House Committee Assignments for the 2019-2020 Legislative Term

ATLANTA – The House Committee on Assignments, chaired by Speaker David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge), announced committee assignments for the 2019-2020 term. 

“The Committee on Assignments thoughtfully discussed and deliberated on these important assignments, and I am proud to say we reached a unanimous decision,” said Speaker Ralston. “We are blessed to have a deep bench of talented leaders in the House. I know all of our new and returning chairmen will do their best to serve the House and the citizens of our great state. I congratulate them all on their appointments.”

Committee chairmen for the legislative term are as follows:

  • Agriculture & Consumer Affairs – Rep. Tom McCall
  • Appropriations – Rep. Terry England
  • Banks & Banking – Rep. Greg Morris
  • Budget & Fiscal Affairs Oversight – Rep. Lee Hawkins
  • Code Revision – Rep. Timothy Barr
  • Defense & Veterans Affairs – Rep. Heath Clark
  • Economic Development & Tourism – Rep. Ron Stephens
  • Education – Rep. Rick Jasperse
  • Energy, Utilities & Telecommunications – Rep. Don Parsons
  • Ethics – Rep. Randy Nix
  • Game, Fish & Parks – Rep. Trey Rhodes
  • Governmental Affairs – Rep. Ed Rynders
  • Health & Human Services – Rep. Sharon Cooper
  • Higher Education – Rep. Chuck Martin
  • Human Relations & Aging – Rep. Jesse Petrea
  • Industry & Labor – Rep. Bill Werkheiser
  • Information & Audits – Rep. Darlene Taylor
  • Insurance – Rep. Richard Smith
  • Interstate Cooperation – Rep. David Clark
  • Intragovernmental Coordination – Rep. Jan Tankersley
  • Judiciary – Rep. Barry Fleming
  • Judiciary (Non-Civil) – Rep. Chuck Efstration
  • Juvenile Justice – Rep. Mandi Ballinger
  • Legislative & Congressional Reapportionment – Rep. Eddie Lumsden
  • MARTOC – Rep. Deborah Silcox
  • Motor Vehicles – Rep. John Corbett
  • Natural Resources & Environment – Rep. Lynn Smith
  • Public Safety & Homeland Security – Rep. Bill Hitchens
  • Regulated Industries – Rep. Alan Powell
  • Retirement – Rep. Tommy Benton
  • Rules – Rep. Jay Powell
  • Science & Technology – Rep. Ed Setzler
  • Small Business Development – Rep. Wes Cantrell
  • Special Rules – Rep. Dave Belton
  • State Planning & Community Affairs – Rep. Jimmy Pruett
  • State Properties – Rep. Gerald Greene
  • Transportation – Rep. Kevin Tanner
  • Ways & Means – Rep. Brett Harrell

 

Chairmen of the subcommittees of Appropriations are as follows:

  • Economic Development – Rep. Penny Houston
  • Education – Rep. Robert Dickey
  • General Government – Rep. Sam Watson
  • Health – Rep. Butch Parrish
  • Higher Education – Rep. David Knight
  • Human Resources – Rep. Katie Dempsey
  • Public Safety – Rep. Andy Welch
  • Transportation & Infrastructure – Rep. Shaw Blackmon

 

The complete list of committee assignments can be found at http://www.house.ga.gov/Documents/Information/2019_Committee_Assignments.pdf.

 

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