Speaker Burns Appoints Chair Katie Dempsey to Joint Study Committee on Evaluating Escalating Costs in Georgia’s Foster Care System

ATLANTA – State Representative Katie Dempsey (R-Rome), chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Human Resources, was recently appointed by House Speaker Jon Burns (R-Newington) to serve on the Joint Study Committee on Evaluating Escalating Costs in Georgia’s Foster Care System.

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Rep. Katie Dempsey, GDOT to Host Informational Meeting Regarding Ongoing Second Avenue Widening Project in Rome

ATLANTA – State Representative Katie Dempsey (R-Rome), chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Human Resources, along with representatives from the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) District 6, will provide an informational update regarding the ongoing Second Avenue widening project in Rome on MONDAY, May 11, 2026, from 5 – 6 p.m. in the City Commission Chambers of Rome City Hall.

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Rep. Katie Dempsey Joins DBHDD Commissioner Kevin Tanner to Equip Northwest Georgia Schools with Life-Saving Narcan

ATLANTA – State Representative Katie Dempsey (R-Rome), chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Human Resources, recently joined the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) Commissioner Kevin Tanner, in partnership with the Northwest Georgia Regional Education Service Agency (RESA), to begin distributing opioid overdose reversal kits to 180 schools across Northwest Georgia on Tuesday, April 21. This effort is part of a broader statewide initiative launched last fall by DBHDD, the Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) and the Georgia Opioid Crisis Abatement Trust (GOCAT) to equip every public school in Georgia with Narcan, a life-saving opioid antagonist.

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House Appropriations Subcommittee on Human Resources and Judiciary Juvenile Committee to Host Joint Meeting in Atlanta Tomorrow

ATLANTA – The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Human Resources, chaired by State Representative Katie Dempsey (R-Rome), and the Judiciary Juvenile Committee, chaired by State Representative Beth Camp (R-Concord), will hold a joint meeting TOMORROW, Thursday, December 18, 2025, from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. in room 606 of the Coverdell Legislative Office Building in Atlanta.

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