Health Committee, Georgia House of Representatives
The Health 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
“ | The Health Committee works on healthcare policy with particular emphasis on regulatory and market issues.[4][5] | ” |
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
House Health Committee, 2025-2026 |
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Democratic members (10) | Republican members (15) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
House Health Committee, 2023-2024 |
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Democratic members (14) | Republican members (26) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
House Health Committee, 2021-2022 |
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Democratic members (11) | Republican members (18) | Third-party members(0) |
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Edward Stephens (D) left this committee on August 14, 2021. [Source]
2019-2020 legislative session
House Health Committee, 2019-2020 |
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Democratic members (14) | Republican members (20) | Third-party members(0) |
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Pam Stephenson (D) left this committee on September 04, 2020.
2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
Health and Human Services Members, 2017 | ||||
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Democratic members (14) | Republican members (21) | |||
• Karen Bennett | • Sharon Cooper, Chair | |||
• James Beverly | • Lee Hawkins, Vice chair | |||
• Demetrius Douglas | • Ed Rynders | |||
• Karla Drenner | • Timothy Barr | |||
• Spencer Frye | • Bruce Broadrick | |||
• J. Craig Gordon | • Katie Dempsey | |||
• Michele Henson | • Buddy Harden | |||
• Henry Howard | • Matt Hatchett | |||
• Sheila Jones | • Scott Hilton | |||
• Billy Mitchell | • Rick Jasperse | |||
• Howard Mosby | • Trey Kelley | |||
• Dexter Sharper | • Jodi Lott | |||
• Edward Stephens | • Karen Mathiak | |||
• Pam Stephenson | • Mark Newton | |||
• Don Parsons | ||||
• Allen Peake | ||||
• Jesse L. Petrea | ||||
• John Pezold | ||||
• Betty Price | ||||
• Jimmy Pruett | ||||
• Deborah Silcox |
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
Health and Human Services Members, 2015 | ||||
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Democratic members (16) | Republican members (20) | Third-party members (1) | ||
• Karen Bennett | • Sharon Cooper, Chair | • E. Culver Kidd | ||
• James Beverly | • Rick Jasperse, Vice chair | |||
• Demetrius Douglas | • Timothy Barr | |||
• Karla Drenner | • Bruce Broadrick | |||
• Spencer Frye | • Mike Cheokas | |||
• J. Craig Gordon | • Valerie Clark | |||
• Michele Henson | • Katie Dempsey | |||
• Henry Howard | • Buddy Harden | |||
• Sheila Jones | • Matt Hatchett | |||
• Margaret Kaiser | • Lee Hawkins | |||
• Billy Mitchell | • Trey Kelley | |||
• Howard Mosby | • B.J. Pak | |||
• Nikki Randall | • Don Parsons | |||
• Dexter Sharper | • Allen Peake | |||
• Mickey Stephens | • Jesse L. Petrea | |||
• Pam Stephenson | • John David Pezold | |||
• Jimmy Pruett | ||||
• Carl Rogers | ||||
• Barbara Sims | ||||
• Joe Wilkinson |
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
Health and Human Services Committee Members, 2013 | ||||
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Democratic members (15) | Republican members (22) | Third-party members (1) | ||
• James Beverly | • Sharon Cooper, Chair | • E. Culver Kidd | ||
• Karla Drenner | • Ben Watson, Vice Chair | |||
• Carol Fullerton | • Ed Rynders | |||
• J. Craig Gordon | • Timothy Barr | |||
• Michele Henson | • Bruce Broadrick | |||
• Henry Howard | • Mickey Channell | |||
• Sheila Jones | • Mike Cheokas | |||
• Margaret Kaiser | • Josh Clark | |||
• Billy Mitchell | • Valerie Clark | |||
• Alisha Thomas Morgan | • Katie Dempsey | |||
• Howard Mosby | • Buddy Harden | |||
• Nikki Randall | • Matt Hatchett | |||
• Dexter Sharper | • Lee Hawkins | |||
• Mickey Stephens | • Doug Holt | |||
• Pam Stephenson | • Rick Jasperse | |||
• B.J. Pak | ||||
• Don Parsons | ||||
• Allen Peake | ||||
• Jimmy Pruett | ||||
• Carl Rogers | ||||
• Barbara Sims | ||||
• Joe Wilkinson |
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
Health and Human Services Committee Members, 2011 | ||||
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Democratic members (15) | Republican members (22) | Third-party members (1) | ||
• Alisha Thomas Morgan | • Sharon Cooper, Chair | • E. Culver Kidd | ||
• Howard Mosby | • Ed Rynders, Vice Chair | |||
• Elly Dobbs | • Doug Holt | |||
• Sheila Jones | • Ann Purcell | |||
• Karla Drenner | • Katie Dempsey | |||
• Carol Fullerton | • Josh Clark | |||
• Helen Hudson | • Valerie Clark | |||
• Margaret Kaiser | • Charlice Byrd | |||
• J. Craig Gordon | • Mickey Channell | |||
• Michele Henson | • Mike Cheokas | |||
• Michele Henson | • Doug Collins | |||
• Billy Mitchell | • Buddy Harden | |||
• Nikki Randall | • Matt Hatchett | |||
• Edward Stephens | • Bill Hembree | |||
• Pam Stephenson | • Sean Jerguson | |||
• Gene Maddox | ||||
• B.J. Pak | ||||
• Don Parsons | ||||
• Carl Rogers | ||||
• Barbara Sims | ||||
• Ben Watson | ||||
• Joe Wilkinson |
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership for the 2009 legislative session.
Health and Human Services Committee Members, 2009 | ||||
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Democratic members (14) | Republican members (20) | |||
• Alisha Thomas Morgan | • Sharon Cooper, Chair | |||
• Sheila Jones | • Ed Rynders, Vice Chair | |||
• Elly Dobbs | • Katie Dempsey | |||
• Michele Henson | • Barry Loudermilk | |||
• Margaret Kaiser | • Mark Butler | |||
• Karla Drenner | • Charlice Byrd | |||
• Billy Mitchell | • Sean Jerguson | |||
• Howard Mosby | • Carl Rogers | |||
• Pam Stephenson | • Don Parsons | |||
• Henry Howard | • Joe Wilkinson | |||
• Helen Hudson | • Bill Hembree | |||
• Nikki Randall | • Fran Millar | |||
• Edward Stephens | • John Lunsford | |||
• J. Craig Gordon | • Barbara Sims | |||
• Mike Cheokas | ||||
• Tony Sellier | ||||
• Allen Peake | ||||
• Gene Maddox | ||||
• Mike Keown | ||||
• Ann Purcell |
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 Health," accessed August 8, 2025
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.