ATLANTA – House Speaker Jon Burns (R-Newington), recently named State Representative Carter Barrett (R-Cumming) to serve as chairman of the House Study Committee on Affordability & Accessibility of Georgia’s Legitimation Process.
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ATLANTA – Today, House Speaker Jon Burns (R-Newington) announced appointments to the Georgia House of Representatives’ 2025 study committees. These committees will meet throughout the interim, hear from experts, stakeholders and the public and compile a report of specific findings or legislative recommendations ahead of the 2026 legislative session.
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ATLANTA – Members of the Forsyth House Delegation, including State Representative Brent Cox (R-Dawsonville), met on Monday, February 10, 2025, to adopt their House Rules for the 2025-2026 legislative term. Also, during the meeting, Rep. Cox was named Chairman of the delegation for the 2025-2026 legislative term.
Continue reading “Forsyth County House Delegation Adopts House Rules, Names Rep. Brent Cox as Chairman”Rep. Carter Barrett Receives Committee Assignments for the 2025-2026 Legislative Term, Appointed Vice Chairman of Higher Education Committee
ATLANTA – The Georgia House of Representatives’ Committee on Assignments, chaired by House Speaker Jon Burns (R-Newington), recently named State Representative Carter Barrett (R-Cumming) to serve as Vice Chairman of the House Higher Education Committee for the 2025-2026 legislative term. Rep. Barrett was also named a member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education, appointed Secretary of the Banks & Banking Committee and reappointed Secretary of the Code Revision Committee.
Continue reading “Rep. Carter Barrett Receives Committee Assignments for the 2025-2026 Legislative Term, Appointed Vice Chairman of Higher Education Committee”Rep. Lauren McDonald, III and Forsyth County Legislative Delegation Express Support for Constitutional Amendment to Implement Impact Fees for High Growth School Districts
ATLANTA – State Representative and Governor’s Floor Leader Lauren McDonald, III (R-Cumming), along with members of the Forsyth County Legislative Delegation, stand united in their support for House Resolution 303 and its enabling legislation, House Bill 585, the ‘Georgia Development Impact Fee Act,’ which would aim to empower local boards of education in high-growth school systems, including Forsyth County schools, by granting them the authority to impose, levy and collect educational development impact fees.
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