Rules Committee, Georgia House of Representatives
The Rules 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
“ | This committee oversees the flow of legislation from passage in committee and making the determination of what bills should be debated and voted on the House floor. Also included in that task is the approval of guests who are invited into the chambers of the House of Representatives to be recognized.[4][5] | ” |
Membership
2023-2024 legislative session
House Rules Committee, 2023-2024 |
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Democratic members (7) | Republican members (25) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
House Rules Committee, 2021-2022 |
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Democratic members (6) | Republican members (29) | Third-party members(0) |
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Calvin Smyre (D) left this committee on April 04, 2022. [Source]
Greg Morris (R) left this committee on April 13, 2021. [Source]
- Note: Greg Morris (R) resigned on April 13, 2021, to join the Georgia Department of Transportation's State Transportation Board.[6]
2019-2020 legislative session
House Rules Committee, 2019-2020 |
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Democratic members (8) | Republican members (31) | 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.
Rules Members, 2017 | ||||
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Democratic members (7) | Republican members (31) | |||
• Karla Drenner | • John D. Meadows, III, Chair | |||
• Stacey Evans | • Brett Harrell, Vice chair | |||
• Carolyn Hugley | • Richard H. Smith | |||
• Mack Jackson | • Mandi Ballinger | |||
• Calvin Smyre | • Thomas Benton | |||
• Al Williams | • Jon G. Burns | |||
• Stacey Abrams | • Johnnie Caldwell, Jr. | |||
• Christian Coomer | ||||
• Sharon Cooper | ||||
• Katie Dempsey | ||||
• Earl Ehrhart | ||||
• Barry Fleming | ||||
• Richard Golick | ||||
• Gerald Greene | ||||
• Matt Hatchett | ||||
• Lee Hawkins | ||||
• Jan Jones | ||||
• David Knight | ||||
• Charles Martin, Jr. | ||||
• Greg Morris | ||||
• Butch Parrish | ||||
• Allen Peake | ||||
• Alan Powell | ||||
• Jay Powell | ||||
• Terry Rogers | ||||
• Ed Setzler | ||||
• Lynn Smith | ||||
• Ron Stephens, Georgia Representative | ||||
• Jan Tankersley | ||||
• Wendell Willard | ||||
• Bruce Williamson |
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
Rules Members, 2015 | ||||
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Democratic members (7) | Republican members (29) | |||
• Stacey Abrams | • John D. Meadows, III, Chair | |||
• Karla Drenner | • Rich Golick, Vice chair | |||
• Stacey Evans | • Tommy Benton | |||
• Carolyn Hugley | • Jon G. Burns | |||
• Mack Jackson | • Sharon Cooper | |||
• Calvin Smyre | • Katie Dempsey | |||
• Al Williams | • Tom Dickson | |||
• Earl Ehrhart | ||||
• Barry Fleming | ||||
• Gerald Greene | ||||
• Mark Hamilton | ||||
• Jan Jones | ||||
• David Knight | ||||
• Greg Morris | ||||
• Larry O'Neal | ||||
• Butch Parrish | ||||
• Allen Peake | ||||
• Alan Powell | ||||
• Jay Powell | ||||
• Matthew Ramsey | ||||
• Tom Rice | ||||
• Jay Roberts | ||||
• Carl Rogers | ||||
• Ed Setzler | ||||
• Barbara Sims | ||||
• Lynn Smith | ||||
• Ron Stephens | ||||
• Tom Weldon, Jr. | ||||
• Wendell Willard |
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
Rules Committee Members, 2013 | ||||
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Democratic members (6) | Republican members (28) | |||
• Stacey Abrams | • John Meadows, Chair | |||
• Karla Drenner | • Rich Golick, Vice Chair | |||
• Carolyn Hugley | • Richard H. Smith | |||
• Mack Jackson | • Tommy Benton | |||
• Calvin Smyre | • David Casas | |||
• Al Williams | • Mickey Channell | |||
• Sharon Cooper | ||||
• Katie Dempsey | ||||
• Earl Ehrhart | ||||
• Gerald Greene | ||||
• Mark Hamilton | ||||
• Jan Jones | ||||
• Edward Lindsey | ||||
• Greg Morris | ||||
• Larry O'Neal | ||||
• Butch Parrish | ||||
• Allen Peake | ||||
• Alan Powell | ||||
• Matthew Ramsey | ||||
• Tom Rice | ||||
• Jay Roberts | ||||
• Ed Setzler | ||||
• Donna Sheldon | ||||
• Barbara Sims | ||||
• Lynn Smith | ||||
• Ron Stephens | ||||
• Tom Weldon, Jr. | ||||
• Wendell Willard |
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
Rules Committee Members, 2011 | ||||
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Democratic members (6) | Republican members (29) | |||
• Stacey Abrams | • John Meadows, Chair | |||
• Carolyn Hugley | • Richard Golick, Vice Chair | |||
• Billy Mitchell | • James Mills | |||
• Karla Drenner | • Jan Jones | |||
• Calvin Smyre | • Edward Lindsey | |||
• Howard Mosby | • Larry O'Neal | |||
• Gerald Greene | ||||
• Lynn Smith | ||||
• Richard H. Smith | ||||
• Judy Manning | ||||
• Greg Morris | ||||
• Ron Stephens | ||||
• Wendell Willard | ||||
• Sharon Cooper | ||||
• Ed Setzler | ||||
• Tom Weldon, Jr. | ||||
• Bill Hembree | ||||
• Mickey Channell | ||||
• Thomas Benton | ||||
• Len Walker | ||||
• Katie Dempsey | ||||
• Earl Ehrhart | ||||
• Tim Bearden | ||||
• Donna Sheldon | ||||
• David Casas | ||||
• Bob Hanner | ||||
• Butch Parrish | ||||
• Tom Rice | ||||
• Jay Roberts |
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership for the 2009 legislative session.
Rules Committee Members, 2009 | ||||
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Democratic members (6) | Republican members (29) | |||
• Karla Drenner | • Earl Ehrhart, Chair | |||
• Howard Mosby | • John Lunsford, Vice Chair | |||
• Calvin Smyre | • James Mills | |||
• Carolyn Hugley | • Judy Manning | |||
• Nikki Randall | • Sharon Cooper | |||
• Jay Shaw | • Jan Jones | |||
• Wendell Willard | ||||
• Mark Burkhalter | ||||
• Tom Rice | ||||
• Lynn Smith | ||||
• Fran Millar | ||||
• Mike Jacobs | ||||
• Jill Chambers | ||||
• Mike Coan | ||||
• David Casas | ||||
• Len Walker | ||||
• Bob Smith | ||||
• Mickey Channell | ||||
• Jim Cole | ||||
• Bob Hanner | ||||
• Gerald Greene | ||||
• James Austin Scott | ||||
• Jay Roberts | ||||
• Greg Morris | ||||
• Butch Parrish | ||||
• Bob Lane | ||||
• Ron Stephens | ||||
• Terry Barnard | ||||
• Jerry Keen |
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 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 General Assembly, "House Committee on Rules," accessed February 18, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ The Augusta Chronicle, "Rep. Greg Morris named to replace Don Grantham on GDOT board; former commissioner not pleased," March 25, 2021