On Friday, March 26th, it was the 30th day of the 40-day Georgia General Assembly session. Said day is considered "Crossover Day".

"Crossover Day" is the day that any bill from either the Georgia Senate or Georgia House of Representatives must make it from one chamber to another for final consideration. If any given bill (except those related to the state budget) fails to pass either chamber, then it is considered "dead" for the rest of the session.

Here at GRG HQ, we've been very interested in House Bill 1218, the "Transportation Investment Act of 2010". This bill contains a proposal to allow Georgia's voters to decide, by region, on a 1 percent sales tax to be used solely for transportation improvements within said region.

So where's the bill?!!! According to the bill's website, the last status listed was "House Committee Favorably Reported" on March 18th.

If it has been "favorably reported", then as far as I know, it should have been put to the full House of Representatives for perhaps further discussion and debate. Otherwise, it seems to be in some sort of "legislative limbo".

My last source of info to check was the Georgia House Twitter page. This particular page has a listing of bills and resolutions that have been introduced and voted on, in addition to some other "housekeeping" matters. Regrettably, I could not find any action on the bill in question.

Years ago, the Atlanta Falcons used to say "Wait 'til next year" after yet another disappointing football season. Like the ever-hopeful Falcons fan from back in "the day", I guess we'll all have to "wait until next year".

That's it for now. Thanks for reading, "keep the faith", and please come back often.

 

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