Passage of three score plus bills left lawmakers tired but happy that so much meaningful legislation was adopted before the Senate’s cut off for accepting House bills.

And, with the deadline looming, during a short dinner break, the House Rules Committee met again to recommend passage of yet another lengthy calendar.

So called “crossover day”, the thirtieth day of the legislation session, is the last day that either chamber will accept, for review, bills and resolutions from the other.

The idea is to allow careful consideration of one another’s proposals during the last remaining weeks; yet it does make for a long day.

Sent to the Senate was a broad range of legislation covering topics from the age of dependents covered under accident and sickness policies to provisions regulating shrimping.

Also passed was a reduction in the homestead exemption for senior citizens and legislation authorizing the creation of a House and Senate Water Desalination Study Committee to work during the interim considering alternative ways of making sure that coastal and south Georgia have an adequate water supply.

I’m Representative ________________ reporting from the capitol.