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title: SR 6. General Assembly Meetings and Adjournments; relative
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date: 2025-01-13
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bill_number: SR 6
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status_date: 2025-01-13
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sponsors:
  - Steve Gooch
  - John Kennedy
  - Greg Dolezal
  - Brandon Beach
  - Randy Robertson
  - Larry Walker
  - Ben Watson
  - Kay Kirkpatrick
  - Jason Anavitarte
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  - General Assembly session
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# SR 6. General Assembly Meetings and Adjournments; relative

## Text

Senate Resolution 6
By: Senators Gooch of the 51st, Kennedy of the 18th, Dolezal of the 27th, Beach of the 21st,
Robertson of the 29th and others
ADOPTED
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 2025 regular session of the General Assembly during the period of Monday,
January 13, 2025, through Friday, April 4, 2025, shall be held in accordance with the
following schedule:
Monday, January 13 ............................... convene for legislative day 1
Tuesday, January 14............................... convene for legislative day 2
Wednesday, January 15 ............................ convene for legislative day 3
Thursday, January 16 .............................. convene for legislative day 4
Friday, January 17 ................................ convene for legislative day 5
Monday, January 27 ............................... convene for legislative day 6
Tuesday, January 28............................... convene for legislative day 7
Wednesday, January 29 ............................ convene for legislative day 8
Thursday, January 30 .............................. convene for legislative day 9
Monday, February 3 .............................. convene for legislative day 10
Tuesday, February 4.............................. convene for legislative day 11
Wednesday, February 5 ........................... convene for legislative day 12
Thursday, February 6 ............................. convene for legislative day 13
Monday, February 10 ............................. convene for legislative day 14
Tuesday, February 11............................. convene for legislative day 15
Wednesday, February 12 .......................... convene for legislative day 16
Thursday, February 13 ............................ convene for legislative day 17
Tuesday, February 18............................. convene for legislative day 18
Wednesday, February 19 .......................... convene for legislative day 19
Thursday, February 20 ............................ convene for legislative day 20
Friday, February 21 .............................. convene for legislative day 21
Monday, February 24 ............................. convene for legislative day 22
Tuesday, February 25..................................... committee work day
Wednesday, February 26 .......................... convene for legislative day 23
Thursday, February 27 ............................ convene for legislative day 24
Friday, February 28 .............................. convene for legislative day 25
Monday, March 3 ................................ convene for legislative day 26
Tuesday, March 4 ................................ convene for legislative day 27
Wednesday, March 5 ..................................... committee work day
Thursday, March 6 ..................... (Crossover) convene for legislative day 28
Monday, March 10 ............................... convene for legislative day 29
Tuesday, March 11 ............................... convene for legislative day 30
Wednesday, March 12 .................................... committee work day
Thursday, March 13 .............................. convene for legislative day 31
Tuesday, March 18 ............................... convene for legislative day 32
Wednesday, March 19 .................................... committee work day
Thursday, March 20 .............................. convene for legislative day 33
Friday, March 21 ................................ convene for legislative day 34
Tuesday, March 25 ............................... convene for legislative day 35
Wednesday, March 26 .................................... committee work day
Thursday, March 27 .............................. convene for legislative day 36
Friday, March 28 ................................ convene for legislative day 37
Monday, March 31 ............................... convene for legislative day 38
Tuesday, April 1......................................... committee work day
Wednesday, April 2 .............................. convene for legislative day 39
Thursday, April 3 ........................................ committee work day
Friday, April 4 ......................... (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.

## Summaries written by Georgia Commons

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Senate Resolution 6 sets the official calendar of meeting days for the Georgia General Assembly's 2025 regular session, running from January 13 to the scheduled adjournment on April 4, and outlines how sessions could be relocated in an emergency.

### Plain-language summary

This resolution lays out the day-by-day schedule the Georgia General Assembly will follow during its 2025 regular session, listing which days count as legislative days, which are committee work days, and marking the crossover day (March 6) and sine die adjournment (April 4). It also restates that each chamber sets its own convening and adjourning hours under existing law (O.C.G.A. § 28-1-2) and stays adjourned between legislative days.
A second part addresses emergencies. If a manmade or natural disaster, or enemy attack, makes it unsafe to meet at the State Capitol in Atlanta, the Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate can jointly suspend the regular schedule and reconvene the General Assembly either at a temporary location the Governor has designated or back at the Capitol once conditions allow. The resolution also serves as the two chambers' advance consent for such relocation under the state Constitution.

### What it does

- Sets the specific calendar of legislative days, committee work days, crossover day, and sine die day for the 2025 session, from January 13 through April 4.
- Confirms that each chamber controls its own daily convening and adjourning times under existing law (O.C.G.A. § 28-1-2).
- Allows the Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate to jointly pause the set schedule and reconvene at a Governor-designated emergency location if a disaster makes meeting in Atlanta unsafe.
- Allows the same two officers to pause the schedule and later reconvene back at the State Capitol if no emergency location was designated by the Governor.
- Requires the Speaker and President to promptly notify all members of any schedule change caused by an emergency.
- States that adopting this resolution counts as both chambers' constitutional consent to relocate under Article III, Section IV, Paragraph I(b) of the Georgia Constitution.

### Who it affects

Members of the Georgia House of Representatives and Senate, whose meeting calendar and possible emergency relocation procedures this resolution sets, and by extension anyone tracking when the legislature is in session, such as lobbyists, advocacy groups, and reporters covering the Capitol.

### Why it matters

The schedule tells Georgians and advocacy groups exactly which days lawmakers will be voting on bills, including the crossover deadline that determines which bills can still move, and the emergency provisions explain how the legislature would keep functioning if a disaster made meeting in Atlanta impossible.

### Key provisions

- Part I lists 40 legislative days between January 13 and April 4, 2025, identifying committee work days and marking March 6 as Crossover Day and April 4 as Sine Die.
- Part I confirms meetings follow O.C.G.A. § 28-1-2, with each chamber setting its own daily convening and adjourning hours, and remaining adjourned between legislative days.
- Part II lets the Speaker and President jointly suspend the schedule and reconvene at a Governor-designated emergency site under O.C.G.A. §§ 38-3-52 and 38-3-53 if Atlanta becomes unsafe.
- Part II lets the same officers reconvene back at the Capitol if no emergency site was designated, once conditions allow.
- Part II requires prompt notice to all members of any emergency schedule change and allows a new joint resolution to set a revised calendar afterward.
- Part II states that adopting this resolution serves as both chambers' consent for relocation under Article III, Section IV, Paragraph I(b) of the Georgia Constitution.

## Status

- Status: Passed (2025-01-13)
- Last action: House Read and Adopted (2025-01-13)
- Sponsors: Steve Gooch, John Kennedy, Greg Dolezal, Brandon Beach, Randy Robertson, Larry Walker, Ben Watson, Kay Kirkpatrick, Jason Anavitarte
- Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69272

> The history, votes, and amendments (370 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr6.md?full=1