Gainesville, Buford, Clarkesville, Cumming state lawmakers among those named to legislative study committees

Georgia House Speaker David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) continues to fill slots on study committees created earlier this year by the state Legislature.

Among the appointees are several state representatives from northeast Georgia, including David Clark of Buford, Terry Rogers of Clarkesville, Marc Morris of Cumming, and Lee Hawkins of Gainesville.

*Joint Study Commission on Low THC Medical Oil Access (Created by HB 65):

·         Rep. Micah Gravley (R-Douglasville)  – Co-Chair

·         Rep. David Clark (R-Buford)

·         Rep. Alan Powell (R-Hartwell)

·         Shannon Cloud

·         Susan McWhorter Driscoll

*Georgia-North Carolina and Georgia-Tennessee Boundary Line Commission (Created by SR 794):

·         Rep. Eddie Lumsden (R-Armuchee) – Co-Chair

·         Rep. Jason Ridley (R-Chatsworth)

·         Rep. Terry Rogers (R-Clarkesville)

·         Rep. Marc Morris (R-Cumming) – Ex-officio

*Joint Study Committee on the Establishment of a State Accreditation Process (Created by HR 898):

·         Rep. Beth Beskin (R-Atlanta) – Co-Chair

·         Rep. Mike Glanton (D-Jonesboro)

·         Rep. Randy Nix (R-LaGrange)

*House Study Committee Retrospective Emergency Room Policies (Created by HR 1194):

·         Rep. David Knight (R-Griffin) – Chair

·         Rep. James Beverly (D-Macon)

·         Rep. Chuck Efstration (R-Dacula)

·         Rep. Matt Hatchett (R-Dublin)

·         Rep. Lee Hawkins (R-Gainesville)

*[REVISED] House Study Committee on Juvenile Court Judges (Created by HR 1260):

·         Rep. Mandi Ballinger (R-Canton) – Chair

·         Rep. Bert Reeves (R-Marietta)

·         Rep. Andy Welch (R-McDonough)

*House Study Committee on County Governance (Created by HR 1429)

·         Rep. Meagan Hanson (R-Brookhaven) – Chair

·         Rep. Demetrius Douglas (D-Stockbidge)

·         Rep. Barry Fleming (R-Harlem)

·         Rep. Ed Rynders (R-Albany)

·         Rep. Jan Tankersley (R-Brooklet)

More information about the legislation creating these study committees and joint committees/commissions may be found on the House of Representatives website at http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/en-US/Search.aspx.

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