Senate Rules Committee, January 28, 2026 Video: https://vimeo.com/1159006058 (a timestamp t plays at https://vimeo.com/1159006058#t=s) Page: https://georgiacommons.org/meetings/2026-01-28/senate-rules This is a machine transcript of the General Assembly's video, made by a speech-recognition model. It is not an official record and can mishear words, names, and numbers. Speakers are not identified. The video is the record: every timestamp links to the moment it plays. [0:04:36] this meeting is called to order. [0:04:42] Senator Anderson, would you like to lead us in a word of prayer? [0:04:47] Let us pray. Dear heaven Father, thank you for this beautiful day you've given us. And dear Lord, we just ask you to give us the wisdom and knowledge to make the right decisions for the great people of the great state of Georgia. Also, we ask you to watch over our families that are away from them. We lift them up to you, dear Lord. We love you and we need you. Forgive us of our sins and thank you for wonderful blessings. In your name sake, amen. [0:05:08] Amen. All right, we've got one resolution for consideration, so this ought to be a quick meeting. S- SR 563, Senator Roberts, take it away. [0:05:22] Yes, sir. Uh, colleagues and rule, uh, committee members, this is very simple. All it is is an urging resolution asking that the Secretary of State participate in the investigation, uh, being conducted by the Department of Justice, uh, related to election integrity. [0:05:42] Any questions? Hearing none. All right. For tomorrow, I think we'll select one bill. So, Senator Roberts, since it's your bill, or resolution I should say- [0:05:59] Yes, sir [0:06:00] ... actually, we're gonna do zero bills tomorrow. One resolution. [0:06:02] Yes, sir. [0:06:03] Uh, I'm gonna let you have the pick. [0:06:06] Oh, wow. Um- [0:06:07] Take your time. [0:06:08] Which one? [0:06:08] The L. [0:06:09] Get the number right. [0:06:13] Mr. Chairman, and if I can say his name, in the words of the great Dean of the Senate, Edward Harbison, I choose SR 563. [0:06:24] Okay. [0:06:26] Thanks a lot. [0:06:27] All right. [0:06:31] Not sure you wanna be quoted on this one. All right, I got SR 563. I'm gonna need a motion from somebody. [0:06:43] Motion. [0:06:43] Got a motion from Senator Williams. [0:06:45] I knew Mike Hodges would do it. [0:06:46] Second. [0:06:46] I got a second from Senator Anderson. Any further discussion? All in favor, let's go show of hands. Raise your hand. [0:06:57] Raising their hand. [0:06:58] I'm showing y'all how to do it. [0:06:59] Look at Hufstetler direct traffic. [0:07:01] All right. All opposed, same sign. [0:07:05] Senator Harbison, you gotta vote one way or the other. [0:07:08] He's, he, he's told. [0:07:09] Okay. All right, I got three nos, the rest yays. [0:07:12] Done, done with the roll. [0:07:14] All right, motion carries. Resolution will be on the floor tomorrow. [0:07:18] Hey, Eddie, I love your boots. [0:07:23] All right. [0:07:26] Meeting adjourned.