Gov. Kemp kicked off day 40 by signing the contentious Religious Freedom Restoration Act into law, debated ever since being vetoed by Gov. Nathan Deal in 2016.

It was a tense week. From the floor to committee hearings, friendly and unfriendly amendments were tossed around with contentious and prolonged debates.

Gov. Kemp’s litigation reform package surfaced from the Senate (for the second time), approving the House changes after nearly 20 hours of testimony and years of setting the stage.

Reverting back to a tightening of the fiscal belt, the House passed a $37.7B budget for FY26 that reflects state revenue forecasted by the Office of the Governor.

A record 75 bills passed out of the House. House bills that crossed over will now be heard by Senate committees, and vice versa, but which ones remain intact is TBD.

Legislative days 22-25 are down with bills and lawmakers flying in and out of committee hearings, preparing for next week’s marathon voting session on Crossover Day.

More than halfway through the legislative session, just two weeks until Crossover Day when bills must pass their chamber of origin.

Legislative days 14-17 are behind us, kicked off with a late Monday night hearing on Gov. Kemp’s litigation overhaul.

With legislative days 10-13 down, it’s that time when at least three committee meetings are going at the same time at every hour.

Lawmakers doubled up on budget hearings and committee meetings for legislative days 6-9 in an effort to make up for the weather delays.