Science and Technology Committee, Georgia House of Representatives
The Science and Technology 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
Function
“ | The Committee is responsible for legislation that promotes the appropriate and safe development and use of science and technological advances in the state.[4][5] | ” |
Membership
2021-2022 legislative session
House Science and Technology Committee, 2021-2022 |
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Democratic members (13) | Republican members (13) | Third-party members(0) |
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Bert Reeves (R) left this committee on April 30, 2021. [Source]
- Note: Bert Reeves (R) resigned on April 30, 2021, to become Georgia Institute of Technology's vice president of university relations.[6]
2019-2020 legislative session
House Science and Technology Committee, 2019-2020 |
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Democratic members (12) | Republican members (13) | Third-party members(0) |
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2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
Science and Technology Members, 2017 | ||||
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Democratic members (9) | Republican members (11) | |||
• David Dreyer | • Ed Setzler, Chair | |||
• Pedro Marin | • Paulette Rakestraw, Vice chair | |||
• Sheila Clark Nelson | • David Stover | |||
• Mary Margaret Oliver | • Heath N. Clark | |||
• Sandra Scott | • Geoff Duncan | |||
• Michael Smith | • Sheri Smallwood Gilligan | |||
• Erica R. Thomas | • J.B. "Jeff" Jones | |||
• Mable Thomas | • Charles Martin, Jr. | |||
• David Wilkerson | • Clay Pirkle | |||
• Jason Spencer | ||||
• Scot Turner |
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
Science and Technology Members, 2015 | ||||
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Democratic members (9) | Republican members (9) | Third-party members (1) | ||
• Dee Dawkins-Haigler | • Ed Setzler, Chair | • E. Culver Kidd | ||
• Spencer Frye | • Paulette Rakestraw, Vice chair | |||
• Pedro Marin | • Heath N. Clark | |||
• Mary Margaret Oliver | • Mike Dudgeon | |||
• Sandra Scott | • Geoff Duncan | |||
• Michael Smith | • Chuck Martin | |||
• Erica R. Thomas | • Barbara Sims | |||
• Mable Thomas | • Jason Spencer | |||
• David Wilkerson | • Scot Turner |
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
Science and Technology Committee Members, 2013 | ||||
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Democratic members (4) | Republican members (10) | Third-party members (1) | ||
• Spencer Frye | • Ed Setzler, Chair | • E. Culver Kidd | ||
• Mary Margaret Oliver | • Paulette Rakestraw, Vice Chair | |||
• Sandra Scott | • Ben Watson | |||
• Michael Smith | • Paul Battles | |||
• Mike Dudgeon | ||||
• Geoff Duncan | ||||
• Chuck Martin | ||||
• Barbara Sims | ||||
• David Stover | ||||
• Scot Turner |
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
Science and Technology Committee Members, 2011 | ||||
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Democratic members (3) | Republican members (6) | Third-party members (1) | ||
• Barbara Reece | • Amos Amerson, Chair | • E. Culver Kidd | ||
• Mary Margaret Oliver | • Paul Battles, Vice Chair | |||
• Sandra Scott | • Charlice Byrd | |||
• Charles Martin, Jr. | ||||
• Ben Watson | ||||
• Mike Dudgeon |
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership for the 2009 legislative session.
Science and Technology Committee Members, 2009 | ||||
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Democratic members (2) | Republican members (5) | |||
• Barbara Reece | • Amos Amerson, Chair | |||
• Mary Margaret Oliver | • Charles Martin, Jr., Vice Chair | |||
• Barry Loudermilk | ||||
• Kevin Levitas | ||||
• David Casas |
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Georgia State Legislature, "House Rules (Rule 11.1)," accessed February 18, 2021
- ↑ Georgia State Legislature, "House Rules (Rule 11.7)," accessed February 18, 2021
- ↑ Georgia State Legislature, "House Rules (Rule 11.3)," accessed February 18, 2021
- ↑ Georgia General Assembly, "House Committee on Science and Technology," accessed February 18, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Marietta Daily Journal, "Reeves to resign from General Assembly, become Georgia Tech executive," April 22, 2021