Going into the last three days of the GA 2011 legislative session, the House has introduced 638 bills and 809 resolutions. The Senate has also introduced another 277 bills and 544 resolutions. This is a combined total of 2,268 legislative measures.
To date, Governor Deal has signed only 8 pieces of legislation, with HOPE, lobbyist registration and the Supplemental Appropriations being the most notable. Of the 638 House bills, only 83 have passed both bodies. Of the 277 Senate bills, only 27 bills have passed both bodies. Over the final days of the legislative session, usually 50-100 additional bills will pass. If this activity level continues, less than 1 out of every 6 bills introduced will ever become law.
To date, Governor Deal has signed only 8 pieces of legislation, with HOPE, lobbyist registration and the Supplemental Appropriations being the most notable. Of the 638 House bills, only 83 have passed both bodies. Of the 277 Senate bills, only 27 bills have passed both bodies. Over the final days of the legislative session, usually 50-100 additional bills will pass. If this activity level continues, less than 1 out of every 6 bills introduced will ever become law.
Care of: Regional Business Coalition of Metropolitan Atlanta (RBC)
The Regional Business Coalition of Metropolitan Atlanta (RBC) is an organization of over a dozen local Chambers of Commerce throughout the metro Atlanta region. RBC member chambers represent over 15,000 member companies who employ over 2 million metro Atlanta residents. The RBC's primary goal is to represent the interests of RBC Chamber members on regional public policy issues impacting our transportation, water and air quality and to advocate for solutions that improve metro Atlanta's quality of life and economic vitality.
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