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Votes at a glance: confirmations and bills the Georgia Senate passed Thursday
Summary
The Senate confirmed a judicial appointee and passed multiple bills by recorded votes, including measures on funeral-director licensing, unclaimed property, campaign finance jurisdiction, and recorded engrossment votes; key tallies are listed below.
ATLANTA ' The Georgia Senate recorded several formal actions Thursday. Key outcomes: the chamber confirmed a governor's appointee to the Judicial Qualifications Commission, adopted committee substitutes and passed bills on licensing and unclaimed property, and approved a House campaign-finance bill by substitute. The floor also voted on engrossment motions and received a message from the House on the General Appropriations Act.
At-a-glance results
- Confirmation: The Hon. Richard Hyde to the Judicial Qualifications Commission ' Motion to confirm adopted; recorded vote: 48 yeas, 0 nays (confirmation prevailed). (Floor action and tally reported by the Secretary.)
- Engrossment motion: Majority leader moved to engross SB 403 and HB 414 ' recorded vote on engrossment: 29 yeas, 20 nays (motion prevailed after objections were resolved).
- SB 239 (funeral directors/embalmers): Committee substitute adopted; passage by substitute recorded as 50 yeas, 0 nays.
- SB 403 (unclaimed property; virtual currency, streamlined claims): Committee substitute adopted; passage by substitute recorded as 50 yeas, 0 nays. Sponsor noted an estimated $3.3 billion in unclaimed property under state custody.
- HB 414 (campaign finance/ethics jurisdiction): Committee substitute adopted and bill passed on final record vote: 50 yeas, 1 nay.
- Message from the House: House Bill 973 (General Appropriations Act for FY 2025-2026) received and referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee for signature.
Procedural notes: Several committee substitutes were adopted on the floor prior to recorded passage. Where roll-call tallies were reported by the Secretary, these are included above exactly as read to the chamber.
