The Holland Report - 2023, Week 7
Proponents of creating a City of Buckhead City have been busy at the Capitol this year. Two bills have been introduced in the Senate (SB113 and SB114) to sever a portion of Atlanta and incorporate a City of Buckhead City. Some folks thought this issue was dead at the end of the 2022 session, but new leadership and […]
The Holland Report - 2023, Week 6
We've made it to the halfway point! Thursday was Legislative Day 20 which marks the middle of our 40-day legislative session here in Georgia. So far, things have remained very even-keeled in the House - most bills continue to be non-controversial and pass with a vast majority of the votes. But hold onto your hats […]
The Holland Report - 2023, Week 5
Another week of session is in the books! We completed Days 13-16 of our allocated 40, and are getting ever closer to Day 28, Crossover Day, this year scheduled for March 6th. This is the last day that bills can cross from the House to the Senate (and vice versa). The past few years have […]
The Holland Report - 2023, Week 4
This week, we completed Days 7-11 of session (out of 40, if you're counting). Bills are slowly winding their way through committees, but we did hold one vote this week - the mid-year budget, running through June 30th, which passed 170-1. As with any budget, it's not perfect, but the good outweighed the bad, and […]
The Holland Report - 2023, Week 3
After nearly three years of limiting events and visitors to the Capitol, the change this year is definitely noticeable! Suddenly, we have constituents visiting our offices, advocates waiting to speak with us outside the House chamber and lots and lots of in-person meetings and events to attend. The third week of the 2023 session was certainly […]
