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Rep. Mark Hamilton Introduces Legislation to Shorten GDOT Board Terms
HR 1446 will put measure before Georgia voters ATLANTA- State Representative Mark Hamilton (R- Cumming) introduced today House Resolution 1446- a constitutional amendment to shorten the terms of Georgia Department of Transportation Board (GDOT) members from five years to two.
ATLANTA— Today, following the election of David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) as Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives, state Representative Katie Dempsey (R-Rome) was selected by the incoming House Speaker to help lead the Speaker’s Escort Committee. As a part of the committee, Representative Dempsey helped lead Speaker Ralston to the rostrum in the House …
ATLANTA – Today Representatives Billy Maddox (R-Zebulon) and Kevin Levitas (D- Atlanta) led a press conference announcing the creation of the Consumer Protection Investigation and Oversight Subcommittee. This subcommittee was appointed by House Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Committee Chairman Tom McCall (R- Elberton).
ATLANTA – Yesterday the House Rural Caucus held their first meeting of the 2009 legislative session. During this meeting the Caucus adopted by-laws and re-elected all officers.
Bill has Strong Bi-Partisan Support in the House ATLANTA—House Majority Leader Jerry Keen (R-St. Simons) today introduced legislation to strengthen Georgia’s sex offender and sexual predator laws. When introduced, the bill had already been signed by a bipartisan group of 75 House members.