2011 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 Senate and House Study Committees | 
| SB 17 | Special Advisory Commission on Mandated Health Insurance Benefits | To be appointed | 
| SB 141 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Advisory Council | Senate Appointment:Sen. Emanuel Jones
 
 Citizen Member House Appointment:Mr. Toney Collins
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| SR 15 | Joint Committee on Water Supply | Senate Appointments:Sen. Ross Tolleson
 Sen. John Bulloch
 Sen. Butch Miller
 Sen. George Hooks
 Sen. Jack Murphy
 
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| SR 68 | Science & Technology Strategic Initiative Joint Study Commission | Senate Appointments:Sen. Barry Loudermilk, Co-Chair
 Sen. John Albers
 
 Citizen Member Senate Appointment:
 Mr. Tino Mantella
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| HB 87 | Immigration Enforcement Review Board | Citizen Member Governor's Appointments:Mr. Phil Kent
 Mr. Shawn Hanley
 Mr. Ben Vinson
 Citizen Member Senate Appointments:Boyd Austin, Mayor, City of Dallas
 Mike Yeager, Sheriff, Coweta County
 Citizen Member House Appointments:Mr. Robert Mumford
 Mr. Terry Clark
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| HB 192 | State Education Finance Study Commission | Senate Appointments:Sen. Fran Millar
 Sen. Jack Hill
 Sen. Lindsey Tippins
 Sen. Freddie Powell Sims
 
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| HB 238 | Georgia Public Defender Standards Council | Citizen Member Senate Appointments:Judge Arch McGarity, Flint Circuit Superior Court
 Mr. E. Lee Morris, III
 Citizen Member House Appointments:Judge Murphy C. Miller, Superior Court Enotah Judicial Circuit
 Mr. Edward D. Tolley, Esq.
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| HB 265 | 2011 Special Council on Criminal Justice Reform for Georgians | Senate Appointments:Sen. Bill Hamrick
 Sen. John Crosby
 Sen. Ron Ramsey, Sr.
 
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| HB 265 | Special Joint Committee on Georgia Criminal Justice Reform | Senate Appointments:Sen. John Crosby
 Sen. Josh McKoon
 Sen. Curt Thompson
 
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**Study Committee created under the authority granted by SR 5
Previous Interim Study Committees
2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006