GA SB255

Senate or House may authorize committees to exercise investigatory powers through rules of procedure or resolution, with joint committees authorized through joint resolution or joint rules

Authorized committees gain power to administer oaths, compel witness testimony, require attendance of witnesses, subpoena books/records/papers, and take depositions

Subpoenas may be served anywhere in Georgia, and failure to comply may be punished as contempt of court by the superior court in the relevant jurisdiction

Confidential treatment of materials and information during investigations is recognized by law when authorized by the enabling rules or resolution

Explicitly preserves all existing authority, immunity, privilege, and power of the General Assembly and its members under the Constitution, statutory law, decisional law, and common law