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Senate reauthorizes Special Committee on Investigations after split debate
Summary
The Georgia Senate voted 33-23 to reauthorize the Special Committee on Investigations, a move supporters said is needed to continue subpoena work and critics described as politically motivated and diverting attention from state priorities.
The Georgia Senate on Monday reauthorized its Special Committee on Investigations, approving Senate Resolution 5 by a 33-23 vote after more than an hour of debate over the committee’s scope and purpose.
Sponsor Sen. Greg Dolezal, R‑27th, told colleagues the reauthorization is necessary to finish work the committee began last year and to respond to resistance from a district attorney who declined to comply with subpoenas. “Judge Ingram ruled that we were indeed correct and we do have the power under the Georgia Constitution to subpoena her,” Dolezal said, citing a December court ruling as a basis for continuing the panel’s work.
The nut graf: supporters said the committee uncovered facts that require continued inquiry and may inform future statewide law or appropriation changes; opponents said the committee has become a political…
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