Transportation Committee, Georgia State Senate
The Transportation Committee is a standing committee of the Georgia State Senate.
Per the Senate Rules, committees of the Georgia State Senate are assigned by the Committee on Assignments. The Committee on Assignments is made up of the President of the Senate, President Pro Tempore, Majority Leader and two members appointed by the President.[1] Committees are assigned after each election.[2] At least a majority of members is considered a quorum, with ex officio members not counting towards quorum but being allowed to vote.[3] The President is not recognized as an ex officio member of any committee.
See rules: Senate Rules
Function
| “ | The Committee on Transportation has general jurisdiction over issues relate to highway safety, regulation of intrastate common carriers including railroads, buses, trucks, vessels, pipelines, and civil aviation. Also included is jurisdiction on issues to inland waterways and any other means of transportation.[4][5] | ” |
Membership
2021-2022 legislative session
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Senate Transportation Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (1) | Republican members (8) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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Senate Transportation Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (9) | 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.
| Transportation Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (10) | |||
| • Valencia Seay | • Brandon Beach, Chair | |||
| • Gloria Butler | • Steve Gooch, Vice chair | |||
| • David E. Lucas, Sr. | • Mike Dugan | |||
| • Bill Cowsert | ||||
| • Bill Heath | ||||
| • Frank Ginn | ||||
| • Burt Jones | ||||
| • P.K. Martin | ||||
| • Lindsey Tippins | ||||
| • Ben Watson | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Transportation Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (7) | |||
| • Gloria Butler | • Tommie Williams, Chair | |||
| • Ronald Ramsey | • Steve Gooch, Vice chair | |||
| • Mike Dugan | ||||
| • William Jackson | ||||
| • Burt Jones | ||||
| • Lindsey Tippins | ||||
| • Ross Tolleson | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Transportation Committee Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (9) | |||
| • Valencia Seay | • Steve Gooch, Chair | |||
| • Jason Carter | • Butch Miller, Vice Chair | |||
| • Steve Thompson | • Brandon Beach | |||
| • William Jackson | ||||
| • Ronnie Chance | ||||
| • Barry Loudermilk | ||||
| • Lindsey Tippins | ||||
| • Ross Tolleson | ||||
| • Tommie Williams | ||||
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
| Transportation Committee Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (8) | |||
| • Valencia Seay | • Jeff Mullis, Chair | |||
| • Doug Stoner | • Cecil Staton, Vice Chair | |||
| • Steve Thompson | • Steve Gooch | |||
| • William Jackson | ||||
| • Barry Loudermilk | ||||
| • Butch Miller | ||||
| • Ross Tolleson | ||||
| • Jack Murphy | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Georgia State Senate, "Senate Rules (Rule 2-1.3, 2-1.1)," accessed February 18, 2021
- ↑ Georgia State Senate, "Senate Rules (Rule 2-3.1(c))," accessed February 18, 2021
- ↑ Georgia State Senate, "Senate Rules (Rule 2-1.8)," accessed February 18, 2021
- ↑ Georgia General Assembly, "Senate Committee on Transportation," accessed February 18, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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