Sine Die 2024: What passed and what didn’t inside the Gold Dome

The last day of the legislative session saw many controversial bills get close to the finish line inside the Georgia State Capitol. Some bills passed out of the General Assembly and others did not.& Governor Brian Kemp now has forty days to approve the bills, sign them into law, or veto the legislation. Meanwhile, all fifty-six Senate seats and the 180 House seats are up for re-election later this year.& Here’s the rundown on the key bills that hung in the balance. Notable Bills awaiting Governor Kemp’s signature House Bill 1105 was created after the death of Laken Riley, a 22-year-old nursing student at Augusta University in Athens. The named suspect, Jose Antonio Ibarra, 26, is not a U.S. citizen.& “As we looked at the situations and circumstances in Georgia around immigration and illegal immigrants, certainly we know that Georgians deserve to be safe in our homes, where we work, where we play, where we run,” explained House Speaker Jon Burns. Georgia Governor Brian Kemp delivers a speech during Day 40 of the Legislative Session at the Georgia House chamber on Thursday, March 28, 2024 in Atlanta. (Photo: Itoro N. Umontuen/The Atlanta Voice) House Bill 1015 would reduce Georgia’s state...