Georgia House passes $26B budget, spending plan heads to Kemp

By Washington Examiner

Published June 29, 2020 4:00pm ET

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Georgia House passes $26B budget, spending plan heads to Kemp — Republican gubernatorial candidate Brian Kemp speaks during a "Get Out The Vote" rally at the Dalton Convention Center on Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018 in Dalton, Ga. Republican Brian Kemp is facing off against Democrat Stacey Abrams for governor in Georgia. | (C.B. Schmelter/Chattanooga Times Free Press via AP)

The Georgia General Assembly ended its legislative session Friday with the House approving a budget for the new fiscal year that includes $2.2 billion in cuts.

The House voted Friday in favor of the $26 billion spending proposal, 104-62. It reflects a 10 percent reduction in spending, but that is less than what budget writers expected they would have to cut after the economic fallout from the response to COVID-19.

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