Natural Resources and Environment Committee, Georgia House of Representatives
The Natural Resources and Environment Committee is a standing committee of the Georgia House of Representatives.
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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 House Natural Resources and Environment Committee is assigned legislation pertaining to management, quality, and usage of Georgia’s natural resources. Within the full committee, there are two standing subcommittees: Environmental Quality and Resource Management. Legislation is assigned to these subcommittees based on the subject matter of each individual bill or resolution.[4][5] | ” |
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
Natural Resources and Environment Committee, 2025-2026 |
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Democratic members (7) | Republican members (21) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
Natural Resources and Environment Committee, 2023-2024 |
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Democratic members (6) | Republican members (18) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
Natural Resources and Environment Committee, 2021-2022 |
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Democratic members (6) | Republican members (17) | Third-party members(0) |
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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
Natural Resources and Environment Committee, 2019-2020 |
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Democratic members (7) | Republican members (16) | 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.
Natural Resources and Environment Members, 2017 | ||||
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Democratic members (5) | Republican members (20) | |||
• Debra Bazemore | • Lynn Smith, Chair | |||
• Debbie Buckner | • Sam Watson, Vice chair | |||
• Karla Drenner | • Dan Gasaway | |||
• Pat Gardner | • Timothy Barr | |||
• Mable Thomas | • Brooks Coleman, Jr. | |||
• John L. Corbett | ||||
• Robert Dickey | ||||
• Terry England | ||||
• Bubber Epps | ||||
• Sheri Smallwood Gilligan | ||||
• Buddy Harden | ||||
• Don Hogan | ||||
• Tom McCall | ||||
• Greg Morris | ||||
• Chad Nimmer | ||||
• Randy Nix | ||||
• Richard H. Smith | ||||
• Jan Tankersley | ||||
• Kevin Tanner | ||||
• Charles Williams |
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
Natural Resources and Environment Members, 2015 | ||||
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Democratic members (4) | Republican members (19) | |||
• Debbie Buckner | • Lynn Smith, Chair | |||
• Karla Drenner | • Buddy Harden, Vice chair | |||
• Pat Gardner | • Timothy Barr | |||
• Mable Thomas | • Brooks Coleman, Jr. | |||
• John L. Corbett | ||||
• Robert Dickey | ||||
• Terry England | ||||
• Bubber Epps | ||||
• Dan Gasaway | ||||
• J.B. "Jeff" Jones | ||||
• Tom McCall | ||||
• Greg Morris | ||||
• Chad Nimmer | ||||
• Randy Nix | ||||
• Richard Smith | ||||
• Jan Tankersley | ||||
• Kevin Tanner | ||||
• Sam Watson | ||||
• Chuck Williams |
2011
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
Natural Resources and Environment Members, 2011 | ||||
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Democratic members (7) | Republican members (22) | |||
• Stephanie Benfield | • Lynn Smith, Chair | |||
• Carol Fullerton | • Randy Nix, Vice chair | |||
• Pat Gardner | • Bob Hanner | |||
• Ralph Long, III | • Lee Anderson | |||
• Brian Thomas | • Doug McKillip | |||
• Karla Drenner | • Kip Smith | |||
• Debbie Buckner | • Richard H. Smith | |||
• Roger Lane | ||||
• Susan Holmes | ||||
• Jan Tankersley | ||||
• Judy Manning | ||||
• John D. Meadows, III | ||||
• Chad Nimmer | ||||
• Terry England | ||||
• Buddy Harden | ||||
• Tom McCall | ||||
• Harry Geisinger | ||||
• Delvis Dutton | ||||
• Greg Morris | ||||
• Lynne Riley | ||||
• Brooks Coleman, Jr. | ||||
• Joe Wilkinson |
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership for the 2009 legislative session.
Natural Resources and Environment Members, 2009 | ||||
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Democratic members (8) | Republican members (21) | |||
• Pat Gardner | • Lynn Smith, Chair | |||
• Ralph Long, III | • Greg Morris, Vice chair | |||
• Stephanie Benfield | • Randy Nix | |||
• Karla Drenner | • John D. Meadows, III | |||
• Brian Thomas | • Tom McCall | |||
• Lee Thompson | • Thomas Benton | |||
• Debbie Buckner | • Judy Manning | |||
• Carol Fullerton | • Harry Geisinger | |||
• Mark Burkhalter | ||||
• Joe Wilkinson | ||||
• Brooks Coleman, Jr. | ||||
• Terry England | ||||
• Doug McKillip | ||||
• Lee Anderson | ||||
• Richard H. Smith | ||||
• Buddy Harden | ||||
• Bob Hanner | ||||
• Terry Barnard | ||||
• Roger Lane | ||||
• Mike Keown | ||||
• Mark Williams |
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 Natural Resources & Environment," 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