SR 3: Adjournment; relative to

This resolution lays out when the Georgia General Assembly will meet during the 2026 special session. It schedules Special Session Days for June 17, 18, 20, and 22, 2026, with adjournment on June 19 and 21. After June 22, the legislature will be in adjournment on Saturdays and Sundays unless a later resolution changes that, and any further schedule changes require a new resolution. The resolution also addresses emergencies. If a disaster or attack makes it unsafe or impossible to meet at the State Capitol in Atlanta, the Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate can jointly suspend the normal schedule and reconvene the legislature either at a temporary location the Governor has designated, or back at the Capitol once conditions allow. Members must be notified promptly, and adopting this resolution counts as the two chambers' required consent under the Georgia Constitution for such relocations.

• Sets a specific meeting schedule for the 2026 special session, naming June 17, 18, 20, and 22, 2026 as Special Session Days and June 19 and 21 as adjournment days.
• Establishes that after June 22, 2026, the General Assembly will be adjourned on Saturdays and Sundays unless changed by a later resolution.
• Applies the standard meeting rules in O.C.G.A. § 28-1-2 but lets each chamber set its own daily convening and adjourning times.
• Authorizes the Speaker of the House and the Senate President to jointly suspend the schedule and move session to a temporary location during a declared emergency.
• Allows the same officials to reconvene the legislature at the Capitol on a new date if an emergency disrupts meetings but no temporary location has been declared.
• Declares that adopting this resolution satisfies the constitutional requirement for both chambers' consent to relocate under emergency conditions.

This resolution directly affects members of the Georgia House of Representatives and Senate, legislative staff, and anyone tracking or participating in the 2026 special session, including lobbyists, reporters, and the public attending Capitol proceedings.

The schedule determines when lawmakers are actually working during the special session and when the Capitol is effectively closed for legislative business. The emergency provisions give legislative leaders a pre-approved way to relocate or reschedule session without needing a new vote if a disaster strikes.

• Part I sets Special Session Days for June 17, 18, 20, and 22, 2026, with June 19 and 21 as adjournment days.
• Part I states that after June 22, 2026, weekends default to adjournment unless a subsequent resolution says otherwise.
• Part I applies O.C.G.A. § 28-1-2 for meeting procedures while letting each chamber set its own daily hours.
• Part II lets the Speaker and Senate President jointly move the session to a temporary location if the Governor declares one under O.C.G.A. § 38-3-52.
• Part II lets the same officials reconvene at the Capitol on a new date if an emergency disrupts meetings without a declared temporary location.
• Part II requires prompt notice to all members if the schedule is disrupted by emergency, and treats the resolution's adoption as satisfying the consent requirement under Article III, Section IV, Paragraph I(b) of the Georgia Constitution.

1. 2026-06-17House Read and Adopted (House)
2. 2026-06-17House First Readers (House)
3. 2026-06-17Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate)
4. 2026-06-17Senate Hopper (Senate)

• Jason Anavitarte (R, SD-031)Primary sponsor
• Larry Walker (R, SD-020)
• Randy Robertson (R, SD-029)
• Shawn Still (R, SD-048)
• Matt Brass (R, SD-006)

1. PassedSenate voteJune 17, 2026

   45 yea, 5 nay (1 not voting, 4 absent)

   Adoption: Senate Vote #5

• legislative session schedule
• Georgia General Assembly
• special session
• government emergency procedures