DAY 30, Crossover Day! Thursday, March 7th was the second — longest day of the legislative session, as both House and Senate strove to get bills passed out of their respective chambers. While the focus now shifts to those bills that did cross over, remember it is possible for a bill that did not...
AMENDED BUDGET: The Fiscal Year 2013 Amended budget passed the Senate on Friday, Feb. 22. The Senate 2013A budget differs from the House on several funding items, so the budget now goes to conference committee to work out the differences. To review those differences, please see last week's issue...
DISABILITY DAY AT THE CAPITOL! More than 2,000 advocates, friends and family members gathered at the Capitol steps on a beautiful, sunny day to hear from speakers including Governor Nathan Deal, Commissioner Frank Berry of the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, and...
AMENDED BUDGET: The FY 2013A Budget passed the House Friday February 8th; Senate subcommittees began work on 2013A this week. Also this week, both House and Senate began subcommittee meetings on the FY 2014 budget. Unlock the Waiting Lists! advocates testified yesterday to the House Health...
AMENDED BUDGET HEARINGS: This week, the subcomittees for House Appropriations held the final budget meetings and votes. The FY 2013A budget bill is scheduled for for discussion in the House rules committee as this issue of Moving Forward goes to print; once the FY 2013A budget bill clears the...
This week, the various appropriations committees began holding hearings on the FY 2013 Amended Budget. This budget funds the state for the remainder of this fiscal year, through June 30, 2013.
Last week, Moving Forward focused on budget information for the Department of Behavioral Health and...
Beginning the day after Martin Luther King Remembrance Day, the Joint Committee on Appropriations began agency hearings on the state budget. The Governor opened up on Tuesday with a recap of his budget priorities delivered during the State of the State; as of print time on Thursday, hearings are...
Welcome to the 2013 Legislative Session! The first year of the General Assembly began Monday, January 14. The Governor delivered the State of the State Address January 17 at 11 a.m. before a Joint Session.
In the State of the State, Governor Deal emphasized the pillars of public safety,...
Happy New Year! This is the first issue of Moving Forward for the 2013 Legislative Session. In this issue, we review the leadership changes in the House and Senate, the budget items of interest to the disabilities community (still in the proposed stage), and give an overview of legislative...
SINE DIE! The House and Senate adjourned at midnight Thursday night after a frantic few hours clearing both legislative calendars. Unfortunately, advocates were not able to move SB 373, the Accessible Taxi Cab Legislation, off the House Rules Calendar, despite heroic efforts and widespread...
