2017 Legislative Report: House & Senate Study Committees' Schedules

The General Assembly has adjourned over four months now, but the “business” of politics continues on.  There are several study committees that are active this summer and into the fall.  Be on the lookout for these traveling road shows.  If you can make it to one or more of these meetings, it would be great so that you can be informed.  Let your leadership know of your concerns and interests, and particularly if you learn something that could affect economic development, either in a good or particularly in a bad way.  Following is a list of some of these meetings:

SR 222 - Senate Special Tax Exemption Study Committee
Senator John Albers, 56th, Chairman

• August 22  - North Georgia
• September 29 – Southeast/Savannah
• October 27 – Southwest Georgia
• November 14 –Metro/State Capitol

SR 392 - Senate Rural Georgia Study Committee
Senator David Lucas, 26th, Chairman

• Next meeting: August 9 (tentatively), North Georgia

SR 410 - Senate Information Technology Corridors in Georgia Study Committee
Senator P. K. Martin IV, 9th, Chairman
HR 389 - House Rural Development Council
Representative Terry England, 116th, Co-Chairman
Representative Jay Powell, 171st, Co-Chairman
Meeting #4

• August 15 - Ellijay - Infrastructure & Labor Report
• August 16 - Dalton - Education & Workforce Development

Meeting #5

• September 6 - Metter - Healthcare
• September 7 - Metter - Healthcare

Meeting # 6

• September 26 - Darien - K-12 Education
• September 27 - Darien - Workforce Transition

Meeting # 7

• October 24 - Waycross - Transportation Infrastructure
• October 25 - Waycross - Forestry Industry

Meeting # 8

• November 8 - Albany - Workforce Development
• November 9 - Albany - K-12 Education

Meeting # 9

• November 28 - Warm Springs - TBD
• November 29 - Manchester area - TBD

Meeting # 10

• December - Milledgeville - Review of & Approval of First Report