HR 399: House Study Committee on One-way Street Markings; create

Georgia has many one-way streets, and the resolution notes that drivers unfamiliar with an area, or those following faulty GPS instructions, sometimes miss one-way signs and drive the wrong way. This resolution creates the House Study Committee on One-way Street Markings to look into whether painting pavement markings on one-way streets, in addition to existing 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. The Speaker would name a chairperson. The committee can study the issue, hold meetings, and recommend legislation. Legislative members get standard travel allowances; other members get expense reimbursement but no pay. Any report must be approved by majority vote and filed with the Clerk of the House. The committee is abolished on December 1, 2025.

• Creates the House Study Committee on One-way Street Markings to study pavement demarcation practices for one-way streets.
• Sets committee membership at five House members appointed by the Speaker, plus the commissioner of transportation (or designee) and the director of the Governor's Office of Highway Safety.
• Authorizes the committee to study the issue and recommend legislation on marking one-way streets with roadway paint.
• Provides legislative members standard allowances under O.C.G.A. § 28-1-8 and reimbursement for non-legislative state officials and employees, capped at five days unless extended.
• Requires any approved findings or recommendations to be filed as a report with the Clerk of the House before the committee is abolished.
• Abolishes the committee on December 1, 2025, ending its work unless a report or meeting minutes are filed by then.

The resolution primarily affects members of the Georgia House of Representatives who serve on the committee, the state Department of Transportation, and the Governor's Office of Highway Safety. Indirectly, it concerns Georgia drivers and pedestrians who use one-way streets and local governments that maintain roadway signage and markings.

If the committee's work leads to future legislation, Georgia could see new requirements for painted pavement markings on one-way streets, potentially reducing wrong-way driving accidents caused by missed signage or faulty GPS directions. For now, the resolution only sets up a study, not any new road rule.

• 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 a Speaker-appointed chairperson.
• Paragraph (3) charges the committee with studying pavement demarcation needs and recommending legislation.
• Paragraph (5) sets allowances and expense reimbursement rules, capping paid allowances at five days unless extended, funded through House and agency appropriations.
• Paragraph (6) requires any approved report or recommendations to be 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-27)
• Mike Cameron (R, HD-1)
• Matt Reeves (R, HD-99)

• road safety
• one-way streets
• traffic markings
• transportation policy
• legislative study committees