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These reports contain important information regarding legislation issues that can affect our members. The issues have been sorted by month and and can be viewed as a .pdf or downloaded for later use.
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December
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 12.03.04: In the first major test of Georgia's new grade crossing closure law, the Department of Transportation has upheld the Hartwell Railroad Company's petition to close the Adams Street crossing in the City of Lavonia. The ruling reverses a city council...
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May
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05.03.04: Twelve of three 16 members of the House Transportation Committee are unopposed for re-election, including Chairman Paul Smith of Rome. One member, Rep. Ken Birdsong (D), is not running for re-election.
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April
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04.08.04: The Georgia General Assembly adjourned sine die as the clock ticked past mid-night last night, but Governor Sonny Perdue will call a special session to meet the Constitutional requirement for a balanced budget. The 2004 session was a good one for the railroad industry
04.02.04: The Georgia General Assembly completed its 39th legislative day late yesterday, and will reconvene Wednesday, April 7, for the 40th and final day of the 2004 session.
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March
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03.26.04: The legislature is in recess until Wednesday, March 31, having completed 37 of the 40 legislative days. The schedule beyond next Wednesday will depend on progress within the budget conference committee. If the conferees make substantial progress, the legislature would likely meet for the 39th day on Thursday, and then finish on either Saturday or one day the following week.
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03.19.04: Numerous House and Senate bills died Wednesday when the General Assembly completed its 33rd legislative day, the deadline for bills to pass their House of origin. A status report on railroad-related legislation is shown below. Barring an extended recess for House/Senate budget negotiations, the General Assembly will likely adjourn sine die on or about April 2.
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03.15.04: The General Assembly reconvenes today for its 32nd legislative day. The lawmakers will be in recess tomorrow and Thursday, with the 33rd and 34th legislative days falling on Wednesday and Friday. Wednesday will be the deadline for all bills to pass their House of origin. After the 33rd legislative day, the Senate will consider only House bills, and the House will consider only Senate bills.
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03.05.04: The General Assembly recessed yesterday after completing its 29th legislative day, and will reconvene Tuesday, March 9. The legislature is scheduled to meet for regular legislative days only on Tuesday and Friday of next week. Under...
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03.01.04: Today marks the 27th day of the 40-day legislative session. The General Assembly is scheduled to recess for one day on Wednesday.
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February
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02.23.04: As the General Assembly has begun the second half of the 2004 legislative session, a three judge federal panel denied the Attorney General's request for a stay of the court's decision invalidating Georgia's House and Senate district lines. The court had given the state until March 1 to submit new maps or have the districts...
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02.16.04: The House of Representatives last week voted 121 – 46 in favor of a GRA bill to assure that no railroad can be sued simply because they did not file a petition to close a grade crossing. The Georgia Trial Lawyers Association continues to...
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02.09.04: Despite objections from the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, the House Transportation Committee last week approved HB 1254, providing that railroads have no legal duty to file a petition for elimination of a grade crossing.
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02.02.04: Legislators elected two new members of the State Transportation Board last week, even as Governor Sonny Perdue and Senate Republicans called for an end to the secret ballot for DOT board elections...
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January
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01.19.04: The 2004 Session of the Georgia General Assembly convened January 12 and has now completed five of the prescribed 40 legislative days. The legislature will be in recess the week of January 19 while the House Appropriations Committee conducts budget hearings
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