Speaker Jon Burns Announces Appointments to 2025 House Study Committees

ATLANTA – Today, House Speaker Jon Burns (R-Newington) announced appointments to the Georgia House of Representatives’ 2025 study committees. These committees will meet throughout the interim, hear from experts, stakeholders and the public and compile a report of specific findings or legislative recommendations ahead of the 2026 legislative session.

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MARTOC Holds Meeting on KPMG’s Review of the More MARTA Program

ATLANTA – The House Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Overview Committee (MARTOC), chaired by State Representative Deborah Silcox (R-Sandy Springs), convened yesterday to discuss the findings of a recent assessment of the More MARTA Program. The More MARTA Program, approved by voters in 2016, aims to expand MARTA transit within the City of Atlanta. The assessment was conducted by KPMG, a multinational professional services network and one of the Big Four accounting firms.

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MARTOC to Hold Meeting to Discuss KPMG’s Review of the More MARTA Program Today

ATLANTA – The House Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Overview Committee (MARTOC), chaired by State Representative Deborah Silcox (R-Sandy Springs), will hold a meeting TODAY, Tuesday, March 11, 2025, at 2 p.m., or upon adjournment of the House, in room 506 of the Coverdell Legislative Office Building in Atlanta.

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Rep. Deborah Silcox Reappointed Chair of House Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Overview Committee and Vice Chair of Judiciary Non-Civil Committee

ATLANTA – The Georgia House of Representatives’ Committee on Assignments named State Representative Deborah Silcox (R-Sandy Springs) as the Chair of the House Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Overview Committee (MARTOC) and Vice Chair of the Judiciary Non-Civil Committee.

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