--- title: SR 645. Joint Session; message from the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court collection: bills id: 2025-2026/sr645 cite_as: SR 645, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr645 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr645.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr645/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72579 date: 2026-02-02 status: passed corpus_version: bills-2026-09-13 license: Public record of the Georgia General Assembly, via LegiScan; see about.md publisher: Georgia Commons, an independent project of Georgia Civic Data. Not the State of Georgia. Not legal advice. up: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026.md previous: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr644.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr646.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 326 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr645.md?full=1 bill_number: SR 645 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: Senate bill_type: resolution status_date: 2026-02-02 last_action: House Immediately Transmitted to Senate sponsors: - Larry Walker - Jason Anavitarte - Randy Robertson - Harold Jones - Matt Brass - Kay Kirkpatrick text_version: Enrolled has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/SR645/2025 upstream_id: 2100432 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - Georgia legislature - Supreme Court of Georgia - joint session - state government ceremony --- # SR 645. Joint Session; message from the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court ## Text Senate Resolution 645 By: Senators Walker III of the 20th, Anavitarte of the 31st, Robertson of the 29th, Jones II of the 22nd, Brass of the 6th and others ADOPTED A RESOLUTION Calling a joint session of the House of Representatives and the Senate for the purpose of hearing a message from the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court; inviting each other Justice of the Supreme Court and each Judge of the Court of Appeals to be present at the joint session; and for other purposes. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA that the honorable Chief Justice of the Supreme Court is hereby invited to address a joint session of the House of Representatives and the Senate at 11:00 A.M., Wednesday, February 4, 2026, in the hall of the House of Representatives. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a joint session of the House of Representatives and the Senate be held in the hall of the House of Representatives at 10:45 A.M. on the aforesaid date for the purpose of hearing an address from the Chief Justice. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that each other Justice of the Supreme Court and each Judge of the Court of Appeals is hereby invited to the hall of the House of Representatives for the purpose of hearing the address from the Chief Justice. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed to transmit appropriate copies of this resolution to the Chief Justice, to each other Justice of the Supreme Court, and to each Judge of the Court of Appeals. ## Summaries written by Georgia Commons The following was written by claude-sonnet-5 from the text above and is not part of the resolution. Quote the text, not the summary. A Senate resolution sets up a joint session of the Georgia House and Senate on February 4, 2026, so the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court can deliver an address to lawmakers. ### Plain-language summary This resolution schedules a joint meeting of the Georgia House of Representatives and Senate for 10:45 a.m. on Wednesday, February 4, 2026, in the House chamber. The purpose is to hear an address from the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia, who is formally invited to speak at 11:00 a.m. that day. The resolution also invites every other Justice of the Supreme Court and every Judge of the Court of Appeals to attend the joint session to hear the Chief Justice's remarks. It directs the Secretary of the Senate to send official copies of the resolution to the Chief Justice, the other Justices, and the Court of Appeals judges so they are formally notified of the invitation and schedule. ### What it does - Calls a joint session of the Georgia House and Senate for 10:45 a.m. on February 4, 2026, in the House chamber. - Invites the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court to address the joint session at 11:00 a.m. that same day. - Invites every other Supreme Court Justice and every Court of Appeals Judge to attend and hear the address. - Directs the Secretary of the Senate to send official copies of the resolution to the Chief Justice and the other judges. ### Who it affects This resolution affects members of the Georgia General Assembly, who will convene in joint session, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, who will deliver the address, and the other Supreme Court Justices and Court of Appeals Judges, who are invited to attend. ### Why it matters The resolution formally arranges the logistics for the Chief Justice's annual address to the legislature, a ceremonial event that brings together the state's legislative and judicial branches at the Capitol on a specific scheduled date. ### Key provisions - First resolving clause invites the Chief Justice to address the joint session at 11:00 a.m. on February 4, 2026, in the House chamber. - Second resolving clause sets the joint session itself to convene at 10:45 a.m. that day for the purpose of hearing the address. - Third resolving clause invites other Supreme Court Justices and Court of Appeals Judges to attend. - Fourth resolving clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to transmit copies of the resolution to the invited judges. ## Status - Status: Passed (2026-02-02) - Last action: House Immediately Transmitted to Senate (2026-02-02) - Sponsors: Larry Walker, Jason Anavitarte, Randy Robertson, Harold Jones, Matt Brass, Kay Kirkpatrick - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72579 > The history, votes, and amendments (326 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr645.md?full=1