Legislative update: 2019 Week 2
While the General Assembly did not convene in Week 2, also known as “budget week,” the House and Senate appropriations committees held a series of joint budget hearings, and Governor Brian Kemp presented his budget recommendations for the amended current and upcoming fiscal years to the committees.
The joint appropriations committees and subcommittees also met and began reviewing the governor’s recommendations in order to turn those recommendations into actual legislation that will guide our state’s spending.
Though there were no floor sessions, as always, GPhA was in attendance at the Gold Dome daily, monitoring hearings and laying the ground work for our legislative agenda by meeting with legislators and stake holders.
The General Assembly will convene in Week 3 for legislative days 5-7 and GPhA expects a number of healthcare related bills to be introduced during that time.
