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{{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.
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!rowspan=3|Affiliation
!colspan=3|Party
!rowspan=3|Total
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|{{American politics/party colours/Republican}}|
|{{American politics/party colours/Democratic}}|
|{{American politics/party colours/Independent}}|
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![[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]
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