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Sen. Hamrick Hosts Local Students as Pages Students Learn Ins and Outs of Legislative Session by BillHamrick
Feb 15, 2012 | 0 
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ATLANTA (February 9, 2012) – Senator Bill Hamrick (R-Carrollton) welcomed local students Caroline Conerly and Samantha Holland to the State Capitol on Tuesday, February 7, as participants in the Senate Page Program for the 2012 Legislative Session. “I encourage students, particul... | 22 |
Unanimous vote out of Senate by BillHamrick
Feb 13, 2012 | 0 | 27 |
Condominium Oversight Bill Passes Senate ATLANTA (January 31, 2012) – The Georgia Senate today passed SB 136, granting unit owners the right to file a petition in superior court in order to gain oversight of the condominium’s homeowners association. The bill passed unanimously with a v... | 27 |
Approaching the Halfway Mark of the 2012 Legislative Session by BillHamrick
Feb 13, 2012 | 0 | 25 |
ATLANTA (February 9, 2012) – The Georgia General Assembly is quickly approaching the halfway point of the 2012 legislative session. As a reminder, each legislative session in Georgia is 40 days long, and Thursday, February 9 marked Day 18. It should also be noted that we are only 12 days away fro... | 25 |
Sen. Bill Hamrick Files Legislation to Revise Georgia’s International Commercial Arbitration Laws by BillHamrick
Feb 08, 2012 | 0 | 28 |
ATLANTA (February 7, 2012) – Sen. Bill Hamrick (R-Carrollton) has filed SB 383, which aims to revise Georgia’s current laws regarding international arbitration and enhance the state’s visibility as a neutral location for commercial contract resolution. This legislation has received the support... | 28 | 
Sen. Bill Hamrick Applauds Launch of Needs-Based REACH Scholarship Program by BillHamrickFeb 07, 2012 | 0 | 27 |
ATLANTA (February 6, 2012) – Sen. Bill Hamrick (R-Carrollton) attended the launch of the REACH (Realizing Educational Achievement Can Happen) Scholarship program today on the Georgia Tech campus. Gov. Nathan Deal kicked off an aggressive fund-raising program and also announced the program’... | 27 |
Busy Week in the Georgia Senate by BillHamrick
Feb 03, 2012 | 0 | 21 |
By: Sen. Bill Hamrick (R-Carrollton) ATLANTA (February 3, 2012) – As the 2012 legislative session progresses, there is a growing number of bills being sent to the Senate floor. We are now at a point where it is not uncommon to see five or six bills in the well on any given day. ... | 21 | 
Sen. Bill Hamrick Welcomes Local Student by BillHamrickFeb 03, 2012 | 0 | 23 |
ATLANTA (February 1, 2012) – Sen. Bill Hamrick (R-Carrollton) welcomed local student Anna Caitlin Camp to the State Capitol on Tuesday, January 31, 2011. Camp was selected to participate in the Senate Page Program during the 2012 Legislative Session. “It was a pleasure to host Anna Caitlin as a... | 23 |
The Importance of Judiciary by BillHamrick
Jan 27, 2012 | 0 | 22 |
ATLANTA (January 26, 2012) – As chairman of the Senate Judiciary committee, I am tasked with overseeing testimony regarding bills that affect civil and criminal judicial proceedings, government information and constitutional amendments. I take my role very seriously, and find it important to con... | 22 | 
Young Paging Volunteer Helps in Senate Chambers by BillHamrickJan 26, 2012 | 0 | 17 |
In the Senate we always like to see our Georgia youth getting a "floor level" view of the legislative process by serving as pages during session. Raleigh Bumpers, my first page volunteer of the 2012 session helped us this past Tuesday, January 24. It was my pleasure to have her with us and to h... | 17 |
First Bill Passes out of Judiciary by BillHamrick
Jan 23, 2012 | 0 | 17 |
Happy to announce that the first bill passed out the Senate Judiciary Committee this afternoon. My SB 136 passed out unanimously, read the bill here: http://www.legis.ga.gov/ legislation/en-US/Display/ 20112012/SB/136 | 17 |