Monday, January 25, 2016

GA Legislature 2016

Critical Issues Await 2016 General Assembly
Carryovers from 2015 Session

§  Bills left-over for 2016 – 438 House bills (H.B.) and 179 Senate bills (S.B.) – total 617.
§  Resolutions left-over for the 2016 session – 92 H.R. and 77 S.R. – total 169.
§  Left-over totals – 786 bills and resolutions remain alive for action in 2016.

House and Senate Action in the 2015 Session
§  Of the 955 bills introduced in the 2015 General Assembly, 706 H.B. passed and 249 S.B. passed.
§  Of those 955 bills introduced, only 12 were defeated or withdrawn.
§  Of the 1,610 resolutions introduced in 2015, 960 H.R. and 650 S.R. passed – total 1,439.
§  Governor Deal signed 239 House bills and vetoed eight House bills.
§  Governor Deal signed 62 Senate bills and vetoed three Senate bills.


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