Crossover Day Countdown For Transit Reform, Criminal Justice Reform, And Distracted Driving

The Georgia General Assembly will enter on Monday one of the session's most turbulent periods, a half-way point scramble by which all bills must have cleared their originating chamber if they are to be eligible for full passage this year.

The approach of Crossover Day, whose Feb. 28 threshold was inched up by two days from last year amid a desire from Senate leadership to expedite the legislative year, will trigger a marathon of activity by leadership in both chambers to keep on track the session's priority proposals.

Here's what we're watching before Wednesday hard stop:

Transit reform

The years-long effort to reshape transportation services throughout metropolitan Atlanta faces an important test Wednesday, as neither of the two GOP-led transit reform companion bills have passed their respective houses.