HR399: HR399 House Study Committee on One-way Street Markings; create

Georgia has many one-way streets, and the resolution notes that new or unfamiliar drivers sometimes miss the signs marking them, especially when following GPS directions that give wrong instructions. This can lead to wrong-way travel and crashes. The resolution creates the House Study Committee on One-way Street Markings to look into whether painting roadway markings, in addition to signage, would improve safety for drivers and pedestrians. The committee would include five House members appointed by the Speaker, the commissioner of transportation (or a designee), and the director of the Governor's Office of Highway Safety. It would study best practices, decide which streets might need markings, and weigh the cost of any future legal requirements. The committee must file a report with any recommendations before it is abolished on December 1, 2025.

• Creates the House Study Committee on One-way Street Markings to examine pavement markings for one-way streets in Georgia.
• Sets the committee's membership as five House members plus the commissioner of transportation (or designee) and the director of the Governor's Office of Highway Safety.
• Directs the committee to study best practices for pavement markings, which streets need them, and the cost of any future legal requirements.
• Allows legislative members to receive standard legislative allowances and lets state officials and employees be reimbursed for expenses, capped at five days unless extended.
• Requires the committee to file a report with findings or recommended legislation before it is abolished, or file meeting minutes if no report is approved.
• Abolishes the committee automatically on December 1, 2025.

Members of the House of Representatives appointed to the committee, the Georgia Department of Transportation, the Governor's Office of Highway Safety, and, indirectly, Georgia drivers and pedestrians who use one-way streets.

If the committee's work leads to new legislation, Georgia could eventually require painted pavement markings on one-way streets statewide, which could change road maintenance costs for local governments and potentially reduce wrong-way driving incidents and related accidents.

• Paragraph (1) creates the House Study Committee on One-way Street Markings.
• Paragraph (2) sets membership: five House members appointed by the Speaker, the commissioner of transportation or designee, and the director of the Governor's Office of Highway Safety, with the Speaker naming the chairperson.
• Paragraph (3) charges the committee with studying pavement demarcation practices and recommending action or legislation.
• Paragraph (5) sets allowances under O.C.G.A. § 28-1-8 for legislative members and expense reimbursement for other officials, capped at five days absent further authorization.
• Paragraph (6) requires a report with findings or recommendations, approved by majority vote, filed with the Clerk of the House before abolishment.
• Paragraph (7) abolishes the committee on December 1, 2025.

1. 2025-02-28House Second Readers (House)
2. 2025-02-27House First Readers (House)
3. 2025-02-26House Hopper (House)

• Mary Ann Santos (D, HD-117)Primary sponsor
• El-Mahdi Holly (D, HD-116)
• David Clark (R, HD-100)
• Lee Hawkins (R, HD-027)
• Mike Cameron (R, HD-001)
• Matt Reeves (R, HD-099)

• road safety
• traffic signage
• one-way streets
• legislative study committee
• transportation policy