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The Holland Report – 2020, Week 7
We’re halfway there! Friday marked legislative day 21, so we are now past the halfway mark of the 40-day legislative session. Expect more bills to start coming through each day and for our time in the chamber to run longer as we head toward Crossover Day on March 12. Voting Spotlight Gracie’s Law Passes the […]
The Holland Report – 2020, Week 6
On Wednesday, the House approved a midyear budget. With bipartisan support, the new budget does restore headcount to some necessary positions like food safety inspectors and public defenders, and it restores funding to important programs like mental health services and accountability courts. However, like many of my colleagues on both sides of the aisle, I […]
The Holland Report – 2020, Week 5
The General Assembly has been adjourned all week, as it has focused on budget hearings. The House will reconvene on February 18th. The Fulton County Delegation focused on elections and voter access during our Friday meeting. As you may have heard, Georgia is introducing new voting machines for use this year, and the first test […]
The Holland Report – 2020, Week 3
It was another busy week at the Capitol for days 5-9 of the 2020 legislative session. Today, the Fulton County delegation and the City of Atlanta delegation (I am a member of both!) met jointly to hear from City of Atlanta council members and members of the Fulton County Board of Assessors office. The Atlanta […]
The Holland Report - 2020, Week 2
While we weren’t in session this week, it wasn’t exactly a week off – it was a week of budget hearings. I have to be honest – I’m deeply troubled by the deep cuts being made to Georgia’s budget. How did we get here? Well, let me give you a little background. The Georgia General […]
The Holland Report – 2020, Week 1
January 13th, 2020 marked the first day of the 2020 Georgia General Assembly legislative session. We met for four days this week, culminating in the State of the State address by Governor Kemp. I may still be a freshman legislator, but with one session under my belt, the inner workings of the General Assembly are […]
Fulton County's Homestead Tax Exemption Changes: What You Need to Know
First and foremost, it is important to note that April 1, 2019 is the deadline to file for homestead exemptions. Fulton County residents who purchased a new home in 2018, made changes to their deed, or who may qualify for a new special exemption should apply. Several new homestead exemptions were approved by voters in […]
Betsy Supports Georgia's Youth
Over the course of my 20+ year career I've done my best to help mentor and encourage our youth to help them become all that they can be. So happy to have been given the opportunity to get to know Mack and many others like him! "As a teenager who has been impacted by Mrs.Holland’s […]
Betsy Supports the Hope Scholarship!
The HOPE Scholarship is one of the best things to happen to the state of Georgia, both for our kids and for our university system. This very topic came up when I visited the North Atlanta Parents for Public Schools meeting a couple of weeks ago. Check out the video to hear my response on […]
Rep. Scott Holcomb Endorses Betsy Holland!
"Betsy Holland will be a terrific advocate for House District 54 and I encourage you to support her. Betsy has business and policy experience and she’s served her community through her nonprofit work. Betsy is a collaborative leader who can work effectively with people from both sides of the aisle, and she’ll do a great […]
