals the Senate has officially opened its 2025-2026 session and can begin considering bills.

### Key provisions

- The resolution's single operative clause instructs the Secretary of the Senate to notify the House that the Senate has convened in regular session.
- States the Senate is ready for the transaction of business, marking the formal start of legislative activity.

## Status

- Status: Passed (2025-01-13)
- Last action: Senate Read and Adopted (2025-01-13)
- Sponsors: John Kennedy, Steve Gooch, Harold Jones
- Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69267

> The history, votes, and amendments (94 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr1.md?full=1