Bill Text: GA SR622 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Senate Dangerous Dogs Study Committee; create
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2009-04-01 - Senate Passed/Adopted [SR622 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2009-SR622-Enrolled.html
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Senate
Resolution 622
By:
Senator Rogers of the 21st
ADOPTED
SENATE
A
RESOLUTION
Creating
the Senate Dangerous Dogs Study Committee; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
the State of Georgia continues to experience numerous tragic and shocking
instances in which children and adults are killed or seriously injured by dog
attacks; and
WHEREAS,
existing state laws have been ineffective in preventing or reducing the number
of such attacks and are difficult to comprehend and administer; and
WHEREAS,
under the Georgia Constitution, protection to person and property is the
paramount duty of government and shall be impartial and complete; and our laws
should be revised to provide meaningful and effective protection for people
against attacks by dangerous dogs, including effective methods of identifying
dangerous dogs and adequate controls for dogs so identified; and
WHEREAS,
a thorough and careful study of this issue is needed to develop appropriate
legislation for consideration at the 2010 session of the General
Assembly.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that there is created the Senate
Dangerous Dogs Study Committee to be composed of five members of the Senate to
be appointed by the President of the Senate. The President of the Senate shall
designate a member of the committee as chairperson of the committee. The
chairperson shall call all meetings of the committee.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the committee shall undertake a study of the
conditions, needs, issues, and problems mentioned above or related thereto and
recommend any actions or legislation which the committee deems necessary or
appropriate. The committee may conduct such meetings at such places and at such
times as it may deem necessary or convenient to enable it to exercise fully and
effectively its powers, perform its duties, and accomplish the objectives and
purposes of this resolution. The members of the committee shall receive the
allowances authorized for legislative members of interim legislative committees
but shall receive the same for not more than five days unless additional days
are authorized. The funds necessary to carry out the provisions of this
resolution shall come from the funds appropriated to the Senate. In the event
the committee makes a report of its findings and recommendations, with
suggestions for proposed legislation, if any, such report shall be made on or
before the convening date of the 2010 session of the General Assembly, on which
date the committee shall stand abolished.
