Huge Approval Votes for Tax and Criminal Justice Reform Bills
posted 6 years ago on March 22nd, 2012
by Mike Klein
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by Mike Klein
Georgia General Assembly sessions usually move at NASCAR speed into the final few days but some of the highest profile pieces are finished before next week’s final three days.
Thursday afternoon the Senate unanimously approved tax reform and the House passed criminal justice reform. The tax reform bill is ready for Governor Nathan Deal’s signature. The Senate must vote on criminal justice and that is expected on Monday.
The Senate approved tax reform 54-0. The House approved criminal justice reform 164-1 but the single no vote later was changed to yes. Tax reform is one of two big dominoes that fell this week. Monday afternoon the Senate passed the controversial charter schools constitutional amendment resolution with a…
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