Georgia House adopts order, confirms journal and passes local calendar

The Georgia House of Representatives convened Wednesday at the State Capitol in Atlanta and adopted its order of business, confirmed the previous day’s journal and passed a package of uncontested local bills and privileged resolutions, the chamber’s presiding officers said.

The actions were largely procedural but carry immediate effect for local measures: the chamber received committee reports, gave first reading to dozens of bills across policy areas and approved the local calendar — which included three homestead-exemption measures that required a recorded two-thirds roll-call vote.

The chair opened the session by asking members to take their seats and then read the resolution establishing the order of business for the day. The resolution establishing the order was adopted without recorded objection. The committee on information and audits, chaired by Representative Hilton,…