Georgia CommonsSenate · Passed · 2025-2026 Regular Session
SR 557: Senate Convened; notify the House of Representatives
Last action January 12, 2026 · Senate Transmitted House
A Senate resolution formally notifies the Georgia House of Representatives that the Senate has convened and is ready to begin conducting business for the 2025-2026 session.
The summaries below were written by an AI model (claude-sonnet-5) from the text of the resolution and are not part of it. Quote the text, not the summary. The stored text is the Introduced version, the latest the General Assembly's website lists.
In plain language
This resolution is a routine procedural step at the start of a legislative session. It directs the Secretary of the Senate to send official notice to the House of Representatives that the Senate has convened in regular session and is ready to begin its work. The resolution does not change any Georgia law or create any new policy. It simply documents and formalizes the internal communication between the two chambers of the Georgia General Assembly that the Senate is open for business.
What the bill does
- Instructs the Secretary of the Senate to notify the House of Representatives that the Senate has convened in regular session.
- States that the Senate is now ready for the transaction of business, a formal signal used to begin legislative work.
Who it affects
This resolution affects 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. It has no direct effect on the general public.
Why it matters
This is a ceremonial, procedural notice rather than a substantive policy change. It matters only in that it marks the formal start of Senate business for the session, allowing the two chambers to proceed with legislative work.
Key provisions
- The resolution's single operative clause instructs the Secretary of the Senate to inform the House that the Senate has convened and is ready for business.
From the bill
“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.”
Discussed in meetings (1)
The House and Senate meetings that took this bill up, from their machine transcripts. Each account was written by Georgia Commons with AI and is not part of the record; the video is what was said.
Senate floor session, January 12, 2026 (legislative day 1)
From 1:12:52 · Watch on the General Assembly's Vimeo channel · Confirmed by the bill's status history (Senate Read and Adopted)
Summary by Georgia Commons: The secretary read SR 557, which would notify the House of Representatives that the Senate had convened. The Senate adopted the resolution without objection. The majority leader then requested immediate transmission to the House of this resolution and any other resolutions adopted that day requiring transmission, and the chair approved the request.
Status timeline
- Senate Transmitted House (Senate)
- Senate Read and Adopted (Senate)
- Senate Hopper (Senate)
Sponsors
- Larry Walker, III (R, SD-20)
- Jason Anavitarte (R, SD-31)
- Harold Jones II (D, SD-22)
Topics
- legislative procedure
- Georgia Senate
- session opening