During a typical Georgia legislative session, it’s not uncommon for thousands of bills to be introduced. But only a few hundred survive key benchmarks, most notably Crossover Day, when a bill must pass out of its originating chamber, either the House or the Senate, to remain viable. From there, it must clear additional hurdles before ultimately reaching the governor’s desk for a signature.
With two weeks left in the current session, WABE politics reporter Rahul Bali says this is often when tensions can rise.
“We had a House leader and a Senate leader kind of question each other,” Bali recounted a recent committee meeting. “One said, ‘So how many 6 a.m. hearings are you going to call and not tell my lawmakers their bills are being considered?’”
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