Serving those who serve Georgia E RSGA Employees' Retirement System of Georgia For the Week of: January 8 - 12, 2018 Legislative Days: 1 - 4 Employees' Retirement System of Georgia Legislative Update January 12, 2018 Page 1 Inside This Update 1 Session Convenes 1 Legislative Schedule 2 State of the State 2 Legislative Log For More Information on Legislation, please visit: www.ers.ga.gov 2018 Legislative Session Convenes The House and Senate officially convened on Monday, January 8th for the first day of the 2018 Legislative Session. Legislators plan to hold budget hearings on Tuesday and Wednesday of next week and will be in session for the rest of the week. Contact Us Jim Potvin Executive Director, ERSGA 404-603-5602 jim.potvin@ers.ga.gov Kelly L. Moody Director, Legislative Affairs Division, ERSGA 404-603-5646 kelly.moody@ers.ga.gov Legislative Adjournment Schedule Announced through January 29th January 12-17 January 18 January 19 January 20-21 January 22 January 23 January 24 January 25 January 26-28 January 29 Recess Legislative Day 5 Legislative Day 6 Recess Legislative Day 7 Legislative Day 8 Legislative Day 9 Legislative Day 10 Recess Legislative Day 11 January 12, 2018 Governor Nathan Deal gives State of the State Address Page 2 Governor Nathan Deal gave his last State of the State Address as members of the House and Senate convened for a joint session on Thursday, January 11th, at 11AM. Governor Deal welcomed members to the 2018 Legislative Session and highlighted his proposals for the upcoming year. To view the full text of the Governor's State of the State Address, click here. Legislative Log Monday, January 8 - Friday, January 12, 2018 No action was taken on retirement bills.