- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Serial:
- Press release.
- Title:
- Press release [Jan. 30, 2003B]
- Creator:
- Georgia. General Assembly. House. Public Information Office
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia. General Assembly. House. Public Information Office
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia. General Assembly. House. Public Information Office
- Date of Original:
- 2003-01-30
- Subject:
- Georgia
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- publications (documents)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Open access; Unrestricted online access star GAGAL
July 29, 2002B; title from Georgia Government Publications citation, viewed September 19, 2007. - External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA L412 .P1 P7 2003/1-30B
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- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bl412-b-pp1-bp7-b2003-s1-h30b-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bl412-b-pp1-bp7-b2003-s1-h30b-belec-p-btext
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
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1-1755-4812 For Immediate Release:
Georgia House of Representatives Public Information Office
Room 131, State Capitol 30334 404-656-5082 1-800-282-5800
January 30, 2003
STEPHENS NAMED SECRETARY OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM COMMITTEE
State Rep. Mickey Stephens, D-Savannah, has been named Secretary of the House Economic Development and Tourism Committee. Stephens is one of the first ever freshmen lawmakers to be appointed to an influential committee officership.
Stephens was named to the post by House Speaker Terry Coleman, D-Eastman. Stephens was also appointed to serve on the Education and State Institutions and Property Committee. The committee system enables lawmakers to break legislation down by subject area in order to review and study proposed changes to state law. Each year literally thousands of bills and resolutions are introduced in the House and Senate. No single legislator could possibly read all of the measures which are drafted. By assigning legislation to committees with a specific area of expertise bills and resolutions are assured of a fair hearing. Legislatures rely heavily on the committee system to develop a knowledgeable and focused review of proposed legislation and in Georgia a bill cannot see action on the House floor without a favorable nod by the committee to which it is assigned. With rare exception, most members of the House of Representatives are assigned to three standing committees.
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