HR754: HR754 House Study Committee on Street Lighting Along State Routes; create

This resolution does not change any Georgia law directly. Instead, it creates the House Study Committee on Street Lighting Along State Routes, made up of five House members appointed by the Speaker of the House, who also names the chairperson. The committee is directed to study where street lights on state routes are broken, outdated, or missing, and to look into funding and jurisdiction issues involving local governments, utility companies, and the Georgia Department of Transportation. It will also explore ways for citizens and local officials to report lighting problems and consider fixes for repair backlogs and maintenance delays. Members get standard legislative allowances for up to five meeting days, paid from House funds. The committee must stand abolished by December 1, 2025, and may file a report with recommendations or proposed legislation before then.

• Creates a five-member House study committee on street lighting along state routes, with members appointed by the Speaker of the House.
• Directs the committee to study nonfunctional, outdated, or missing street lights on state routes and related funding and jurisdiction issues.
• Authorizes the committee to recommend legislation or other action based on its findings.
• Allows legislative members to receive standard travel and meeting allowances (O.C.G.A. § 28-1-8) for up to five days, paid from House appropriated funds.
• Sets December 1, 2025 as the date the committee must be abolished, after which it can no longer meet or act.

The resolution directly affects the five House members appointed to the committee, and its work would touch local governments, utility providers, and the Georgia Department of Transportation, who would be consulted on lighting funding and maintenance issues.

The committee itself makes no changes to street lighting policy or funding. Its study and any resulting report could shape future legislation on how state routes are lit, maintained, and reported to state agencies, affecting drivers and pedestrians who rely on adequate roadway lighting.

• Paragraph (1) creates the House Study Committee on Street Lighting Along State Routes.
• Paragraph (2) sets the committee at five House members appointed by the Speaker, who also designates the chairperson.
• Paragraph (3) charges the committee with studying lighting conditions and problems and recommending action or legislation.
• Paragraph (5) limits paid allowances to five meeting days unless additional days are authorized, funded through House appropriations.
• Paragraph (6) requires any adopted findings or recommendations to be filed as a report with the Clerk of the House before the committee is abolished.
• Paragraph (7) abolishes the committee on December 1, 2025.

1. 2025-03-31House Second Readers (House)
2. 2025-03-28House First Readers (House)
3. 2025-03-27House Hopper (House)

• Arlene Beckles (D, HD-096)Primary sponsor
• Al Williams (D, HD-168)
• Billy Mitchell (D, HD-088)

• street lighting
• road safety
• state routes
• legislative study committee
• Department of Transportation