Georgia state Sen. Mullis named head of legislative committees

Staff Photo by Dan Henry / The Chattanooga Times Free Press- 10/15/15. Senator Jeff Mullis speaks on Thursday, October 15, 2015 to officials and guests who gathered on the new Vanguard site in Trenton for an announcement that the Semi-trailer manufacturing plant is bringing 400 jobs to Dade County.
Staff Photo by Dan Henry / The Chattanooga Times Free Press- 10/15/15. Senator Jeff Mullis speaks on Thursday, October 15, 2015 to officials and guests who gathered on the new Vanguard site in Trenton for an announcement that the Semi-trailer manufacturing plant is bringing 400 jobs to Dade County.

Georgia state Sen. Jeff Mullis, R-Chickamauga, will be in charge of several study committees this year.

The Georgia Senate Press Office announced Monday that Mullis will be co-chairman of three joint study committees in the coming months. He will also be chairman of two Senate study committees.

These groups are supposed to review issues during the fall and create a report with recommendations for potential law changes. The reports will be a reference guide for other representatives and lawmakers when the legislative session begins in January.

Mullis will be co-chairman of the State Commission on Narcotic Treatment Programs, the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure and Vehicle Joint Study Committee and the Music Economic Development Joint Study Committee. He also will serve as the chairman for the Senate Legislative Process Study Committee and the Senate Sexual Registry Study Committee.

"Sen. Jeff Mullis has a proven track record in addressing the needs of our citizens and will be an invaluable resource as co-chair of three joint study committees and as chair of two Senate study committees," Georgia Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle said in a statement. "I'm confident he will examine the issues at hand and provide new legislative recommendations to the General Assembly."

In response to an increase in heroin overdoses in recent years, the narcotics committee will look into the licensing requirements for running a drug treatment program in the state. The committee also will examine how the state enforces rules on having that license.

The alternative fuels committee will study how much people in the state need places to re-up on alternative fuels, as well as issues with putting in more stations for that kind of transaction. The sexual registry committee will look into how the government could better monitor people on the sex offenders list.

"I look forward to addressing and thoroughly reviewing each of these important issues with my colleagues," Mullis said in a statement. "Our number one priority is the well-being, success and growth of all of our citizens."

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