SR 557: Senate Convened; notify the House of Representatives

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.

• 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.

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.

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.

• 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.

1. 2026-01-12Senate Transmitted House (Senate)
2. 2026-01-12Senate Read and Adopted (Senate)
3. 2026-01-12Senate Hopper (Senate)

• Larry Walker (R, SD-020)Primary sponsor
• Jason Anavitarte (R, SD-031)
• Harold Jones (D, SD-022)

• legislative procedure
• Georgia Senate
• session opening