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Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee, Georgia House of Representatives
The Public Safety and Homeland Security 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 handles legislation pertaining to law enforcement and safety issues facing Georgia.[4][5] | ” |
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee, 2025-2026 |
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Democratic members (6) | Republican members (17) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee, 2023-2024 |
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Democratic members (5) | Republican members (18) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee, 2021-2022 |
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Democratic members (6) | Republican members (16) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee, 2019-2020 |
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Democratic members (5) | Republican members (15) | 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.
Public Safety and Homeland Security Members, 2017 | ||||
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Democratic members (5) | Republican members (11) | |||
• Gloria Frazier | • Alan Powell, Chair | |||
• Mike Glanton | • Eddie Lumsden, Vice chair | |||
• Scott Holcomb | • Heath N. Clark | |||
• Mack Jackson | • Kevin Cooke | |||
• Keisha Sean Waites | • Micah Gravley | |||
• Gerald Greene | ||||
• Bill Hitchens | ||||
• Rick Jasperse | ||||
• Jesse L. Petrea | ||||
• Darlene Taylor | ||||
• William A. "Bill" Werkheiser |
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
Public Safety and Homeland Security Members, 2015 | ||||
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Democratic members (5) | Republican members (11) | |||
• Gloria Frazier | • Alan Powell, Chair | |||
• Mike Glanton | • Darlene Taylor, Vice chair | |||
• Scott Holcomb | • Heath N. Clark | |||
• Mack Jackson | • Kevin Cooke | |||
• Keisha Sean Waites | • Micah Gravley | |||
• Gerald Greene | ||||
• Dustin Hightower | ||||
• Bill Hitchens | ||||
• Rick Jasperse | ||||
• Eddie Lumsden | ||||
• Jesse L. Petrea |
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee Members, 2013 | ||||
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Democratic members (5) | Republican members (10) | |||
• Gloria Frazier | • Alan Powell, Chair | |||
• Mike Glanton | • Darlene Taylor, Vice Chair | |||
• Scott Holcomb | • Alex Atwood | |||
• Eddie Lumsden | • Kevin Cooke | |||
• Keisha Sean Waites | • Gerald Greene | |||
• Dustin Hightower | ||||
• Bill Hitchens | ||||
• Mack Jackson | ||||
• Jay Neal | ||||
• Willie Talton |
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee Members, 2011 | ||||
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Democratic members (4) | Republican members (9) | |||
• Mack Jackson | • Tim Bearden, Chair | |||
• Yasmin Neal | • Willie Talton, Vice Chair | |||
• Gloria Frazier | • Bob Hanner | |||
• Scott Holcomb | • Doug Collins | |||
• Jay Neal | ||||
• Billy Maddox | ||||
• Kevin Cooke | ||||
• Darlene Taylor | ||||
• Billy Horne |
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership for the 2009 legislative session.
Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee Members, 2009 | ||||
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Democratic members (2) | Republican members (7) | |||
• Gloria Frazier | • Burke Day, Chair | |||
• Mack Jackson | • Willie Talton, Vice Chair | |||
• Billy Maddox | ||||
• Jay Neal | ||||
• Billy Horne | ||||
• Bob Hanner | ||||
• Ellis Black |
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 Public Safety and Homeland Security," accessed February 18, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.