Rules Committee (Georgia House)
The House Rules Committee is a 34 member legislative body consisting of a chairman, a vice-chairman, a secretary, and 31 members. The Committee operates under a House mandate to oversee the movement of legislation from passage in committee to debate and voting on the House floor.[1]
Scope and jurisdiction
The House Rules Committee is responsible for overseeing the "flow of legislation from passage in committee and making the determination of what bills should be debated and voted on the House floor". The committee also has jurisdiction over the task of approving all guests "who are invited into the chambers of the House of Representatives to be recognized."[1]
Members
As of 2014,[1] the members of the House Rules Committee are:
- John Meadows, chairman
- Rich Golick, vice chairman
- Richard H. Smith, secretary
- Stacey Abrams, member
- Tommy Benton, member
- David Casas, member
- Mickey Channell, member
- Sharon Cooper, member
- Katie M. Dempsey, member
- Karla Drenner, member
- Earl Ehrhart, member
- Gerald E. Greene, member
- Mark Hamilton, member
- Carolyn Hugley, member
- Mack Jackson, member
- Jan Jones, member
- Edward Lindsey, member
- Greg Morris, member
- Larry O'Neal, member
- Butch Parrish, member
- Allen Peake, member
- Alan Powell, member
- Matt Ramsey, member
- Tom Rice, member
- Jay Roberts, member
- Ed Setzler, member
- Donna Sheldon, member
- Barbara Sims, member
- Lynn Smith, member
- Calvin Smyre, member
- Ron Stephens, member
- Tom Weldon, member
- Wendell Willard, member
- Al Williams, member
See also
References
- 1 2 3 House Rules. house.ga.gov. Retrieved June 26, 2013.
External links
- Legis.ga.gov. Welcome to the Georgia General Assembly. Home page. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
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