Appropriations Committee, Georgia State Senate

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The Appropriations Committee is a standing committee of the Georgia State Senate.

Function

The Appropriations Committee is responsible for proposing legislation that allocates funds to the numerous government agencies, departments, and organizations on an annual basis. With its nine sub-committees, Appropriations is responsible for holding hearings as well as approving said legislation for a $22 billion balanced budget.

Committee members

2013-2014

The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.

Appropriations Committee Members, 2013
Democratic members (7)	Republican members (21)
• Gail Davenport	• Jack Hill, Chair
• Vincent Fort	• Renee Unterman, Vice Chair
• Valencia Seay	• Tim Golden
• Freddie Sims	• Don Balfour
• Horacena Tate	• Buddy Carter
• Curt Thompson	• Ronnie Chance
• Steve Thompson	• Bill Cowsert
	• John Crosby
	• Steve Gooch
	• Bill Heath
	• Judson Hill
	• William Jackson
	• Butch Miller
	• Jeff Mullis
	• Jack Murphy
	• David Shafer
	• Cecil Staton
	• Lindsey Tippins
	• Ross Tolleson
	• John Wilkinson
	• Tommie Williams

2011-2012

The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.

Appropriations Committee Members, 2011
Democratic members (8)	Republican members (22)
• Robert Brown	• Jack Hill, Chair
• Vincent Fort	• Greg Goggans, Vice Chair
• George Hooks	• Tim Golden
• Valencia Seay	• Don Balfour
• Freddie Sims	• John Bulloch
• Horacena Tate	• Jim Butterworth
• Curt Thompson	• Buddy Carter
• Steve Thompson	• Bill Cowsert
	• John Crosby
	• Johnny Grant
	• Bill Hamrick
	• Bill Heath
	• Judson Hill
	• William Jackson
	• Jeff Mullis
	• Jack Murphy
	• Chip Rogers
	• Mitch Seabaugh
	• Cecil Staton
	• Ross Tolleson
	• Renee Unterman
	• Tommie Williams

External links

• Appropriations Committee