State lawmaker updates efforts to change school zone camera laws in Georgia

Traffic light cameras are bolted onto a metal post beside a Fulton County road. (Rahul Bali/WABE)

Georgians have been voicing a range of complaints about automated traffic enforcement cameras used in school zones.

A reform effort during this year’s General Assembly stalled, but that has not deterred the bill’s sponsor.

Speaking at Tuesday’s joint meeting of the MARTOC and House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committees, Republican State Representative J. Collins of Villa Rica says one common complaint they want to address is tickets issued well outside school hours.