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State Planning and Community Affairs Committee, Georgia House of Representatives
The State Planning and Community 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
“ | The House State Planning & Community Affairs Committee has traditionally been assigned general legislation that affects Georgia’s local governments. Examples of bills that have been and are handled by the committee include legislation establishing annexation and zoning procedures, authorities, state symbols, state holidays, state recognition of Indian tribes, and regional development centers. Additionally, election law bills, bills establishing guidelines for local government planning, bills incorporating municipalities, and bills determining county boundaries have also been processed through the State Planning & Community Affairs Committee.[4][5] | ” |
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
State Planning and Community Affairs Committee, 2025-2026 |
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Democratic members (9) | Republican members (9) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
State Planning and Community Affairs Committee, 2023-2024 |
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Democratic members (9) | Republican members (13) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
State Planning and Community Affairs Committee, 2021-2022 |
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Democratic members (9) | Republican members (13) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
State Planning and Community Affairs Committee, 2019-2020 |
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Democratic members (7) | Republican members (9) | 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.
State Planning and Community Affairs Members, 2017 | ||||
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Democratic members (8) | Republican members (10) | |||
• Debra Bazemore | • Jimmy Pruett, Chair | |||
• Winfred Dukes | • Terry Rogers, Vice chair | |||
• Derrick Jackson | • Regina Quick | |||
• Mack Jackson | • Beth Beskin | |||
• Brenda Lopez | • Michael Caldwell | |||
• Dewey McClain | • Kevin Cooke | |||
• Howard Mosby | • Karen Mathiak | |||
• Earnest Williams | • Betty Price | |||
• Deborah Silcox | ||||
• Scot Turner |
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
State Planning and Community Affairs Members, 2015 | ||||
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Democratic members (6) | Republican members (6) | |||
• Simone Bell | • Jimmy Pruett, Chair | |||
• Pam Dickerson | • Terry Rogers, Vice chair | |||
• Winfred Dukes | • Beth Beskin | |||
• Mack Jackson | • Michael Caldwell | |||
• Dewey McClain | • Kevin Cooke | |||
• Earnest Williams | • Scot Turner |
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
State Planning and Community Affairs Committee Members, 2013 | ||||
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Democratic members (5) | Republican members (9) | |||
• Simone Bell | • Jimmy Pruett, Chair | |||
• Pam Dickerson | • Terry Rogers, Vice Chair | |||
• Winfred Dukes | • Calvin Hill | |||
• Mack Jackson | • Michael Caldwell | |||
• Earnest Williams | • Jeff Chapman | |||
• Kevin Cooke | ||||
• Regina Quick | ||||
• Chuck Sims | ||||
• Scot Turner |
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
State Planning and Community Affairs Committee Members, 2011 | ||||
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Democratic members (6) | Republican members (9) | |||
• Mack Jackson | • Tommy Smith, Chair | |||
• Rick Crawford | • Kip Smith, Vice Chair | |||
• Simone Bell | • Steve Davis | |||
• Joe Heckstall | • Amos Amerson | |||
• Pamela Dickerson | • Len Walker | |||
• Winfred Dukes | • Bubber Epps | |||
• Chuck Sims | ||||
• Tony McBrayer | ||||
• Robert Dickey |
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership for the 2009 legislative session.
State Planning and Community Affairs Committee Members, 2009 | ||||
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Democratic members (5) | Republican members (9) | |||
• Rick Crawford | • Tommy Smith, Chair | |||
• Joe Heckstall | • Steve Davis, Vice Chair | |||
• Billy Mitchell | • Barbara Sims | |||
• Mack Jackson | • Wendell Willard | |||
• Winfred Dukes | • Tim Bearden | |||
• Len Walker | ||||
• Jim Cole | ||||
• James Epps | ||||
• Chuck Sims |
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 State Planning & Community Affairs," accessed February 18, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.