Georgia House of Representatives
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ATLANTA – The House Republican Caucus today elected State Representative Matt Hatchett (R-Dublin) to serve as the House Majority Whip for the remainder of the 2021-2022 legislative term.
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ATLANTA – Yesterday, House Majority Leader Jon Burns (R-Newington) joined Governor Brian Kemp, Lieutenant Governor Geoff Duncan, Speaker of the House David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge), Speaker Pro-Tempore Jan Jones (R-Milton), House Appropriations Chairman Terry England (R-Auburn), and other members of House and Senate leadership to announce that more than 57,000 employees of the state of Georgia will receive a one-time bonus of $1,000 during the current fiscal year.
ATLANTA – The House Committee on Assignments, chaired by Speaker David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge), today announced committee assignments for the 2021-2022 term.
“We have a dynamic group of leaders joining the ranks of our committee chairmen this year, and I appreciate their willingness to serve this House and the citizens of our great state,” said Speaker Ralston. “From stewarding Georgia’s continued economic growth to overseeing critical services like education and healthcare, the House relies on our committees to make informed decisions that keep our state moving forward. I thank all the members of our Committee on Assignments for their hard work these last several weeks to make today’s announcement possible.”
Committee chairmen for the legislative term are as follows:
Chairmen of the subcommittees of Appropriations are as follows:
The Committee on Assignments also appointed members of three special committees of the House. Special committees differ from standing committees in that they are term-limited and will expire at the end of this legislative session unless renewed. The chairmen of these special committees are as follows:
The complete list of committee assignments can be found on the House website at https://www.legis.ga.gov/house.
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ATLANTA – House Speaker David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) and House Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Shaw Blackmon (R-Bonaire) announced today that the committee will hold a hearing next week on voting processes and elections in Georgia.
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ATLANTA – House Speaker David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) encourages residents in Fannin, Gilmer and Dawson counties to participate in the 2020 U.S. Census before the September 30 deadline. Continue reading “Speaker Ralston Encourages Residents of House District 7 to Participate in the 2020 U.S. Census”