- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Serial:
- Daily report.
- Title:
- Daily report, 2023 January 9
- Creator:
- Georgia. House of Representatives. Office of Communications
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia. General Assembly. House of Representatives
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia. House of Representatives. Office of Communications
- Date of Original:
- 2023-01-09
- Subject:
- Georgia. General Assembly. House of Representatives--Periodicals
Bills, Legislative--Georgia--Periodicals
Periodicals - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- legislative records
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- This publication is the daily report for the Georgia House of Representatives.
- External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA L412 .S1 D3 2023/1-9
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bl412-b-ps1-bd3-b2023-s1-h9-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bl412-b-ps1-bd3-b2023-s1-h9-belec-p-btext
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
-
House of Representatives
Daily Report for January 9, 2023
DAILY REPORT Monday
January 9, 2023
1st Legislative
Day
House Budget & Research Office (404) 656-5050
The House will reconvene for its 2nd Legislative Day on Wednesday, January 11 at 11:00 a.m. No bills / resolutions are expected to be debated on the floor.
Today on the Floor
The Georgia House of Representatives convened for the 2023 Session at 9:30 a.m. Former Representative Randy Nix (69th) gave the scripture reading and prayer as Chaplain of the Day. The representative-elects were sworn in to office for the 2023-2024 term.
Former Majority Leader Jon Burns (159th) was elected as speaker of the House of Representatives. Speaker Burns served as majority leader of the House from 2015 until his nomination as speaker in 2022. Speaker Burns commits the House to continue to lead, be independent as work is done with the Senate and the governor, and to focus on policies and priorities that move Georgia forward.
Representative Jan Jones (47th) was re-elected speaker pro tempore of the House of Representatives, William Reilly was re-elected clerk, Corey Mulkey was elected doorkeeper, and Betsy Theroux was re-elected House messenger for the 2023-2024 term.
Traditional legislative action included the adoption of Senate Resolution 2 to notify the governor that the General Assembly has convened, and House Resolution 1 to notify the Senate that the Georgia House of Representatives has convened. HR 2 was adopted for a joint legislative session of the General Assembly on Thursday, January 12th at 9:30 a.m. for the inauguration of the governor, lieutenant governor, and other constitutional officers. HR 3 was adopted to empower the Speaker's Office to administer certain administrative and operating functions relative to officials, employees, and committees.
The adjournment resolution, SR 6, was adopted and sets the calendar through Legislative Day 40.