Rep. Smith Leads Energy and Environment Policy Delegation to Washington, D.C.

ATLANTA – State Representative Lynn Smith (R-Newnan), chair of the House Natural Resources & Environment Committee, led a delegation of southern state lawmakers to Washington, D.C., from June 5 to June 6, 2018, to engage in meetings with senior officials from the Department of Energy (DOE), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of the Interior (DOI). Rep. Smith is chair of the Energy & Environment Committee of the Southern Legislative Conference (SLC) of the Council of State Governments, which sponsored the delegation.

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Rep. Carson Clarifies Use of Music Streaming Apps and Grace Period under Hands-Free Georgia Act

ATLANTA – State Representative John Carson (R-Marietta) today clarified that Georgia drivers may utilize music streaming applications and that there will not be a set enforcement grace period after House Bill 673, the Hands-Free Georgia Act, takes effect on July 1, 2018.  Rep. Carson sponsored HB 673 during the 2018 legislative session of the Georgia General Assembly, and Governor Nathan Deal recently signed this measure into law to create a hands-free driving law in Georgia. Continue reading “Rep. Carson Clarifies Use of Music Streaming Apps and Grace Period under Hands-Free Georgia Act”