On Tuesday, April 2, 2019, Governor Brian P. Kemp signed several bills ahead of the General Assembly’s adjournment sine die. Governor Kemp signed House Bills 21, 50, 51, 52, 54, 217, 284, 285, 304, 306, 316, 559, 574, 590, 597, 601, 602, 603, 607, 622, and 632.

Once the Georgia General Assembly adjourns sine die, the Governor has forty days to review a bill or resolution intended to have the effect of law and sign, veto, or take no action on the measure, allowing it to become law. The last day for the Governor to sign or veto a bill or resolution is May 12, 2019.

On February 15, Governor Kemp signed Senate Bill 25 – his first as Georgia’s 83^rd Governor - to improve school bus safety for families and children across the Peach State. On March 12, Governor Kemp signed House Bill 30, the amended fiscal year 2019 budget. On March 27, the Governor signed the Patients First Act – Senate Bill 106.