Post by pavel on May 13, 2016 6:10:05 GMT -6
ATLANTA — After the Georgia General Assembly adjourned in late March, Gov. Nathan Deal had a May 3 deadline to sign or veto each bill the legislators had passed.
Much of the attention centered on “campus carry’’ legislation, which would have allowed students to carry concealed firearms on campuses of Georgia’s public colleges. It was controversial from the start, and the governor wound up vetoing it on the deadline day.
Deal also waited to act on some health care bills, signing them into law just days before the deadline.
Two of these pieces of legislation did not attract much fanfare or criticism. They were approved by the Legislature with little media attention and have won praise from patient advocates in Georgia.
Read more: www.albanyherald.com/news/local/governor-quietly-signs-health-care-bills/article_94a6d31c-f6b3-550c-8c54-4c909235077b.html
Much of the attention centered on “campus carry’’ legislation, which would have allowed students to carry concealed firearms on campuses of Georgia’s public colleges. It was controversial from the start, and the governor wound up vetoing it on the deadline day.
Deal also waited to act on some health care bills, signing them into law just days before the deadline.
Two of these pieces of legislation did not attract much fanfare or criticism. They were approved by the Legislature with little media attention and have won praise from patient advocates in Georgia.
Read more: www.albanyherald.com/news/local/governor-quietly-signs-health-care-bills/article_94a6d31c-f6b3-550c-8c54-4c909235077b.html