Now that the Georgia General Assembly is back in session, House Speaker Pro Tem and District 46 state Rep. Jan Jones, R-Milton, said she will request a hearing in “a week or two” on the resolution to recreate Milton County. It would include Sandy Springs.

Last year, House Resolution 21 sat in the House Rules committee for nearly a month but did not make it to the floor.

At the time, Ms. Jones said the bill was held back due to concerns about Senate votes and putting a constitutional amendment on the ballot during an off-year election.

The resolution has gone back to committee where assignments are being made, and the resolution’s author, Ms. Jones, said she hopes to see it move on to Rules within a few weeks.

“Right now I’m working with the north Fulton legislators in the House and the Senate,” she said. “We have regular conversations about legislation and our strategy.”

Ms. Jones said she hopes the resolution, which is being considered for the fourth year, passes this time, but there is no way to predict what might happen.

“I remain optimistic,” she said. “But you really can’t read these things ahead of time. Very few constitutional amendments pass each year.”

The newly elected speaker pro tem said she already answered most of her colleagues’ questions about the resolution in past years.

Ms. Jones said the resolution will be controversial, but she is counting on her fellow representatives to see it as a local issue.

“There will be a lot of strong supporters and even more strong opposition,” she said. “I’m convinced that it’s in the best interest of all of Fulton County, including Atlanta, that we move in the direction of eliminating Fulton County as we know it.”