The amended FY 2010 budget cleared the House this morning by a vote of 122 to 44 (an unusually high number of “no” votes for the budget).
The budget now goes to the Senate Appropriations Committee, which is chaired by Sen. Jack Hill.
The amended FY 2010 budget was passed out of the House Appropriations Committee this morning by a vote of 53 to 5. The budget, originally passed last year, needed $1.2 billion in cuts to meet revenue estimates set by the Governor’s office.
It’ll be on the floor tomorrow for vote by the House.
The word coming from the Gold Dome is that House leaders will bring the amended FY 2010 budget to the floor next week. The House (likely the Senate as well) will be in session Monday through Thursday, so it could be any day, though I put my money on Wednesday or Thursday.
Appropriators needed to [...]
State Rep. Tom Graves (R-Ranger) and Senate Majority Leader Chip Rogers will push the JOBS Act again this year. Similar legislation was presented and passed last year, but was vetoed by Gov. Sonny Perdue.
Here is the press release:
Jobs, Opportunity, and Business Success Act of 2010
Create…Expand…Attract
ATLANTA – On Thursday January 28, 2010, State Representative Tom Graves [...]
We had gotten this new last night, but because of the sensitivity of the news, we thought it best to hold off until Speaker David Ralston released the list of chairman.
That is no longer necessary because Rep. Earl Ehrhart has confirmed to the AJC that he is no longer chairman of the House Rules [...]
The General Assembly is out of session today and all of next week, though budget hearings will tax place Tuesday through Thursday (Room 341 at the Capitol, times available here).
Speaking of budget hearings, Gov. Sonny Perdue will announce budget estimates for FY 2010 (amended) and FY 2011. One legislator told me that he expected [...]
This morning was the Georgia Chamber of Commerce held it’s annual Eggs and Issues breakfast at the Georgia World Congress Center where Gov. Sonny Perdue, Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle and House Speaker David Ralston explained to the business community and media just what they intend to tackle in the 2010 legislative session:
The governor said he [...]
Check back for updates from the first moments of the 2010 session. You can watch online here (I’m watching the House):
2010 General Assembly Kickoff