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Legislative Update – January 11, 2024

Monday, January 8, 2024 was the first day of the second half of the two-year legislative session, and the General Assembly is off to a fast start!

Senate Bill 172, the “Georgia Sports Betting Integrity Act,” (which did not make it out of the Senate committee last year) was just approved by their Regulated Industries committee on Tuesday, January 9.… Read the rest

December 2023 End-of-Year Update

We are grateful that Citizen Impact had a strong year. Our Pastors & Ministry Leaders’ Day in February was well-attended and, once again, Gov. Brian Kemp spoke. We also re-started the Student Legislative Days for the first time since 2020.

At the Georgia General Assembly there was a hard push to legalize sports betting here in Georgia, but we (along with other like-minded organizations) were successful again stopping any expansion of state-sponsored gambling.… Read the rest

Historic Vote to Remove Speaker of the House

After three weeks, the US House of Representatives has “the most socially conservative speaker in decades.”
Paul Smith, Executive Director, Citizen Impact

Background: In January, after Republicans gained control of the US House following the midterm elections, it took 15 rounds of voting for Rep.… Read the rest

Report from Washington DC

We had a productive trip the the nation’s capitol on September 11-13, 2023

Georgia delegation meeting with Rep. Austin Scott’s staff member.

In conjunction with the American Association of Christian Schools National Legislative Conference, the Citizen Impact Executive Director, Paul Smith, traveled to Washington, DC on September 11-13.… Read the rest

2023 Annual Conference Recap

Dr. William Lile, Keynote Speaker

“We just wanted to send a note and let you know that we really enjoyed the conference this year. We really enjoyed the speakers. The facilities there at Pinecrest are great. The banquet was delicious and the seating was great.… Read the rest

2023 Annual Conference – Thursday, August 24

Dr. William Lile — Keynote Speaker.

Click here to register for the Citizen Impact Annual Conference on August 24.

The conference location is Pinecrest Baptist Church (175 Foster Drive McDonough, GA). We are privileged to have Dr. William Lile as our Keynote Speaker!

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2023 Topgolf Fundraiser

Everyone had a great time at the Topgolf fundraiser on April 24th! Awesome turnout, great atmosphere, and a huge thank you to professional golfer Stewart Cink for coming and sharing his testimony. See photos below. Click here if you would like to make a tax-deductible donation to Citizen Impact.… Read the rest

FINAL Legislative Update – March 30, 2023

***NO VOTE ON EXPANDING STATE-SPONSORED GAMBLING***

The Georgia General Assembly ended their 2023 session without expanding any form of gambling in Georgia. This is wonderful news and a huge praise! However, because 2023 is the first year of a two-year session, gambling bills are still alive for the 2024 session, which begins next January.… Read the rest

Legislative Update – March 24, 2023

***Urgent Information***

Although House Bill 380 did not get a vote by the end of Crossover Day, on March 16 a Senate committee basically added the language of the Georgia Lottery Game of Sports Betting Act to House Bill 237 which *did* pass out of the House.… Read the rest

Legislative Update – March 16, 2023

Bills we are tracking in the 2023-2024 Georgia General Assembly:

***Urgent Information*** on Two Bills:

Although House Bill 380 did not get a vote by the end of Crossover Day, on March 16 a Senate committee added the language of the Georgia Lottery Game of Sports Betting Act to House Bill 237 which *did* pass out of the House.… Read the rest

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2024 CITIZEN IMPACT FUNDRAISER @ TOPGOLF

Monday, April 29, 6pm-9pm

Topgolf Atlanta Midtown | 1600 Ellsworth Industrial Blvd NW

www.citizenimpactusa.org/fundraiser