- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Serial:
- Legislative update (Employees' Retirement System of Georgia)
- Title:
- Legislative update (Employees' Retirement System of Georgia), 18 January 2013
- Creator:
- Georgia. Employees' Retirement System
- Contributor to Resource:
- Employees' Retirement System of Georgia, issuing body.
- Publisher:
- [Atlanta, Georgia] : Employees' Retirement System of Georgia, 2013-01-18
- Date of Original:
- 2013-01-18
- Subject:
- Labor laws and legislation--Georgia
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- state government records
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Began with: January 11-15, 2010.
Description based on: January 11-15, 2010 (harvested from www.ers.ga.gov); title from PDF masthead (Georgia Government Publications database, viewed July 26, 2016).
Latest issue consulted: March 21-25, 2016 (Georgia Government Publications database, viewed July 26, 2016). - External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA E400 .P1 L4 2013/1-18
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-be400-b-pp1-bl4-b2013-s1-h18-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-be400-b-pp1-bl4-b2013-s1-h18-belec-p-btext
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
-
Serving those who serve Georgia
E RSGA
Employees' Retirement System of Georgia
For the Week of: January 14 - 18, 2013 Legislative Days: 1 - 4
Employees' Retirement System of Georgia
Legislative Update
January 18, 2013
Page 1
Inside This Update
1 Session Convenes
1 Legislative Schedule
2 Legislative Committees
2 State of the State
2 Legislative Log
For More Information on Legislation, please visit: www.ers.ga.gov
Contact Us
Jim Potvin Executive Director, ERSGA 404-603-5605 jim.potvin@ers.ga.gov
Kelly L. Moody Legislative Liaison and Communications Manager ERSGA 404-603-5646 kelly.moody@ers.ga.gov
Danise Thaxton Executive Assistant to the Director, ERSGA 404-603-5602 danise.thaxton@ers.ga.gov
2013 Legislative Session Convenes
The House and Senate officially convened on Monday, January 14th for the first day of the 2013 Legislative Session. Members of the House Senate were promptly sworn into office.
The House elected Representative David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) as Speaker of the House and also elected Representative Jan Jones (R-Milton) as Speaker Pro Tempore.
Lieutenant Governor Casey Cagle's administrative powers that were removed during the 2011 Legislative Session were restored by the Senate. Senator David Shafer (R-Duluth) was elected President Pro Tempore.
The Senate Rules were amended to cap gifts from any registered lobbyist at $100 per item, event, or meal. Any violations of the gift cap will be subject to review by the Senate Ethics Committee. Theses changes do not impact House members.
Legislative Adjournment Schedule Announced through January 28th
January 14 January 15 January 16 January 17 January 18-27 January 28
* Recess is when the General Assembly is not in Session.
Legislative Day 1 Legislative Day 2 Legislative Day 3 Legislative Day 4
Recess* Legislative Day 5
January 18, 2013
New House and Senate Committees
Page 2
The 2013 Legislative Session brings several changes to the membership of Legislative Committees in the General Assembly. Representative Paul Battles (R-Cartersville) will now Chair the House Retirement Committee. Other new members were also appointed to the Committee. Please click here for a full listing of House Retirement Committee members.
Senator Fran Millar (R-Dunwoody) will now Chair the Senate Retirement Committee. Other new members were also appointed to the Committee. Please click here for a full listing of Senate Retirement Committee members.
Governor Nathan Deal Gives State of the State
Governor Nathan Deal gave his third State of the State Address as members of the House and Senate convened for a joint session on Thursday, January 17th, at 11AM. Governor Deal welcomed members to the 2013 Legislative Session and highlighted his budget proposal for the upcoming year.
To view the full text of the Governor's State of the State Address, click here.
Legislative Log
The Legislative Log will resume when new retirement legislation has been introduced. Summaries and links to legislative bills (when introduced) may also be found on the Legislation section of our website at www. ers.ga.gov.