ATLANTA – State Representative Houston Gaines (R-Athens), chairman of the House Legislative & Congressional Reapportionment Committee, has requested a legislative investigation regarding the appointment process for the Athens-Clarke County (ACC) Public Safety Civilian Oversight Board. Rep. Gaines submitted a letter this morning to the House Public Safety & Homeland Security Chairman J. Collins (R-Villa Rica) requesting an investigation to ensure that state law was followed during the recruitment process.
House Committee Approves Legislation to Keep Individuals Convicted of Killing Police Officers in Maximum Security Prisons
ATLANTA – The House Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee, chaired by State Representative J. Collins (R-Villa Rica), today passed House Bill 1553, or Bishop’s Law. Introduced by State Representative Clint Crowe (R-Jackson), Bishop’s Law would require individuals convicted of killing a police officer to serve their sentences in the state’s highest security prisons.
House Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee Hears from Downtown Atlanta Residents, Stakeholders at Town Hall on Atlanta Crime
ATLANTA – The House Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee, chaired by State Representative J. Collins (R-Villa Rica), yesterday held a town hall meeting to hear from residents in downtown Atlanta on ways to address crime. Members of the committee met at the Russell Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the heart of downtown Atlanta for the town hall meeting, which was hosted by State Representative Mesha Mainor (D-Atlanta).
House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee to Hold Next Meeting on Crime in Atlanta
ATLANTA – The House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee, chaired by State Representative J. Collins (R-Villa Rica), will hold its next meeting to address the rising crime rates in the City of Atlanta on Tuesday, August 31, 2021, at 1 p.m. in room 406 of the Coverdell Legislative Office Building in Atlanta. To watch a live stream of this meeting, please click here.
House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee to Hold Meeting on Crime in Atlanta
ATLANTA – The House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee, chaired by State Representative J. Collins (R-Villa Rica), will hold a meeting to address the rising crime rates in the City of Atlanta on Monday, July 19, 2021, at 11 a.m. in room 406 of the Coverdell Legislative Office Building in Atlanta. To watch a live stream of this meeting, please click here.