Longtime Georgia lawmakers on the always frantic – and for some, their last – Crossover Day

Lawmakers work through bills on Crossover Day in March 2025. (Matthew Pearson/WABE)

It’s sink or swim time for bills in the Georgia Legislature.

Georgia’s annual lawmaking session is intensifying, and Friday marks a key deadline: Crossover Day, the final day for bills to clear at least the House or the Senate to have a smooth path to becoming law.

Typically, that means backroom deals, hurt feelings and lawmakers working late into the night to get their bills across the finish line before time runs out.]