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Georgia General Assembly


member belongs to. When a person is guilty of contempt, the individual may be imprisoned if ordered by either the House or the Senate. All elections of the General Assembly are to be recorded. The recorded vote then appears in the journal of each house. Sessions of the General Assembly, including committee meetings, are open to the public except when either house makes an exception. The General Assembly does not publish reports and does not keep bill files. Major legislation is discussed in detail in the "Peach Sheets",
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Michael J. Egan


, receiving his law degree in 1955. Returning to Georgia, Egan set up a law practice in Atlanta. Prior to 1965, Georgia politics had been dominated by the Democratic party for nearly 100 years. However, after the 1965 legislative session, a mandated reapportionment took place which began Georgia's transition to two-party representation. A court decision struck down the County Unit System which had been disproportionately favorable to rural Democrats, requiring the General Assembly to re-draw legislative districts. It opened up opportunities for urban Republicans.
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Georgia Public Broadcasting


. GPB-produced programs include "Gardening in Georgia", "Georgia Backroads", "Georgia's Business", "Georgia Outdoors" and "Georgia Traveler", as well as annual coverage of the Georgia General Assembly when it is in legislative session early in the year. Live coverage of the football and basketball championship games from the Georgia High School Association is broadcast at the end of their respective seasons. GPB Television also operates four digital subchannels that are carried on most of its stations: GPB Knowledge debuted in September
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Baldwin County, Georgia


seceded from the Union in January 1861 during a legislative session held in Milledgeville, Baldwin County became a target for Union forces. When Union general William T. Sherman's made his devastating March to the Sea through Georgia, his troops occupied the capital city in November 1864. Sherman and his Union armies burned the state penitentiary, vandalized the city, and held a mock session of the legislature in the statehouse to repeal the state's ordinance of secession. In 1868, after the Civil War (1861–65), Georgia's capital was
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Georgia General Assembly


it is filled according to Georgia law and the Constitution. If the vacancy occurs anytime prior to the end of the legislative session in the second year of a term, the governor must issue a writ of special election within ten days of the vacancy occurring, and, if the vacancy occurs after the end of the legislative session in the second year of a term, then the governor may choose to issue a writ of special election. But, if the vacancy exists at the time that an extraordinary session is called, then
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Texas Senate


chamber regardless if the party is a majority or not. Presidents Pro Tempore are usually the most senior members of the Senate. The President Pro Tempore presides when the Lieutenant Governor is not present or when the legislature is not in regular session. For the 82nd Legislative Session, which began in 2011, there were only two new, or freshman, senators, Brian Birdwell, a Republican from Granbury, and José R. Rodríguez, a Democrat from El Paso. For the 83rd Legislative Session, which began in 2013, there were
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155th Georgia General Assembly


The 155th Georgia General Assembly convened its first session by January 14, 2019, at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta. The first session lasted for 40 legislative days in early 2019, and a second session will begin on January 13, 2020. The 155th Georgia General Assembly succeeds the 154th of 2017 and 2018, and precedes the 156th in 2021 and 2022. The current membership of the General Assembly was elected in the 2018 State Senate and State House elections. The following is a list of members of the Georgia State Senate
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Terry Coleman


Terry Coleman (born December 5, 1943) is an American politician from the state of Georgia. Terry Coleman is a former member of Georgia General Assembly and speaker of the house. First elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in 1972, he chaired many House Committees and was elected as the Speaker of the House for the 2003-2004 Legislative Session. He served as Assistant Commissioner for the Georgia Department of Agriculture under Tommy Irvin from 2007-2010, when he stepped down to run for Commissioner of the Georgia Department of
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Government of Georgia (U.S. state)


number of terms any person may serve. Its legislative acts, generically called "chapter laws" or "slip laws" when printed separately, are published in the official "Georgia Laws" and are called "session laws". These in turn have been codified in the "Official Code of Georgia Annotated" (O.C.G.A.). The highest judiciary power in Georgia is the Supreme Court, which is composed of nine judges. The state also has a Court of Appeals made of 12 judges. Georgia is divided into 49 judicial
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Law of Georgia (U.S. state)


current state of the law. The Constitution of Georgia is the foundation of the government of Georgia and vests the legislative power of the state in the Georgia General Assembly. The Georgia Constitution is subordinate only to the Constitution of the United States, which is the supreme law of the land. Pursuant to the state constitution, the Georgia General Assembly has enacted legislation. Its session laws are published in the official "Georgia Laws", which in turn have been codified in the "Official Code of Georgia Annotated" (O.C.G.A.)
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Flag of Georgia (U.S. state)


report by the Georgia Senate. There are few, if any, written records of what was said on the Georgia House and Senate floors when the 1956 flag bill was being introduced and passed by the Georgia legislature, nor does Georgia law provide for a statement of legislative intent when a bill is introduced, although former U.S. Congressman James Mackay, one of the 32 House members who opposed the change, later stated, "There was only one reason for putting the flag on there: like the gun rack in the back of
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Georgia Public Broadcasting


Chronicle" to produce the program "Georgia Business News". The legislative discussion program "Prime Time Lawmakers" (formerly known as "Lawmakers") provided coverage and commentary on the Georgia General Assembly throughout each session; it aired from 1971 to 2014, when it was replaced by "On the Story". GPB Sports produces news coverage and commentary on sports throughout the state, with an emphasis on high school football. It produces the programs "GPB SportsCentral", "PrepSports" and "Road to the Dome"
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Oregon Emergency Board


The eight appointed senators who serve on the board must be confirmed by a majority vote of the Senate and the eight members from the House must be confirmed by a majority of that chamber. When the Oregon legislature is in session, the permanent Legislative Fiscal Office staff supports the joint committee on ways and means. During the interim period between legislative sessions, the office reports to the Emergency Board. The Legislative Fiscal Office is a non-partisan organization that does economic research, fiscal analysis, and identifies options for funding state agencies
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Regnal year


throughout the legislative sessional volumes of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, until it was replaced by the calender year in 1949. However, the regnal year continues to be used on the title pages of the legislature's sessional volumes. The use of regnal years in the United Kingdom originated in England, a country of the United Kingdom. The regnal dating system was used to date documents of parliamentary sessions until 1963, when it began to date its documents using the Gregorian calendar. The change towards the calender year was legislated under the
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140th Georgia General Assembly


The 140th Georgia General Assembly succeeded the 139th and served as the precedent for the 141st General Assembly in 1991. The 140th General Assembly of the U.S. state of Georgia convened its first session on January 9, 1989, at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta. Active political parties in Georgia are not limited to the Democratic and Republican parties. Libertarians, and occasionally others, run candidates in elections. However, for the 1989-90 session of the General Assembly, only the two major parties were successful in electing legislators to office
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139th Georgia General Assembly


The 139th General Assembly of the U.S. state of Georgia convened its first session on January 12, 1987, at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta. The 139th Georgia General Assembly succeeded the 138th and served as the precedent for the 140th General Assembly in 1989. Active political parties in Georgia are not limited to the Democratic and Republican parties. Libertarians, and occasionally others, run candidates in elections. However, for the 1987-88 session of the General Assembly, only the two major parties were successful in electing legislators to office
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138th Georgia General Assembly


The 138th General Assembly of the U.S. state of Georgia convened its first session on January 7, 1985, at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta. The 138th Georgia General Assembly succeeded the 137th and served as the precedent for the 139th General Assembly in 1987. Active political parties in Georgia are not limited to the Democratic and Republican parties. Libertarians, and occasionally others, run candidates in elections. However, for the 1985-86 session of the General Assembly, only the two major parties were successful in electing legislators to office
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137th Georgia General Assembly


The 137th General Assembly of the U.S. state of Georgia convened its first session on January 10, 1983, at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta. The 137th Georgia General Assembly succeeded the 136th and served as the precedent for the 138th General Assembly in 1985. Active political parties in Georgia are not limited to the Democratic and Republican parties. Libertarians, and occasionally others, run candidates in elections. However, for the 1983-84 session of the General Assembly, only the two major parties were successful in electing legislators to office
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136th Georgia General Assembly


The 136th General Assembly of the U.S. state of Georgia convened its first session on January 12, 1981, at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta. The 136th Georgia General Assembly succeeded the 135th and served as the precedent for the 137th General Assembly in 1983. Active political parties in Georgia are not limited to the Democratic and Republican parties. Libertarians, and occasionally others, run candidates in elections. However, for the 1981-82 session of the General Assembly, only the two major parties were successful in electing legislators to office
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135th Georgia General Assembly


The 135th General Assembly of the U.S. state of Georgia convened its first session on January 8, 1979, at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta. The 135th Georgia General Assembly succeeded the 134th and served as the precedent for the 136th General Assembly in 1981. Active political parties in Georgia are not limited to the Democratic and Republican parties. Libertarians, and occasionally others, run candidates in elections. However, for the 1979-80 session of the General Assembly, only the two major parties were successful in electing legislators to office
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Florida House of Representatives


the starting date of regular legislative session from April to February. Subsequently, Senate Joint Resolution 2606 (1994) proposed to the voters a constitutional amendment (approved November 1994) shifting the start date to March, where it remains. The reason for the "first Tuesday after the first Monday" requirement stems back to the time when regular legislative session began in April. regular legislative session could start any day from April 2 through April 8, but never on April 1 – April Fool's Day. In recent years, the
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David Adelman


a committee in the heavily Republican Georgia legislature. In 2006, Adelman was praised by First Amendment advocates when on the final day of the legislative session he passed a law which required public disclosure of college and university police reports and statistics. In 2009, in response to the Darfur genocide, Adelman authored a bi-partisan bill that sanctioned investments in business with ties to the Sudanese government. The bill prohibited Georgia government entities from entering into contracts with companies maintaining Sudanese business ties. The Georgia General Assembly overwhelmingly supported the bill,
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Personhood


.” In March 2007 Georgia became the first state in the nation to introduce a legislative resolution to amend the state constitution to define and recognize the personhood of the pre-born. The Georgia Catholic Conference and National Right to Life supported the effort and it failed to attract a super majority in both chambers in order to be placed on the ballot. Georgia legislators have filed a personhood resolution every session since 2007. In May 2008 Georgia Right to Life hosted the first nationwide Personhood Symposium targeting pro-life activists. This symposium
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Sandy Springs, Georgia


was unconstitutional. In response, the Committee for Sandy Springs was formed in 1975. In every legislative session, state legislators representing the area introduced a bill in the Georgia General Assembly to authorize a referendum on incorporation. Legislators representing Atlanta and southwestern Fulton County, who feared tax revenue that would be lost from incorporation, blocked the bills using the procedural requirement that all local legislation be approved first by a delegation of representatives from the affected area. In 1989, a push was made for Sandy Springs to join neighboring Chattahoochee Plantation in
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George Hooks


by the 1993 Georgia General Assembly to help bring about budget reform by strengthening the legislature's role in evaluating the performance of state agencies. He is also a member of the Senate–House Fiscal Affairs Committee which is responsible for considering the transfer of state funds within agencies when the General Assembly is not in session. Hooks serves on the Senate Administrative Affairs Committee which sets policy and oversees the management of Senate operations. He also serves on the joint Senate–House Legislative Services Committee which oversees the Legislative Fiscal Office, the Legislative
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Black Day of the Indiana General Assembly


and Republicans each put forward a candidate for Governor, and Republican candidate Robert S. Robertson won. Before the legislative session of 1887 began, Democrats had filed a court appeal to prevent Robertson from being seated, citing the election as unconstitutional. When the legislative session began in January, Republicans immediately began making a commotion during the opening prayer. Democrats ignored the Republican minority, and proceeded to elect their own Lieutenant Governor, Alonzo Green Smith. Republicans then likewise filed a court case to prevent Smith from being seated. The Marion County
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GeorgiaCarry.org


the State of Georgia. It has been described as Georgia's "powerful firearms lobbyist" that "makes the [National Rifle Association] look like a popgun group". It is engaged in activism such passing new legislation to affirm the rights of gun owners, such as Georgia House Bill 89 which was passed during the 2008 legislative session, and litigating Second Amendment cases on the behalf of its members. It has recently been involved in litigation against the city of Atlanta regarding the carrying of firearms in non-secure areas of
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Glenn Richardson


, or strengthen the state. Richardson's accomplishments in the 2007 legislative session include attempting to ensure that PeachCare, the State's health insurance program for children, remains solvent. When asked about cuts to PeachCare, Richardson said that "Peachcare and health care is not a constitutional right." In addition, Richardson has proposed increasing the sales tax in Georgia from 4% to 5.75%. This increase in the sales tax is meant to replace property taxes in Georgia. The "Atlanta Journal-Constitution" reported that the Democratic
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Allen Daniel, Jr.


23. He was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in 1802, and held that seat until the end of the regular session in 1805. He resigned his seat in the House prior to the extraordinary legislative session of 1805. He again took up service in the House, beginning with the extraordinary session of 1807, and remained until 1811. In 1812, Daniel was the first Senator-elect from the newly created Madison County, a position he held until 1815. Daniel returned to the Georgia House of Representatives in 1821
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Doug Collins (politician)


seven Muslim-majority countries. He stated that “The executive order allows re-entry to lawful permanent residents and does not represent a comprehensive ban on entry to people from certain countries. In this temporary measure, President Trump has given us the opportunity to get refugee policy right going forward.” In the 2011–2012 legislative session, Collins was one of three administrative floor leaders for Georgia Governor Nathan Deal. Collins served on the committees for: In 2012, Collins ran for Congress in the redrawn 9th congressional district. (The
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Joe Straus


to urge that Straus be removed as Speaker during the special session. Hotze also singled out Representative Cook as instrumental in the regular session in defeating some of the bills still pending. After the legislative session ended, the conservatives continued to push the House to approve the Senate version of the bill. In June, a woman in The Woodlands was sexually violated when a cismale entered a women's dressing room and began videotaping the woman while she tried on bathing suits. Supporters of the bathroom bill cite this event to justify the legislation
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Jason Spencer


, but the bill was weakened by lobbying efforts from the Catholic Church, the Boy Scouts of America and other powerful interests groups where it narrowly failed to pass on the last day of the 2018 legislative session. In 2017, Spencer introduced and passed key legislation, known as the Georgia Space Flight Act (House Bill 1, 2017), to attract the commercial space industry to Georgia as part of an ongoing effort to establish Georgia's first commercial spaceport. Spencer lives with his wife and their two daughters in Woodbine. They
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Flag of Georgia (U.S. state)


in particular during the run-up to the 1996 Olympic Games that were held in Atlanta. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) focused on the Georgia flag as a major issue and some business leaders in Georgia felt that the perceptions of the flag were causing economic harm to the state. In 1992, Governor Zell Miller announced his intention to get the Confederate element removed, but the state legislature refused to pass any flag-modifying legislation. The matter was dropped after the 1993 legislative session. Many
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Florida Senate


where it remains. The reason for the "first Tuesday after the first Monday" requirement stems back to the time when Regular Legislative Session began in April. Regular Legislative Session could start any day from April 2 through April 8, but never on April 1 -- April Fool's Day. In recent years, the Legislature has opted to start in January in order to allow lawmakers to be home with their families during school spring breaks, and to give more time ahead of the legislative elections in the Fall. On the fourteenth
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Carl Vinson Institute of Government


Representatives and Senate meet and attend information sessions pertaining to significant, timely issues. These sessions are conducted by Vinson Institute faculty, veteran lawmakers and staff, agency administrators, and subject experts. The Vinson Institute also coordinates the Georgia Legislative Leadership Institute (GLLI), an extension of the Biennial Institute. Developed and authorized by the Georgia General Assembly Training Institute, GLLI forms the core of a leadership development program for newer members of the state legislature. The institute also operates the Georgia Leadership Institute (GLI), which provides leadership
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Sam Olens


joined forces with legislators to advocate for a stronger human trafficking law in Georgia. HB 200 went into effect on July 1, 2011. Olens worked alongside legislators to pass a re-write of Georgia's Open Meetings and Open Records Laws. HB 397 was the result in the 2012 legislative session, and was signed by Gov. Nathan Deal on April 17, 2012. Olens delivered a primetime address on national healthcare reform and federal regulatory overreach to the Republican National Convention in Tampa on August 29, 2012. In January 2013,
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Colorado General Assembly


once the legislative session has begun. Most bills adopted by the General Assembly include a "safety clause" (i.e. a legislative declaration that the bill concerns an urgent matter) and take effect on July 1 following the legislative session unless otherwise provided. Some bills are enacted without a "safety clause" which makes it possible to petition to subject those bills to a referendum before they take effect, and have an effective date in August following the legislative session unless otherwise provided. Colorado's legislature does not have an analog to the
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Colorado Senate


legislative session has begun. Most bills adopted by the General Assembly include a "safety clause" (i.e. a legislative declaration that the bill concerns an urgent matter) and take effect on July 1 following the legislative session unless otherwise provided. Some bills are enacted without a "safety clause" which makes it possible to petition to subject those bills to a referendum before they take effect, and have an effective date in August following the legislative session unless otherwise provided. Colorado's legislature does not have an analog to the filibuster in
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Heartbeat bill


delayed terminating her pregnancy." Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has pledged to sign legislation that would ban abortions after a fetal heartbeat was detected. The 2019 Regular Legislative Session of the Florida legislature convenes on March 5, 2019. Rep. Ed Setzler introduced HB 481 in the Georgia House of Representatives on February 25, 2019. A similar bill is expected to be filed in the Georgia State Senate by Sen. Bruce Thompson soon. During his campaign for Governor, Brian Kemp, now the Governor of Georgia, "vow[ed] to sign the
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Florida House of Representatives


committee process, prior to the regular legislative session. The Florida Legislature meets in a 60-day regular legislative session each year. regular legislative sessions in odd-numbered years must begin on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in March. Under the state Constitution, the Legislature can begin even-numbered year regular legislative sessions at a time of its choosing. Prior to 1991, the regular legislative session began in April. Senate Joint Resolution 380 (1989) proposed to the voters a constitutional amendment (approved November 1990) that shifted
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Georgia Legislative Black Caucus


black House members since 1907 in 1965: six from Atlanta (William Alexander, Julian Bond, Benjamin Brown, Julius C. Daugherty, J. D. Grier, and Grace Towns Hamilton) and one each from Columbus (Albert Thompson) and Augusta (Richard Dent). By 1972, fourteen African-American members were serving in the General Assembly when Johnson began convening informal gatherings of the black legislators to discuss issues of importance to African-American members. In 1975, the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus was formally incorporated and first chaired by
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1994 Georgia gubernatorial election


However, following the same legislative session, Miller's popularity began to recover after bills were passed that initiated his welfare reform proposals. Miller's disapproval promptly decreased to 29% and fell further to 25% about a year later. A week prior to the scheduled primary elections on July 12, 14 polling locations in the southwestern portion of the state were either underwater or serving as emergency shelters as a result of the disastrous flooding wrought by Tropical Storm Alberto. State officials began discussing delaying the primary elections. However, on July
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Gwinnett County, Georgia


$26,901. About 8.7% of families and 11.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.1% of those under age 18 and 8.1% of those age 65 or over. Under Georgia's "home rule" provision, county governments have free rein to legislate on all matters within the county, provided that such legislation does not conflict with state or federal law, or state or federal Constitutions. Gwinnett County, Georgia is governed by a five-member Board of Commissioners, which exercises both legislative and
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Georgia Council on Criminal Justice Reform


Committee on Georgia Criminal Justice Reform, made up of members from both legislative chambers, to consider the Council's recommendations in the 2012 legislative session. To guide the Council's work, the state’s leaders laid out the following goals: In its first year, the Special Council produced policy recommendations that led to significant adult corrections and sentencing reform enacted through HB 1176. Soon after, Governor Deal issued an executive order expanding the Special Council’s membership and directed it to focus on Georgia’s juvenile justice system. During the 2013
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Georgia (U.S. state)


and executive authority vested in a single person. Georgia is the only state with current Sole Commissioner counties. Georgia's Constitution provides all counties and cities with "home rule" authority. The county commissions have considerable power to pass legislation within their county, as a municipality would. Georgia recognizes all local units of government as cities, so every incorporated town is legally a city. Georgia does not provide for townships or independent cities, though there have been bills proposed in the Legislature to provide for townships; it does allow consolidated
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J. W. Lonoaea


to 1874, including the regular biennial session of 1872 and the two extra sessions (called to elect the monarch) in 1873 and 1874. King Kamehameha V was the ruling monarch at when Lonoaea began his first legislative term, but died at the end of 1872; having no heir, the 1864 Constitution of the Kingdom of Hawaii called for the legislature to select the next monarch. By both popular vote and the unanimous decision of the legislators, Lunalilo became the first elected king of Hawaii. On February 12, 1874,
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Constitutionality of sex offender registries in the United States


House of Representatives before the end of the 2007 legislative session. The same constitutional amendment was proposed in and passed by the Missouri Senate again in 2008, but also was not passed by the House of Representatives by the end of that year's legislative session. As a result, the decisions of the Missouri courts prohibiting the retrospective application of sex offender laws remained intact. The Missouri Supreme Court ruled on Keathley's appeal ("Doe v. Phillips" now styled "Doe v. Keathley") on 16 June 2009. The Court
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David Shafer (politician)


, Shafer introduced zero-based budgeting legislation over Perdue's objections. When Shafer won passage of zero based budgeting in 2010 with Senate Bill 1, Perdue vetoed it. Shafer moved to override Perdue's veto during the 2011 legislative session. In late 2008, after Lieutenant Governor Casey Cagle announced that he would be running for governor in 2010, Shafer filed paperwork with the Georgia State Ethics Commission authorizing formation of a campaign committee to run for lieutenant governor. In early 2009, Shafer announced endorsements from a majority of the Republican members
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Private probation


during the 2000 General Assembly session in Georgia accepted a $75,000 bribe from Detention Management Services, Inc. for influencing the passing of Senate Bill 474. This private probation legislation, would have "effectively transferred supervision of approximately 25,000 misdemeanants from the State Department of Corrections to the individual counties." Private probation firms like DMS would have benefited greatly from potential individual county contracts. When Sentinel acquired Detention Management Services, Inc., their books showed the $75,000 as a lobbyist payment for passage of the legislation. The bill was withdrawn.
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Oregon Legislative Assembly


legislation were passed in only six hours. The legislative body may also call itself into special session "in the event of an emergency," although it has never done so. The legislature's regular sessions were every two years until 2009. The legislative session in 2010 that referred Measure 71 to voters was a special session approved during the 2009 session by a majority of legislators, who were hoping to eventually win approval of a change to regular annual sessions. The push for annual sessions dates back to at least 1981, when
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Albert H. Densmore


member of the rules, human resources, government and urban affairs, and legislative administration committees. Densmore also attended a special session in early 1974. That session began on 24 January and lasted through 24 February. Densmore ran for a third term in 1974 and was re-elected. The regular legislative session began on 13 January 1975. In that session, his House peers elected him speaker pro tempore. Densmore also continued serving as chairman of the elections committee. In addition, he was a member of the rules, state
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State court magistrate judge


over a small claims court for cases where the amount in controversy does not exceed $15,000. In some counties the chief magistrate may be authorized to appoint one or more additional magistrates to assist in carrying out the chief magistrate's duties. In some Georgia counties the Probate Court Judge also presides over magistrate court as Chief Magistrate. The enabling legislation does not require magistrates to be licensed attorneys and most Magistrates in Georgia are not required licensed attorneys, however, local legislation in certain counties requires that either the chief magistrate or all of
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Wilson v. State


law under which Wilson was convicted was changed after his conviction; the act would now be treated as a misdemeanor with a maximum sentence of one year in prison, and no sex offender registration. While Wilson's attorneys argued that such a change in the law should reverse his conviction, the Legislature specifically prohibited the bill from being applied retroactively. A bipartisan group of legislators introduced a bill in the 2007 Georgia legislative session that would allow Wilson's sentence to be reduced by the courts. This session was adjourned in April, before
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Georgia Platform


efforts to form the Constitutional Union Party by moderate Democrat Howell Cobb. Their opposition came from Democratic Governor George Towns and Hershel V. Johnson and fellow Whig John M. Berrien. After the final approval of the bills making up the Compromise of 1850, the radicals acted. In Mississippi, Governor Quitman called for a special legislative session in November to discuss the state's reaction to the compromise. The Nashville Convention reconvened in November, but it was poorly attended and accomplished nothing. In South Carolina, there was already a regular legislative session
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80th Georgia General Assembly


The 80th Georgia General Assembly began in Atlanta, Georgia in early 1869. This was the first session after the seat of government was moved from Milledgeville, Georgia following the Georgia Constitution of 1868. A new capitol building had yet to be built so sessions were held in the opera house on Marietta Street rented from H.I. Kimball. The new General Assembly contained 153 House members and 44 Senators. It was the first General Assembly in Georgia history to have African-American members. All of the African-American men were temporarily expelled
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Columbia County, Georgia


" county seat, as the Columbia County Government Center and the Government Complex Addition were built there to serve the growing population in the county's eastern areas. Court functions remained in Appling since Georgia state law required that superior court sessions must be held at the county seat and courthouse of each county at least twice a year. In 1998, the legislature changed the law to allow counties with unincorporated county seats to hold court sessions at annexes or satellite courthouses. With the 1993 passage of legislation requiring incorporated cities to provide at least
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Florida Legislature


Joint Resolution 2606 (1994) proposed to the voters a Constitutional Amendment (approved November 1994) shifting the start date to March, where it remains. The reason for the "first Tuesday after the first Monday" requirement stems back to the time when Regular Legislative Session began in April. Regular Legislative Session could start any day from April 2 through April 8, but never on April 1 – April Fool's Day. In recent years, the Legislature has opted to start in January in order to allow lawmakers to be home
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Oklahoma Legislature


take no action, neither signing nor vetoing the bill. In such a case, the Constitution states that the bill automatically becomes law after five days (excluding Sundays). However, if the Legislature adjourns (ends a legislative session) during the five-day period, then the bill does not become law. Thus, the Governor may veto legislation passed at the end of a legislative session simply by ignoring it; the maneuver is known as a pocket veto, and cannot be overridden by the adjourned Legislature. No
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Statesboro, Georgia


indicating its small size. The soldiers destroyed the courthouse, a crude log structure that doubled as a barn when court was not in session. After the Civil War, the small town began to grow, and Statesboro has developed as a major town in southeastern Georgia. Many freedmen stayed in the area, working on plantations as sharecroppers and tenant farmers. Following the Reconstruction era, racial violence of whites against blacks increased. In the era from 1880 to 1930, Georgia had the highest rate of lynchings of any state in the
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North Georgia Technical College


Governor Zell Miller's pledge to bring a post-secondary institution within 40 miles of every Georgian, the 1995 legislative session appropriated 5.5 million dollars to build a state-of-the-art facility to be located on 25 acres along the Zell Miller Mountain Parkway just outside the town of Blairsville. Union County graciously donated the land on which the Blairsville Campus is located. The 45,000+ square foot facility was built on a knoll with a dramatic view of the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains. Classes began September 30, 1998,
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Culture of Georgia (U.S. state)


homecomings and in all temperatures. The Georgia General Assembly traditionally holds a "wild hog supper" before legislative sessions and barbecue festivals can be found throughout the state. Georgia literature is distinct among the literature of other places in the world in its historical and geographical context and the values it imparts to people who enjoy the state's literature. Dramas such as the play-turned-movie "Driving Miss Daisy" are one example of Georgia's literary culture while better known fiction novels such as Margaret Mitchell's "Gone With the
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Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles


has leveled heavy criticism at the Board and similar Georgia authorities, although it notes that the symptoms it criticizes may not necessarily be intentional. In their 2012 report to the Georgia Criminal Justice Reform Council, the Southern Center for Human Rights (SCHR) noted the conviction of former Chairman of the Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles Bobby Whitworth, who during the 2000 General Assembly session in Georgia accepted a $75,000 bribe from Detention Management Services, Inc. for influencing the passing of Senate Bill 474. This private probation legislation would have
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147th Georgia General Assembly


The 2003 regular session of the 147th General Assembly of the U.S. state of Georgia met from January 13, 2003, at 10:00 am, to Friday, April 25, at midnight, at which time both houses adjourned "sine die". Control of the General Assembly was split between the Republican-controlled Senate and the Democratic-controlled House. This was the longest legislative session in more than a century. 122 general House bills, 174 local House bills, 77 general Senate bills and 41 local Senate bills passed both chambers
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Ordinance (India)


Ordinances are laws that are promulgated by the President of India (Indian Parliament) on the recommendation of the Union Cabinet. They can only be issued when Parliament is not in session. They enable the Indian government to take immediate legislative action. Ordinances cease to operate either if Parliament does not approve of them within six weeks of reassembly, or if disapproving resolutions are passed by both Houses. It is also compulsory for a session of Parliament to be held within six months. A total of 679 ordinances have been issued from 1950
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B.J. Nikkel


A "Windsor Beacon" editorial called her a "breath of fresh air" and cited her accomplishment as a freshman in the minority party as being "pretty impressive when you consider that Nikkel just began her State House career in January without being elected." Subsequently, she passed six bills and five Resolutions during the 2010 session. In the 2011 and 2012 legislative session, Nikkel continued her legislative success by passing seven bills and three Resolutions each year. Rep. B.J. Nikkel's broad success and ability to build consensus as a freshman
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Harrison H. Riddleberger


dueling after giving a speech at a Readjuster meeting that evening. He was eventually released after posting $1000 bail and agreeing not to duel for a year. However, dueling would become the subject of two laws passed during the Readjuster dominated legislative session of 1881-1882. On December 21, 1881, as the new legislative session began with a significant Readjuster majority, legislators elected Riddleberger to the U.S. Senate (even though the seat would not become vacant for more than a year). During that legislative session, Riddleberger reintroduced
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Sam Moore (Georgia politician)


57.7 percent of the 2,632 votes cast on February 4, 2014 after running a campaign on fighting for liberty and fighting corruption in the Georgia State Government. Moore was sworn into the Georgia House of Representatives on February 11, 2014. By the time he was sworn in, the Legislative session was half over and "Crossover Day" on March 3, 2014 was rapidly approaching. During his short tenure as part of the 152nd Georgia General Assembly, Sam Moore authored or cosponsored 15 different bills and 3 house resolutions. On Wednesday
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Cobb County, Georgia


Library is a city-owned library in Smyrna. Under Georgia's home rule provision, county governments have free rein to legislate on all matters within the county, provided that such legislation does not conflict with state or federal laws or constitutions. Cobb County is governed by a five-member board of commissioners, which has both legislative and executive authority within the county. The chairman of the board is elected county-wide. The other four commissioners are elected from single-member districts. The board hires a county manager who
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Georgia Legislative Black Caucus


The Georgia Legislative Black Caucus is the caucus of African-American members of the Georgia General Assembly. It was established in 1975, and is currently the largest caucus of black state legislators in the country in terms of members. Prior to the election of Senator Leroy Johnson, fifty-eight black legislators served in the General Assembly from 1868, when the first 33 African-American members were elected, to 1907, when W. H. Rogers resigned. From 1907 to 1962, African-Americans were effectively barred from voting or running
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Legislative session


the prorogued legislative session. This break takes place so as to prevent the upper house from sitting during an election campaign and to purge all upper chamber business before the start of the next legislative session. It is not uncommon for a session of parliament to be put into recess during holidays and then resumed a few weeks later exactly where it left off. Governments today end sessions whenever it is most convenient, and often, a new session will begin on the same day that the previous session ended. In most cases, when
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WJSP-TV


1960, when it moved to channel 9. WJSP-TV's call sign is from the initials of long-time Georgia legislator and member of the state's board of education, James S. Peters of Manchester, Georgia. WJSP-TV signed on August 10, 1964, as the fifth public television station in Georgia. It's somewhat reduced-power digital signal, on channel 23, began in 2003. WJSP-TV has been digital-only since February 17, 2009. The station had originally chosen to return
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Constituent Assembly of Georgia


sovereign republic on May 26, 1918, the day when the Georgian National Council anonymously adopted the Act of Independence of Georgia. The Council declared itself provisional Parliament in October 1918 and began preparations for a nationwide legislative elections - the only general elections in pre-Soviet Georgia. The Constituent Assembly was elected in the free and direct elections held from February 14 to 17 1919, to ratify the Act of Independence and adopt the republic’s constitution. The elections were contested by 15 political parties and the results were a triumph for the
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24th Arizona Territorial Legislature


voters in November 1906. A recently passed national law limited the amount of free travel that legislators and their friends could obtain. As a result, most members of the session remained in town during the session and worked on legislative issues. The session began on January 21, 1907, and ran for 60 days. The House was composed of 16 Democrats and 8 Republicans, while the Council contained 8 Republicans and 4 Democrats. Governor Kibbey began his address at 10:00 am on January 22, 1907. He used the speech as
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Georgia Department of Community Supervision


courts. After a comprehensive study of the current issues facing Georgia's community corrections system, the Council and Governor Deal determined that enhancements to public safety and governmental efficiency could be achieved by creating one state agency that is responsible for all offender supervision within Georgia's communities. As the next step in Governor Deal's ongoing criminal justice reform efforts, HB 310 was introduced during the 2015 legislative session. Addressing the recommendations made by the GCCJR, HB 310 transferred the responsibilities of the community supervision of parolees from the Georgia State Board of
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New Jersey Senate, 2014–15 term


The New Jersey Senate is the upper house of the New Jersey Legislature. The 2014–2015 term (216th legislative session) began on January 14, 2014 and will end on January 12, 2016. The Senators elected to this term were elected on November 5, 2013 (except for those since appointed or elected in special elections) and will serve until the end of the next term in 2018. This session was preceded by the 2012–2013 session and will be followed by the 2016–2017 session. The leadership for the 216th legislative session,
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New Jersey Senate, 2016–17 term


The New Jersey Senate is the upper house of the New Jersey Legislature. The 2016–2017 term (217th legislative session) began on January 12, 2016 and will end on January 9, 2018. The Senators elected to this term were elected on November 5, 2013 (except for those since appointed or elected in special elections) and will serve until the end of the next term in 2018. This session was preceded by the 2014–2015 session and will be followed by the 2018–2019 session. The leadership for the 217th legislative session,
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Chip Rogers


the 2010 "Golden Shovel" Award from the Georgia Utility Contractors. In a statement from the association, "(Rogers)played an integral role in passing favorable legislation for GUCA in the 2010 Legislative Session, including SB 339, GUCA's legislation that allows utility contractors to directly bid on utility construction work ... and specifically helped carry legislation to help reduce the property tax burden for heavy equipment operators." In 2011 he announced support for Tea Party advocates looking to expand school choice in the state. On December 4, Rogers announced he
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Florida Legislature


the first Tuesday after the first Monday in March. Under the State Constitution, as of 1998, the Legislature can begin even-numbered year Regular Legislative Sessions on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in March, or such other date as may be fixed by law. Prior to 1991, the Regular Legislative Session began in April. Senate Joint Resolution 380 (1989) proposed to the voters a Constitutional Amendment (approved November 1990) that shifted the starting date of Regular Legislative Session from April to February. Subsequently, Senate
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John Cook (governor)


lukewarm to the cause would be able to get such a position easily. Regardless, he was popular enough in Kent County to be elected again to the House of Assembly for the 1778/79 session, and in the 1780/81 session he began a term in the Legislative Council, later known as the State Senate. Cook was Speaker in the 1782/83 session when President John Dickinson resigned, thereby becoming President of Delaware himself. His succession was controversial, however, and was not generally agreed to until he agreed to serve only until a special
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148th Georgia General Assembly


from January 9, 2006, to March 30, 2006, at which time both houses adjourned "sine die". Active political parties in Georgia are not limited to the Democratic and Republican parties. Libertarians, Greens, the Southern Party of Georgia, and others, run candidates in numerous elections. However, for the 2005-06 session of the General Assembly, only one legislator was not from the two major parties, and he did not run as a member of any other party. House Bill 244  requires voters to
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Renee Unterman


Renee S. Unterman (born January 27, 1954) is an American politician. She is a member of the Georgia State Senate from the 45th District, serving since 2003. She is a member of the Republican Party. She also served in the Georgia State House of Representatives from 1998 to 2002. Unterman is an executive for Amerigroup, a health insurer with a billion dollar a year state Medicaid contract. She is also chair of the Georgia State Senate Health and Human Services Committee. At the beginning of the 2019 Legislative Session
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Huntsville, Alabama


quick growth was from wealth generated by the cotton and railroad industries. Many wealthy planters moved into the area from Virginia, Georgia, and the Carolinas. In 1819, Huntsville hosted a constitutional convention in Walker Allen's large cabinetmaking shop. The 44 delegates meeting there wrote a constitution for the new state of Alabama. In accordance with the new state constitution, Huntsville became Alabama's first capital when the state was admitted to the Union. This was a temporary designation for one legislative session only. The capital was moved to more
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Florida Senate


Monday in March. Under the State Constitution, the Legislature can begin even-numbered year Regular Legislative Sessions at a time of its choosing. Prior to 1991, the Regular Legislative Session began in April. Senate Joint Resolution 380 (1989) proposed to the voters a Constitutional Amendment (approved November 1990) that shifted the starting date of Regular Legislative Session from April to February. Subsequently, Senate Joint Resolution 2606 (1994) proposed to the voters a Constitutional Amendment (approved November 1994) shifting the start date to March,
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Denton G. Burdick


also a member of the resolutions committee. During the session, he focused on water and irrigation related legislation, introducing several bills that would have freed irrigation districts from state certification and eliminated the state's irrigation oversight board. In 1928, Burdick ran for a seventh term in the House. He easily won one of three District 21 seats. Shortly after the general election, Burdick announced that he planned to relocate to Portland once the legislative session was over. Then the day before the legislative session began, he was injured in
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Steve Beshear


, after House and Senate leaders informed him that they had reached an agreement on a plan after the regular legislative session's end. The session lasted five days, the minimum amount of time required to maneuver the bill through the legislative process. Following the legislative session, Beshear began to address his agenda related to energy production. In April 2008, he announced that he would divide the state's Environmental and Public Protection Cabinet to form a new Energy and Environmental Cabinet. The move essentially reversed the consolidation of Environmental, Public Protection
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1st North-West Legislative Assembly


Advisers" they could actively participate in debates and move motions, but did not have a vote. The 1st Session of the 1st North-West Legislative Assembly began on October 31, 1888. The festivities began in the morning, with music provided by the North-West Mounted Police Band. The session began at 3:00pm with Lieutenant Governor Joseph Royal entering the chamber escorted by Mounties. The Council opened by electing the first speaker in Northwest Territories history. Herbert Charles Wilson was nominated in a motion moved by Hugh Cayley. Wilson
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2006 Georgia gubernatorial election


prominent Democratic fundraisers. The ad criticized Perdue for allegedly failing to pay his taxes for several years before becoming governor, allegations that had been made in the 2002 campaign as well. Cox and Taylor, for reasons that are not clear, requested that the group not run the ad, prompting the Georgia Democratic Party chairman, Bobby Kahn, to strongly rebuke the group's members. The problem presented by illegal immigrants emerged during Georgia's 2006 legislative session as an issue likely to have a large impact on the gubernatorial campaign. Perdue
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Nan Grogan Orrock


and the Omnibus AIDS statute. She continually advocates for environmentally sound policies, and worked on passing monumental legislation surrounding regulation of landfills. Her activist efforts began back in 1963 when she participated in the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Following this, she proceeded to work with SNCC in Georgia and Mississippi and lead civil rights projects in the Black Belt counties of her home state of Virginia. Senator Orrock is the President of the Women Legislators’ Lobby, a national network of women state legislators launched by Women’s Action for
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Deborah Barnes-Jones


in London for four years. She was Deputy Head of Mission in Uruguay from 1996 to 2001, when she was appointed as the British ambassador to the Republic of Georgia. In 2004 Barnes-Jones was appointed as the Governor of Montserrat and was sworn in at a special session of the island's Legislative Council held in Brades on 10 May 2004, becoming the first female governor appointed by a reigning British monarch to a British Overseas Territory. She remained in post until 6 July 2007. In 1986, she married Fredrick Richard
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Llutxent


the Municipal Council to meet in full session at least every three months and extraordinary sessions can be called by either the mayor or by at least 1/4 of the Council Membership. The Municipal Council does not formulate major laws, but drafts regulations related to legislation from the Cortes Generales ("The Legislative Body of Spain") or the Generalitat Valenciana ("Regional Government"). It oversees the budget, and it may raise taxes to supplement grants from the Central and the Regional Governments. It is made up of 11 council
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Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick Television Service


the Secondary Audio Program (SAP). When the legislature is not in session, like the Ontario Parliament Network, the channel broadcasts an array of graphics and textual messages such as next scheduled sitting of the House, news about upcoming Legislature events, the hours for Legislature Building tours, and profiles of each Member of Legislative Assembly, but is set to background music from Stingray Music's Baroque channel instead of playing full-length albums by known artists. Prior to the launch of the channel, New Brunswick legislative proceedings began broadcasting
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Bob Herron


Herron, began caucusing with the Republicans in the House Majority Caucus. During the 2009 and 2010 legislative sessions, Representative Herron served as Co-Chair of the Community & Regional Affairs Committee, Co-Chair of the Health & Social Services Committee, and Vice-Chair of the Rules Committee. During the 2011 legislative session, Representative Herron began serving as the Chair of the Economic Development, Trade and Tourism Committee. Herron has a wife: Margaret, three children: Buddy, Charles & Jalene, and three grand children.
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Gordon W. McKay


committees. His main focus during the session was tax relief. During the second half of his second senate term, McKay attended the regular 1971 legislative session. That session began on January 11 and lasted through June 10. McKay served as chairman of the financial affairs committee and vice chairman of the rules and resolutions committee. He was also a member of the judiciary committee. During the session, he helped enact legislation that revised the state's criminal code. Prior to the 1972 election, state senate districts were reorganized. In
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Joseph O. Carter


, Carter began to rise in the political arena. He served two terms with the House of Representatives in the Legislature of the Kingdom of Hawaii, for sessions April 30 – July 29, 1872 and January 8 – 20, 1873. During the 1874 Honolulu Courthouse riot provoked by the Legislative Assembly electing Kalākaua over Queen Emma, former representative Carter sustained injuries when he became a target of mob harassment and violence while helping to rescue legislators. When he refused to leave the scene, the rioters carried him off. He was subsequently
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Federal Assembly (Austria)


The Federal Assembly () is the name given to a formal joint session of the two houses of the bicameral Austrian Parliament, the National Council and the Federal Council. It is chaired by the presidents of the two parliamentary chambers taking turns presiding over its sessions. According to the Federal Constitutional Law, the Federal Assembly does not function as a legislative body; the two chambers enact legislation, and even amend the constitution, as strictly separate entities. Since 1945, the assembly has only met to swear the elected President of Austria
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City Hall (Macon, Georgia)


military hospital beginning in 1863. Its greatest notoriety came the next year, when Governor Joseph E. Brown, fleeing the Union army's advance into Milledgeville, moved the state capital to Macon and set up an office at City Hall, beginning November 18, 1864. The General Assembly met in the building the following February and March, the last legislative session under the Confederate States of America. The building ceased to serve as capitol on March 11, 1865. Currently, City Hall houses city administrative offices, including that of the
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Warner B. Snider


state legislature in January 1933. The legislative term began with a short special session focused on property tax relief. This special session only lasted one week, ending on 7 January. He then served in the regular session that began two days after the special session closed. During the session, Snider was a member of the legislature's powerful Joint Ways and Means Committee, responsible for handling matters related to the state budget. In August 1933, Snider was selected as a delegate to Oregon's convention called to vote on repeal of
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Stacey Evans


voting to table the legislation. She was commended for her work by Georgia Equality. In the legislature, she quickly became known as a fighter for HOPE. She opposed the changes pushed by Governor Nathan Deal and Georgia legislative leaders that, Evans claimed, would push many Georgians off of the scholarship and out of school. The HOPE Scholarship program began by promising that all those who graduated from Georgia high schools with a B average would be able to go to college with the cost paid for by taxpayers. Despite the opposition of
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Joint session of the United States Congress


ceremonial or formal occasion and does not perform any legislative function; and no resolution is proposed or vote taken. Joint sessions and meetings are usually held in the Chamber of the House of Representatives, and are traditionally presided over by the speaker of the House. However, the Constitution requires the vice president (as president of the Senate) to preside over the counting of electoral votes. The Twelfth Amendment mandates that the Congress assemble in joint session to count the electoral votes and declare the winners of the election. The session is
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Colorado General Assembly


from November 1, 1876, through March 20, 1877. Succeeding sessions met every two years until 1950, when it began to meet annually. The lieutenant governor served as Senate President until 1974 when Article V, Section 10 of the state constitution was amended, granting the Colorado Senate the right to elect one of its own members as President. The Colorado Constitution establishes a system of government based on the separation of powers doctrine with power divided among the executive, legislative and judicial branches of government. Article V vests the legislative
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