SR 4 Georgia Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Officials, Employees, and Committees; relative

This resolution establishes staffing and compensation rules for Senate offices and leadership during the 2025-2026 legislative session. It authorizes the Senate Committee on Administrative Affairs to hire personnel for offices like the Senate Press Office and sets fixed annual salaries for Majority and Minority Leaders ($2,400 each) and Administration Floor Leaders ($1,200 each). Additionally, it provides expense allowances for senators and officers conducting official business during adjourned periods, with requirements for documentation of daily activities.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Jan 2025
Senate Passage
Jan 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2025 Last action Jan 13, 2025
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What changed between versions

As Introduced LC 33 9755 Adopted Senate · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was adopted by the Senate with minor formatting adjustments and a key policy change transferring authority over personnel decisions from the Senate Committee on Administrative Affairs to the Secretary of the Senate for the Secretary's Office. This shift allows the Secretary to independently determine personnel numbers, compensation, and employment terms rather than having those decisions made by the committee.
Scope change
The bill's scope regarding personnel authority for the Secretary of the Senate's Office was expanded to grant the Secretary direct decision-making power over employment terms, previously reserved for the Senate Committee on Administrative Affairs.
REQUIREMENT

Authority to fix personnel numbers and compensation for the Secretary of the Senate's Office was transferred from the Senate Committee on Administrative Affairs to the Secretary of the Senate.

Authority to determine employment basis (permanent/temporary, part-time/full-time) for the Secretary of the Senate's Office was transferred from the Senate Committee on Administrative Affairs to the Secretary of the Senate.

TECHNICAL

Minor formatting changes including page numbering adjustments and section header spacing were made during Senate adoption.

Floor votes · Senate Jan 13, 2025

How they voted

550
Passed
Total votes 55
Jan 13, 2025
D Democratic22
22 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican33
33 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
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Actions timeline

Total actions
4
Key actions
2
Committee
1
Jan 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Jan 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Engrossed
upper
Jan 13, 2025
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Jan 13, 2025
Introduced
Senate Hopper
upper
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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