ATLANTA – The House Committee on Assignments, chaired by Speaker David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge), announced committee assignments for the 2017-2018 term.
“I am delighted to have so many talented members who are becoming chairmen this session in addition to the many new members who have joined us and brought their unique talents to the House,” said Speaker Ralston. “I appreciate the hard work of the members of the Committee on Assignments and the careful scrutiny they applied in making these important selections.”
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. Chuck Martin
- Code Revision – Rep. Buzz Brockway
- Defense & Veterans Affairs – Rep. Bill Hitchens
- Economic Development & Tourism – Rep. Ron Stephens
- Education – Rep. Brooks Coleman
- Energy, Utilities & Telecommunications – Rep. Don Parsons
- Ethics – Rep. Randy Nix
- Game, Fish & Parks – Rep. David Knight
- Governmental Affairs – Rep. Ed Rynders
- Health & Human Services – Rep. Sharon Cooper
- Higher Education – Rep. Rick Jasperse
- Human Relations & Aging – Rep. Tommy Benton
- Industry & Labor – Rep. Brian Strickland
- Information & Audits – Rep. Darlene Taylor
- Insurance – Rep. Richard Smith
- Interstate Cooperation – Rep. Matt Dollar
- Intragovernmental Coordination – Rep. Jan Tankersley
- Judiciary – Rep. Wendell Willard
- Judiciary (Non-Civil) – Rep. Rich Golick
- Juvenile Justice – Rep. Mandi Ballinger
- Legislative & Congressional Reapportionment – Rep. Johnnie Caldwell
- MARTOC – Rep. Tom Taylor
- Motor Vehicles – Rep. Bubber Epps
- Natural Resources & Environment – Rep. Lynn Smith
- Public Safety & Homeland Security – Rep. Alan Powell
- Regulated Industries – Rep. Howard Maxwell
- Retirement – Rep. Paul Battles
- Rules – Rep. John Meadows
- Science & Technology – Rep. Ed Setzler
- Small Business Development – Rep. Chad Nimmer
- Special Rules – Rep. Buddy Harden
- State Planning & Community Affairs – Rep. Jimmy Pruett
- State Properties – Rep. Gerald Greene
- Transportation – Rep. Kevin Tanner
- Ways & Means – Rep. Jay Powell
Chairmen of the subcommittees of Appropriations are as follows:
- Economic Development – Rep. Penny Houston
- Education – Rep. Robert Dickey
- General Government – Rep. Amy Carter
- Health – Rep. Butch Parrish
- Higher Education – Rep. Earl Ehrhart
- Human Resources – Rep. Katie Dempsey
- Public Safety – Rep. Andy Welch
- Transportation & Infrastructure – Rep. Jason Shaw
The Committee on Assignments also appointed members of two working groups of the House. Working groups differ from standing committees in that they are term-limited and will expire at the end of this legislative session. These working groups have been tasked with working on legislation relating to military affairs and medical cannabis, respectively. The chairmen of these two working groups are as follows:
- Medical Cannabis – Rep. Allen Peake
- Military Affairs – Rep. Dave Belton
The complete list of committee assignments can be found at http://www.house.ga.gov/Documents/Information/2017_Committee_Assignments.pdf.
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