Georgia CommonsHouse · Passed · 2026 Special Session
HR 1: House of Representatives convened; notify Senate
Last action June 17, 2026 · House Immediately Transmitted to Senate
A House resolution formally notifies the Georgia Senate that the House of Representatives has convened for the 2026 special legislative session and is ready to begin work.
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 is a short procedural resolution passed by the Georgia House of Representatives at the start of a special legislative session. It does not change any law or create any new rule for the public. Instead, it directs the Clerk of the House, the officer who handles the House's official records and communications, to send formal notice to the Senate that the House has convened and is ready to conduct legislative business. This kind of resolution is a routine housekeeping step used at the opening of a session so that both chambers of the Georgia General Assembly can coordinate and begin their work together.
What the bill does
- Instructs the Clerk of the House to formally notify the Georgia Senate that the House of Representatives has convened.
- States that the House is now ready for the transaction of legislative business in the special session.
- Creates no new law, requirement, or penalty affecting the public.
Who it affects
This resolution affects only the internal operations of the Georgia General Assembly, specifically the Clerk of the House and the Senate, which receives the formal notice. It has no direct effect on the general public, businesses, or local governments.
Why it matters
This resolution is purely procedural and lets the two chambers of the Georgia General Assembly formally acknowledge that the House has convened for the special session, allowing legislative business to begin. It has no practical effect on Georgians' daily lives.
Key provisions
- The resolution's single operative clause directs the Clerk of the House to notify the Senate that the House has convened and is ready to transact business.
From the bill
“the Clerk of the House is hereby instructed to notify the Senate that the House of Representatives has convened in special 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.
House floor session, June 17, 2026 (legislative day 1)
From 0:28:33 · Watch on the General Assembly's Vimeo channel · Confirmed by the bill's status history (House First Readers)
Summary by Georgia Commons: The majority leader explained that HR 1 would notify the Senate that the House had convened for the special session. The House adopted it without objection and then approved immediate transmission to the Senate, also without objection.
Status timeline
- House Immediately Transmitted to Senate (House)
- House Read and Adopted (House)
- House First Readers (House)
- House Hopper (House)
Sponsors
- Chuck Efstration (R, HD-104)
Topics
- legislative procedure
- special session
- Georgia General Assembly