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• License plates (referred to as \"America First\" and an organ-donor plate): The majority leader introduced these specialty plate bills; the committee recorded a motion to pass with Senator Beard making the motion and Senator Robertson seconding. The chair said the measures passed unanimously by voice vote.

• Senate Bill 282: A joint study committee to identify funding for the NetGen 911 system was introduced by Senator Bearden and described as an important task. The vice chairman moved passage and Senator Goodman seconded; the committee recorded the motion as passed unanimously by voice vote.

• Senate Bill 293: A bill expanding veterans' tags to allow up to four tags (sponsor described the measure as providing up to four $25 tags for veterans and family vehicles) was presented by Senator Anderson; a motion and second were recorded and the committee reported the bill passed unanimously.

Each item was advanced out of committee by voice vote or brief roll-call by hands with no detailed roll-call recorded in the transcript; the bills will go to the Rules Committee next.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","03/03/2025 Senate Committee on Public Safety","oneSentenceSummary","The Senate Public Safety Committee moved several bills with little discussion: license-plate measures including an \"America First\" plate and organ-donor plate, Senate Bill 282 (NetGen 911 study committee), and Senate Bill 293 (veterans vehicle tags). All passed out of committee and will proceed to Rules or further consideration.","taxTitle","2025 Legislature Georgia , Georgia","taxId",77688,"location","Georgia","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6303386,"Senate committee forms study on vulnerable roadway users after survivor testimony",102,942000,1044000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2473142-bbab94148f0044a3659e14373aae5a5a&start=942&end=1044","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2473142-bbab94148f0044a3659e14373aae5a5a/thumbnail_942000.jpg","/articles/6303386/Georgia/Senate-committee-forms-study-on-vulnerable-roadway-users-after-survivor-testimony","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6303386-1bb6bae785d557fecbec6dfd0622d02e/orig.mp4?Expires=1776005623&Signature=UcTglagSoOs0kGdU6hGLkKP113RURNXdXYJRmigVTwlW1cTcJi96fZH5y-1PqcEYdKAWCj0AAtvBp2gB4xGMN08nTaB10joVLegmEXxEmHMG1EKV-TThVVbl-BOOQY62V15bnHOmSV7ojsThutNLrmRKW7v0Lgkn89aQsupEsv0obmb93ccnbFohD5qoXMzbobMz7dZOhVHYdmf9Q1BhEmkgJzIoVidNRPnbJAl8u8ovDitzZPsffWOmGlnWRwHQOxFkNfF3yGdAFiRJ0XTCTp73r1KJpQtT5eJQLlxbygqR6csdeRujOvrXqfFGclEqA4f4dnTnhDyfIQMTACQzeA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Senate Public Safety Committee unanimously approved Senate Resolution 216 to create a study committee to review laws affecting \"vulnerable roadway users,\" a category the sponsor defined to include pedestrians and others not traveling in motor vehicles.

Sponsor Senator Parent said Georgia has a high number of traffic fatalities involving non-vehicle users and urged further study. “I think it's good to continue some of the progress we've made earlier talking about this,” Parent said.

Veronica Watts, who testified as a survivor of a 2024 crash on North Avenue, told the committee she sustained serious injuries and described three priorities: infrastructure changes at dangerous crossings, more accurate crash reporting, and updates to the Traffic Violations Bureau. “In February of 2024, I was hit by a vehicle while crossing North Avenue… I spent almost five days in the ICU,” Watts said. She described the crash scene, gaps in the crash report that left the ambulance destination field blank and a $265 fine issued to the driver for failure to yield. Watts said the driver had prior offenses and that delays and backlog in courts could limit accountability.

The committee chair called for the president of the Senate to name members to the study committee in accordance with the resolution. Senator Wicks moved passage and Senator Jones seconded; the committee approved the resolution by voice vote and the chair reported unanimous support.

The sponsor and witnesses urged the study committee to review infrastructure, reporting and enforcement tools to reduce serious injuries and fatalities among pedestrians and other vulnerable roadway users.","The Senate Public Safety Committee unanimously approved Senate Resolution 216 to create a study committee examining laws affecting vulnerable roadway users after testimony from a pedestrian crash survivor who urged changes to infrastructure, crash reporting and the traffic violations process.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6303391,"Panel narrows school-zone bill to hours and warning signage, advances measure out of committee",98,811000,909000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2473142-bbab94148f0044a3659e14373aae5a5a&start=811&end=909","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2473142-bbab94148f0044a3659e14373aae5a5a/thumbnail_811000.jpg","/articles/6303391/Georgia/Panel-narrows-school-zone-bill-to-hours-and-warning-signage-advances-measure-out-of-committee","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6303391-b64abae32d0dcb58a2cb19ca2a059e83/orig.mp4?Expires=1776005623&Signature=L1xJSkFiRmSbDkbA1stAWBfh7GQxhugE~hG1H--j8J4F41KPrM7UITNX1f5o7zpmyYt9m3VMZSH1lF114tQKNbToTlLk9IbJnJaW2UlLFLYWHv7pHfsemXacPbCSehLQ6tdHHJPrr8~4atXYrE5UEXqPVBfLu42I3yeSQuL~AudcT3cHbK6q4Swigk3UiLKy~nKrkYyC4eW4PTt-Kgcwd5yMIuiv-7GCX~30Cg4cxsKzazpjdnveDnPPLjixU3rFpLPTwFUZMGOaaR1gO6GljuDqnYYZRcypco~ljF3OTcYs7iBppmNasrFv1~I85hvww~LySFccADrGPTN9bIGhrg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Senate Public Safety Committee voted to advance a narrower version of Senate Bill 75 that refocuses the measure on hours of enforcement and warning signage in school zones.

Senator Burt Burns, the bill sponsor, told the committee the substitute returns the bill to its “two original intents” — defining school-zone hours and setting signage requirements — and removes other provisions previously considered. “On line 19, we define school zone. On line 23, we define school zone speed limit. And on line 26, we define the hours of operation,” Burns said.

Burns said the measure was negotiated with the Georgia Department of Transportation and the Georgia Department of Public Safety, and that signs will comply with federal requirements. “At the end of the day, this was negotiated with DOT and Georgia Department of Public Safety, and it pairs this bill back down to its original intent,” he said.

A motion to pass the bill was seconded in committee; the transcript records member voting by raised hands. The committee chair announced the result as passed with three members raising hands in favor and two opposed; the transcript does not contain a formal roll-call list of names tied to those votes.

Committee discussion emphasized clarity in how hours and signage would be implemented and compliance with federal standards for warning signs; the sponsor and subcommittee chair said the revised language reflects those negotiations. The bill now moves to the Rules Committee and remains eligible for further amendment on the floor.","The Senate Public Safety Committee advanced a pared-back version of Senate Bill 75 focused on defining school-zone hours and requiring warning signage; sponsors said the revisions reflect negotiations with the Georgia Department of Transportation and Department of Public Safety.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6303395,"Senate committee advances bill to create Georgia Resilience Office within GEMA",68,512000,580000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2473142-bbab94148f0044a3659e14373aae5a5a&start=512&end=580","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2473142-bbab94148f0044a3659e14373aae5a5a/thumbnail_512000.jpg","/articles/6303395/Georgia/Senate-committee-advances-bill-to-create-Georgia-Resilience-Office-within-GEMA","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6303395-6d9276d7eac029db44957959f3e2cc0f/orig.mp4?Expires=1776005623&Signature=aitCuANx3gTuM3Kx8Gw9TSqb2E9vZPN-cSrEpqXjejtaKc9HztPOJW25TeRxNhADVFHEKbwFeJ9loP5m~NE-H3qvy~YChRemo3EaPd8yRr99SnWfdhTs6fFrbfK8b-4BtJOs5udJPI7zmaWQr1dcYCFZ5sg~KALqKXXoMDtsR7THMMhbYGx0EcdtATNNjmaKo8l6yrK3IRCtscjCn~vcNoJ4Jgct05WoPRduGCCMDAfoemrnMxpW4KEVsd1MXM6RX3VRt0MBrpIRW2frwezEzpCHd1AXDjyMgN09-bjwRtGiFY1sqKe4ItZW7RJEM8GC4TpupW19uMDYuXqqJmjheQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Senate Public Safety Committee on a voice vote advanced Senate Bill 264 on a bipartisan basis to create a Georgia Resilience Office within the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency (GEMA).

Supporters said the office would better coordinate disaster preparedness and recovery across rural and urban counties. “This is gonna create an office within GEMA that is going to be able to work with the local governments,” said Senator Steve Goodman, citing gaps his district experienced during recent hurricanes.

A GEMA representative asked for more dialogue about the office’s structure. “We really support the effort to increase our resiliency in the state. We just wanted to kinda have more of a dialogue about what this office would look like,” said Anna Burton, general counsel for GEMA Homeland Security, at the committee hearing.

Committee members and the sponsor said the bill was a priority and that staff would meet with GEMA and other senators to resolve outstanding questions before the bill reaches the Senate floor and the Rules Committee. Chairman, presiding over the committee, said the bill will go next to Rules.

The committee recorded the action as passing the bill out of committee; no roll-call tally was provided in the transcript (the motion passed by voice and was described as unanimous). The committee encouraged follow-up meetings between Senator Goodman, GEMA representatives and other members to address technical questions.

The committee adjourned the item after the motion and second; the bill remains eligible to be scheduled for a floor debate pending Rules Committee action.","The Senate Public Safety Committee on an unanimous voice vote advanced Senate Bill 264 to create a Georgia Resilience Office inside the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency (GEMA); sponsors and agency counsel said they will continue technical talks before the bill reaches the Senate floor.","actionData","errors"]

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