Georgia bills in doubt at deadline include immigration crackdown, religious liberty protections

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia lawmakers face a key deadline Thursday, the last day for legislation to pass either the House or Senate and advance to the other legislative chamber for consideration this year. Lawmakers on Monday will decide questions including whether to tighten rules on law enforcement cooperation with immigration officials and enact state protections for religious liberties.

Some key proposals have already moved forward, including a constitutional amendment that could allow a statewide vote on legalizing sports betting and a plan to cut income taxes. Proposals that would have curtailed automatic voter registration and limited how private schools could talk to students about gender identity appear unlikely to advance.

Proposals that don’t pass by the end of Thursday could still be resurrected later this year, but it becomes more difficult. Because this is the second year of a two-year session, most measures that don’t pass Thursday will effectively be dead.

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TO BE DECIDED THURSDAY

IMMIGRATION: House Bill 1105