Georgia lawmakers telegraph priorities for student cellphone bans, tax cuts and education

From school cellphone bans to tax cuts, some of this year’s most consequential proposals for new Georgia laws have been in the works for months.

State legislators laid the groundwork last year for bills that will be considered during the General Assembly’s session that began this month. About 20 study committees held public meetings across Georgia to set an initial agenda of the state’s top issues.

Now that lawmakers reviewed Gov. Brian Kemp’s budget proposals last week, bills will soon be lined up for debates and votes.