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.