The Appropriations Committee is a standing committee of the Georgia House of Representatives.
Per the House Rules, committees of the Georgia House of Representatives are assigned by the Speaker of the House.[1] Committees are assigned after each election.[2] A quorum is not defined in the rules. The Speaker, Speaker pro Tempore, Majority Leader, and Majority Whip are all ex officio members of every committee, except the Speaker who is only an ex officio member of the Rules committee.[3]
See rules: House Rules
Function
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The main focus of the committee is the writing of the state’s amended and general fiscal year budgets for Georgia’s state agencies and departments. The committee also hears legislation that has considerable impact on the state revenue or expenditures.[4][5]
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Membership
2023-2024 legislative session
House Appropriations Committee, 2023-2024
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Democratic members (20) |
Republican members (60) |
Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
House Appropriations Committee, 2021-2022
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Democratic members (18) |
Republican members (67) |
Third-party members(0) |
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Greg Morris (R) left this committee on April 13, 2021. [Source]
Calvin Smyre (D) left this committee on April 04, 2022. [Source]
Bert Reeves (R) left this committee on April 30, 2021. [Source]
Matt Dollar (R) left this committee on February 01, 2022. [Source]
- Note: Bert Reeves (R) resigned on April 30, 2021, to become Georgia Institute of Technology's vice president of university relations.[6]
- Note: Greg Morris (R) resigned on April 13, 2021, to join the Georgia Department of Transportation's State Transportation Board.[7]
2019-2020 legislative session
House Appropriations Committee, 2019-2020
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Democratic members (0) |
Republican members (13) |
Third-party members(0) |
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2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
2011
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
2009-2010
The following table describes subcommittee membership for the 2009 legislative session.
Appropriations Committee Members, 2009 |
Democratic members (11) | Republican members (57) |
• Sheila Jones | • Ben Harbin, Chair |
• Pat Gardner | • Bob Smith, Vice Chair |
• Mary Margaret Oliver | • Edward Lindsey, Vice Chair |
• Michele Henson | • Charles Martin, Jr., Vice Chair |
• Keith Heard | • Carl Rogers, Vice Chair |
• Calvin Smyre | • Mark Butler, Vice Chair |
• Carolyn Hugley | • Calvin Hill, Vice Chair |
• Lynmore James | • Mickey Channell, Vice Chair |
• David Lucas, Sr. | • Butch Parrish, Vice Chair |
• DuBose Porter | • Richard H. Smith |
• Jay Shaw | • Jay Neal |
| • Roger Williams |
| • David Ralston |
| • Amos Amerson |
| • Tom Knox |
| • James Mills |
| • Alan Powell |
| • Judy Manning |
| • Richard Golick |
| • Ed Setzler |
| • Earl Ehrhart |
| • Don Parsons |
| • Matt Dollar |
| • Jan Jones |
| • Wendell Willard |
| • Mark Burkhalter |
| • Bill Hembree |
| • Lynn Smith |
| • John Yates |
| • Jill Chambers |
| • Bobby Reese |
| • Mike Coan |
| • David Casas |
| • Donna Sheldon |
| • Len Walker |
| • Terry England |
| • John Lunsford |
| • Jim Cole |
| • Mike Cheokas |
| • Jimmy Pruett |
| • Bob Hanner |
| • Gerald Greene |
| • Ed Rynders |
| • James Austin Scott |
| • Jay Roberts |
| • Greg Morris |
| • Bob Lane |
| • Burke Day |
| • Ron Stephens |
| • Terry Barnard |
| • Tommy Smith |
| • Penny Houston |
| • Ellis Black |
| • Amy Carter |
| • Jerry Keen |
| • Calvin Hill |
| • Ann Purcell |
External links
- ↑ Georgia State Legislature, "House Rules (Rule 11.1)," accessed February 18, 2021
- ↑ Georgia State Legislature, "House Rules (Rule 11.7)," accessed February 18, 2021
- ↑ Georgia State Legislature, "House Rules (Rule 11.3)," accessed February 18, 2021
- ↑ Georgia Appropriations, "House Committee on Appropriations," accessed March 4, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Marietta Daily Journal, "Reeves to resign from General Assembly, become Georgia Tech executive," April 22, 2021
- ↑ The Augusta Chronicle, "Rep. Greg Morris named to replace Don Grantham on GDOT board; former commissioner not pleased," March 25, 2021
Leadership
Minority Leader:James Beverly
Representatives
Republican Party (102)
Democratic Party (78)