Spencer Appointed to Georgia Film Industry Study Committee
This week, House Speaker David Ralston announced assignments to the 10 House Study Committees scheduled to meet during the 2014 offseason. Study committees allow legislators to get together, typically on a bipartisan basis, to study issues related to pending legislation or challenges our state faces. This year, the House approved 11 study committees to study issues ranging from the Georgia alcoholic beverage code to Georgia-based film and post production. House Members will also serve on six joint study committees with members from the Senate and will be studying issues like property taxes and education funding, emergency relocation of abused adults, and sources for transportation funding.
Spencer was appointed to the Georgia-Based Film and Post-Production Study Committee, a committee charged with studying the “conditions, needs, issues, and problems” related to the Georgia film industry and identifying ways that the industry may continue to contribute to Georgia’s economy. He will be serving on the committee with Representatives Ron Stephens, Paulette Braddock, Amy Carter, Matt Ramsey, Brian Strickland, Tom Taylor and Bruce Williamson. The committee is currently authorized to meet for five days and will schedule meetings over the summer and/or fall. It will be Spencer’s first study committee assignment as a state legislator.
Here are the rest of the 2014 House study committee assignments:
H. R. 1265: House Study Committee on Autonomous Vehicle Technology
Rep. Trey Kelley, Chair
Rep. Karla Drenner
Rep. John Pezold
Rep. Terry Rogers
Rep. Ed Setzler
H. R. 1332: House Study Committee on Compensating Wrongfully Convicted Persons
Rep. Carolyn Hugley, Chair
Rep. Stephen Allison
Rep. Ben Harbin
Rep. Rahn Mayo
Rep. B. J. Pak
H. R. 1523: House Study Committee to Review and Recommend Necessary Changes to the Georgia Code of Military Justice
Rep. Christian Coomer, Chair
Rep. Alex Atwood
Rep. Johnny Caldwell
H. R. 1599: House Study Committee on the Georgia Alcoholic Beverage Code
Rep. Howard Maxwell, Chair
Rep. Tom Dickson
Rep. Matt Dollar
Rep. Brett Harrell
Rep. Chuck Martin
H. R. 1722: House Study Committee on Medical Education
Rep. Butch Parrish, Chair
Rep. Sharon Cooper
Rep. Earl Ehrhart
Rep. Matt Hatchett
Rep. Lee Hawkins
Rep. Barbara Sims
Rep. Chuck Williams
H R. 1723: House Study Committee on Licensing and Inspection of Child Welfare Providers
Rep. Andy Welch, Chair
Rep. Joyce Chandler
Rep. Penny Houston
Rep. Mary Margaret Oliver
Rep. Kevin Tanner
Rep. Tom Weldon
Rep. Wendell Willard
H. R. 1805: House Study Committee on For-Hire Transportation Services
Rep. Alan Powell, Chair
Rep. John Carson
Rep. Emory Dunahoo
Rep. Lynne Riley
Rep. Dale Rutledge
H. R. 1805 (also included in this bill): House Study Committee on DUI Recidivism and Driver’s License Suspensions and Reinstatements
Rep. Tom Rice, Chair
Rep. Barry Fleming
Rep. Dusty Hightower
Rep. Jay Powell
Rep. Regina Quick
H. R. 1828: House Study Committee on Aviation and Jobs
Rep. Jimmy Pruitt, Chair
Rep. Mike Cheokas
Rep. Demetrius Douglas
Rep. Geoff Duncan
Rep. Bill Hitchens
2014 Joint Study Committee Assignments:
S. R. 828: Jt. Study Committee on Emergency Relocation of Abused Adults
Rep. Tommy Benton, Co-chair
Rep. Gerald Greene
Rep. Jan Tankersley
S. R. 875: Jt. Study Committee on the Property Tax Digest Impact on Education Funding
Rep. David Knight, Co-chair
Rep. Mike Dudgeon
Rep. Don Parsons
Rep. Ed Rynders
Rep. Al Williams
S. R. 896: Jt. Study Committee on the Georgia Legacy Program
Rep. Lynn Smith, Chair of Natural Resources
Rep. Bubber Epps, Appointee
Rep. Chad Nimmer, Appointee
S. R. 981: Jt. Study Committee on Violence Against Health Care Workers
Rep. Katie Dempsey, Co-chair
Rep. Robert Dickey
Rep. Darlene Taylor
S. R. 981 (also included in this bill): Jt. Study Committee on Prescription of Medical Cannabis for Serious Medical Conditions
Rep. Allen Peake, Co-chair
Rep. Rich Golick
Rep. Micah Gravley
Rep. Margaret Kaiser
This post will be updated when assignments are announced for the House study committee on the Federal Government’s Role in Education and the Joint study committee on Critical Transportation Infrastructure Funding.
We’ll also be featuring study committee reports and related materials as they are released throughout the year.
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