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2006 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 785 Comprehensive State Trauma Services
Joint Study Committee

Senate Appointments:
Sen. Cecil Staton - Co-Chair
Sen. David Adelman
Sen. Greg Goggans
Sen. Eric Johnson
Sen. Renee Unterman

House Appointments:
Rep. Larry O'Neal - Co-Chair
Rep. Mickey Channell
Rep. Austin Scott
Rep. Gene Maddox
Rep. Johnny Floyd

HR 1551

Comprehensive Water Desalination
Joint Study Committee

Senate Appointments:
Sen. Ross Tolleson - Co-Chair
Sen. Jeff Chapman
Sen. George Hooks
Sen. Eric Johnson
Sen. Tommie Williams

House Appointments:
To be appointed

 

Senate Study Committees

 
SR 41 Music Industry Study Commitee

To be appointed

SR 818 Septage Disposal Study Committee

Sen. John Bulloch - Chair
Sen. Johnny Grant
Sen. Ross Tolleson
Sen. Jim Whitehead
Mr. Don Barfield, AAA Concrete Products Corp.
Mr. Michael Carter, Director - Paulding County Water & Sewer
Mr. Ernest U. Earn, Implemental Coordinator - Watershed Protection Branch, DNR
Mr. Keith A. Higgs, Operations Manager - Douglasville-Douglas Cty. Water & Sewer Authority
Mr. Tom Neff, Georgia Chapter Chairman - Sierra Club
Mr. Scott Alan Uhlich, Program Director - Land Use Unit, Environmental Health Section, DHR
Ms. Suzanne P. Williams, Home Builders Association of Georgia

SR 1027 Court Surcharges and Additional Fines Study Committee
SR 1067 Prevention of the Starvation and Dehydration
of Persons With Disabilities Study Committee

To be appointed

SR 1389 Grassroots Arts Program Study Committee
** Senate Study Committee on Limited Taxation

Sen. Mitch Seabaugh - Chair
Sen. Ronnie Chance
Sen. Joseph Carter
Sen. Greg Goggans
Sen. Chip Pearson
Sen. Chip Rogers

** Senate Study Committee on Comprehensive Tax Reform

Sen. Mitch Seabaugh - Chair
Sen. John Douglas
Sen. Greg Goggans
Sen. Seth Harp
Sen. Bill Heath
Sen. Jack Hill
Sen. Judson Hill
Sen. George Hooks
Sen. Chip Rogers

** ATM Safety Study Committee

Sen. John Wiles - Chair
Sen. John Bulloch
Sen. George Hooks
Sen. Nancy Schaefer
Sen. Ed Tarver

** Removal of Mercury Switches Study Committee

Sen. Don Thomas - Chair
Sen. Seth Harp
Sen. Bill Heath
Sen. Ralph Hudgens
Sen. Jeff Mullis

** Mental Health Screening of Children Study Committee

Sen. Nancy Schaefer - Chair
Sen. Robert Brown
Sen. John Douglas
Sen. David Shafer

** Dekalb County Government Study Committee

Sen. Emanuel Jones - Chair
Sen. David Adelman
Sen. Gloria Butler
Sen. Steve Henson
Sen. Steen Miles
Sen. Curt Thompson
Sen. Dan Weber
Sen. John Wiles

** Georgia Healthcare Transformation Study Committee

Sen. Judson Hill - Chair
Sen. Don Balfour
Sen. Greg Goggans
Sen. Seth Harp
Sen. Chip Rogers
Sen. Horacena Tate
Sen. Don Thomas
Senator-elect Jack Murphy - unofficial participant

 

Authorities, Commissions and Councils
created by Georgia Law

 
SB 503 Georgia Public Defender Standards Council

To be appointed

SB 562 Georgia Higher Education Facilities Authority

Governor's Appointments:
To be appointed

Senate Appointments:
Sen. Dan Weber - Co-Chair
Sen. Seth Harp
Sen. Kasim Reed
Sen. Valencia Seay
Sen. Cecil Staton
Sen. John Wiles

House Appointments:
Rep. Bill Hembree - Chair
Rep. Amos Amerson
Rep. Len Walker
Rep. Quincy Murphy
Rep. Pat Gardner
Mr. Tyre Rakestraw

SB 596 Georgia Commission for the
Newborn Umbilical Cord Blood Initiative

Governor's Appointments:
To be appointed

Senate Appointments:
To be appointed

House Appointments:
To be appointed

HB 48 Joint Legislative Ethics Committee

Senate Appointments:
Sen. Eric Johnson - Co-Chair
Sen. Seth Harp
Sen. Jack Hill
Sen. George Hooks
Sen. Michael Meyer von Bremen

House Appointments:
Rep. Mark Burkhalter - Co-Chair
Rep. Gerald Greene
Rep. Lynn Smith
Rep. Calvin Smyre

HB 978 Capitol Art Standards Commission

Governor's Appointments:
To be appointed

Senate Appointments:
Sen. David Adelman
Sen. Seth Harp
Sen. Dan Weber

House Appointments:
Rep. Tommy Benton
Rep. Earl Ehrhart
Rep. Calvin Hill

HB 1067

Georgia Commission on Interstate Cooperation

Governor's Appointments:
To be appointed

Senate Appointments:
Sen. Ed Harbison - Co-Chair

House Appointments:
Rep. Ron Forster - Co-Chair
Rep. Steve Davis
Rep. Judy Manning
Rep. Kathy Ashe
Rep. Virgil Fludd

HB 1227 Agricultural Education Advisory Commission

Governor's Appointments:
Mr. Van Wooten
Ms. Rachael McCall
Ms. Hillary Stringfellow

State School Superintendent's Appointments:
Mr. Stuart Bennett
Mr. John Wilkinson
Dr. Ben Nessmith

Senate Appointments:
Sen. John Bulloch - Co-Chair
Sen. Jack Hill
Sen. Ralph Hudgens

House Appointments:
Rep. Terry England - Co-Chair
Rep. Jon Burns
Rep. Tom Dickson

HB 1228 Career and Technical Education Advisory Commission

Governor's Appointments:
To be appointed

Senate Appointments:
Sen. Dan Weber - Co-Chair
Sen. Chip Pearson
Sen. Jim Whitehead

House Appointments:
Rep. Howard Maxwell - Co-Chair
Rep. Terry England
Rep. Buddy Carter

HB 1316 High School Athletics Overview Committee

Senate Appointments:
Sen. Judson Hill - Co-Chair
Sen. Don Balfour
Sen. John Douglas
Sen. Michael Meyer von Bremen
Sen. Dan Moody
Sen. John Wiles

House Appointments:
Rep. Chuck Martin - Co-Chair
Rep. Jay Roberts
Rep. Stan Watson
Rep. David Casas
Rep. Donna Sheldon

 

Local Authorities, Commissions and Councils
created by Georgia Law

 
SB 138 Cobb County - Marietta Water Authority

To be appointed

HB 1615 Clayton County Commission on Children and Youth

To be appointed

HB 1617 Clayton County Heritage Trail Commission

To be appointed

HB 1632 Historic Milan Railroad Depot Museum Study Committee

To be appointed

HB 1645 Northeastern Judicial Circuit Public Defender Study Committee

To be appointed

**Study Committee created under the authority granted by SR 5.

   

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