The final day of the Georgia legislative session comes with many traditions, like throwing fistfuls of paper, wearing seersucker suits in early spring and, in recent years, failing to pass a bill to allow for medical cannabis.
Sine Die, pronounced “see-nay dee-ay” in Latin but “Sigh-nee Die” in Georgia, typically sees lawmakers scramble to get their favorite bills past the finish line before the 40-day session expires.
The legislature’s only constitutionally required job is to pass the state’s budget. This year, the House and Senate approved a $32.4 billion spending plan.
Here’s a look at what other legislation made the cut — and what didn’t — in the last 24 hours of this year’s convening of lawmakers under the Gold Dome in Atlanta.
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