FILE - Georgia House Speaker Jon Burns, R-Newington, speaks at a press conference at the Capitol in Atlanta on Dec. 18, 2023. Georgia lawmakers are beginning their 2024 session on Monday, Jan. 8, 2024. (Arvin Temkar/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File) MANDATORY CREDIT; MARIETTA DAILY OUT; GWINNETT DAILY POST OUT; WXIA OUT; WGCL OUT, FILE PHOTO
