Student Senate passes its first bill

Student Senate met Wednesday, passing its first bill of the academic year along with several resolutions to expand Senate by adding members.

The bill Senate passed was to support the city’s appeal of the Aug. 28 court decision, which ruled Athens’ plastic bag (opens in a new window) ban unconstitutional.

The bill to support the appeal was presented to Senate by the Governmental Affairs Commission. The bill's sponsors included Governmental Affairs Commissioner Donald Theisen alongside senators ​Jayson Smith, Jack Meermans and​ primary sponsor Mark Vitelli.