A COUPLE OF SAFETY MEASURES, AUTHORED BY STATE SENATOR JEFF MULLIS OF CHICKAMAUGA, ARE MAKING IT THROUGH THE LEGISLATURE.
   

SENATE BILL 88 INCREASES THE REQUIRED AGE OF CHILDREN IN CAR SEATS FROM SIX TO EIGHT YEARS OF AGE.  THE TYPE OF RESTRAINT REQUIRED DEPENDS ON THE CHILD’S HEIGHT AND WEIGHT.  THAT BILL WILL SOON HEAD TO THE GOVERNOR FOR SIGNATURE.  "MY BILL WAS SOLELY INTENDED AS A WAY TO HELP SAVE CHILDREN’S LIVES BY ENSURING THEY ARE PROPERLY SITUATED IN A CAR,"  MULLIS SAID.
   

AND IN THE WAKE OF A JANUARY ICE STORE IN GEORGIA… SENATE RESOLUTION 30 URGES THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO HAVE A STANDBY LIST OF PRIVATE CONTRACTORS FOR WEATHER EMERGENCIES.  IT ALSO CALLS FOR GDOT TO PRE-AUTHORIZE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO AID IN CLEARING STATE ROADS.