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2007 Interim Study Committees, Authorities, Commissions and Councils


Study committees are those that have been appointed, or selected to perform a specific task or study a specific issue. As Senate Study Committees examine various issues, reports are released which include any findings, recommendations, or legislative proposals a committee deems appropriate.

Click Here for reports from the 2006 Interim Study Committees.


Click Here for a printable version of this list

 
 

Joint Senate and House Study Committees

 
SR 30 State Stroke System of Care
Joint Study Committee

Senate Appointments:

Sen. Don Thomas - Co-Chair
Sen. Gail Davenport
Sen. Lee Hawkins
Sen. Horacena Tate
Sen. Renee Unterman

House Appointments:
Rep. Don Parsons - Co-Chair
Rep. Cecily Hill
Rep. Gene Maddox
Rep. Nikki Randall
Rep. Ed Rynders

SR 246

Indigent Defense
Joint Study Committee

Senate Appointments:

Sen. Mitch Seabaugh - Co-Chair
Sen. Michael Meyer von Bremen
Sen. Preston Smith
Sen. John Wiles

Citizen Member Senate Appointments:
Brett Ladd (Attorney member)
Commissioner Mike Berg - Dawson County Board of Commissioners

House Appointments:
Rep. David Ralston - Co-Chair
Rep. Tom Knox
Rep. Kevin Levitas
Rep. Chuck Martin

Citizen Member House Appointments:
Chairman Tom Worthan - Douglas County Board of Commissioners
Edward D. Tolley

SR 363 Mental Health Service Delivery Commission

VETOED BY GOVERNOR

SR 365

Transportation Funding
Joint Study Committee

Senate Appointments:
Sen. Jeff Mullis - Co-Chair
Sen. Chip Pearson
Sen. Doug Stoner
Sen. Tommie Williams
Sen. Valencia Seay - Ex-Officio

House Appointments:
Rep. Vance Smith - Co-Chair
Rep. James Mills
Rep. Jay Shaw
Rep. Donna Sheldon

HR 322

Continuing Education and Collegiate Sports
Programs for Students with Disabilities Joint Study Committee

Senate Appointments:
Sen. Seth Harp - Co-Chair
Sen. Gail Davenport
Sen. Nan Orrock
Sen. Don Thomas
Sen. John Wiles

House Appointments:
Rep. Allen Freeman – Co-Chair
Rep. Melvin Everson
Rep. Hugh Floyd
Rep. Ron Forster
Rep. “Coach” Williams

HR 351

Fulton County
Joint Study Committee

Senate Appointments:
Sen. Dan Moody - Co-Chair
Sen. Judson Hill
Sen. Kasim Reed
Sen. Horacena Tate

Citizen Member Senate Appointments:
Commissioner Lynne Riley
Al Nash
Mark Hennessy
Brad Carver

House Appointments:
Rep. Ed Lindsey – Co-Chair
Rep. Bob Holmes
Rep. Wendell Willard
Rep. Kathy Ashe
Rep. Jan Jones
Rep. Margaret Kaiser
Rep. Harry Geisinger
Rep. Joe Wilkinson

 

Senate Study Committees

 
SR 66 Shortage of Doctors and Nurses
in Georgia Study Commitee

Sen. Cecil Staton - Chair
Sen. Don Thomas
Sen. Renee Unterman
Sen. Lee Hawkins
Sen. Horacena Tate
Sen. Seth Harp
Sen. Steve Henson
Sen. David Adelman - Ex-Officio

SR 280 Rights Relating to Reproductive and
Genetic Technology Study Committee

Sen. Eric Johnson - Chair
Sen. David Adelman
Sen. Bill Heath
Sen. David Shafer
Sen. Preston Smith
Sen. Cecil Staton
Sen. Don Thomas

SR 340 Study Committee on State Boards, Commissions,
Authorities, Councils, and Committees

Sen. Dan Moody - Chair
Sen. George Hooks
Sen. Mitch Seabaugh

SR 385 Georgia Advance Directives Registry
Study Committee

To be appointed

SR 403 EMS Recruitment, Retention, and Training Study Committee

Sen. Jeff Mullis - Chair
Sen. Ronnie Chance
Sen. John Douglas
Sen. Johnny Grant
Sen. Steve Thompson

SR 426 Quality of Child Care in Georgia Study Committee

Sen. Dan Weber - Chair
Sen. Joseph Carter
Sen. Bill Hamrick
Sen. Ronald Ramsey
Sen. Regina Thomas

SR 471 Property and Casualty Rate Regulation Study Committee

Sen. Chip Rogers - Chair
Sen. Tim Golden
Sen. Ralph Hudgens
Sen. Jack Murphy
Sen. Chip Pearson

SR 480 Increasing Cargo Capacity at GA Ports Study Committee

Sen. Joseph Carter - Chair
Sen. Ronnie Chance
Sen. Jeff Chapman
Sen. George Hooks
Sen. Eric Johnson
Sen. Michael Meyer von Bremen
Sen. Jeff Mullis

SR 482 Communications Taxes, Fees and
Telecommunications Franchising Process Study Committee

Sen. David Shafer - Chair
Sen. Tim Golden
Sen. Bill Heath
Sen. Jack Murphy
Sen. Chip Rogers

SR 487 Teacher Complaint/Grievance Procedure Study Committee

Sen. John Wiles - Chair
Sen. Johnny Grant
Sen. Michael Meyer von Bremen
Sen. Ron Ramsey
Sen. Dan Weber

SR 517 Diabetes and Childhood Obesity Study Committee

Sen. Don Thomas - Chair
Sen. Joseph Carter
Sen. Greg Goggans
Sen. Johnny Grant
Sen. Valencia Seay

SR 555 Hate Crime Legislation Study Committee

Sen. Bill Cowsert - Chair
Sen. David Adelman
Sen. Vincent Fort
Sen. Bill Hamrick
Sen. Kasim Reed
Sen. Mitch Seabaugh
Sen. Preston Smith

SR 593 Use of Brain Fingerprinting Study Committee

Sen. John Douglas - Chair
Sen. Jeff Chapman
Sen. Nancy Schaefer
Sen. Cecil Staton
Sen. Doug Stoner

SR 619 Prescription Drugs Study Committee

Sen. Jack Murphy - Chair
Sen. Gloria Butler
Sen. Lee Hawkins
Sen. Ralph Hudgens
Sen. John Wiles

SR 637 Health Care Transformation Study Committee

Sen. Judson Hill - Chair
Sen. Don Balfour
Sen. Seth Harp
Sen. Ronald Ramsey

SR 653 Cigarette Tax Evasion Study Committee

Sen. David Shafer - Chair
Sen. Tim Golden
Sen. Bill Hamrick
Sen. Chip Rogers
Sen. Ross Tolleson

** Senate Mental Health Service Delivery Study Committee Sen. Johnny Grant - Chair
Sen. Jack Hill
Sen. Greg Goggans
Sen. Steve Henson
** State Lien Law Study Committee Sen. Mitch Seabaugh - Chair
Sen. John Wiles
Sen. Don Balfour
Sen. Tim Golden
** Tybee Island Study Committee Sen. Eric Johnson - Chair
Sen. Regina Thomas
Sen. Seth Harp
** Sex Offender Sentencing Study Committee Sen. Emanuel Jones -Co-Chair
Sen. Mitch Seabaugh -Co-Chair
Sen. Nancy Schaefer
Sen. Vincent Fort
 

Authorities, Commissions and Councils
created by Georgia Law

 
SB 39 Charter Advisory Committee

To be appointed

SB 60 Georgia Trauma Care Network Commission

Citizen Member House Appointments:
Ms. Linda Cole
Mr. Bill Moore

SB 148 Saving the Cure Commission

Governor's Appointments:
To be appointed

Senate Appointments:
To be appointed

House Appointments:
To be appointed

SB 165 Agricultural Commodity Commission

To be appointed

HB 214

Jekyll Island-State Park Authority

Governor's Appointments:
To be appointed

Senate Appointments:
Sen. Tommie Williams - Chair - odd years
Sen. Chip Pearson
Sen. Ross Tolleson
Sen. Eric Johnson - Ex Officio

House Appointments:
Rep. Jerry Keen - Chair - even years
Rep. Terry Barnard
Rep. Karla Drenner

HB 655 Hearing Impaired and Deaf Persons Commission

Citizen Member House Appointment:
Dr. Helena Solodar, Au.D.

 

Local Authorities, Commissions and Councils
created by Georgia Law

 
HR 955 Effingham County Tax Structure

To be appointed

**Study Committee created under the authority granted by SR 8  

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