--- title: HR 754. House Study Committee on Street Lighting Along State Routes; create collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr754 cite_as: HR 754, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr754 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr754.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr754/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71725 date: 2025-03-31 status: introduced corpus_version: bills-2026-08-28 license: Public record of the Georgia General Assembly, via LegiScan; see about.md publisher: Georgia Commons, an independent project of Georgia Civic Data. Not the State of Georgia. Not legal advice. up: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026.md previous: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr753.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr755.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 129 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr754.md?full=1 bill_number: HR 754 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: House bill_type: resolution status_date: 2025-03-27 last_action: House Second Readers sponsors: - Arlene Beckles - Al Williams - Billy Mitchell text_version: Introduced has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HR754/2025 upstream_id: 2016189 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - street lighting - road safety - state routes - legislative study committee - Department of Transportation --- # HR 754. House Study Committee on Street Lighting Along State Routes; create ## Text 25 LC 39 4793 House Resolution 754 By: Representatives Beckles of the 96th, Williams of the 168th, and Mitchell of the 88th A RESOLUTION Creating the House Study Committee on Street Lighting Along State Routes; and for other1 purposes.2 WHEREAS, proper street lighting is critical for public safety, reducing traffic accidents,3 enhancing pedestrian security, and improving overall roadway visibility; and4 WHEREAS, many state routes suffer from inadequate lighting due to aging infrastructure,5 storm damage, or lack of initial installation; and6 WHEREAS, a state-wide assessment is needed to determine where s treet lights are7 nonfunctional, outdated, or absent; and8 WHEREAS, engagement with local governments, utility providers, and the Department of9 Transportation is necessary to identify funding and jurisdictional challenges relating to street10 lighting; and11 WHEREAS, study is needed determine what mechanism can be develo ped for ongoing12 tracking and reporting of street lighting issues, ensuring that citizens and local officials can13 notify the appropriate state agency about street light issues in a timely manner; and14 H. R. 754 - 1 - 25 LC 39 4793 WHEREAS, study of policy solutions to address issues relating to street lights such as repair15 backlogs, optimized placement, and improvement of maintenance response times is needed.16 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES:17 (1) Creation of House study committee. There is created the House Study Committee18 on Street Lighting Along State Routes.19 (2) Members and officers. The committee shall be composed of five members of the20 House of Representatives to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of21 Representatives. The Speaker shall designate a member of the committee as chairperson22 of the committee.23 (3) Powers and duties. The committee shall undertake a study of the conditions, needs,24 issues, and problems mentioned above or related thereto and recommend any action or25 legislation which the committee deems necessary or appropriate.26 (4) Meetings. The chairperson shall call all meetings of the committee. The committee27 may conduct such meetings at such places and at such times as it may deem necessary or28 convenient to enable it to exercise fully and effectively its powers, perform its duties, and29 accomplish the objectives and purposes of this resolution.30 (5) Allowances and funding. The legislative members of the committee shall receive31 the allowances provided for in Code Section 28-1-8 of the Offic ial Code of Georgia32 Annotated. The allowances authorized by this resolution shall not be received by any33 member of the committee for more than five days unless additional days are authorized. 34 Funds necessary to carry out the provisions of this resolution shall come from funds35 appropriated to the House of Representatives.36 (6) Report.37 (A) In the event the committee adopts any specific findings or recommendations that38 include suggestions for proposed legislation, the chairperson shall file a report of the39 H. R. 754 - 2 - 25 LC 39 4793 same prior to the date of abolishment specified in this resolut ion, subject to40 subparagraph (C) of this paragraph.41 (B) In the event the committee adopts a report that does not i nclude suggestions for42 proposed legislation, the chairperson shall file the report, subject to subparagraph (C)43 of this paragraph.44 (C) No report shall be filed unless the same has been approved prior to the date of45 abolishment specified in this resolution by majority vote of a quorum of the committee.46 A report so approved shall be signed by the chairperson of the committee and filed with47 the Clerk of the House of Representatives.48 (D) In the absence of an approved report, the chairperson may file with the Clerk of the49 House of Representatives a copy of the minutes of the meetings of the committee in lieu50 thereof.51 (7) Abolishment. The committee shall stand abolished on December 1, 2025.52 H. R. 754 - 3 - ## Summaries written by Georgia Commons The following was written by claude-sonnet-5 from the text above and is not part of the resolution. Quote the text, not the summary. A Georgia House resolution would create a study committee to examine street lighting problems along state routes, looking at broken or missing lights and how to fix them. ### Plain-language summary 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. ### What it does - 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. ยง 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. ### Who it affects 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. ### Why it matters 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. ### Key provisions - 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. ## Status - Status: Introduced (2025-03-27) - Last action: House Second Readers (2025-03-31) - Sponsors: Arlene Beckles, Al Williams, Billy Mitchell - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71725 > The history, votes, and amendments (129 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr754.md?full=1