The last day of the legislative session has been set for Thursday, April 14. The final day of the legislative session (40th legislative day), is also known as sine die, a Latin term which means “without a day.” Every legislative day, the House and Senate vote to adjourn with a set date to return. For instance, the Majority Leader makes a motion that the “Senate stand in adjournment until Thursday, March 1st at 10:00am.” This motion is voted on by the members of the House – adjourning with a particular day to return. Sine Die is when the legislature adjourns without a day to return, the last day of the session. While this is also a marathon day for both chambers, as they race to get last minute legislation passed, they must both adjourn no later than midnight.

Unlike crossover day, the adjournment of sine die is celebrated with several traditions. Doors to the House and Senate are opened just prior to the adjournment, where the Speaker and the Lt Governor can see each other across the rotunda, so they can adjourn their chambers simultaneously. The Speaker then descends from the rostrum, bows to both party leaders, and then runs out of the chamber.

Sine Die is a great tradition in Georgia and the public is welcome to come to the Capitol. Each year, some of our constituent families have come to Atlanta to experience sine die.

Advance Adairsville President John Doyle announced that the organization will sponsor a Town Hall Meeting in Adairsville on Tuesday April 19^th. State Senator Barry Loudermilk (District 52) and State Representative Christian Coomer (District 14) are expected to participate. 

"This will give local residents a chance to hear about the latest results from the 2011 legislative session and the additional opportunity to question their elected representatives about a variety of issues," stated Doyle.

The Town Hall Meeting will take place at 7:00 PM in the community room of Northside Bank in Adairsville.