The Special Rules Committee is a standing committee of the Georgia House of Representatives.
Per the House Rules, committees of the Georgia House of Representatives are assigned by the Speaker of the House.[1] Committees are assigned after each election.[2] A quorum is not defined in the rules. The Speaker, Speaker pro Tempore, Majority Leader, and Majority Whip are all ex officio members of every committee, except the Speaker who is only an ex officio member of the Rules committee.[3]
See rules: House Rules
This membership information was last updated in March 2021. Ballotpedia completes yearly updates of committee membership. If you would like to send us an update, email us at: editor@ballotpedia.org.
Special Rules Committee, 2021-2022 |
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Democratic members (13) | Republican members (16) | Third-party members(0) |
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The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
Special Rules Members, 2017 | ||||
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Democratic members (9) | Republican members (13) | |||
• James Beverly | • Buddy Harden, Chair | |||
• Winfred Dukes | • Sam Watson, Vice chair | |||
• J. Craig Gordon | • Jason Spencer | |||
• Marie Metze | • Shaw Blackmon | |||
• Miriam Paris | • Amy Carter | |||
• Brian Prince | • Meagan Hanson | |||
• Sandra Scott | • Susan Holmes | |||
• Michael Smith | • Tom Kirby | |||
• Keisha Sean Waites | • Dominic F. Lariccia | |||
• Paulette Rakestraw | ||||
• Trey Rhodes | ||||
• Kevin Tanner | ||||
• Scot Turner |
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
Special Rules Members, 2015 | ||||
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Democratic members (8) | Republican members (10) | |||
• Tonya Anderson | • Stephen Allison, Chair | |||
• James Beverly | • Sam Watson, Vice chair | |||
• Winfred Dukes | • Dustin Hightower | |||
• J. Craig Gordon | • Susan Holmes | |||
• Brian Prince | • Tom Kirby | |||
• Sandra Scott | • Dominic F. Lariccia | |||
• Michael Smith | • Paulette Rakestraw | |||
• Keisha Sean Waites | • Trey Rhodes | |||
• Kevin Tanner | ||||
• Scot Turner |
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
Special Rules Committee Members, 2013 | ||||
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Democratic members (7) | Republican members (9) | |||
• Tonya Anderson | • Willie Talton, Chair | |||
• James Beverly | • Doug Holt, Vice Chair | |||
• Winfred Dukes | • Calvin Hill | |||
• J. Craig Gordon | • Paulette Rakestraw | |||
• Sandra Scott | • Charles Gregory | |||
• Michael Smith | • Dustin Hightower | |||
• Keisha Sean Waites | • Susan Holmes | |||
• Jason Spencer | ||||
• Scot Turner |
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
Special Rules Committee Members, 2011 | ||||
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Democratic members (3) | Republican members (7) | |||
• Sandra Scott | • Willie Talton, Chair | |||
• J. Craig Gordon | • Matthew Ramsey, Vice Chair | |||
• Dar'shun Kendrick | • Doug Holt | |||
• Jason Spencer | ||||
• Calvin Hill | ||||
• Jon Burns | ||||
• Rick Jasperse |
The following table describes committee membership for the 2009 legislative session.
Special Rules Committee Members, 2009 | ||||
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Democratic members (1) | Republican members (4) | |||
• Carol Fullerton | • Jon G. Burns, Chair | |||
• Mike Keown, Vice Chair | ||||
• Doug Holt | ||||
• Calvin Hill |