The Battle Continues: Georgia Alcohol Sales on Sundays

The battle continues in Georgia over the sale of alcohol on Sundays. Republican Sen. Seth Harp of Midland filed a bill saying local governments could call elections to let voters decide if they want the sale of beer, wine, and liquor on Sundays. Supporters of the bill believe that the new law would bring in millions of dollars in tax revenue. The measure has not been passed in the last two years of legislation. Georgia Governor Sunny Perdue opposes the sale of alcohol on Sunday.

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Tuesday roundup of bills signed by Perdue

Several bills were signed into law by Governor Perdue on Tuesday.

-Legislation approved into law that gives consumers greater protection over their credit information. Consumers for a fee can ‘freeze’ access to their information.

-Approved is a bill that creates a special fund and speeds the process for the approval of reservoirs in the state.

-Three other bills approved deal with education—-all pave a smoother path for the creation of charter schools in Georgia.

-Perdue signed into law Tuesday a measure that reworks an earlier version of the sex offenders residency law that was struck down by the state’s Supreme Court. It brings back many restrictions to fix a 2006 law that bans sex offenders from living, working or loitering within one-thousand feet of nearly anywhere children gather.

-Despite his opposition to Sunday sales of alcohol in the state, the Governor Tuesday did sign a bill that allows for beer to be sold at Gwinnett County’s new baseball stadium on Sundays next year. In addition, Perdue signed the bill to allow Georgians to buy wine over the Internet.