2008 Study Committees

List of Committees

Current Study Committees

Study Committee Reports

Senate Meeting Notices

Senate Committee Rooms

Senate Rules

Senate Rules of Conduct

Senate Calendars

Senate Prefiled Legislation

Senate Composite Status

Senate Forms and Documents

Secretary of Senate Staff

Senate Facts

Appropriations Documents

2008 Study Committees

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.

Joint Study Committees

SR 445

Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Minors Study Commission

Senate Appointments:
Sen. Renee Unterman, Co-Chair

Sen. Jack Murphy

Sen. Kasim Reed

Senate Citizen Member Appointments:
Chief Gary Yandura, College Park Police Dept.

Chief Judge Sanford Jones, Fulton County Juvenile Court.

Judge Melvin K. Westmoreland, Atlanta Judicial Circuit.

Mike Randolph, Chief of the Bibb County Public Defender Office, Juvenile Division.

Tom Rawlings, Exec. Director of the Office of the Child Advocate.

Daniel Porter, District Attorney, Gwinnett Judicial Circuit

House Appointments:
Rep. Calvin Hill, Co-Chair

Rep. Amy Carter

Rep. David Ralston

SR 820

Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Study Committee

VETOED

HR 1103

Teacher Training and Certification Study Committee

Senate Appointments:

Sen. Dan Weber, Co-Chair

Sen. Don Balfour

Sen. Ed Harbison

Sen. Seth Harp

Senate Citizen Member Appointments:
Will Stoll (Teacher member)

Cynthia Kuhlman (Administrator member)

House Appointments:
Rep. Amy Carter

Rep. Brooks Coleman

Rep. Bill Hembree

Rep. Howard Maxwell

House Citizen Member Appointments:
Dr. Elaine Connell, Superintendent, Dublin City Schools

Ms. Emily Jennette (Teacher member)

Dr. Penny Elkins, Ph.D.

Senate Study Committees

SR 428	Railroad Safety and Security Study Committee	To be appointed
SR 767	Health Care Transformation Study Committee	Senate Appointments: Sen. Judson Hill, Chair Sen. Don Balfour Sen. Horacena Tate Sen. Don Thomas
SR 788	Brain Injury Related Neurobehavioral Issues in Georgia Study Committee	Senate Appointments: Sen. Don Thomas, Chair Sen. Greg Goggans Sen. Lee Hawkins Sen. Valencia Seay Sen. Cecil Staton House Citizen Member Appointments: Mr. Charles Fuller (Family member) Mr. Dennis Skelley (Provider member) Ms. Susan Johnson (Brain & Spinal Trust Fund Commission member) Ms. Cynthia Hanna (Dept. of Labor member) Ms. Alexis Teitelbaum (Dept. of Community Health member)
SR 819	Comprehensive Firearms Law Study Committee	Senate Appointments: Sen. Mitch Seabaugh, Chair Sen. Don Balfour Sen. George Hooks Sen. Chip Rogers Sen. Preston Smith
SR 1020	Sexual Exploitation of Minors Study Committee	To be appointed
SR 1093	Creation of Georgia MethCheck Data Base Study Committee	Senate Appointments: Sen. Gloria Butler, Chair Sen. Johnny Grant Sen. Bill Hamrick Sen. Jack Murphy Sen. Valencia Seay
SR 1097	Future of Manufacturing in Georgia Study Committee	Senate Appointments: Sen. Chip Rogers, Chair Sen. Tim Golden Sen. Jeff Mullis Sen. Chip Pearson Sen. Doug Stoner Sen. Ed Tarver
SR 1113	Daylight Saving Time Study Committee	To be appointed
SR 1147	Fleeing and Law Enforcement Pursuits Study Committee	Senate Appointments: Sen. John Douglas, Chair Sen. Bill Jackson Sen. Cecil Staton
SR 1166	Public and Legal Notices Study Committee	To be appointed
SR 1167	Local Sales Tax Collection Study Committee 2. Local Sales Tax Collection Advisory Committee 3. Transferable Low-Income Housing Tax Credits Study Committee	Senate Appointments: Sen. Chip Rogers, Chair Sen. Tim Golden Sen. Emanuel Jones Sen. Mitch Seabaugh Sen. John Wiles Senate Citizen Member Appointments: Mayor Mike Bodker Mayor Donnie Henriques Commissioner Tom McMichael Commissioner Lamar Paris
SR 1187	Children's Mental Health in Georgia Study Committee	Senate Appointments: Sen. Don Thomas, Chair Sen. Johnny Grant Sen. Jack Hill Sen. Horacena Tate Sen. Renee Unterman
SR 1188	Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias Study Committee	To be appointed
SR 1201	Biodiesel Fuel Study Committee	Senate Appointments: Sen. Ross Tolleson, Chair Sen. John Bulloch Sen. Jeff Mullis Sen. Ed Tarver Sen. Tommie Williams
SR 1213	Education Funding Mechanisms Review Study Committee	Senate Appointments: Sen. Dan Moody, Chair Sen. David Adelman Sen. Jack Hill Sen. Eric Johnson Sen. Dan Weber
SR 1244	Accessibility Study Committee	To be appointed
SR 1247	Community Base Giving Tax Credits Study Committee	To be appointed
SR 1254	Victim's Rights Study Committee	Senate Appointments: Sen. Bill Hamrick, Chair Sen. Seth Harp Sen. Jack Murphy Sen. Steve Thompson Sen. John Wiles
SR 1281	Roadside Enhancement and Beautification Study Committe	Senate Appointments: Sen. Bill Heath, Chair Sen. Jeff Mullis Sen. J.B. Powell Sen. Doug Stoner Sen. Tommie Williams
SR 1285	Prior Approval and Prescription Drugs Study Committee	Senate Appointments: Sen. Jack Murphy, Chair Sen. Ed Harbison Sen. Lee Hawkins Sen. Ralph Hudgens Sen. Bill Jackson
SR 1288	Organization of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Addictive Diseases Services Study Committee	To be appointed
SR 1289	Exemptions for Purposes of Bankruptcy Study Committee	Senate Appointments: Sen. Ed Tarver, Chair Sen. David Adelman Sen. Bill Cowsert Sen. Renee Unterman Sen. John Wiles
**	Best Value Government Task Force	Senate Appointments: Sen. Mitch Seabaugh, Chair Sen. Bill Heath Sen. Judson Hill Sen. Ed Tarver
**	Non-Compete Contracts Study Committee	Senate Appointments: Sen. Judson Hill, Chair Sen. David Adelman Sen. Bill Cowsert

Authorities, Commissions and Councils Created by Georgia Law

SB 515	Seed Development Commission	Senate Citizen Member Appointments: Mr. Ken Morrow, Sod Atlanta House Citizen Member Appointments: Mr. Skeeter McCorkle, Jr., McCorkle Nurseries, Inc.
HB 291	Arts Alliance Board of Trustees	To be appointed
HB 649	Agricultural Commodity Commission	To be appointed
HB 881	Charter Schools Commission	To be appointed
HB 887	Master Settlement Agreement's Advisory Committee on Tobacco Use Prevention and Control Programs	To be appointed
HB 953	War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission	To be appointed

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

Previous Interim Study Committees

2007 | 2006

General Assembly - House of Representatives - State Senate