Georgia Rep. Jay Powell, R-Camilla.

State Rep. Jay Powell is one of five Republicans named Thursday to the House Study Committee on DUI Recidivism and Driver’s License Suspensions and Reinstatements.

Powell, a Camilla attorney, represents Georgia’s District 171, which includes the western half of Colquitt County.

The appointments, announced by House Speaker David Ralston, R-Blue Ridge, also included Rep. Tom Rice, R-Norcross, as chairman; and members Rep. Barry Fleming, R-Harlem, Rep. Dusty Hightower, R-Carrollton; and Rep. Regina Quick, R-Athens.

The House Study Committee on DUI Recidivism and Driver’s License Suspensions and Reinstatements was created by HR 1805.