Georgia House of Representatives



The Georgia House of Representatives is the lower house of the Georgia General Assembly (the state legislature) of Georgia.

Composition
According to the state constitution of 1983, this body is to comprise no fewer than 180 members elected for two-year terms. Current state law provides for 180 members. Elections are held the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in even-numbered years.

Officers
The House of Representatives elects its own Speaker as well as a Speaker Pro Tempore. The current speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives is Glenn Richardson. The current Speaker Pro Tempore is Mark Burkhalter. The Speaker Pro Tempore becomes Speaker in case of the death, resignation, or permanent disability of the Speaker. The Speaker Pro Tempore serves until a new Speaker is elected. In addition there is a clerk of the house who is charged with overseeing the flow of legislation through the body. The current clerk is Robert E. Rivers.

List of Committees

 * Agriculture and Consumer Affairs
 * Judiciary
 * Appropriations
 * Judiciary - Non-Civil
 * Banks and Banking
 * Legislative and Congressional Reapportionment
 * Children and Youth
 * MARTOC
 * Defense and Veterans Affairs
 * Motor Vehicles
 * Economic Development and Tourism
 * Natural Resources and Environment
 * Education
 * Public Safety
 * Ethics
 * Public Utilities and Telecommunications
 * Game, Fish, and Parks
 * Regulated Industries
 * Governmental Affairs
 * Retirement
 * Health and Human Services
 * Rules
 * Higher Education
 * Science and Technology
 * Human Relations and Aging
 * Special Rules
 * Industrial Relations
 * State Institutions and Property
 * Information and Audits
 * State Planning and Community Affairs
 * Insurance
 * Transportation
 * Interstate Cooperation
 * Ways and Means
 * Intragovernmental Coordination