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2019 Georgia legislative session ends

Among final day's focus: Medical marijuana, school safety plans

Georgia lawmakers Rep. Mark Newton, R-Augusta, left, and Rep. Micah Gravley, R-Douglasville, celebrate the end of the 2019 legislative session in the House chambers at the State Capitol late Tuesday, April 2, 2019, in Atlanta. A medical marijuana bill sponsored by Gravley was passed by the house in the final moments of the session. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Georgia lawmakers Rep. Mark Newton, R-Augusta, left, and Rep. Micah Gravley, R-Douglasville, celebrate the end of the 2019 legislative session in the House chambers at the State Capitol late Tuesday, April 2, 2019, in Atlanta. A medical marijuana bill sponsored by Gravley was passed by the house in the final moments of the session. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

ATLANTA — Tuesday marked the final day of Georgia's 2019 legislative session, and lawmakers worked until midnight making compromises and passing legislation.

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