Georgia House recomits HB 55 to judiciary, adopts orders and resolutions and pauses to honor victims of Washington collision

The Georgia House of Representatives conducted routine floor business, adopted its journal and order of business by unanimous consent, recommitted House Bill 55 to the Judiciary Committee and approved several privileged resolutions before pausing for tributes and prayers related to a midair collision near Reagan National Airport.

The chamber dispensed with the reading of the previous day—s journal and confirmed it by unanimous consent after the chair of the House committee on information and audits reported the journal had been reviewed and "found to be correct," the clerk said. The house then adopted a resolution establishing the order of business for the day by unanimous consent.

The clerk read dozens of bills in a first- and second-reading roll call, including proposals touching on transportation, taxation, education, public health and local government. The readings were informational; no floor debate on those bills was recorded…