Governmental Affairs Committee, Georgia House of Representatives
The Governmental Affairs 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 legislation concerning the operations and management of state, county, and municipal government. It also has jurisdiction over state election law.[4][5] | ” |
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
Governmental Affairs Committee, 2025-2026 |
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Democratic members (8) | Republican members (13) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
Governmental Affairs Committee, 2023-2024 |
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Democratic members (7) | Republican members (14) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
Governmental Affairs Committee, 2021-2022 |
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Democratic members (6) | Republican members (14) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
Governmental Affairs Committee, 2019-2020 |
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Democratic members (6) | Republican members (14) | 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.
Governmental Affairs Members, 2017 | ||||
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Democratic members (5) | Republican members (15) | |||
• Rhonda Burnough | • Ed Rynders, Chair | |||
• Howard Mosby | • Barry Fleming, Vice chair | |||
• Mary Margaret Oliver | • Eddie Lumsden | |||
• Renitta Shannon | • Shaw Blackmon | |||
• Robert T. "Bob" Trammell, Jr. | • Buzz Brockway | |||
• Amy Carter | ||||
• J. Collins | ||||
• John D. Meadows, III | ||||
• Alan Powell | ||||
• Jay Powell | ||||
• Betty Price | ||||
• Darlene Taylor | ||||
• Tom Taylor | ||||
• Scot Turner | ||||
• Bruce Williamson |
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
Governmental Affairs Members, 2015 | ||||
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Democratic members (5) | Republican members (13) | Third-party members (1) | ||
• Tyrone Brooks | • Ed Rynders, Chair | • E. Culver Kidd | ||
• Hugh Floyd | • Buzz Brockway, Vice chair | |||
• Ronnie Mabra | • Amy Carter | |||
• Howard Mosby | • Barry Fleming | |||
• Mary Margaret Oliver | • Mark Hamilton | |||
• Dustin Hightower | ||||
• Eddie Lumsden | ||||
• John D. Meadows, III | ||||
• Larry O'Neal | ||||
• Alan Powell | ||||
• Jay Powell | ||||
• Tom Taylor | ||||
• Bruce Williamson |
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
Governmental Affairs Committee Members, 2013 | ||||
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Democratic members (5) | Republican members (11) | Third-party members (1) | ||
• Tyrone Brooks | • Amy Carter, Chair | • E. Culver Kidd | ||
• Hugh Floyd | • Buzz Brockway, Vice Chair | |||
• Alisha Thomas Morgan | • Darlene Taylor | |||
• Howard Mosby | • Barry Fleming | |||
• Mary Margaret Oliver | • Mark Hamilton | |||
• Dustin Hightower | ||||
• John Meadows | ||||
• Larry O'Neal | ||||
• Alan Powell | ||||
• Jay Powell | ||||
• Bruce Williamson |
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
Governmental Affairs Committee Members, 2011 | ||||
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Democratic members (5) | Republican members (10) | Third-party members (1) | ||
• Tyrone Brooks, Sr. | • Mark Hamilton, Chair | • E. Culver Kidd | ||
• Hugh Floyd | • Ann Purcell, Vice Chair | |||
• Alisha Thomas Morgan | • Mark Hatfield | |||
• Howard Mosby | • Larry O'Neal | |||
• Mary Margaret Oliver | • John Meadows | |||
• Tim Bearden | ||||
• Buzz Brockway | ||||
• Alan Powell | ||||
• Jay Powell | ||||
• Bruce Williamson |
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership for the 2009 legislative session.
Governmental Affairs Committee Members, 2009 | ||||
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Democratic members (5) | Republican members (10) | |||
• Alisha Thomas Morgan | • James Austin Scott, Chair | |||
• Tyrone Brooks, Sr. | • John D. Meadows, III, Vice Chair | |||
• Mary Margaret Oliver | • Larry O'Neal | |||
• Howard Mosby | • David Ralston | |||
• Hugh Floyd | • Mark Butler | |||
• Mark Hamilton | ||||
• Alan Powell | ||||
• Jill Chambers | ||||
• Jay Powell | ||||
• Mark Hatfield |
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 Governmental Affairs," accessed February 18, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.