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Georgia House opens with chaplain’s prayer, adopts routine resolutions and reads scores of bills
Summary
The Georgia House convened Jan. 27, 2025, opened with a devotional by Pastor Billy Smith, adopted privilege resolutions and the day’s order of business, heard readings of many first- and second-reading bills across health, education and finance, received multiple announcements and adjourned to Jan. 28 at 10 a.m.
The Georgia House of Representatives convened Monday morning, Jan. 27, 2025, with the Speaker calling the chamber to order, overseeing a morning roll call and inviting Pastor Billy Smith of Christ Chapel Church in Zebulon to deliver the opening devotion. The House adopted a resolution establishing the day’s order of business and approved a set of privilege resolutions without objection.
The day’s agenda included the clerk’s reading of dozens of bills during first and second reading phases. The items read covered a broad set of subjects, including proposed changes to the Official Code of Georgia related to insurance, income and property taxation, education, motor vehicle regulation, public health and appropriations for the 2024–25 and 2025–26 fiscal years. The clerk concluded the long series of first readers and the House moved sequentially through second-reading captions for major appropriations measures.
Representative Beth Camp introduced the chaplain and Pastor Billy Smith used his devotional to emphasize service to others, urging the chamber to “find the need and meet it, find the hurt and heal it.” Members stood for the Pledge of Allegiance after the prayer. The Speaker thanked the chaplain and invited members to meet him for a photo.
The House recognized several visiting delegations and celebrations in the gallery, including the Smyrna Youth Council and representatives of cities designated under the Georgia Planning Act. Members also observed remembrances for former members and community leaders, and Chairman Martin led recognition of the University of Georgia’s 240th anniversary.
Committee chairs and members used morning announcements to publicize subcommittee schedules, caucus meetings and public events, including appropriations subcommittee meetings and a public demonstration by Intuitive Surgical. Several members highlighted constituent- and advocacy-driven events at the capitol for the week.
Near the close of the day the Majority Leader moved that the House adjourn; the Speaker called for a voice vote, the ayes were recorded and the House adjourned until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025.
Action items recorded on the floor included the adoption of the day’s order of business and the unanimous adoption of privilege resolutions; no roll-call tallies were given in the transcript for those floor approvals. The motion to adjourn was carried by voice vote.
