ATLANTA — The Georgia House and Senate passed separate resolutions primarily along party lines Wednesday setting rules for the two-year term that began this week.
The resolutions set the procedures – most of them routine – for the operation of the two legislative chambers. But this year, the resolutions included a few notable changes.
Most controversial was the addition of new provisions that exempt communications between lawmakers and non-legislators about legislative business from public disclosure.
Rep. Stacey Evans, D-Atlanta, complained that the new rule keeping communications from the public could be read to include discussions between lawmakers and members of the executive branch of state government.
House Majority Leader Chuck Efstration, R-Dacula, said the rule does not apply to members of the executive branch.
“We can’t all be…
Read the full article here
