Georgia House of Representatives

{{for|the current session|151st Georgia General Assembly}} The '''Georgia House of Representatives''' is the [[lower house]] of the [[Georgia General Assembly]] (the [[U.S. state|state]] [[legislature]]) of the [[United States|U.S.]] state of [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]. ==Composition== According to the state [[constitution]] of 1983, this body is to comprise no fewer than 180 members elected for two-year terms. Current state law provides for 180 members. Elections are held the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in even-numbered years. It is the third largest lower house in the United States (behind [[New Hampshire House of Representatives|New Hampshire]] (400) and [[Pennsylvania House of Representatives|Pennsylvania]]) (203). Interestingly, as of 2011, attorneys only account for about 16.11% of the Georgia House of Representatives. {|class=wikitable style="text-align:center" |-valign=bottom !rowspan=3|Affiliation !colspan=3|Party !rowspan=3|Total ! |-style="height:5px" |{{American politics/party colours/Republican}}| |{{American politics/party colours/Democratic}}| |{{American politics/party colours/Independent}}| |bgcolor=black| |- ![[Georgia Republican Party|Republican]] ![[Georgia Democratic Party|Democratic]] ![[Independent (politician)|Independent]] !Vacant |- !nowrap style="font-size:80%"|End of 149th General Assembly |{{party shading/Republican}}|107 | 73 | 0 ! 180 | 0 |- |colspan=5| |- !nowrap style="font-size:80%"|Begin |{{party shading/Republican}} rowspan=2|105 | 75 | rowspan=6|0 ! 180 |0 |- !nowrap style="font-size:80%"|April 21, 2009 | rowspan=2| 73 ! 178 |2 |- !nowrap style="font-size:80%"|June 25, 2009 |{{party shading/Republican}} rowspan=2|104 ! 177 |3 |- !nowrap style="font-size:80%"|August 15, 2009 | rowspan=2|72 ! 176 |4 |- !nowrap style="font-size:80%"|September 16, 2009 |{{party shading/Republican}}|103 ! 175 |5 |- !nowrap style="font-size:80%"|November 3, 2009 |{{party shading/Republican}}|104 |73 ! 177 |3 |- !nowrap style="font-size:80%"|December 1, 2009 |{{party shading/Republican}}|105 |rowspan=2|74 |rowspan=10|1 !180 |0 |- !nowrap style="font-size:80%"|January 1, 2010 |{{party shading/Republican}} rowspan=2|104 !179 |1 |- !nowrap style="font-size:80%"|February 18, 2010 |rowspan=4|73 !178 |2 |- !nowrap style="font-size:80%"|February 23, 2010 |{{party shading/Republican}}|105 !179 |1 |- !nowrap style="font-size:80%"|March 23, 2010 |{{party shading/Republican}}|104 !178 |2 |- !nowrap style="font-size:80%"|May 11, 2010 |{{party shading/Republican}}|105 !rowspan=5|179 |rowspan=5|1 |- !nowrap style="font-size:80%"|November 17, 2010 |{{party shading/Republican}}|108 |70 |- !nowrap style="font-size:80%"|November 22, 2010 |{{party shading/Republican}}|110 |68 |- !nowrap style="font-size:80%"|December 7, 2010 |{{party shading/Republican}}|111 |67 |- !nowrap style="font-size:80%"|End of 150th General Assembly |{{party shading/Republican}}|112 |66 |- |colspan=5| |- !nowrap style="font-size:80%"|Start of 151st General Assembly |{{party shading/Republican}}|114 |rowspan=3|63 |rowspan=9|1 |178 |2 |- !nowrap style="font-size:80%"|February 16, 2011 |{{party shading/Republican}}|116 |180 |0 |- !nowrap style="font-size:80%"|April 29, 2011 |{{party shading/Republican}} rowspan=2|115 |179 |1 |- !nowrap style="font-size:80%"|May 2, 2011 |62 |178 |2 |- !nowrap style="font-size:80%"|July 19, 2011 |{{party shading/Republican}}|116 |rowspan=5|63 |180 |0 |- !nowrap style="font-size:80%"|July 26, 2011 |{{party shading/Republican}}|115 |179 |1 |- !nowrap style="font-size:80%"|October 2, 2011 |{{party shading/Republican}}|113 |177 |3 |- !nowrap style="font-size:80%"|October 18, 2011 |{{party shading/Republican}}|114 |178 |2 |- !nowrap style="font-size:80%"|November 8, 2011 |{{party shading/Republican}}|115 |179 |1 |- !Latest voting share !{{party shading/Republican}}|64.2% !35.2% !0.6% !colspan=2| |} ===Officers=== The House of Representatives elects its own Speaker as well as a Speaker Pro Tempore. The current speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives is [[David Ralston]]. The current Speaker Pro Tempore is [[Jan Jones (Georgia politician)|Jan Jones]]. The Speaker Pro Tempore becomes Speaker in case of the death, resignation, or permanent disability of the Speaker. The Speaker Pro Tempore serves until a new Speaker is elected. In addition there is a clerk of the House, who is charged with overseeing the flow of legislation through the body. The current clerk is Robert E. Rivers. ==List of Committees== *Agriculture and Consumer Affairs *Judiciary *Appropriations *Judiciary - Non-Civil *Banks and Banking *Legislative and Congressional Reapportionment *Children and Youth *MARTOC *Defense and Veterans Affairs *Motor Vehicles *Economic Development and Tourism *Natural Resources and Environment *Education *Public Safety *Ethics *Public Utilities and Telecommunications *Game, Fish, and Parks *Regulated Industries *Governmental Affairs *Retirement *Health and Human Services *Rules *Higher Education *Science and Technology *Human Relations and Aging *Special Rules *Industrial Relations *State Institutions and Property *Information and Audits *State Planning and Community Affairs *Insurance *Transportation *Interstate Cooperation *Ways and Means *Intragovernmental Coordination ==See also== *[[150th Georgia General Assembly]] (2009-2010) * [[149th Georgia General Assembly]] (2007-2008) * [[148th Georgia General Assembly]] (2005-2006) * [[147th Georgia General Assembly]] (2003-2004) * [[146th Georgia General Assembly]] (2001-2002) * [[Georgia Senate]] ==External links== * [http://www.legis.state.ga.us/ Official Website of the General Assembly of Georgia] {{Georgia House of Representatives}} {{Usleg}} {{coord missing|United States}}