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Senate · Passed · 2025-2026 Regular Session

SR 2: General Assembly Convened; notify the Governor

Last action January 13, 2025 · House Read and Adopted

A Senate resolution formally notifies Governor Brian Kemp that the Georgia General Assembly has convened for its 2025-2026 regular session and is ready to conduct business.

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In plain language

This is a routine procedural resolution passed at the start of the Georgia General Assembly's session. It does not change any law or create any program. Instead, it formally establishes a joint committee of fourteen legislators, seven appointed by the Speaker of the House and seven appointed by the President of the Senate, whose job is to notify the Governor that the legislature has convened and is ready to begin its work for the session. This type of resolution is a traditional opening step at the start of each legislative session in Georgia, marking the formal start of business between the legislative and executive branches.

What the bill does

  • Creates a joint committee of fourteen members, seven from the House and seven from the Senate, to notify the Governor.
  • Directs the Speaker of the House to name the seven House members of the committee.
  • Directs the President of the Senate to name the seven Senate members of the committee.
  • Formally communicates to the Governor that the General Assembly has convened and is ready for legislative business.

Who it affects

This resolution mainly affects the Governor of Georgia and the members of the General Assembly, including the Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate, who are responsible for appointing the notification committee.

Why it matters

The resolution has no direct effect on the public or on Georgia law. It is a ceremonial step that formally signals the legislature is open for business, part of the traditional opening procedures at the start of each legislative session.

Key provisions

  • The resolution states its sole purpose is to notify the Governor that the General Assembly has convened and is ready for the transaction of business.
  • It establishes a fourteen-member committee, split evenly between House and Senate appointees, to carry out this notification.

From the bill

“a committee of fourteen, seven from the House of Representatives to be named by the Speaker and seven from the Senate to be named by the President of the Senate, be appointed to notify His Excellency, the Governor, that the General Assembly has convened in regular session and is now ready for the transaction of business”

This is the resolution's entire operative text, creating a committee to formally notify the Governor.

Status timeline

  1. 2025-01-13House Read and Adopted (House)
  2. 2025-01-13House First Readers (House)
  3. 2025-01-13Senate Transmitted House (Senate)
  4. 2025-01-13Senate Read and Adopted (Senate)
  5. 2025-01-13Senate Hopper (Senate)

Sponsors

  • John Kennedy (R, SD-018)Primary sponsor
  • Steve Gooch (R, SD-051)
  • Harold Jones (D, SD-022)

Topics

  • legislative procedure
  • General Assembly session
  • state government

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