Manual of the General Assembly of the state of Georgia, 1976

MANUAL
of the
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
of
The State of Georgia
Revised March 1976
Compiled by
BEN W FORTSON JR
Secretary of State
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STATE OFFICERS
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT State Capitol Room 203 George Busbee Governor Norman Underwood Executive Secretary Tom Perdue Administrative Assistant to the Governor William L Harper Executive Counsel to the Governor David R Trippe Assistant Executive Counsel to the Governor
Emmet Meeks Fiscal Officer Duane S Riner News Secretary Mrs Doris Alford Personal Secretary
LIEUTENANTGOVERNOR State Capitol Room 418
Zell Miller LieutenantGovernor Bill Burson Administrative Assistant Mrs Louise Summers Personal Secretary Mrs Mary Beazley Appointment Secretary Ms Marti Pingree Press Secretary
SECRETARY OF STATE State Capitol Room 214
Ben W Fortson Jr Secretary of State
Mrs Ann L Adamson Assistant Secretary of State
COMPTROLLERGENERAL State Capitol Room 238 Johnnie L Caldwell ComptrollerGeneral Robert P Constantine Jr Deputy ComptrollerGeneral Chief Deputy Insurance Commissioner John R Gore Jr State Fire Marshal James E Young Deputy Industrial Loan Commissioner
LAW DEPARTMENT Judicial Building Room 132 Arthur K Bolton Attorney General Robert S Stubbs II Chief Deputy Attorney General Robert H Shell Assistant Attorney General Office Manager
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Eddie Moore
Administrative Assistant
Deputy Attorneys General
Richard L Chambers Don A Langham
Senior Assistant Attorneys General
Robert S Bomar Marion 0 Gordon
Michael J Bowers J Robert Coleman G Thomas Davis H Perry Michael Timothy J Sweeney
Assistant Attorneys General Gary B Andrews John B Ballard Jr Patricia T Barmeyer Franklin N Biggins Gerald W Bowling Lauren 0 Buckland Stephen L Cotter John W Dunsmore Jr J David Dyson Bruce M Edenfield Alfred L Evans Jr Thomas W Greene Robert E Hall W Hensell Harris Jr Carl C Jones III William C Joy R Douglas Lackey Roland F Matson Lois F Oakley Donn L Odom G Stephen Parker David A Runnion Verley J Spivey John C Walden
B Dean Grindle Jr Wayne P Yancey
Staff Assistant Attorneys General
Sarah H Adams Melvin M Goldstein
Curtis E Anderson Kirby G Atkinson Carol Atha Cosgrove Julius C Daugherty Jr Andrew J Ekonomou John E Hart Michael E Hobbs Harrison W Kohler James C Pratt Michael J Walls
Attorneys Isaac Byrd Investigator William R Woodall James L Mackay
Legal Assistants J Ervin Gardner Joy Mcllwain
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EDUCATION State Department of Old State Office Bldg Room 242
Dr Jack P Nix State Superintendent of Schools Dr Joe Edwards Deputy State Superintendent of Schools
Dr H Titus Singletary Jr Associate State Superintendent of Schools Instructional Services Dr S C Adamson Associate State Superintendent of Schools School Administrative Services Bert K Adams Assistant State Superintendent of Schools Staff Services
Dr Russell S Clark Assistant State Superintendent of Schools Adult Vocational Education
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES Department of 116 Mitchell Street Room 400
G N Manley Commissioner of Administrative Services Jim Roberts Deputy Commissioner of Administrative Services
Richard Millsaps Director Internal Administration Robert Chatham Personnel G Hogan Director Fiscal Services Division Ben Jones Financial Management Section Charles Duncan Insurance Section Wesley Johnson Director General Services Division Tom Crews Motor Transportation Section Larry Clark Printing and Duplication Section David Bennett Printing and Duplication Section Jim Roberts Acting Director Purchasing Supplies Div Harry Curtis Deputy Director Purchasing Supplies Jim Jordan Central Supply Lou Fender Director Information Computer Services Div
Richard Weiskittel Internal Operations Bob Allen Systems and Programming Virgil Baker Operations Center C Steve Patrick Operations Center B
Jim Roberts Acting Director Office of Telecommunications June P Sammons Director Office of Volunteer Services Bob Sharpies Director Property and Space Management Adrian Fowler Real Property Management Section Gary Monroe Personal Property Management Section
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AGRICULTURE State Department of Agriculture Bldg
Thomas T Irvin Commissioner Room 204
Mrs Rita B Nix Confidential Secretary Room 204
Ms Rosemary Grow Appointment Secretary Room 204
Roy R Kelly Executive Assistant Room 209
Dr John A Cobb Assistant Commr Animal Industry
Room 106
Clifton A Ward Assistant Commr Consumer Protection Room 309
Robert F Ray Assistant Commissioner Marketing
Room 324
Dr James F Andrews State Veterinarian Room 103 Harry S Johnson Jr State Chemist Room 610 Carl M Scott Jr State Entomologist Room 304 Dr J W D Harvey State Oil Chemist Fuel Oil Inspection Unit Kennedy Rd Forest Park 30050 George Seaton Director Field Inspection Forces Consumer Room 306
M J Lane Director Field Inspection ForcesGeneral Room 109
O D Mullinax Director Fuel and Measures Room 327 E Elmo Winstead Assistant Commissioner Plant Industry Room 537
LABOR State Department of Labor Bldg Room 288
Sam Caldwell Commissioner
W O Brooks Director Employment Security Agency
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION New State Office Bldg Room 162 Ben T Wiggins Chairman William H Kimbrough Vice Chairman Mac Barber Commissioner Robert C Bobby Pafford Commissioner Ford B Spinks Commissioner Matt L McWhorter Commissioner Emeritus Allen Chappell Commissioner Emeritus
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A O Randall Executive Secretary David 0 Benson Executive Director Janies J Crudup Director Utilities Engineering Ralph S McLemore Jr Director Utilities Financial Analysis
L Thomas Doyal Director Motor Carrier Certification and Enforcement
Horace F Hartley Director Transportation Rate and Services
J R Price Hearing Reporter
ARCHIVES AND HISTORY Department of Division of Secretary of State
330 Capitol Ave S E
Miss Carroll Hart Director
AUDITS State Department of State Capitol Room 115
Ernest B Davis State Auditor
BANKING FINANCE Department of State Capitol Room 122
Edward D Dunn Commissioner Robert M Moler Deputy Commissioner E G Martin Director Thrift Institutions Ashburn T West Director Bank Supervision Reece V Morris Administrative Director
BUDGET BUREAUSee Planning and Budget Office of
BUILDING AUTHORITY Georgia 7th Fir State Health Bldg
Steve Polk Director of Administration Luther Lewis Administrative Officer
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Department of Bureau of Industry and Trade Trinity Washington Building 6th Floor
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W Milton Folds Commissioner
James O Bohanan Assistant Deputy Commissioner
Edwin D Spivia Director of Public Relations
Advertising
William C Hawthorne Director of Finance
Administration
Wilda L Curtis Personnel Officer Hubert W Wiley Director Industry Division Michael H Lott Associate Director Industry Division John R Gilliland Assistant Director Industry Division John D Welsh Director International Division Robert L Burson Director Tourist Division Robert L Williams Assistant Director Tourist Division Thomas J Hanifen Director Research Division George Rogers Assistant Director Research
Bureau of Community Affairs 7 Hunter Street Room 640
L Howard Atherton Commissioner
Mike McGuinn Deputy Commissioner
Edwin C Adams Director Area Development Division
Walter Brown Director Local Development Division
CORRECTIONSOFFENDER REHABILITATION Department of 800 Peachtree Street N E
Allen L Ault Ed D Commissioner William H Lowe Deputy Commissioner Offender A dministration
Ronald L Powell PhD Deputy Commissioner
General Services Administration Richard E Longfellow PhD Deputy Commissioner Probation Parole Services
A L Dutton Deputy Commissioner Community Facilities E B Caldwell Deputy Commissioner Correctional Facilities
W A Crump Assistant Commissioner Evaluation Monitoring Services
C S Berrier Executive Assistant Administrative Office of the Commissioner Sara Passmore Public Information Officer
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CRIME COMMISSION OFFICE State 1430 West Peachtree St Atlanta Jim Higdon Administrator Rachel Champagne Deputy Administrator Dorothy Roach Director of Financial Management
DEFENSE Department of P 0 Box 17965 Atlanta Ga 30316
Major General Billy M Jones The Adjutant General Director State Civil Defense
Military Division
Brigadier General Holden C West Asst Adjutant General for Army
Brigadier General Ben L Patterson Asst Adjutant General for Air
Civil Defense Division
Mr Billy J Clack Deputy Director
CHIEF DRUG INSPECTORS OFFICE Agriculture Bldg Room 212214 19 Hunter St SW Atlanta Jerry Cherkas Acting Chief Drug Inspector
EXAMINING BOARDS STATE Division of Secretary of State
166 Pryor Street SW
James E Skrine Joint Secretary
Mrs Shirley Cowart Deputy Joint Secretary
FORESTRY COMMISSION State Central Office P 0 Box 819 Macon 31202 A Ray Shirley Director and Executive Secretary J C Turner Jr Chief of Forest Protection Druid N Preston Chief of Forest Management George Bishop Chief of Forest Administration
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Frank Craven Chief of Forest Education James C Wynens Chief of Reforestation
Atlanta Office 7 Hunter Street SW Room 545 Julian D Reeves Personnel Officer
GENERAL ASSEMBLY Fiscal Affairs SubCommittees 3rd Floor State Capitol Zell Miller President of the Senate Thomas B Murphy Speaker House of Representatives
Governors Appointees
Senators
Terrell Starr Beverly Langford Pierre Howard Hugh Carter Ed Garrard
Representatives
Tom Buck III Bobby Hill Nathan Knight Larry Walker Joe Wood
Senate Appointees
A W Al Holloway John R Riley Paul C Broun Sam W Doss Jr
Representative Appointees
Clarence R Vaughn Jr
Marcus Collins Joe Frank Harris William J Bill Lee
HIGHWAY SAFETY Office of
Governor Chief Administrator
Carlton Fisher Governors Highway Safety Representative Mrs Lib Greene Umhau Ga Delegate to Nat
Assn of Women Leaders for Highway Safety
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES GEORGIA 3rd Floor State Capitol
Thomas B Murphy Speaker
Mrs Shirley D Spence Executive Secretary
Glenn W Ellard Clerk House of Representatives
HUMAN RESOURCES Department of 47 Trinity Avenue SW
T M Jim Parham Commissioner David C Evans Deputy Commissioner Betty Bellairs Director Division of Benefits Payments Sam Thurmond Director Division of Medicaid 618 Ponce de Leon
Douglas Skelton M D Director Division of Mental Health and Mental Retardation James Alley M D Director Division of Physical Health Patricia Johnson Director Division of Social Services John Hunsucker Director Division of Youth Services 618 Ponce de Leon
Nathan Nolan Director Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL Office of State Capitol Room 316
Frank H Edwards Legislative Counsel Charles E Tidwell Chief Deputy
LEGISLATIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE State Capitol Room 316
Thomas B Murphy Speaker House of Representatives Chairman
Hamilton McWhorter Jr Secretary of Senate Secretary
Zell Miller President of the Senate Glenn W Ellard Clerk House of Representatives Senate Members
Paul Broun R Eugene Holley Howard T Overby House Members
Joe Frank Harris Wayne Snow Jr
Marcus Collins
Legislative Counsel Room 316 Frank H Edwards Legislative Fiscal Officer Rm 434 Cary Bond
Legislative Budget Analyst Rm 142 Pete Hackney
STATE LIBRARY Judicial Building Room 301
Donn L Odom State Librarian Carroll T Parker Assistant Librarian
MERIT SYSTEM OF PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION
State
New State Office Bldg Room 572
Charles E Storm Acting Commissioner Deputy Commissioner
Jerry Saylor Division Director Classification and Compensation
Jim Hughes Division Director Applicant Services Marvin Albitz Division Director Planning Research and Special Services
Grady Huddleston Division Director Training and Staff Development
Walt Withers Division Director Insurance and Income Maintenance
Carson Melvin Division Director Employees Services Mrs B J Bennett Division Director Administrative and Staff Services
Reese Theus Executive to the State Personnel Board
MUSEUM of Science and Industry Georgia Division of Secretary of State
State Capitol 4th Floor
Charlie E Fleming CuratorDirector
NATIONAL BICENTENNIAL CELEBRATION
Georgia Commission for the Division of Secretary of State 1776 Peachtree Street NW
Suite 520 South Wing Atlanta Georgia 30309
Secretary of State Chairman
A K Johnson Jr Executive Director
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NATURAL RESOURCES Department of 270 Washington St S W
Joe D Tanner Commissioner of Natural Resources Charles M Parrish III Executive Assistant A dminis tration
James B Talley Executive Assistant Legal Henry D Struble Director Parks and Historie Sites Division
J Leonard Ledbetter Director Environmental Protection Div
Jack Crockford Director Game Fish Div
Sam Pickering Director Earth Water Div
James H Pittman Director Office of Administrative Services
PARDONS AND PAROLES State Board of 800 Peachtree Street N E Room 610 Cecil C McCall Chairman J O Partain Jr Member Mrs Mamie Reese Member James T Morris Member Floyd E Busbee Sr Member
PERSONNEL BOARD State New State Office Bldg Room 572 Leonard Morris Chairman Cyrus Neuner Vice Chairman Mrs Isabel Gates Webster Member Vernnie C Morgan Adm Assistant
OFFICE OF PLANNING BUDGET 6th Floor TrinityWashington Bldg
270 Washington Street S W
James T McIntyre Jr Director Office of Planning Budget
PORTS AUTHORITY GEORGIA P O Box 2406 Savannah 31402 235 Peachtree St N E Suite 1710 Atlanta 30303 Robert H Tharpe Sr Chairman Don A Grantham Vice Chairman Members
Earl Nichols
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Robert D Miles Lee R Grogan P E Clifton Sr
L P Greer Jr
J D Holt jExecutive Director P O Box 2406 Savannah 31402 W D Trippe SecretaryTreasurer P O Box 187 Cedartown 30125 George H Chamlee Attorney P 0 Box 8123 Savannah 31402
REGENTS Board of University System of Georgia
Officers
244 Washington Street S W Room 468 Charles A Harris Chairman John A Bell Jr Vice Chairman George L Simpson Jr Chancellor John O Eidson Vice Chancellor John W Hooper Associate Vice Chancellor Henry G Neal Executive Secretary
Shealy McCoy Vice ChancellorFiscal Affairs Treasurer Joseph Hammock Vice ChancellorAcademic Development Frank C Dunham Vice ChancellorConstruction Physical Plant
Mario J Goglia Vice ChancellorResearch Howard Jordan Jr Vice ChancellorServices Harry B ORear Vice ChancellorHealth Affairs James L Carmon Assistant Vice ChancellorComputing Systems
Haskin R Pounds Assistant Vice Chancellor Mary Ann Hickman Assistant Vice ChancellorPersonnel Robert M Joiner Assistant Vice ChancellorCommunications W Coye Williams Jr Assistant ViceChancellor Academic Development
Harry H Murphy Jr Director of Public Information L Harlan Davis Director Interinstitutional Programs in International Affairs
REVENUE State Department of 270 Washington St SW Room 410 Nick P Chilivis Commissioner
David B Poythress Deputy Revenue Commissioner
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Bill Strickland Administrative Deputy Edwin R Vaughn Director Alcohol Tobacco Tax Unit Harold Dixon Director Central Audit Unit Randy Jones Director Field Services Unit John W Bearden Director Income Tax Unit Tap Carey Director Internal Administration Curtis B Modling Director Motor Fuel Tax Unit Pheron 0 Turner Director Motor Vehicle Unit Bob Wilkes Personnel Administrator Jack Morton Director Property Tax Intangibles Tax Unit
Tom I Sangster Director Tax Equalization Local Services
Chandler Hewell Director Sales and Use Tax Unit
SAFETY Department of Public 959 E Confederate Ave SE PO Box 1456
Atlanta Ga 30301
Col J Herman Cofer Commissioner
Lt Col Porter Weaver Deputy Commissioner
State Patrol
Major Hugh Hardison Commanding Officer
SENATE Georgia State 3rd Floor State Capitol Zell Miller President
Hamilton McWhorter Jr Secretary of the Senate
STATE SCHOLARSHIP COMMISSION Ga Higher Education Assistance Authority Ga Higher Education Assistance Corp
9 LaVista Perimeter Park Suite 110
2187 North Lake Parkway Tucker 30084 Donald E Payton Executive Director R Jerome Lee Director State Scholarships Loans Ralph D Roberts Dir of Fiscal Affairs Guaranteed Loans William H Simmons Dir Collections Claims Prevention William D Seddon Dir of Systems Operations Robert G McCants Dir of Career Services David J Tucker Information Specialist
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TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF GEORGIA Rm 576 Labor Bldg Atlanta
Wesley H Rucker Executive SecyTreasurer Gerald S Gilbert Deputy Executive SecyTreasurer Robert J Williams Director Fiscal and Membership Div
TRANSPORTATION Department of 2 Capitol Square Atlanta
Thomas D Moreland Commissioner Emory C Parrish Deputy Commissioner Hal Rives Assistant State Highway Engineer Dan Kelly Secretary Treasurer
VETERANS SERVICE State Department of 1 Hunter Street S W Atlanta Peter Wheeler Director Bruce Diggs Assistant Director
Henry G Chapman Assistant Director Administration Edward N Bailey Supervisor Claims Division Arthur T Orvold Supervisor Education Division
WORKMENS COMPENSATION State Board of Labor Bldg Room 499
E Earl Mallard Chairman
Don L Knowles Director
Albert D Crenshaw Director
James C Pullin SecretaryTreasurer
John A Smith Jr Executive Assistant
Charles C Booker Chief Administrative Law Judge
Burton M Wamble Director of Administration
Charles E Wallace Director of Rehabilitation
Herman F Waits Director of Compliance
W E Buckner Director Emeritus
Administrative Law Judges
H Grady Almand Jr Decatur Eugene H Gadsden Savannah Thad Gibson Albany Herbert T Greenholtz Jr Calhoun Harold Irvin Decatur Barbara LeBey Atlanta
E Neal Little Decatur
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John A Sligh Jr Decatur
R T Spencer Macon David C Stripling Atlanta
UNITED STATES SENATORS Herman Eugene Talmadge Lovejoy Georgia
109 Russell Senate Off Bldg Washington DC 20510
Sam Nunn Perry Georgia
110 Russell Senate Off Bldg Washington DC 20510
UNITED STATES CONGRESSMEN
District
1 Bo Ginn Millen
2 Dawson Mathis Albany
3 Jack Brinkley Columbus
4 Elliott H Levitas Atlanta
5 Andrew Young Atlanta
6 John J Flynt Jr Griffin
7 Larry McDonald Marietta
8 W S Bill Stuckey Jr Eastman
9 Phil M Landrum Jasper
10 Robert G Stephens Jr Athens
Justices
H E Nichols Chief Justice Hiram K Undercofler Presiding Justice
SUPREME COURT OF GEORGIA 5th Floor Judicial Building
Law Assistants Ben G Estes
Mrs Effie A Mahan
Associate Justices William B Gunter Robert H Jordan G Conley Ingram Robert H Hall Harold N Hill Jr
Law Assistants Gregory Fullerton Maud Saunders Mark Guza Rosemary Kittrell Elizabeth Long Mrs Joline Bateman Williams Clerk Mrs Eva F Townsend Deputy Clerk Mrs Hazel E Hallford Deputy Clerk Wiley H Davis Reporter Guy M Massey Assistant Reporter
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COURT OF APPEALS OF GEORGIA Judicial Building 4th Floor
Judges Law Assistants
John Sammons Bell 1 Richard L Rice
Chief Judge
Charles A Pannell Sr Louis A Peacock Presiding Judge
Braswell D Deen JrMrs Alfredda Scobey
Presiding Judge
J Kelley Quillian Judge T Mil Clyburn
Randall Evans Jr JudgeRobert H Brinson Jr
H Sol Clark Judge 4iIXvLiiSteven Schaikewitz
Irwin W Stolz Jr Judge lXCharles N Hooper
Julian Webb Judge XJulian H Stewart
Thomas 0 Marshall Judge Burgess W Stone
Morgan Thomas Clerk
Miss Edna E Bennett Deputy Clerk
Abda J Conyers Special Deputy Clerk
Wiley H Davis Reporter
Guy M Massey Assistant Reporter
SUPERIOR COURTS JUDGES DISTRICT ATTORNEYS
ALAPAHA JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
H W Lott Judge Lenox
Vickers Neugent District AttorneyAustin Street Pearson
ALCOVY JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
Thomas W Ridgway Judge ulPO Box 166 Monroe
John T Strauss District Attorney2153 Thompson Avenue
Covington
ATLANTA JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
J C Jep Tanksley Chief Judge Atlanta
Claude D Shaw JudgeAtlanta
Luther Alverson JudgeM Atlanta
Sam P McKenzie JudgeXX Atlanta
Jack P Etheridge JudgerAtlanta
Charles A Wofford Judge vHAtlanta
Lloyd Elmo Holt Judge Atlanta
Osgood O Williams JudgeAtlanta
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G Ernest Tidwell JudgeAtlanta
John S Langford JudgeAtlanta
Joel J Fryer Judge Atlanta
Lewis R Slaton District AttorneyAtlanta
ATLANTIC JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
Paul E Caswell Senior JudgeJHinesville
John R Harvey JudgeP0 Box 1018 Pembroke
John W Underwood District Attorney Hinesville
AUGUSTA JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
John F Hardin Judge
William M Fleming Jr Judge
Edwin D Fulcher Judge
Franklin H Pierce Judge
Richard E Allen District Attorney1
BLUE RIDGE JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
Sam P Burtz JudgeH11Canton
Marion T Pope Jr JudgePO Box 589 Canton
C B Butch Holcomb District Attorney PO Box 248 Canton
BRUNSWICK JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
Winebert Dan Flexer Judge 1Brunswick
Gordon Knox Jr JudgelHazlehurst
Glenn Thomas Jr District AttorneyPO Box 416 Jesup
CHATTAHOOCHEE JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
J Alvan Davis Presiding JudgeMPO Box 1340 Columbus
John H Land JudgeRFD Whitesville Road Columbus
Oscar D Smith Jr JudgeColumbus
E Mullins Whisnant District AttorneyHamilton
CHEROKEE JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
Jefferson L Davis Judge PO Box 128 Cartersville
David N Vaughan Jr District Attorney PO Box 534
Cartersville
Augusta Augusta Augusta Augusta Augusta
CLAYTON JUDICIAL CIRCUIT Harold Banke Chief JudgeiCourthouse Jonesboro
Marvin A Miller JudgeJonesboro
William H Bill Ison District AttorneyJonesboro
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COBB JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
Howell Cobb Ravan Judge Marietta
Luther C Hames Jr Judge 1Marietta
James L Bullard JudgeSEfca Marietta
George W Buddy Darden District AttorneyMarietta
CONASAUGA JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
Robert Vining Jr Senior Judge JS Dalton
Coy H Temples JudgeiiDalton
Sam Brantley District Attorney Dalton
CORDELE JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
William LeRoy McMurray Jr JudgePO Box 555
Cordele
D E Turk District AttorneyAbbeville
COWETA JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
Lamar Knight Senior JudgePO Box 315 Carrollton
Joseph C Jackson Judge LaGrange
William F Lee Jr District Attorney vrNewnan
DOUGHERTY JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
Asa D Kelley Jr Chief JudgeiSCourthouse Albany
Leonard Farkas Judge Albany
William S Billy Lee District AttorneyAlbany
DUBLIN JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
W H Bill White JudgeDublin
Beverly B Hayes Jr District AttorneyDublin
EASTERN JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
Dunbar Harrison Judge M Savannah
George E Oliver JudgeSavannah
Frank S Cheatham Jr JudgeSavannah
Andrew Joe Ryan Jr District AttorneySavannah
FLINT JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
Hugh D Sosebee Chief JudgeForsyth
Sam L Whitmire Judge 1Barnesville
E Byron Smith District Attorney Barnesville
GRIFFIN JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
Andrew J Whalen Jr JudgeGriffin
Ben J Miller District AttorneyThomaston
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GWINNETT JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
Chas C Pittard Judge Duluth
Reid Merritt Judge I PO Box 686 Lawrenceville
William Bryant Huff District Attorney256 Crogan Street
Lawrenceville
HOUSTON JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
Willis B Hunt Jr Judge SI11 111 1 Perry
Stephen Pace Jr District AttorneyPerry
LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
Robert E Bob Coker JudgeLaFayette
Paul W Johnny Painter Judge Rossville
Earl B Bill Self District Attorney PO Box 192
Summerville
MACON JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
Hal Bell JudgelSrMacon
C Cloud Morgan JudgeMacon
George B Culpepper III Judge Ft Valley
Fred M Hasty District AttorneyMacon
MIDDLE JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
Walter C McMillan Jr JudgePO Box 701 Sandersville
H Reginald Thompson District AttorneyPO Box 286
Swainsboro
MOUNTAIN JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
Jack N Gunter JudgePO Box 485 Clarkesville
V D Stockton District AttorneyClayton
NORTHEASTERN JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
A R Kenyon Judge PO Box 1353 Gainesville
Joseph H Blackshear JudgePO Box 1353 Gainesville
Jeff C Wayne District Attorney PO Box 430 Gainesville
NORTHERN JUDICIAL CIRCUIT John W Billy Williford Judge 145 Parkwood Drive Elberton Clete D Johnson District AttorneyPO Box 245 Royston
OCMULGEE JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
George L Jackson Judge Gray
Joseph B Duke JudgeMilledgeville
Joseph H Briley District AttorneyGray
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OCONEE JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
James B OConnor Judge PO Box 465 McRae
Phillip R West District AttorneyPO Box 571 Eastman
OGEECHEE JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
William Colbert Hawkins JudgePO Box 439 Sylvania
J Lane Johnston District AttorneyStatesboro
PATAULA JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
Walter I Geer JudgeColquitt
John R Irwin District AttorneyDawson
PIEDMONT JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
Mark Dunahoo Judge1 PO Box 553 Winder
Nat Hancock District Attorney Jefferson
ROME JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
Robert L Royal Judge
John A Frazier Jr Judge
Larry Salmon District Attorney
SOUTH GEORGIA JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
Robert E L Culpepper Jr JudgeCamilla
A Wallace Cato District Attorney PO Box 65 Bainbridge
SOUTHERN JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
Marcus B Calhoun Chief JudgeThomasville
George A Horkan Jr JudgeMoultrie
W G Gus Elliott JudgeValdosta
H Lamar Cole District AttorneyValdosta
SOUTHWESTERN JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
William F Blanks JudgePO Box 784 Americus
Claude N Morris District AttorneyAmericus
STONE MOUNTAIN JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
H 0 Hubert Jr JudgeDecatur
William T Dean JudgeConyers
Rome Rome Rome
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Clarence L Peeler Jr Judge Decatur
Curtis V Tillman JudgeDecatur
Clyde Henley Judge 303 Courthouse Decatur
Tom Morris Allen Judge1Decatur
Ray C Norvell Judge Dunwoody
Richard Bell District Attorney794 Allgood Road Route 5
Stone Mountain
TALLAPOOSA JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
Dan Winn Chief Judge31Cedartown
Harold L Murphy Judge1 Buchanan
John T Perren District AttorneyDallas
TIFTON JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
J Bowie Gray JudgePO Box C Tifton
W J Forehand District AttorneyP O Box 253 Tifton
TOOMBS JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
Robert L Stevens Judgei adit hla PO Box 27 Thomson
Kenneth E Goolsby District Attorney PO Box 405 Thomson
WAYCROSS JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
Ben A Hodges Senior JudgePO Box 894 Waycross
Elie L Holton JudgePO Box 604 Douglas
Dewey Hayes District AttorneyDouglas
WESTERN JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
James Barrow JudgeJUSiPO Box 167 Athens
Harry N Gordon District Attorney193 E Hancock Ave
Athens
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SUPERIOR COURT JUDGES AND DISTRICT ATTORNEYS EMERITUS
Judges Emeritus
Cleveland Rees William H Reynolds
E E Andrews A M Anderson J R Thompson Henry H Durrence W A Foster Jr
Oliver Wendell Horne Jr Oscar L Long
Ralph H Pharr H Grady Vandiviere John H McGehee John E Frankum Hubert C Morgan Edwin S Kemp
F Frederick Kennedy George S Carpenter Robert L Scoggin
District Attorneys Emeritus Winston Owen Hope D Stark James Cecil Davis William Glenn Thomas W H Lanier Bruce D Dubberly Paul Webb Harvey L Jay Wright Lipford Cohen Anderson W B Skipworth Jr Maston E ONeal Jr George D Lawrence Ben F Smith Albert D Mullis Edward E McGarity
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BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
ATLANTIC STATES MARINE FISHERIES COMMISSION Frank E Carlton 2515 Habersham Street Savannah Exofficio member Commissioner of Natural Resources
BICENTENNIAL CELEBRATION Georgia Commission For The National Division of Secretary of State
1776 Peachtree Street N W
Suite 520 South Wing Atlanta Georgia 30309
Secretary of State Chairman
Aimer K Johnson Jr Executive Director
Senate Members
John R Riley PO Box 9641 Savannah Georgia 31402 Floyd Hudgins 2440 Manchester Expressway Columbus Georgia 31904
Bert Hamilton 464 W Buford Road Macon Georgia 31204 E G Summers PO Box 499 LaFayette Georgia 30728 Mell Traylor Route 1 Box 94A1 Pembroke Georgia 31321 Preston B Lewis Jr Box 88 Waynesboro Georgia 30830
House Members
Frank I Bailey Jr 6524 Hayes Drive Riverdale
Georgia 30274
Arthur M Gignilliat PO Box 968 Savannah Georgia 31402 Billy Milford Route 3 Hartwell Georgia 30643 John Adams 7 East Creekview Drive Rome Georgia 30161 Richard A Dent 2043 Rosalie Street Augusta Georgia 30901 John Hawkins 1211 Kingsley Circle NE Atlanta
Georgia 30324
Appointed by the Governor
Mrs Sue Jackson Route 5 Burnt Hickory Road
Cartersville Georgia 30120
Frank Underwood 7 Altheal Parkway Kensington Park Savannah Georgia 31405
John Melton 3126 Oxford Road Augusta Georgia 30904
Appointed by the Secretary of State
Roy F Chalker Jr Press Ready News Waynesboro
Georgia 30830
Dr Kenneth Coleman Department of History University of Georgia Athens Georgia 30602 Alan S Gaynor PO Box 8608 Savannah Georgia 31402
Representing Organizations in Georgia
William E Blair Americus Times Recorder Vienna Road Americus Georgia 31709
Joseph H Brown 811 East Morningside Dr NE
Atlanta Georgia 30324
Trammel Carmichael Cherokee County Courthouse
Route 5 Canton Georgia 30114 Dr William Gabard Valdosta State College
Valdosta Georgia 31601
A Lester Henderson USAR Ret 637 East Liberty Street Savannah Georgia 31401
Vernon D Martin Box 1316 Brunswick Georgia 31520 George Anderson Mercer III 702 Washington Avenue Savannah Georgia 31405
G Harold Northrop Callaway Gardens Garden Services
Inc Pine Mountain Georgia 31822 Gene Dyson 181 Washington Street SW ViceChairman Atlanta Georgia 30303
Frank M Pruet 1804 Danola Drive Waycross Georgia 31501 Ms Jean Hendrix WSBTV Radio 1601 W Peachtree Street NE Atlanta Georgia 30309 Mrs Arthur H Waite 5555 Roswell Road NE Apt V3 Atlanta Georgia 30342
W B Withers Mayor City of Moultrie Moultrie
Georgia 31768
Dr James C Bonner Professor Emeritus of History
Georgia College Milledgeville Georgia 31061
Exofficio members Secretary of State the Governor the Lieutenant Governor the Director of the Department of Archives History Commissioner of Agriculture the Speaker of the House of Representatives the Adjutant General of Georgia the Commissioner of the Department of Public Safety the State Superintendent of the Department of Education the Commissioner of the Department of Community Development the Commissioner of the Department of Natural
Resources the Commissioner of the Department of Transportation the Governors Advisor on the Arts the Director of the Office of Planning Budget the Chancellor of the University System of Georgia
BUILDING AUTHORITY GEORGIA BUILDING AUTHORITY HOSPITAL GEORGIA BUILDING AUTHORITY MARKETS GEORGIA BUILDING AUTHORITY PENAL GEORGIA
Exofficio members are the same for each of the above Authorities Governor State Auditor Lieutenant Governor Commissioner of Agriculture Attorney General
CLAIMS ADVISORY BOARD Exofficio members
Secretary of State Chairman
Commissioner Department of Human Resources
Commissioner Department of Transportation
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Board of Nick Mamalakis 1st Cong Dist
302 LaFayette Circle Savannah A W Bill Jones 1st Cong Dist
Sea Island Company Sea Island Frank Neel 2nd Cong Dist
521 Smith Ave Thomasville Billy G Fallin 2nd Cong Dist
PO Box 665 Moultrie Maury A Klumok 3rd Cong Dist
600 Andrews Road Columbus John M Pope 3rd Cong Dist
Box 786 Americus
Mrs Ann A Crichton 4th CongDist
Box 220 Decatur
John K Porter ViceChairman 4th Cong Dist
Healey Building Atlanta Sam Ayoub 5th Cong Dist
PO Drawer 56487 Atlanta Robert West Sr 5th Cong Dist
3565 Gordon Road SW Atlanta
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Roger Schoerner 6th Cong Dist Carrollton
C A Knowles 6th Cong Dist
1007 E College Griff in Robert T Garrison 7th Cong Dist
250 Garrison Road Marietta John T Fleetwood Sr 7th Cong Dist
P O Box 70 Cartersville Hugh Lawson 8th Cong Dist
328 Commerce Street Hawkinsville Rever A Morris 8th Cong Dist
Alma
Harold L Smith 9th Cong Dist
P O Box 736 Gainesville Ray W Gunnin 9th Cong Dist
Box 49 Spalding Drive Norcross Julius Bishop Chairman 10th Cong Dist
2200 Jefferson Athens William B Kuhlke Jr lOth Cong Dist 3337 Milledgeville Road Augusta
COMPENSATION State Commission on James H Blanchard
6200 Mountainview Drive Columbus Hobby Stripling Vienna Jim Wood
5676 Sequoia Drive Forest Park Owen Westbrook
537 Pinecrest Drive Bremen Alan S Gaynor
P O Box 8608 Savannah Edward M McIntyre P O Box 1897 Augusta Charles L Gowen Chairman Trust Co of Ga Bldg Atlanta Mrs Barbara Muntean
6073 Kathie Court Ellenwood W O DuVall
Atlanta Federal Savings Bldg Atlanta
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E D Smith ViceChairman
First National Bank Tower Atlanta Herbert L Mabry
6150 Ferry Drive N W Atlanta Howell Hollis
P 0 Box 2707 Columbus
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS PUBLICATION BOARD
Governor Chairman Lieutenant Governor Speaker House of Representatives
CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS ELECTION BOARD Speaker House of Representatives Chairman Clerk House of Representatives President Pro Tempore of the Senate Secretary of the Senate
Chairman Each Standing Committee of the General Assembly
CONSUMER ADVISORY BOARD Fair Business Practices Act of 1975
Tim Ryles Administrator Rm 104 State Capitol Ronald E Ginsberg
14 East State Street Savannah James F Echols
147 Love Avenue Tifton John A Daniel
Third Avenue Buena Vista Harry W Pettigrew
Georgia Legal Services 15 Peachtree Street Suite 909 Atlanta A Gordon Oliver
The Citizens Southern National Bank
99 Annex Atlanta Charles E Campbell
300 Fulton Federal Building Atlanta Betty C Godwin
318 Stewart Avenue Marietta Bernice Turner
301 American Federal Bldg P O Box 928 Macon
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Richard W Davidson
The Cleveland Courier Cleveland
T J Foss
1225 Greene Street Augusta James M Bell
675 Ponce de Leon Ave N E Atlanta J A Crockett
P O Box 569 Vidalia Willie E Lockett
Georgia Legal Services 309 Pine Avenue Albany Dr Sue Phelps
2706 Clearview Drive S E Rocky Face Dan P Young
2490 Cascade Road S W Atlanta
GEORGIA CORRECTIONAL INDUSTRIES
ADMINISTRATION William H Wiseman Chairman 1309 Martinique Drive Augusta John Aderhold
870 Fairfield Road N W Atlanta Jerry Anderson
Box 177 Fort Gaines Harry Bexley
501 Pulliam Street S W Atlanta Gayle N Manley Vice Chairman
116 Mitchell Street Room 400 Atlanta
CORRECTIONS State Board of Frank Easterlin Louisville
A Burton Lee Chairman 990 Georgia Ave Macon Jack T Rutledge Vice Chairman 3416 Sue Mack Drive Columbus John Cox
2418 Bolling Brook Drive SW Atlanta Joseph C Underwood
P O Box 235 Mount Vernon
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STATE CRIME COMMISSION Dr Harry Downs Chairman P O Box 285 Morrow George Murphy Vice Chairman P 0 Box 2150 Atlanta Albert W Thompson 210 Ninth Street Columbus Bert Hamilton
464 West Buford Road Macon Walt Drake
P 0 Box 57 Decatur Robert L Fowler Helen
Richmond D Hill P O Box 37 Greenville Charles Kent Box K Tifton J R Odum
Albany Road Sylvester John Collins Rome
Everette Price
22 Siebald Street Statesboro Leslie Summerford 225 Pine Avenue Albany Dwayne Gilbert 232 East Broad Street Griffin Franklin Thornton Walton County Courthouse Monroe Allen Stone
Kings Chapel Road Perry Robert Vining Jr
P O Box 596 Dalton Romae Powell
445 Capitol Avenue Atlanta Mack Sewell Jr
301 Courthouse Athens Richard E Allen 207 CityCounty Bldg Augusta Mrs Clarice Bagwell Route 6 Box 192 Canton
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Mrs Betty Hutchings 536 New Street Macon William R Killian
506 Monk Street Brunswick Dr George Napper 350 Spelman Lane S W Atlanta James Thompson
Suite 131 1280 Winchester Parkway Smyrna Mrs E C Frazer III
1204 Third Avenue Albany Joseph White
2114 Mosley Street Savannah Walter B Russell Jr
921 Nottingham Dr Avondale Estates
Exofficio members Governor of Georgia or his designee Attorney General of Georgia or his designee Commissioner Department of Offender Rehabilitation or his designee Commissioner Department of Human Resources or his designee Commissioner Department of Public Safety or his designee Chairman Judicial Council of Georgia or his designee President State Bar of Georgia or his designee Director Georgia Bureau of Investigation Representative State Court of Appeals Director Georgia Criminal Justice Council Director Georgia Police Academy
CRIME INFORMATION CENTER Georgia Advisory Council for the
Reid Merritt
P O Box 352 Lawrenceville Ben J Miller Vice Chairman
Upson County Courthouse Thomaston W Marcene Ellis
Schley County Courthouse Ellaville Edwin R Johnston Chairman
104 Trinity Avenue S W Atlanta John C Swearingen Jr
P O Box 2607 Columbus George Ward Elberton Bruce Bannister
City Hall East Point
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Ms Phyllis Farrell
1418 N Camden Circle Savannah Jim E Higdon
1430 W Peachtree Street Atlanta
Exofficio members Attorney General Commissioner of the Department of Offender Rehabilitation Commissioner of the Department of Public Safety Director of the State Division of Investigation of the Department of Public Safety
or their designee
CRIMINAL LAW STUDY COMMITTEE Marcus B Calhoun Thomasville Reid Merritt
P 0 Box 352 Lawrenceville Robert S Stubbs II
State Law Dept 132 Judicial Bldg Atlanta Robert H Walling
1st Nat Bank Bldg Atlanta
F C Drexel Pembroke
R Avon Buice Perry
Harold G Clarke Forsyth
Peyton S Hawes Jr
80 Broad St NW Atlanta
G Robert Howard
218 Roswell St Marietta W W Larsen Jr
P O Box 2002 Dublin Andy Roach
P O Box 677 Canton Wayne Snow Jr
P O Box 26 Rossville Jay Carroll Cox
P O Box 37 Twin City James L Lester
985 Broad Street Augusta Leroy Johnson
1014 Gordon St SW Atlanta XXXIII
Howard T Overby
P 0 Box 636 Gainesville Julian T Webb
4th Fir Judicial Bldg Atlanta
STATE DEPOSITORY BOARD Governor
Comptroller General State Revenue Commissioner State Auditor
Commissioner of Banking Finance
Director Fiscal Services Division Dept of Administrative Services
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY Georgia Dr Harry L Brown Chairman Mountain City Rooney Bowen Box 323 Vienna J W Fanning
397 Parkway Dr Athens
H C Hearn Jr
P O Box 248 Claxton Eldridge Perry Vice Chairman Buena Vista Jack B Ray Norwood Dean Hayes
502 College St Calhoun Billy E Nalls PO Box 31 Monticello
Exofficio members Commissioner of Agriculture Commissioner Department of Community Development and a President and General Manager exoff elected by the Authority
EDUCATION AUTHORITY SCHOOLS GEORGIA EDUCATION AUTHORITY UNIVERSITY
GEORGIA
270 Washington St S W Room 207 Exofficio members are the same for the above Authorities Governor Attorney General
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State Auditor
Chairman State Board of Education
Chairman Board of Regents University System of Georgia State Superintendent of Schools Chancellor University System of Georgia
EDUCATION State Board of Roy A Hendricks Chairman 1st Cong Dist
P O Box 177 Metter Thomas K Vann Jr2nd Cong Dist
P 0 Box 1053 Thomasville A J McClung 3rd Cong Dist
YMCA 1175 Brookhaven Blvd Columbus Ernest S Whaley4th Cong Dist
1086 Cleavemark Dr Clarkston Mrs Saralyn B Oberdorfer5th Cong Dist
6150 Mountain Brook Way N W Atlanta Kenneth Kilpatrick6th Cong Dist
101 N Main St Jonesboro James F Smith7th Cong Dist
P O Box 464 Cartersville
W Asbury Stembridge ViceChairman8th Cong Dist
P O Box 4587 Macon Richard B Neville Jr9th Cong Dist
P O Box 244 Cumming Mrs Carolyn Huseman10th Cong Dist
114 Clifton Dr Athens
EDUCATIONAL IMPROVEMENT COUNCIL Georgia
President of the Senate
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Chairman University System of Georgia Committee of the Senate Chairman Education Committee of the House Chairman Elementary and Secondary
Education Committee of the Senate Chairman University System of Georgia
Committee of the House of Representatives
Senate Mbrs
E M Pete McDuffie Route 6 Eastman
House Mbrs
Nathan Knight PO Box 1175 Newnan
Virginia Shapard PO Box 54 Griffin
Bobby A Wheeler Route 1 Alma
GEORGIA POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION COMMISSION
W Asbury Stembridge Chairman P 0 Box 4587 Macon Dr Hugh M Gloster ViceChairman
President Morehouse College 233 Chestnut St S W Atlanta
Richard C Owens P 0 Box 45 Ocilla Roy A Hendricks Metter
Lamar Plunkett
P 0 Box 579 Bowdon Charles Oxford
2411 Doublegate Drive Albany Dr Jerry M Williamson
President Gordon Junior College Barnesville Mrs M D Parkman
Apt 102 2400 N Briarwood Albany George Fellows
Suite A125 3796 N Decatur Rd Decatur Wilmont B Ouzt
P O Box 716 Sandersville William J Peterson Jr
Soperton Manufacturing Company Soperton Ms Jessie Ebanks
3329 Pamlico Drive S W Atlanta Robert W Jackson
President Tift College Forsyth Ms Dorothy Fierst
Massey Junior College 56 Marietta St SW Atlanta Dr Pearlie C Dove
1053 Washington Heights Terrace N W Atlanta Representative Hugh Jordan
1284 Park Boulevard Stone Mountain Senator Terrell Starr
4766 Tanglewood Lane Forest Park
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ELECTION BOARD State Rm 214 State Capitol
Ben W Fortson Jr Secretary of State Chairman
D B Howe Sr
18 Alabama Street Tallapoosa Mrs Melba R Williams ViceChairman 620 Forest Rd Athens Oscar N Persons
1200 Citizens Southern National Bank Bldg
35 Broad St N W Atlanta M M Muggsy Smith 174 The Prado Atlanta
EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF GEORGIA
Board of Trustees Labor Bldg Rm 592 Atlanta Paul E Manners
First National Bank Bldg Atlanta Langdon C Sheffield Box 487 Americus Dr Jack P Nix
State Superintendent of Schools 242 State Office Bldg Atlanta Frank C Smith
Dept of Human Resources Atlanta Exofficio members State Auditor Chairman State Insurance Commissioner Director State Merit System
EMPLOYMENT SECURITY AGENCY Board of Review Dock H Davis
126 17th Street Atlanta George Britton Smith
130 Amherst Place NW Atlanta Herbert C Green
1280 Winchester Parkway S E Smyrna
ETHICS COMMISSION State Irving K Kaler Chairman
960 W Kingston Dr N E Atlanta Smythe Newsome ViceChairman 49 Lexington Avenue Washington
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Mrs Lillian Lewis
1520 Pinehurst Drive S W Atlanta John Miller
2909 Abercorn Road Savannah Ben H Strickland Route 2 Hiram Secretary to Commission
Ben W Fortson Jr Secretary of State
EXECUTIVE CENTER FINE ARTS COMMITTEE Henry D Green Chairman
127 Colonial Drive St Simons Island Mrs Clayton H Farnham 30 Inman Circle N E Atlanta Mrs Roy Frangiamore 3875 Randall Mill Road N W Atlanta Mrs James B Gilbert
154 Shore Rush Drive St Simons Island Holcombe T Green
29 West Andrews Drive N W Atlanta Mrs William W Griffin
1330 West Garmon Road Atlanta Mrs Eugene A Medori Jr
4493 Cheri Glen Trail Stone Mountain Dr Hubert B Owens
215 Rutherford Street Athens Gudmund Vigtel
2082 Golf View Circle N E Atlanta
FINANCING AND INVESTMENT COMMISSION Georgia State
270 Washington St S W Room 207 Governor Chairman President of the Senate Vice Chairman Speaker of the House of Representatives State Auditor SecretaryTreasurer The Attorney General Commissioner of Agriculture
FOREST RESEARCH COUNCIL Georgia Dr H I Conner Chairman Vidalia
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J F Mathis Jr ViceChairman Twin City James L Jackson
Route 1 Box 303H Wrightsville Duross Fitzpatrick Farm Bureau Bldg Cochran
C Kenneth Hall Swainsboro Bill Davis
PO Box 612 Madison
Exofficio member Director State Forestry Commission
FORESTRY COMMISSION State L H Morgan Chairman Eastman
Walter George Beasley Lavonia Felton Denney Route 3 Carrollton Henry E Williams PO Box 339 Woodbine Eley C Frazer III PO Box 3250 Albany
A Ray Shirley Director and Executive Secretary P 0 Box 819 Macon
GEO L SMITH II GEORGIA WORLD CONGRESS CENTER AUTHORITY Julius F Bishop
Mayor City of Athens City Hall Athens Ernest B Davis
State Auditor Room 115 State Capitol Atlanta Jasper N Dorsey
VicePresident Southern Bell Telephone Telegraph Co P 0 Box 3231 Atlanta Gene Dyson Chairman
President Georgia Business Industry Assn
181 Washington St SW Atlanta Billy G Fallin
Attorney at Law P O Box 665 Moultrie John T Fleetwood Sr
P 0 Box 70 Cartersville
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Ray W Gunnin
Box 49 Spalding Drive Norcross Robert West Sr
3565 Gordon Rd S W Atlanta Nick Mamalakis
7 Bay Street East Savannah Hugh Lawson
328 Commerce St Hawkinsville Frank Neel ViceChairman
521 Smith Avenue Thomasville John M Pope
Box 876 Rawley Road Americus Ford B Spinks
Commissioner Public Service Commission Room 158
State Office Building 244 Washington St SW Atlanta Roger Schoerner
Executive Vice President Southwire Company Carrollton
HEALTH PLANNING Advisory Council for Comprehensive Eugene Owen
Dept of Human Resources 47 Trinity Ave SW Atlanta
H Neil Jackson
Office of Planning Budget TrinityWashington Bldg Atlanta Dr J Gordon Barrow
938 Peachtree St NE Atlanta Billy J Clack
Dept of Defense P 0 Box 17965 Atlanta Dr Claude Ivie
2328 Shasta Way NE Atlanta Dr Harry B ORear
Vice Chancellor Board of Regents Medical College of Georgia Augusta John Blount Assistant Professor
Georgia Southwestern College Americus George E Wolfe
PO Box 268 Manchester
Mrs Beverly B Long
1036 Somerset Dr NW Atlanta Boisfeuillet Jones
President Emily and Ernest Woodruff Foundation Suite 210230 feachtree Street Atlanta Mrs Margie Jones 833 Kings Grant Dr NW Atlanta Jack Williams
Waycross JournalHerald Waycross Dr Thomas G Renfroe
Principal Brooks County High School Quitman Dr William Bellamy PhD Chairman
Director North Georgia College Dahlonega Glen P Robinson Jr ViceChairman Scientific Atlanta 3845 Pleasantdale Rd Doraville George W Ford Jr
P O Box 5624 Columbus Hugh Maret
Maret Feed and Seed Hartwell
Mrs R M Hair Jr
Buena Vista
Dr David J Griffin PO Box 1573 Brunswick
Dr Abner G Moore 5918 Jonesboro Road Morrow
Louis Maness 138 Hayes St Toccoa
Mrs Barbara DeSha Dowl
Georgia Nurses Association 269 10th St NE Atlanta Dr George Grant
310 N Tennessee Street Cartersville Gerald Bishop
4067 DeSoto Drive Columbus
Mrs Clarence Dodson North Bond Trail Plains
HERTY FOUNDATION Charles H
William J McCormick Chairman P O Box 8668 Savannah H Lehman Franklin Jr ViceChairman P O Box 964 Statesboro Bobby R Dixon 202 Irene St Vidalia John E Ellington Soperton John S Laws Baxley
HIGHER EDUCATION ASSISTANCE CORPORATION Ga Board of Directors of the Mrs Stanley Friedman1st Cong Dist
12 Stillwood Circle South Savannah Walter McCrary Jr2nd Cong Dist
Citizens Bank Cuthbert
Dr Carey T Vinzant3rd Cong Dist Chairman Tift College Forsyth Patrick L Mathis4th Cong Dist
3181 Rainbow Dr Decatur Dr Pearlie C Dove5th Cong Dist
1053 Washington Heights Terrace S W Atlanta Walter F Farr Sr6th Cong Dist
The Fayette State Bank PO Box 2008 Peachtree City William Ingram7th Cong Dist Vice Chairman P O Box 308 Cartersville James McCallum8th Cong Dist
Rt 1 Box 13 Broxton Billy Dilworth9th Cong Dist
Camesville
E Wilson Hawes10th Cong Dist
Thomson
Mrs R M HairState at Large Buena Vista
L R TurpinState at Large Clarkesville
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Exofficio members Chancellor University System of Georgia Chairman Board of Regents University System of Georgia Director Office of Planning and Budget State School Superintendent
HIGHWAY AUTHORITY GEORGIA Exofficio members
Governor
Commissioner Dept of Transportation Director Office of Planning and Budget
HOSPITAL ADVISORY COUNCIL 1st Cong Dist
Mrs Shirley K Altman2nd Cong Dist
709 N Dawson St Thomasville Paul Sinclair3rd Cong Dist
Montezuma
John K Wingfield4th Cong Dist
1880 Chisholm Court Tucker Ms Lucille Hill5th Cong Dist
660 East Ave NE Atlanta
Mrs Wilma W Shelnutt ViceChairman6th Cong Dist Lovejoy
Alvin D Phillips Sr7th Cong Dist
P O Box 2005 Ft Oglethorpe Reverend Albert Cardwell Chairman8th Cong Dist
First Baptist Church 511 High Place Macon Reeder Tucker9th Cong Dist
Royston
N Dudley Horton10th Cong Dist
Eatonton
Rev A L KendrickState at Large 4328 Luxembourg Dr Decatur Dr J Curtis Lane Georgia Dental Association PO Box 367 Statesboro Millard L Wear Georgia Hospital Association 1319 3rd St Moultrie
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J L White
Assn of Co Commissioners Jasper Dr George Chapman
Ga Pharmaceutical Assn Vidalia Mrs Gladys Shaw Ga State Nurses Assn
Pickens General Hospital Jasper Raymond Head Jr Ga Municipal Assn
P 0 Box 222 Griffin Dr Donald R Rooney Medical Assn of Ga
Kennestone Hospital Marietta Mrs Marian M StyronGa Assn of Nursing Homes Styrons Arrowhead Nursing Center Jonesboro Exofficio members Director Vocational Rehabilitation Division of the State Dept of Education Commissioner Dept of Human Resources
HUMAN RESOURCES Board of
Sister Mary Cornile1st Cong Dist
11705 Mercy Boulevard Savannah Hugh Gaston2nd Cong Dist
3210 Dawson Road Albany Dr Joseph M Turner2nd Cong Dist
712 E 18th St Tifton Dean Fowler3rd Cong Dist
P 0 Drawer 307 Montezuma Dr B B Okel4th Cong Dist
2193 N Decatur Road Decatur Jack H Watson Jr5th Cong Dist Chairman 389 Pinetree Drive Atlanta Robert J Lipshutz5th Cong Dist ViceChairman 64 North Pryor St Atlanta Lee Roy Claxton6th Cong Dist
1125 Pine Valley Road Griffin Willis Haugen6th Cong Dist
15 Greenville St Newnan Dr Benjamin S Anderson Jr7th Cong Dist
P O Box 508 Cedartown
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Reverend Nelson Price7th Cong Dist
431 Keeler Woods Dr N W Marietta Jim Hammock8th Cong Dist
401 East Jackson Dublin Dr M Donald Pittard9th Cong Dist
Big Addington Road Toccoa Dr Robert Repass10th Cong Dist
687 S Milledge Ave Athens Dr Daniel F Ward10th Cong Dist
813 Windsor Court Augusta
INTERSTATE FOREST FIRE PROTECTION COMPACT SOUTHEASTERN Advisory Committee
Bob D Gilbert LaFayette C L Rhodes Jr
Siloam
Exofficio member Commissioner of Dept of Natural Resources as Compact Administrator for the State of Georgia Chairman
INVESTIGATION Georgia Bureau of
1001 International Blvd Suite 800 Atlanta Ga 30354
Beverly E Ponder Director J H Stanley
Division Director Investigation W E Boles
Division Director GCIC L B Howard
Division Director Crime Lab
JEKYLL ISLAND STATE PARK AUTHORITY Exofficio members
Secretary of State
Chairman Public Service Commission Chairman State Auditor
Director Parks and Recreation Division
Dept of Natural Resources
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Attorney General ViceChairman Mrs Madelyn Neill Assistant SecretaryTreasurer Rm 214 TrinityWashington Bldg
JUDICIAL COUNCIL OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA
Honorable William B Gunter Associate Justice Supreme Court of Georgia State Judicial Building Atlanta Georgia 30334
Honorable Robert H Hall Chairman Associate Justice Supreme Court of Georgia State Judicial Building Atlanta Georgia 30334
Honorable G Ernest Tidwell Judge of the Superior Court Atlanta Judicial Circuit Fulton County Courthouse Atlanta Georgia 30303
Honorable Hal Bell Judge of the Superior Courts Macon Judicial Circuit Bibb County Courthouse Macon Georgia 31208
Honorable Walter C McMillan Jr
Judge of the Superior Courts Middle Judicial Circuit PO Box 701
Sandersville Georgia 31082
Honorable Marcus B Calhoun Judge of the Superior Courts Southern Judicial Circuit Thomasville Georgia 31792
Honorable J Bowie Gray ViceChairman J udge of the Superior Courts Tifton Judicial Circuit P O Box C Tifton Georgia 31794
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Honorable Kenneth B Followill
Judge of the State Court of Columbus Georgia
Government Center
Columbus Georgia 31902
Honorable William K Stanley Jr
Judge of the Probate Court Bibb County Courthouse Macon Georgia 31208
Exofficio members President State Bar of Georgia Immediate Past President State Bar of Georgia
JUDICIAL QUALIFICATIONS COMMISSION H H Perry Jr Chairman P O Box 527 Albany Howard Ector ViceChairman P O Box 4655 Atlanta
A G Cleveland Jr
Equitable Building 100 Peachtree St N E Atlanta Mrs Amilee Graves Washington Street Clarkesville Frank C Jones
500 First National Bank Bldg Macon Honorable A Richard Kenyon Judge of Superior Courts Northeastern Judicial Circuit Hall County Courthouse Gainesville Honorable Byron H Mathews Jr
J udge State Court of Coweta County Coweta County Courthouse Newnan
LAKE LANIER ISLANDS DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY Joseph E Cheeley Chairman
1st Commercial Bank Building Buford Russell Phillips 201 Morningside Dr Buford David A Rankin Jr
Rankin Used Cars Gainesville L D Lawson
Highland Court Rte 9 Box 366 Gainesville
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Dr Marcus Mashburn Jr ViceChairman Cumming
Exofficio members Secretary of State Commissioner of Dept of Natural Resources Commissioner Dept of Community Development President Upper Chattahoochee Development Association Director Parks Historic Sites Division Dept of Natural Resources
LITERATURE COMMISSION State Dr James P Wesberry 1700 Piedmont Ave NE Atlanta
LONGTERM HEALTH CARE FACILITY ADVISORY COUNCIL
E Thomas Stroud Chairman
Plantation WayBlack Banks St Simons Island Gerald Bishop ViceChairman
Vice President Medical Investments Corporation
1480 Sandtown Road Marietta Edward Bond
Vice President Nursing Home Division Charter Medical Corporation 577 Mulberry Street Macon Joe Cobis
Administrator Muscogee Manor
7150 Manor Road Columbus William C Davis
Administrator LynnGray Nursing Homes
P O Box 356 Gray J Fred Gunter
Director of Planning South Fulton Hospital
1170 Cleveland Avenue East Point R Wayne Lowe
P O Box 1501 Warner Robins Edward M McIntyre
Pilgrim Health Life Insurance Company
P O Box 904 Augusta H C Morrison
703 Drayton Street Savannah XLVIII
MATERNAL AND INFANT HEALTH Council On
Mrs Peggy Moyer Chairman
University Health Center University of Georgia Athens Dr Lewis Levy M D ViceChairman Columbus Medical Center Columbus Mrs Ola M Ford
426 Woolf oik St Macon Dr T Schley Gatewood 205 S Lee St Americus Dr Frank M Houser Jr
2217 Rocky Face Circle Dalton Mrs Robert E Lee Jr
187 Lake Forest Dr Elberton Dr W Newton Long
79 Butler St SE Atlanta Mrs Bobbie Riley
Box 26057 Grady Hospital Atlanta Dr Preston Lea Wilds
Medical College of Georgia Augusta Mrs Larry C White
5398 Verdon Court Dunwoody C H Wilson Jr
Hughes Spalding Pavilion Butler St Atlanta Dr Judson L Hawk Jr MD
Chmn Ga Chapter American Academy of Pediatrics 3162 Piedmont Rd NE Atlanta Dr Joseph Morrison
4 Medical Arts Bldg Savannah
MEDICAL EDUCATION BOARD State
Dr H Calvin Jackson Chairman 209 Broad St Manchester Dr J C Serrato ViceChairman Doctors Bldg Columbus Dr Joseph L Girardeau 84 Wakefield Dr N E Atlanta Dr Henry G Neal Executive Secretary to Board of Regents SecretaryTreasurer
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Exofficio members President Medical Association of Georgia Immediate Past President Medical Association of Georgia
GEORGIA MOTOR VEHICLE COMMISSION Robert J Eubanks Chairman Randall Blakely Griffin Seth L Knight Jr
Rome Automobile Co 1325 Martha Berry Blvd Rome Robert R Meredith
Meredith Chevrolet Box 28 Lavonia L Cohen Walker Sr
Gray Walker Tractor Co Perry Don Yancey ViceChairman
Yancey Brothers 7333 Lee Industrial Blvd Austell Robert M Matre
Lilliston Corporation PO Box 407 Albany Harry V Ruth
2523 Fair Oaks Road Decatur Raymond W Lucia
2115 Mountain Creek Drive Stone Mountain Durward M Jones Rt 2 Ridgewood Estates Cornelia
NATURAL RESOURCES Board of James F Darby1st Cong Dist
Vidalia
Leo T Barber Jr2nd Cong Dist
617 3rd Street Moultrie Dr Robert A Collins Jr3rd Cong Dist
212 Reese Street Americus George P Dillard4th Cong Dist
558 Church Street Decatur Mrs Mary Izard5th Cong Dist
4061 Glen Devon Dr NW Atlanta James A Mankin6th Cong Dist
1123 Pine Valley Road Griffin Lloyd L Summer Jr7th Cong Dist
4 Horseleg Creek Road Rome
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J Wimbric Walker8th Cong Dist
P0 Box 128 McRae
Donald J Carter ViceChairman9th Cong Dist
Box 535 Gainesville L B Bassford10th Cong Dist
2125 Gardner Street Augusta Sam CoferCoastal Counties P 0 Box R St Simons Island
Leonard FooteState at Large 380 Maple Avenue Marietta Wade H Coleman ChairmanState at Large 2406 Briarwood Drive Valdosta James D ConeState at Large
554 Tall wood Drive Stone Mountain A Calhoun Todd JrState at Large 294 Idle Wild Road Macon
NORTH GEORGIA MOUNTAINS AUTHORITY Same membership as Board of Natural Resources
OFFENDER REHABILITATION Board of
Joe T Andrews
P 0 Box 199 Milledgeville
Charles Hill Blairsville
Rev E C Gene Tillman 1910 Kay Ave Brunswick Jimmy C Murphy Swainsboro
Exofficio members State Board of Corrections
PEACE OFFICERS STANDARDS AND TRAINING COUNCIL Georgia
Jack Crane ViceChairman City Hall Dublin
Lawrence E Mahaney Chairman 1513 Kings Way Savannah
Jimmy E Bloodworth
Sheriff Bibb County Macon
Robert Lane
Supt Training Division Atlanta Police Dept Atlanta
Millard S Kennedy Preston
Leslie Summerford
Chief of Police City Hall Albany
Exofficio members Attorney General Commissioner Dept Public Safety President Ga Sheriffs Assn President Ga Mun Assn President Assn Co Commissioners of Ga President Peace Officers Assn of Ga President Ga Chiefs of Police Assn
STATE PROPERTIES COMMISSION
Governor Chairman State Auditor ViceChairman Secretary of State Secretary Attorney General
Director Fiscal Division Department of Administrative Services
Hines L Brantley
South Broad Street Metter
J Floyd Harrington
120 N Elbert Street Milledgeville
James W Paris P O Box 527 Winder James Mason
P 0 Box 326 Snellville
Robert R Meredith Route 1 Lavonia
Zell Miller
Room 418 State Capitol
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GEORGIA RESIDENTIAL FINANCE AUTHORITY
Thomas T Sonny Shealy
Vice President Fielding Walker
577 Mulberry Street Macon
Charles W Yeargin
320 Elbert Street Elberton
Permanent members Governor Commissioner of Community Development State Auditor Director of the Financing and Investment Division of the Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission
Exofficio member The Executive Director of the Authority
SAFETY Board of Public Jimmy E Bloodworth
County Courthouse Macon Edward H Burruss 268 Collier Dr Smyrna J Lane Johnston
District Attorney Ogeechee Judicial Circuit Statesboro
Ted King ViceChairman
125 Perimeter Center West Atlanta John L Kennedy
970 Hunter St Atlanta Thomas D Morgan Conyers
Exofficio members Governor Chairman Attorney General Commissioner of the Department of Offender Rehabilitation
SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION COMMITTEE State
P Austin Rheney
P O Box 246 Wadley Herbert C Hawkins P 0 Box 68 Roswell Amon Corn Chairman
Amon Corn Printing Co Cumming J Frank Murrah
299 Wall Street Richland
Exofficio members Director State Agricultural Extension Service Commissioner Department of Natural Resources
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Director Georgia Agricultural Experiment Stations Executive Director Agricultural Stabilization Conservation Service Georgia State Director Farmers Home Administration Director Southern Piedmont Conservation Research Center President Georgia Association of Conservation Districts Director Georgia Forestry Commission Georgia Supervisor of Natural Forests of the US Forestry Service State Conservationist of the Soil Conservation Service Dean of the State College of Agriculture Athens Georgia Director Vocational Agriculture in Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture of Georgia and such other representatives of State or Federal agencies as the State Committee deems desirable
SOUTHERN GROWTH POLICIES BOARD Members Governor J Robin Harris
P 0 Box 968 Decatur Paul Duke
3320 Holcombe Bridge Road Norcross Senator John R Riley P O Box 9641 Savannah
SOUTHERN REGIONAL EDUCATION Board of Control for Dr Prince Albert Jackson Jr
Savannah State College Savannah Lamar R Plunkett
50 Morris Street Bowdon George L Simpson Jr
Rm 468 New State Office Bldg Atlanta Chappelle Matthews
306 Southern Mutual Bldg Athens
Exofficio member Governor The Honorable David Pryor Chairman Governor of Arkansas Gordon W Blackwell ViceChairman President Furman University Greenville S C
STONE MOUNTAIN MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION Mrs Susan Anthony
West Valley Road Lawrenceville
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George M D John Hunt III Box 1005 Tifton J Michael Florence
2213 Willivee Place Decatur
Exofficio members Attorney General Chairman Commissioner of Agriculture ViceChairman Chairman of Public Service Commission Secretary of State
TOLLWAY AUTHORITY State
Exofficio members Governor Commissioner Dept of Transportation Director Office of Planning and Budget
STATE TRANSPORTATION BOARD J O Bacon1st Cong Dist
Pembroke
Hugh D Broome2nd Cong Dist
Donalsonville
Frank Morast Jr ViceChairman3rd Cong Dist
P O Box 57 Columbus William M Evans4th Cong Dist
5390 Silver Hill Trail Stone Mountain Peyton S Hawes Jr5th Cong Dist
2467 Montview Drive N W Atlanta Young H Longino6th Cong Dist
PO Box 37 Fairburn Tom Mitchell Chairman7th Cong Dist
P 0 Box 1051 Dalton James L Jimmy Conner8th Cong Dist
Hazlehurst
William Troy Simpson9th Cong Dist
Cornelia
D Douglas Barnard Jr10th Cong Dist
699 Broad St Augusta
UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF GEORGIA Board of Regents Erwin A Friedman1st Cong Dist
14 East State St Savannah Charles T Oxford2nd Cong Dist
2411 Double Gate Dr Albany Dr John H Robinson III3rd Cong Dist
629 E Forsyth Americus
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Dr John R Richardson4th Cong Dist
Route 4 Box 57 Conyers Eldridge W McMillian5th Cong Dist
2167 Bent Creek Way SW Atlanta David Tisinger6th Cong Dist
202 Tanner St Carrollton James D Maddox7th Cong Dist
102 E 2nd Avenue Rome Charles A Harris8th Cong Dist Chairman P 0 Box 5 Ocilla
P R Bobby Smith9th Cong Dist
Route 2 Winder
Carey Williams10th Cong Dist
Greensboro
Dr John A Bell Jr ViceChairmanState at Large Dublin Med Arts Center Dublin Jesse Hill JrState at Large 781 Lynn Circle SW Atlanta Rufus B CoodyState at Large Route 3 Vienna
Lamar R PlunkettState at Large PO Box 399 Bowdon Milton JonesState at Large P O Box 2607 Columbus
VETERANS SERVICE State Board of
B L Hawkins Chairman Railroad Ave Gainesville R D Smith Jr ViceChairman 4695 N Peachtree Rd Atlanta Tommy Clack
81 Rue Fontaine Decatur Hugh H Howell Jr
Mark Bldg Atlanta Norman W Miller II
2190 Boulevard Granada SW Atlanta Emmett W Gore Jr
608 Villa Crest Ave Macon Jere N Moore
751 Habersham Milledgeville LVI
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION State Advisory Council Dr Doris H Adams
3270 Imperial Drive Macon Sibley Bryan Jr
P O Box 307 Union Point Richard B Cobb ViceChairman 3174 Flamingo Drive East Point Mrs Ellen Coody
1242 Wild Creek Trail N E Atlanta Aaron Cook
3232 Pasadena Drive Macon John R Hawkins
Washington Road Lincolnton Dr Howard Jordan 2640 Laurens Circle S W Atlanta Richard C Owens Sr Chairman Route 1 Box 174 Ocilla Representative L L Pete Phillips Box 166 Soperton Fred Rich
2138 Greencrest Drive Atlanta Richard W Shinhoster 2209 Jordan Drive Savannah Roy L Simmons Jr
4275 Blackland Drive Marietta Dr John W Teel
68 Sunset Boulevard Brunswick Senator Jimmy Hodge Timmons 132 South Woodlawn Blakely Howard Waters
917 Sixth Avenue Albany Howard L Weeks 3610 Preakness Drive Decatur Mrs Lynda Weissman
1953 Timothy Drive N E Atlanta Dr George S Whatley 2608 Habersham Avenue Columbus Robert White
3270 Anne Laine Drive Atlanta H W Wiley
13 Avondale Plaza Avondale Estates Penn Worden
2159 Superior Place Decatur LVII
WOMEN Commission on the Status of
Ms Connie Schlak Chairman 4713 Mark Court Lilburn
Mrs Mamie K Taylor ViceChairman 1137 Briarcliff Road N E Atlanta
WORKMENS COMPENSATION MEDICAL BOARD Dr A B Conger Chairman
Doctors Bldg Suite 206 711 Center Street Columbus
Dr Paul L Bradley
202 W Waugh Street Dalton
Dr Beverly B Sanders Jr
700 Spring Street Macon
Dr Albert M Davis
75 Piedmont Ave NE Suite 500 Atlanta
Dr J D Christian Jr
1130 Peachtree Road Augusta
PROFESSIONAL EXAMINING BOARDS
Division of Secretary of State
166 Pryor St S W Atlanta
James E Skrine Joint Secretary
Mrs Shirley Cowart Deputy Joint Secretary
ACCOUNTANCY State Board of James E Bates
203 Wisteria Drive N E Gainesville
Sam DuBose Chairman Way cross
Charles W Jenkins ViceChairman P O Box 3069 Albany
J Bradley Haynes Box 711 Rome
Ernest M Acree P O Box 39 Dalton
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ARCHITECTS State Board for Examination Qualification and Registration of
Thomas H Brookbank President 1661 Thirteenth St Columbus Bernard B Rothschild 44 Broad St NW Atlanta N A Jacobs Jr
1384 Springdale Rd N E Gainesville James M Hunt Elberton
Zeb Vance Lackey VicePresident 108 E College St Valdosta
GEORGIA AUCTIONEERS COMMISSION Joe Ellis
Route 11 Hidden Harbor Road Gainesville Roy H Holland
P O Box 14 Dexter Ben G Hudson Jr Chairman 3683 Houston Avenue Macon John L Gross ViceChairman Route 5 Huntington Road Rome Lynn Dempsey 302 W Third Street Rome
BARBERS Georgia State Board of
Daniel G Albright Chairman 2110 Howell Mill Rd NW Atlanta Melvin A Clay 815 Shorter Ave Rome Donald Alton Wade Route 2 Alma
BUILDING ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD State
George Bullock Chairman
Clarke County Courthouse Athens T Z Chastain ViceChairman 2336 Leafmore Drive Decatur Charles Yeargin M Y Corporation P O Box 584 Elberton
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Robert Balk
First Federal Savings Loan P 0 Box 1332 Augusta John R Street Jr
386 Polk Street N W Marietta John B Manley Jr
1600 Cave Road N W Atlanta T T Flagler Jr
1795 W Wesley Road NW Atlanta John J Neely Jr
Mayor City of Butler Butler
Exofficio members Secretary of State Commissioner De partment of Human Resources Georgia Safety Fire Com missioner
CHIROPRACTIC EXAMINERS Georgia Board of Dr Hoyt B Duke
1248 Greene St Augusta Dr Donald N Parkerson VicePresident 701 Anson Ave Eastman Dr Gerald W Holloway Quitman
Dr Eugene E Sparlin
923 Dill Ave S W Atlanta Dr Deane Mink President 200 E Gordon St Valdosta
COSMETOLOGY Georgia State Board of Mrs Ruth Reddy Chairman P O Box 516 Hahira Mrs Drucilla A Crawford
1518 Marrow Avenue Columbus Mrs Mary Bryant Milam ViceChairman Box 250 Palmetto Ms Clarissa Hulsey
1350 Thompson Bridge Road Gainesville Mrs Edna West
302 Ponce de Leon Place Decatur
DENTAL EXAMINERS OF GEORGIA Board of Dr William R Jerles Box 58 Perry
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Dr Richard B Ross 301 Broome Street LaGrange Dr Murray Stein President 809 Keelway Rome Dr Marilyn E Stone Apt 2016 1501 Clairmont Rd Decatur Dr Walter B Stillwell Jr VicePresident 211 E 31st St Savannah Dr Robert H Jordan
2775 Engle Rd NW Atlanta Dr Ronald E Harrell Donalsonville Dr George J Schuette 2705 Church St East Point Dr Lewis H Williams P O Box 967 Toccoa
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS Georgia State Board of
Paul C Rosser Chairman
3794 Land OLakes Drive Atlanta P J Wise ViceChairman Plains
Brice Bishop
Chief Inspector City of Athens Athens William P McCuen
820 E 70th Street Savannah Bill E Grice
750 Austin Drive S E Smyrna Charles Harry McLendon
Route 1 Christian Circle Conyers Joe N Guy
830 Overhill Court N W Atlanta
ENGINEERS AND LAND SURVEYORS State Board of Registration for Professional
Emory C Parrish
Dept of Transportation 2 Capitol Square Atlanta Roger Brown Chairman
3501 Edgewood Cir Gainesville T E Stivers ViceChairman P O Box 608 Decatur
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Francis Robert Prybylowski 209 E Parkwood Rd Decatur Preston E Newman
188 15th St N W Atlanta James J Shannon Executive Director 166 Pryor St S W Atlanta
FORESTERS State Board of Registration for
John F Sisley Chairman P 0 Box 1551 Rome Jack M Hall
Franklin Heights Meigs Post Road Moultrie Ben C Meadows ViceChairman 553 Amsterdam Ave NE Atlanta A Ray Shirley
P 0 Box 1077 Macon Archie E Patterson
School of Forest Resources University of Georgia Athens
FUNERAL SERVICE Georgia State Board of
William S Hutchings 536 New St Macon Ernest C Huey President Canton
Benjamin Hatcher
HatcherPeoples Funeral Home 820 Wright Street Thomasville George L DeLoach Waynesboro
Glyndon Music Vice President 402 W Main St Lakeland J Gary Curry
P O Box 379 Swainsboro
GEOLOGISTS State Board of Registration for Professional Dr Howard R Cramer
Geology Department Emory University Atlanta James W Erwin Chairman
U S Army Corps of Engineers South Atlantic District
30 Pryor Street Atlanta
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Charles R Livingston
Livingston Associates 2971 Flowers Road South Atlanta John M Smith
Georgia Kaolin Company Dry Branch James B Talley ViceChairman
Department of Natural Resources 815 TrinityWashington Bldg Atlanta
Exofficio member Sam Pickering Department of Natural Resources 815 TrinityWashington Bldg Atlanta
HEARING AID DEALERS AND DISPENSERS Georgia State Board of
Donald D Skaarer Chairman 2026A Lawrenceville Hwy Decatur Hugh Bray
7330 Lullwater Road Columbus George Vollhaber Vice Chairman 1503 N Decatur Rd N E Atlanta Dr J A Carter
Suite 501 Sheffield Memorial Building
1938 Peachtree Rd N W Atlanta Dr John C Bess
VA Hospital
1670 Clairmont Rd NE Decatur
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS Georgia State Board of
James P Hudson Chairman
1480 Oconee Pass N E Atlanta William E Beery
115 Hancock Lane Athens William A Spooner
87 Walton Street Atlanta
LIBRARIANS State Board for the Certification of
Mrs Roy Bowen
Swainsboro High Swainsboro Dr Virginia L Jones ViceChairman
223 Chestnut St S W Atlanta University Atlanta Mrs Elizabeth Moore 207 Coney Street Dublin
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Delmas Wheeler Chairman
106 Morningside Dr Vidalia
Exofficio member Secretary Georgia Library Commission
MEDICAL EXAMINERS Composite State Board of Dr Hassie H Trimble Jr President 17 West Central Ave Moultrie Dr Albert M Deal 1st Cong District P 0 Box 420 Statesboro Dr William J Morton 2nd Cong District
P 0 Box 420 Cairo I H
Dr James Crawford Dudley VicePresident 3rd Cong Dist
Crawford St Americus Dr M Virginia Tuggle 4th Cong District 1336 Columbia Drive Decatur Dr Bernard J Bridges 5th Cong District 2600 Gordon Road SW Atlanta Dr Ben H Jenkins 6th Cong District 8 Lee St Newnan
Dr George T Mims 7th Cong District Rt 4 GordonCombs Rd Marietta Dr Duncan Farris 8th Cong District PO Box 177 Waycross
Dr Robert E Thompson 9th Cong District 800 E Doyle Street Toccoa Dr Thomas G Douglass 10th Cong District 1467 Harper Street Augusta Dr A R Haight
2170 Idlewood Rd Tucker C L Clifton Executive Director 166 Pryor St S W Atlanta
GEORGIA BOARD OF NURSING Sister M Antonette RN
St Marys Hospital Athens Mrs Rosella Deriso R N President
Georgia Southwestern College Americus Dr Dorothy Thompson White R N
School of Nursing Medical College of Georgia Augusta Miss Loretta Roberts R N Vice President P O Box 35 Suwanee Mrs Verdelle B Bellamy R N
1824 Tiger Flowers Drive NW Atlanta
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PRACTICAL NURSES OF GEORGIA
Board of Examiners Mrs Kathleen Mull Chairman Rt 2 Box 1086 Hampton Mrs Gladys A Blackwell ViceChairman Rt 1 Box 163 College Park Mrs Iula Stiggers
Rt 1 Box 440 West Point Ms Roselle Tobias
101 Griggs Street Marietta Mrs Grace B Knight Route 1 Hiawassee
NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATORS Georgia State Board of
Dr James C Metts Jr Chairman 110 W Gaston St Savannah Dr Harvey Mitchell Baptist Village Inc
P 0 Box 1100 Waycross
W Kenneth Carithers
Nursecare of Clayton County 315 Upper Riverdale Road Riverdale Bernard L Brown Jr
Kennestone Hospital Marietta H C Morrison
703 Drayton Street Savannah Gene Clark ViceChairman 105 Brown Fox Drive Rome
E C Nelson
Green Acres Nursing Home Allen Memorial Drive Milledgeville Ben E Crawford
Cherokee Nursing Home Inc
1387 U S Highway 41 North Calhoun Ms Catherine Summerlin
Dept of Nursing Education Georgia College
Box 28 Milledgeville Colan Taylor
Kennedy Memorial Nur Home P O Box 356 Metter Dr C O Templeton
Crestwood Nur Home PO Box 702 Valdosta
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William Barrett
515 Highland Ave Athens
OPTICIANS State Board of Dispensing George Dobbs Chairman Rome
John C Eldridge
2705 Church St East Point Rex Snell
947 Finley Street Griffin William Jennings Murphy 1500 Johns Rd Augusta
OPTOMETRY Georgia State Board of Examiners in
Dr I Dell Engram Jr
180 W Broad Street Fairburn Dr Walter R Wilson Jr
Box 511 Douglas Dr B E Popham Chairman 1 Walton Street Cedartown Dr Elias Saliba ViceChairman Hartwell
Dr William W Cuthbertson 102 Larkin Street Cornelia
PHARMACY Georgia State Board of
I Pete Mills Jr
201 East Cotton Avenue Millen William L Norris
Manor Pharmacy 1207 Watson Blvd Warner Robins Arthur Hugh Redding Blakely
Mrs Barbara Levine President 500 Mountain Way NE Atlanta William A Atkins Vice President A M Drugs Spring Road Smyrna
PHYSICAL THERAPY Board of Miss Glory Sanders Chairman
3272 Pine Stream Rd NE Atlanta
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Charles E Hackney 2185 2nd Ave Decatur Mrs Frances A Curtiss ViceChairman 3265 Valley Rd NW Atlanta Mrs Pat Swain Costen
Medical College of Georgia Augusta Ms Jackie Maiden
Memorial Medical Center Savannah
PLUMBING CONTRACTORS State Board of Examiners of Claude Daniel1st Cong Dist
722 E 39th St Savannah John Gay2nd Cong Dist
PO Box 1867 Albany
J C Bray3rd Cong Dist
2807 Norris Rd Columbus Charles Ingram4th Cong Dist Chairman 2037 S Candler Rd Decatur Dwayne L Brown5th Cong Dist ViceChairman 559 Tara Trail N W Atlanta Paul T Addis6th Cong Dist
4446 Glade Rd Forest Park Virgil B Harper Jr7th Cong Dist
Rt 2 Johnson Ferry Rd Marietta R J Roebuck8th Cong Dist
1107 Cedar St Brunswick
B L Hawkins9th Cong Dist
Industrial Blvd Gainesville Vacant10th Cong Dist
G Sidney Hampton 2452 Antwerp Dr SE Atlanta Marion Lee
4597 Darlene Way Tucker James D Dorsey 481 Page Ave NE Atlanta Wylie Mitchell
819 Blossom St S W Atlanta Rupert W Bazemore 120 Romml Ave Garden City
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PODIATRY EXAMINERS State Board of Dr Glenn Dowling Chairman 425 Pine Albany Dr A R Pitts
2200 N Patterson St Valdosta Dr E Dalton McGlamry 1649 Brockett Road Tucker
POLYGRAPH EXAMINERS Board of
W A Robinson Chairman
1836 Meadow Glades Dr Decatur Walter H Maddox Jr
4371 Glenwood Rd Apt Ll Decatur
S W Brown
164812th Ave Columbus Terrell D Craven
120 Hanover PI Apt 3 Athens James Huckabee ViceChairman 68 Brookwood Dr NE Atlanta Major Barney G Ragsdale
815 TrinityWashington Bldg Atlanta
PRIVATE DETECTIVE AND PRIVATE SECURITY AGENCIES Georgia Board of Steven Van Cleave
Suite 118 175 West Wieuca Rd Atlanta John B F Dillon Jr
2726 Parkview Drive N E Atlanta L Chandler Eavenson Chairman 3552 N Druid Hills Road Decatur Bob Hightower
Director of Public Safety Cobb County Courthouse Marietta J Ransome Chief Holland Chief of Security
Union Camp Corporation Savannah John W Crunkleton
Chief of Police Lawrenceville
PSYCHOLOGISTS State Board of Examiners of Dr William K Boardman Dept of Psychology Univ of Ga Athens
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Cecil K Harbin Chairman 2322 Henderson Mill Ct Atlanta Dr Prentiss M Hosford ViceChairman 1080 Northcliffe Dr Atlanta Dr Virginia Zachert
Learning Material Medical College of Georgia Augusta Dr N Archer Moore 2009 Vineville Ave Macon
REAL ESTATE COMMISSION Georgia
C Dan Blackshear Chairman 1500 Dawson Rd Albany Mrs Patsy G Cooper 1355 13th Ave Columbus Harold A Dawson ViceChairman Suite 301
2945 Stone Hogan Road SW Atlanta Donald B King 822 Roswell SE Marietta Ralph NeSmith 1410 Mall Blvd Savannah Elmer A Borgschatz Commissioner 166 Pryor Street S W Atlanta
RECREATION EXAMINERS OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA Board of
James R Champlin Chairman
CoOrd Parks Rec University of Georgia Athens Dr H Douglas Leavitt ViceChairman Head Recreation Curr Ga Southern College Statesboro Jimmy Miller
Cobb County Recreation Dept Marietta Claude M Lewis PO Box 960 Warner Robins
SANITARIANS State Board of Examiners for Registered Professional
P Raymond Summerlin Chairman 3141 Toney Drive Decatur
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Garnett H Dehart
314 State Health Bldg Atlanta
Dr Herbert B Henderson
College of Agriculture University of Ga
Athens Eucle George
220 Kingsway Dr Warner Robins
Charles L Williams
722 Kingston Ave Rome
SPEECH PATHOLOGY AND AUDIOLOGY State Board of Examiners For
Ms Marcia Mason
2383 Akers Mill Road Apt C15 Atlanta
Ms Anne W Herbert
Division of Physical Health Department of Human Resources
618 Ponce de Leon Avenue Atlanta
Dr Lawrence L Durisch Jr
304 S Enota Drive Gainesville
Ms Marcia M Arnold ViceChairman HMMH
2300 N Patterson Street Hillcrest Apts 34 Valdosta
Sol Rundbaken PhD
1206 East 66th Street Savannah
Dr Winfred Harris I
Clark College 240 Chestnut Street S W Atlanta
STRUCTURAL PEST CONTROL COMMISSION
Bernard Kolkana
Orkin Exterminating Co Inc
2170 Piedmont Rd NE Atlanta
R L Tindol Jr
2070 Liddell Dr NE Atlanta Wendell P Burton ViceChairman
T Y Gibson Pest Control Company P O Box 4552 Macon
ExOfficio members
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Russell F Hall
Department of Human Resources 47 Trinity Ave SW
AtiEntR
Dr Horace 0 Lund
Athenmen Entomology University of Georgia
Carl M Scott Jr Chairman Director Division of Entomology Agriculture Bldg Room 304 Atlanta
USED CAR DEALERS State Board of Registration of
C B Altman 1st Cong Dist
Altman Pontiac Co Statesboro Harry Crews 2nd Cong Dist
Harry Crews Motors 106 W Oglethorpe Albany
SUM Dougherty ViceChairman 3rd Cong Dist
2943 Auburn Ave Columbus Ski Bashinski Jr 4th Cong Dist
Rm 129 3009 Rainbow Dr Decatur William E Clark 5th Cong Dist
Sylvan Motors 3511 Heritage Valley Rd SW Atlanta Robert J Eubanks 6th Cong Dist
Randall Blakely Inc
1000 W Taylor Griffin
David Brackett 7th Cong Dist
B W Motor Car Co 1013 Martha Berry Blvd Rome James W King 8th Cong District Kings Used Cars Inc
891 Second Street Macon
Jim Pethel Chairman 9th Cong Dist
104 Grove St S W Gainesville V Jack Craven 10th Cong Dist
Ga Rrd Bank Trust Co
699 Broad Street Augusta
DEALERS IN USED MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS State Board of Registration for
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Steve Whitmire Chairman P 0 Box 324 Conyers Hugh Blanton
Blanton Auto Parts Valdosta Roy Holland Dexter
Charles Holcomb
Sheriff Watkinsville
B M Pike
130 Lakeside Dr Griffin
Lester Kennedy
RFD 1 Commerce
Marion Smith II
1858 Anjaco Rd NW Atlanta
H T Sullivan
P O Box 2262 Macon Aubrey L Melton Police Dept
109 Lanier Blvd Norcross George T Brown ViceChairman AAA Auto Parts P O Box 6553 200 Brennan Road Columbus
VETERINARY MEDICINE State Board of
Dr Herman Westmoreland Chairman 1432 Riverside Drive Macon Dr W F Bozeman ViceChairman Adel
Dr Dan H Fincher
2445 Cobb Dr SE Smyrna Dr Horace G Blalock Jr
2124 Highland Avenue Augusta
Dr E D Davis
515 Clifton Terrace Carrollton
WARM AIR HEATING CONTRACTORS State Board of Examiners of
John G Mauldin Chairman
3073 Panthersville Rd Decatur
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Bob Wesley Dean 3482 Piedmont Rd NE Atlanta R L Reiley
112 Tyler Terrace West Point M A Smith Jr ViceChairman Inspection Department DeKalb County Decatur Ashley Hardage Thomas
Exec Dir Maintenance Operation Atlanta Public Schools 224 Central Ave Atlanta
WOPERAToSWStTESAiE5 TREATMENT PLANT UiJiiKATORS State Board of Examiners for Certified
James C Meredith Chairman 2345 Greenglade Rd NE Atlanta
aJvn Simmons ViceChairman Route 3 Acworth Robert H Byers 3004 San Jose Drive Decatur A T Storey
2570 Chattahoochee Cir NW Atlanta John Winford Sosebee Route 3 Toccoa
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OFFICERS OF THE SENATE 1976
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ZELL MILLERLieutenant Governor President
AL HOLLOWAY President Pro Tempore
HAMILTON McWHORTER JR gLSWy of the Senate
PAT JARVIS
Doorkeeper
WINSTON PITTMAN
Messenger
JOHN R RILEY PAUL D COVERDELL TERRELL STARR
Majority Leader
Minority Leader
Administration Floor Leader
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MEMBERS OF THE
SENATE OF GEORGIA
ALPHABETICALLY ARRANGED ACCORDING TO NAMES WITH DISTRICTS AND POST OFFICES
FOR THE TERM 19751976
Senators District Address
Ballard W D Don Banks Peter L
Barker Ed Barnes Roy E
Bell Robert H
Bond Julian Brantley Haskew H Jr Broun Paul Brown M Parks
Carter Hugh A
Coverdell Paul D
1122 Monticello St SW Covington Ga 30209 314 Thomaston Street Barnesville Ga 30204 PO Drawer KK Warner Robins Ga 31093 639 Maran Drive Mableton Ga 30059 2535 Henderson Mill Rd NE
Atlanta Ga 30345 39th 361 Westview Drive SW Atlanta Ga 30310
56th6114 Riverside Dr NW
Atlanta Ga 30328
46th165 Pulaski Street
Athens Ga 30601
47thPO Box 37
Hartwell Ga 30643
14thPO Box 97
Plains Ga 31780
40thSuite 607
1447 Peachtree St NE Atlanta Ga 30309 340 Wingfoot Street Rockmart Ga 30153 612 Cherry Street Jesup Ga 31545
Dean Nathan31st
Dean Roscoe E Jr6th
45th 17th 18th 33 rd5th
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Senators
District
Address
Doss Sam W Jr u52ndPO Box 431
n T Rome Ga 30161
Duncan J Ebb30thPO Box 26
iTii j I I Carrollton Ga 30117
Eldndge Frank 7thPO Box 1141
T I H Waycross Ga 31501
Fincher W W Bill Jr i 54thPO Box 149
Foster John C fi Knth Garrard Ed 37th
Chatsworth Ga 30705 PO Box 100 Cornelia Ga 30531 956 Plymouth Road NE Atlanta Ga 30306
Gilhs Hugh M Sr20thPO Box 148
Soperton Ga 30457
Hamilton Bert 526th464 West Buford Road
Macon Ga 31204
Hamilton James R Duck 34th4745 Stonewall Tell Rd
College Park Ga 30337
Hill Render siatr 29th
Holley R Eugene ISEsJL22nd
Holloway A1 ith
Howard Pierre Jr42nd
Hudgins Floyd ihI5th
Hudson Perry J 35th
Kennedy Joseph E 4th
Kidd Culver 25th
PO Box 246 Greenville Ga 30222 Suite 1500 Southern Finance Bldg
Augusta Ga 30902 PO Box 588 Albany Ga 31702 600 First National Bank Bldg
Decatur Ga 30030 2440 Manchester Expressway Columbus Ga 31904 3380 Old Jonesboro Rd Hapeville Ga 30354 PO Box 246 Claxton Ga 30417 PO Box 370 Milledgeville Ga 31061
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Senators District Address
Langford J Beverly 51st PO Box 277 Calhoun Ga 30701
Lester Janies L Jimmy 23rd First Federal Sav Bldg 985 Broad Street Augusta Ga 30902
Lewis Preston B Jr 21st PO Box 88 Waynesboro Ga 30830
McDowell Henry 2nd 8303 Royal Oal Drive Savannah Ga 31406
McDuffie E M Pete 19th Route 6 Eastman Ga 31023
McGill Sam P 24th PO Box 520 Washington Ga 30673
Overby Howard T 49th PO Box 636 Gainesville Ga 30501
Pearce H Norwood 16th PO Box 2312 Columbus Ga 31902
Reynolds Steve 48th PO Box 303 Lawrenceville Ga 30245
Riley John R 1st PO Box 9641 Savannah Ga 31402
Robinson Lee 27th 864 Winchester Circle Macon Ga 31204
Russell Henry P Jr lOth Route 1 Boston Ga 31626
Shapard Mrs Virginia 28th PO Box 54 Griffin Ga 30223
Starr Terrell 44th PO Box 545 Forest Park Ga 30050
Stephens Jack L 36th 2484 Macon Drive SE Atlanta Ga 30315
Stumbaugh Lawrence Bud i 55th 1071 Yemassee Trail Stone Mtn Ga 30083
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Senators
Summers E G
Sutton Franklin
Tate Dr Horace E
Thompson Joe
Timmons Jimmy Hodge Traylor Mell Turner Dr Loyce
Tysinger James W
Warren George T II Young Martin
District Address
53rdPO Box 499
LaFayette Ga 30728
9thRoute 1
Norman Park Ga 31771
38th621 Lilia Drive SW
Atlanta Ga 30310 32ndPO Box 1045
Smyrna Ga 30080 11th132 South Wood lawn Blakely Ga 31723
3rd Route 1 Box 94A1
Pembroke Ga 31321 8thPO Box 157
Valdosta Ga 31601 41st3781 Watkins Place NE Atlanta Ga 30319 43rd3762 Tree Bark Trail Decatur Ga 30034
13thPO Box 68
Rebecca Ga 31783
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MEMBERS OF THE
SENATE OF GEORGIA
IN NUMERICAL ORDER AND POST OFFICES
District Name
Address
1 LJohn R Riley1
2 Henry McDowell
3 Mell Traylor
4 Joseph E Kennedy
5Robert H Bell
6 Roscoe E Dean Jr
7Frank Eldridge
8 Dr Loyce Turner
9 Franklin Sutton
10 Henry P Russell Jr
11 Jimmy Hodge Timmons
12 A1 Holloway
13 Martin Young
14 Hugh A Carter
PO Box 9641 Savannah Ga 31402 8303 Royal Oak Drive Savannah Ga 31406 Route 1 Box 94A1 Pembroke Ga 31321 PO Box 246 Claxton Ga 30417 2535 Henderson Mill Rd NE
Atlanta Ga 30345 DeKalb County
612 Cherry Street Jesup Ga 31545 PO Box 1141 Waycross Ga 31501 PO Box 157 Valdosta Ga 31601 Route 1
Norman Park Ga 31771
Route 1 Boston Ga 31626 132 South Woodlawn Blakely Ga 31723 PO Box 588 Albany Ga 31702 PO Box 68 Rebecca Ga 31783 PO Box 97 Plains Ga 31780
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District Name Address
15 Floyd Hudgins 2440 Manchester Expresway Columbus Ga 31904
16 H Norwood Pearce PO Box 2312 Columbus Ga 31902
17 Peter L Banks 314 Thomaston Street Barnesville Ga 30204
18 Ed Barker PO Drawer KK Warner Robins Ga 31093
19 E M Pete McDuffie Route 6 Eastman Ga 31023
20 Hugh M Gillis Sr PO Box 148 Soperton Ga 30457
21 Preston B Lewis Jr PO Box 88 Waynesboro Ga 30830
22 R Eugene Holley Suite 1500 Southern Finance Bldg Augusta Ga 30902
23 James L Jimmy Lester First Federal Savings Bldg 985 Broad Street Augusta Ga 30902
24 Sam P McGill PO Box 520 Washington Ga 30673
25 Culver Kidd PO Box 370 Milledgeville Ga 31061
26 Bert Hamilton 464 West Buford Road Macon Ga 31204
27 Lee Robinson 864 Winchester Circle Macon Ga 31204
28 Mrs Virginia Shapard P O Box 54 Griffin Ga 30223
29 Render Hill PO Box 246 Greenville Ga 30222
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District Name Address
30 J Ebb Duncan PO Box 26 Carrollton Ga 30117
31 Nathan Dean 340 Wingfoot Street Rockmart Ga 30153
32 Joe Thompson PO Box 1045 Smyrna Ga 30080
33 Roy E Barnes 639 Maran Drive Mableton Ga 30059
34 James R Duck Hamilton 4745 Stonewall Tell Road College Park Ga 30337
35 Perry J Hudson 3380 Old Jonesboro Road Hapeville Ga 30354
36 Jack L Stephens 2484 Macon Drive SE Atlanta Ga 30315
37 Ed Garrard 956 Plymouth Road NE Atlanta Ga 30306
38 Dr Horace E Tate 621 Lilia Drive SW Atlanta Ga 30310
39 Julian Bond 361 Westview Drive SW Atlanta Ga 30310
40 Paul D Coverdell Suite 607 1447 Peachtree St NE Atlanta Ga 30309
41 James W Tysinger 3781 Watkins Place NE Atlanta Ga 30319
42 Pierre Howard Jr 600 First National Bank Bldg Decatur Ga 30030
43 George T Warren II 3762 Tree Bark Trail Decatur Ga 30034
44 Terrell Starr PO Box 545 Forest Park Ga 30050
45 W D Don Ballard 1122 Monticello St SW Covington Ga 30209
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District Name Address
46 Paul Broun 165 Pulaski Street Athens Ga 30601
47 M Parks Brown PO Box 37 Hartwell Ga 30643
48 Steve Reynolds 1 PO Box 303 Lawrenceville Ga 30245
49 Howard T Overby PO Box 636 Gainesville Ga 30501
50 John C Foster PO Box 100 Cornelia Ga 30531
51 J Beverly Langford PO Box 277 Calhoun Ga 30701
52 Sam W Doss Jr j PO Box 431 Rome Ga 30161
53 E G Summers PO Box 499 LaFayette Ga 30728
54 W W Bill Fincher Jr PO Box 149 Chatsworth Ga 30705
55 Lawrence Bud Stumbaugh 1071 Yemassee Trail Stone Mtn Ga 30083
56 Haskew H Brantley Jr 6114 Riverside Dr NW Atlanta Ga 30328
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Seat No Seat No
1VStarr 44th
2Riley 1st
3lMcDowell 2nd
4Traylor 3rd
5iiliXlS Kennedy 4th
6 iBell 5th
7 rDean 6th
8 JiEldridge 7th
9 Turner 8th
10 Holloway 12th
11 Sutton 9th
12 Russell 10th
13Timmons 11th
14 gBBJL Young 13th
15Carter 14th
16 Hudgins 15th
17 Pearce 16th
18 Banks 17 th
19 biiilB ark er 18th
20 tLMcDuffie 19th
21 Gillis 20th
22ilSLLewis 21st
23Holley 22nd
241Lester 23rd
25McGill 24th
26 4AKidd 25th
27 Hamilton 26th
28 Robinson 27th
29 Shapard 28th
30 Hill 29th
31Duncan 30th
32LLDean 31st
33S3Thompson 32nd
34 yBarnes 33rd
35 Hamilton 34th
36 Hudson 35th
37Stephens 36th
38Garrard 37th
39Coverdell 40th
40Howard 42nd
41Tate 38th
42 Bond 39th
43 Tysinger 41st
44LiLaliWarren 43rd
45MgLBallard 45th
46Broun 46th
47Brown 47th
48Reynolds 48th
4931 5 Overby 49th
501Foster 50th
51yhsLangford 51st
52Doss 52nd
53lSummers 53rd
54Fincher 54th
55 Stumbaugh 55th
56 jiBrantley 56th
Lt Gov Zell Miller President of Senate Hamilton McWhorter Jr Secretary of Senate
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STANDING COMMITTEES
OF THE
STATE SENATE
1976
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AGRICULTURE
McGill of 24th Chairman McDuffie of 19th
Russell of 10th ViceChairman Sutton of 9th
Timmons of 11th Secretary Turner of 8th
Kennedy of 4th
APPROPRIATIONS
Broun of 46th Chairman Holloway of 12th Vice Chairman Doss of 52nd Secretary Carter of 14th Dean of 6th Duncan of 30th Fincher of 54th Gillis of 20th Hamilton of 26th Hill of 29th
Holley of 22nd Hudgins of 15th Kennedy of 4th Lester of 23rd McGill of 24th Overby of 49th Riley of 1st Starr of 44th Young of 13th
BANKING FINANCE AND INSURANCE
Holley of 22nd Chairman Duncan of 30th Vice Chairman Turner of 8th Secretary Broun of 46th Coverdell of 40th Doss of 52nd Gillis of 20th
Holloway of 12th Hudgins of 15th Riley of 1st Starr of 44th Sutton of 9th Thompson of 32nd
Banking and Insurance Subcommittee
Duncan of 30th Chairman Gillis of 20th
Coverdell of 40th Holloway of 12th
Doss of 52nd Starr of 44th
Ways and Means Subcommittee
Sutton of 9th Chairman Starr of 44th
Broun of 46th Thompson of 32nd
Hudgins of 15th Turner of 8th
Riley of 1st
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CONSUMER AFFAIRS
Stephens of 36th Chairman Bond of 39th
Howard of 42nd Vice Chairman Hamilton of 34th
Robinson of 27th Secretary Shapard of 28th
Banks of 17th
COUNTY AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Garrard of 37th Chairman Brantley of 56th
McDuffie of 19th Vice Chairman Eldridge of 7th Hudson of 35th Secretary Overby of 49th
Bell of 5th Young of 13th
Rural Development Subcommittee McDuffie of 19th Chairman Overby of 49th
Eldridge of 7th Young of 13th
Urban Development Subcommittee
Bell of 5th Chairman Hudson of 35th
Brantley of 56th
DEFENSE AND VETERANS AFFAIRS
Hudgins of 15th Chairman Lewis of 21st Vice Chairman Russell of 10th Secretary Barker of 18th
Carter of 14th Hudson of 35th Robinson of 27th
ECONOMY REORGANIZATION AND EFFICIENCY IN GOVERNMENT
Kidd of 25th Chairman Bond of 39th Vice Chairman Russell of 10th Secretary Barker of 18th Coverdell of 40th Dean of 6th Garrard of 37th
Hill of 29th McGill of 24th Stephens of 36th Traylor of 3rd Warren of 43rd
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EDUCATION
Carter of 14th Chairman Summers of 53rd Vice Chairman Foster of 50th Secretary Dean of 31st McDuffie of 19th Shapard of 28th
Starr of 44th Stumbaugh of 55th Tate of 38th Timmons of 11th Warren of 43rd
Primary and Secondary Subcommittee Shapard of 28th Chairman Summers of 53rd
McDuffie of 19th Tate of 38th
Starr of 44th
Vocational and Technical Subcommittee
Timmons of 11th Chairman Stumbaugh of 55th
Dean of 31st Warren of 43rd
Foster of 50th
HIGHER EDUCATION
Doss of 52nd Chairman Bell of 5th
Hamilton of 26th Vice Chairman Broun of 46th Langford of 51st Secretary Traylor of 3rd
Ballard of 45th Tysinger of 41st
Banks of 17th
Science and Technology Subcommittee
Tysinger of 41st Chairman Traylor of 3rd
Broun of 46th
HUMAN RESOURCES
Fincher of 54th Chairman Hudson of 35th Vice Chairman Brown of 47th Secretary Bond of 39th Brantley of 56th Duncan of 30th Garrard of 37th
Hamilton of 26th Kidd of 25th Lester of 23rd McDowell of 2nd Reynolds of 48th Shapard of 28th
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Mental Health Subcommittee
Lester of 23rd Chairman McDowell of 2nd
Duncan of 30th
Physical Health Subcommittee
Garrard of 37th Chairman Kidd of 25th
Brown of 47th
Social Services Subcommittee
Hamilton of 26th Chairman Shapard of 28th
Bond of 39th
Vocational Rehabilitation Subcommittee
Brantley of 56th Chairman Reynolds of 48th
Hudson of 35th
INDUSTRY LABOR AND TOURISM
Ballard of 45th Chairman Hill of 29th
Thompson of 32nd Vice Chairman Stephens of 36th
Pearce of 16th Secretary Stumbaugh of 55th
Barnes of 33rd Tysinger of 41st
Brantley of 56th
Employment Services Subcommittee
Barnes of 33rd Chairman Pearce of 16th
Industrial Development Subcommittee
Stumbaugh of 55th Chairman Tysinger of 41st
Brantley of 56th
Tourism Development Subcommittee
Stephens of 36th Chairman Thompson of 32nd
Hill of 29th
INTERSTATE COOPERATION
Hill of 29th Chairman Fincher of 54th
Duncan of 30th Vice Chairman Overby of 49th
Doss of 52nd Secretary
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JUDICIARY
Overby of 49th Chairman Howard of 42nd Vice Chairman Pearce of 16th Secretary Ballard of 45th Banks of 17th Barnes of 33rd
Bell of 5th Foster of 50th Holley of 22nd Langford of 51st Lewis of 21st Stumbaugh of 55th
Civil Subcommittee
Lewis of 21st Chairman Langford of 51st
Holley of 22nd Pearce of 16th
Criminal Subcommittee
Banks of 17th Chairman Barnes of 33rd
Ballard of 45th Howard of 42nd
Law Enforcement Subcommittee
Bell of 5th Chairman Stumbaugh of 55th
Foster of 50th
NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Gillis of 20th Chairman Langford of 51st Vice Chairman Sutton of 9th Secretary Barker of 18th Dean of 31st Howard of 42nd
Lewis of 21st McDowell of 2nd Timmons of 11th Traylor of 3rd Turner of 8th
Game and Fish Subcommittee
Howard of 42nd Chairman Langford of 51st
Dean of 31st McDowell of 2nd
Parks and Historical Sites Subcommittee
Traylor of 3rd Chairman Lewis of 21st
Barker of 18th
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Resources and Environmental Control Subcommittee
Turner of 8th Chairman Timmons of 11th
Sutton of 9th
OFFENDER REHABILITATION
Kennedy of 4th Chairman Foster of 50th
Young of 13th ViceChairman Robinson of 27th
Summers of 53rd Secretary Tate of 38th
Eldridge of 7th
Penal and Correctional Institutions Subcommittee
Foster of 50th Chairman Tate of 38th
Summers of 53rd
Probation Pardons and Paroles Subcommittee
Robinson of 27th Chairman Young of 13th
Eldridge of 7th
PUBLIC
Brown of 47th Chairman
Dean of 6th Vice Chairman
Fincher of 54th Secretary Hamilton of 34th
Regulated Matters Subcommittee
Tysinger of 41st Chairman Fincher of 54th
Dean of 6th
UTILITIES
Kidd of 25th Reynolds of 48th Tysinger of 41st
Transportation Subcommittee
Hamilton of 34th Chairman Reynolds of 48th
Kidd of 25th
RETIREMENT
Lester of 23rd Chairman Eldridge of 7th
Tate of 38th Vice Chairman Summers of 53rd
Hamilton of 34th Secretary Thompson of 32nd
Coverdell of 40th
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RULES
Eldridge of 7th Chairman Riley of 1st Vice Chairman Reynolds of 48th Secretary Barker of 18th Carter of 14th Coverdell of 40th
Garrard of 37th Gillis of 20th Holloway of 12th Kidd of 25th Starr of 44th Young of 13th
Enrolling and Journals Subcommittee
Young of 13th Chairman Coverdell of 40th
Carter of 14th
Senate Administrative Affairs Subcommittee
Barker of 18th Chairman Riley of 1st
Holloway of 12th
TRANSPORTATION
Reynolds of 48th Chairman Dean of 31st Vice Chairman Barnes of 33rd Secretary Brown of 47th Holloway of 12th
McDowell of 2nd Pearce of 16th Riley of 1st Warren of 43rd
Highways Subcommittee
Warren of 43rd Chairman Holloway of 12th
Dean of 31st
Motor Vehicles Subcommittee Pearce of 16th Chairman Barnes of 33rd
State Ports Subcommittee
McDowell of 2nd Chairman Riley of 1st
Brown of 47th
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Senate and House
Lt Governor Senator Broun of 46th Senator Carter of 14th Senator Doss of 52nd Senator Garrard of 37th Senator Holloway of 12th Senator Howard of 42nd Senator Langford of 51st Senator Riley of 1st Senator Starr of 44th
Speaker
Representative Buck of 95th Representative Harris of 8th Representative Hill of 127th Representative Knight of 67th Representative Lee of 68th Representative Vaughn of 57th Representative Walker of 115th Representative Wood of 9th

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ORGANIZATION
Rule 1 The legislative power of the State shall be vested in a General Assembly which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives
Ga Const art Ill sec I par I
Rule 2 The Senate and House of Representatives shall be organized by the Secretary or Clerk thereof who shall be ex officio presiding officer until such officer is elected No question except one relating to the organization shall be entertained by such officer and in deciding such question he shall be governed as far as practicable by the standing rules of the House over which he presides In the absence of such officer his assistant may officiate In the absence of both the body may appoint a chairman whose powers and duties shall be the same ds those of the Secretarv or Clerk
Ga Code Ann sec 47104
Rule 3 President
The Lieutenant Governor shall be of the Senate
Ga Const art V sec I par VII
Rule 4 The presiding officer of the Senate shall be styled the President of the Senate A President Pro Tempore shall be elected viva voce frona the Senators and shall act in case of the death resignation or disability of the President or in the event of his succession to the executive power
Ga Const art Ill sec V par II
Rule 5 The Senate shall elect a President Pro lempore viva voce and a majority of the votes
Legislative power and bodies
Organization by Secretary or assistant or chairman
Lt Governor as President
Presiding Officer President Pro Tem election and powers
President Pro Tem election and powers
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Officers and assistants Rule 6 The officers of the two Houses other than the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House shall be a President Pro Tempore and Secretary of the Senate and Speaker Pro Tempore and Clerk of the House of Representatives and such assistants as each House may provide for Ga Const art Ill sec VIII Par I
Doorkeepers limited Rule 7 Not more than one 1 Doorkeeper and not more than twelve 12 assistant doorkeepers shall be employed during each day in which the Senate is in session
Seats Rule 8 Senators elected to the following offices shall choose their Senate seats in the order listed below President Pro Tempore Majority Leader Minority Leader Majority Whip Administration Floor Leader Assistant Administration Floor Leader All other Senators shall be seated by district number in ascending numerical order commencing with the lowest permanently numbered available seat
Oath of members Rule 9 Each Senator and Representative before taking his seat shall take the following oath or affirmation to wit I will support the Constitution of this State and of the United States and
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on all questions and measures which may come before me I will so conduct myself as will in my judgment be most conducive to the interest and prosperity of this State
Ga Const art Ill sec IV par V
Rule 10 The oaths of office prescribed by Const Art Ill Sec IV Par V Sec 21605 may be administered to the members of the General Assembly by any Justice of the Supreme Court Judge of the Court of Appeals or judge of the superior courts to be procured by the person organizing each branch
Ga Code Ann sec 47105
Rule 11 There shall be a Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of the House of Representatives elected by the members of each House respectively viva voce and a majority of votes cast is necessary to elect Their terms of office shall be the time for which the members of the General Assembly are elected
Ga Code Ann sec 47201
Rule 12 Said officers their assistants and engrossing and enrolling clerks before entering ondischarge of their duties shall take an oath before the respective presiding officers of the two Houses to discharge their duties faithi ly and to the best of their skill and knowledge ot which a minute shall be made and entered on the journals
Ga Code Ann sec 47202
Rule 13 The President of the Senate and speaker of the House shall administer the oaths
Judges to administer oaths
Secretaryelection and term
Oaths of Secretary and assistants
Journal entry
Oaths of
subordinate
officers
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required to the subordinate officers of their respective Houses
Ga Code Ann sec 47203
Rule 14 Immediately after their election said Secretary and Clerk shall each give bond and Secretary security in the sum of 5000 payable to the
Governor and his successors in office and conditioned for the faithful discharge of their respective duties said bonds to be approved by the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House respectively
Ga Code Ann sec 47204
Approved by committee on Enrolling and Journals
Rule 15 No journalizing recording enrolling or engrossing clerk shall be appointed by the Secretary of the Senate or Clerk of the House of Representatives until such clerk has been examined by the enrolling committee and certified to his respective House to be competent and well qualified to the discharge of the duties required of him and such clerk shall be removed at any time upon the recommendation of the enrolling committee of the House in which he is employed
Ga Code Ann sec 47209
Rule 16 Each House is entitled to a DoorDoorkeeper keeper and Messenger to perform such duties as and Messenger may je required of them who shall be elected as election and proved for the election of Clerk of the House of Representatives and Secretary of the Senate and who shall be compensated as provided by each House
Ga Code Ann sec 47301
Rule 17 No Doorkeeper or other employee of fubsWtutes the House of Representatives or Senate shall sublet his employment or contract in any way nor
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shall the person having the appointment of any of said employees consent to any substitution of any other person for any of said employees
Ga Code Ann sec 47302
Rule 18 Whenever for any reason the person appointed to any of said positions cannot personally discharge the duties of the same said office shall become vacant and it shall be the duty of the person in whom is vested the appointing power to appoint another person for such time as the original employee cannot discharge his duties and the compensation shall from the date of such new appointment be paid to the new employee for the time he shall serve
Filling
vacancies
Ga Code Ann sec 47303
Rule 19 Whenever the provisions of this Chapter shall be violated any person shall be substituted for another in violation of the same neither the person so substituted nor the person tor whom he is substituted shall receive any compensation out of the State treasury and it shall be the duty of the Legislative Fiscal Officer whenever any change shall be made in any of the persons filling any of said positions to ascertam that the change was made according to the provisions of this Chapter before paying any money to the new officer or employee
Ga Code Ann sec 47305
No pay when
employee
substitution
Rule 20 It shall be the duty of the Messenger to attend to the wants of the Senate while in session to aid in the enforcement of order under the direction of the President and to execute the demands of the Senate from time to time
Duties of Messenger
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Pages
Privileges
floor
together with all such processes issued under its authority as may be directed to him by the President
Rule 21 No person shall be employed as a page who is under the age of twelve years No Senator shall be allowed to name more than ten pages during the session The Lieutenant Governor shall be allowed to name not more than two pages per day during each day of the session In addition to the pages provided for above each Senator shall be allowed to name not more than ten honorary pages during the session Honorary pages shall receive no compensation for their services as such
There shall be no more than thirty pages per day Each Senator desiring to name a page for any particular day of the session shall file with the Director of Pages the name of each person he wishes to have serve as his page and the date of proposed service Such notice shall be filed at least three days prior to the date the proposed page desires to serve The Director of Pages shall select the 30 pages who shall serve on each day of the session in the order in which such notices are filed
Each Senator can assign his pages or page days to another Senator There shall be no pages except as herein provided
The Rules Committee subject to the approval of the President shall establish a program of familiarization with State Government its procedures and those duties and responsibilities which will be required of pages The Director of Pages shall require each page to attend a training session prior to his service as a page during which the page will become acquainted with his duties and responsibilities
Rule 22 No person shall be allowed to enter of upon the floor of the Senate except 1 the
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Senators and officers thereof 2 the officers and members of the House 3 the Governor of the State 4 staff members of the Secretary of the Senate Clerk of the House and the Office of Legislative Counsel 5 former Senators and 6 such others as the Senate may allow upon written recommendation of the Committee on Rules
On the final or third reading and consideration of any bill appropriating money the Senate may by invitation of the Chairman of the Standing Committee on Appropriations or by the vote of a majority of those voting provided the total vote constitutes a quorum allow persons on the floor of the Senate for the purpose of explaining or answering any questions concerning the bill
No person shall be admitted on the floor of the Senate who is engaged in lobbying or who is attempting to influence legislation
No person or group shall be introduced to the Senate except upon the written recommendation of a majority of the Decorum Committee The Decorum Committee shall be composed of the President of the Senate who shall be chairman the President Pro Tempore the Majority Leader the Minority Leader and the Majority Whip
While the Senate is in session representatives of the press radio and television shall be allowed on the floor of the Senate only in the area in the rear of the Chamber designated for them
PRESIDENTS POWER AND DUTIES
Rule 23 When the President Pro Tempore or any other Senator is presiding he shall not vote unless the Senate shall be equally divided or unless his vote if given to the minority will make the division equal The presiding Senator shall vote in all elections In all cases where a fixed constitutional vote is required to pass a bill or measure under consideration and said bill or
Lobbyists
Introductions
Press
Vote of President Pro Tempore and Senator presiding
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Priority of business
Recognition
measure shall lack only one vote to pass the same the presiding Senator shall vote and his vote so cast shall be counted the same as that of any other member
Rule 24 All questions as to priority of business to be acted on shall be decided by the President without debate unless otherwise provided for in these Rules
Rule 25 When two or more Senators shall rise at the same time the President shall name the Senator entitled to proceed
Silence and
irrelevant
debate
Rule 26 The President shall in his discretion suspend irrelevant debate and command silence whenever he may deem it necessary
Yeas and Nays
Substitute
Succession
Rule 27 The President may at any time order the roll called on any question and take the vote by Yeas and Nays where a division of the Senate discloses the fact that a quorum has not voted
Rule 28 The President may during a day s sitting name any Senator to perform the duties of the Chair during any part of that sitting but no longer
Rule 29 Whenever from any cause the President shall be absent the President Pro Tempore shall preside If both shall be absent the Secretary of the Senate shall call the Senate to order and shall preside until the election of a President Pro Tempore which said election shall be the first business of the Senate The President Pro Tempore thus elected shall preside until the return of one of the first named officers when his functions shall cease
Rule 30 All standing committees standing and the officers of both shall be
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appointed by the Committee on Committees The Committee on Committees shall be composed of the President of the Senate the President Pro Tempore and the Majority Party Leader The Majority Party Leader shall be certified to the Senate in writing by the Chairman of the Majority Party Caucus
Rule 31 The President shall have power to cause the galleries and lobbies of the Senate cleared by the Messenger and Doorkeepers in case of disturbance or disorderly conduct therein and to cause any person or persons so offending to be arrested and brought before the bar of the Senate to be dealt with for contempt of the Senate
Rule 32 The President shall have power to suspend the Messenger and Doorkeepers for misconduct or neglect of duty He shall report any such suspension to the Senate within twentyfour hours thereafter for such action as the Senate may see fit to take
GENERAL BUSINESS AND ORDER OF BUSINESS
Rule 33 The following shall be the order of business
1 Report of the Committee on the Journal
2 Reading of the Journal
3 Motions to Reconsider
4 Confirmation of the Journal
5 Introduction of Bills and Resolutions
6 First Reading and Reference of Senate Bills and Resolutions
7 First Reading and Reference of House Bills and Resolutions which shall also be in order at any later time when no other business is pending
8 Reports of Standing Committees
Appointment Of committees and their officers by Committee on Committees
Clearing galleries and lobbies when disorder
Suspension of Messenger and Doorkeepers
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9 Second Reading of Bills and Resolutions
10 Third Reading and Passage of Local Uncontested Bills and Resolutions
11 Call of the Roll
12 Prayer of the Chaplain
13 Unanimous Consents and Points of Personal Privilege
14 Adoption of Privileged Resolutions
15 Third Reading and Consideration of General Bills and Resolutions
Enrolling and Journals Committee to report Journal
Calendar of Rules Committee last 10 days
Change by Senate
Rule 34 It shall be the duty of the Committee on Enrolling and Journals to read the Journal of each days proceedings and report to the Senate that the same is correct before the Journal is read by the Secretary
Rule 35 The Committee on Rules during the last ten 10 legislative days of each session shall arrange and fix the calendar for each day s business Such calendar shall be a standing and continuing special order during said period No matter shall be taken up or acted on otherwise than in the order and manner fixed by such calendar except by a threefourths vote of those voting provided such threefourths constitutes a majority of the members elected to the Senate
Calendar and bills placed on desks before passage
Rule 36 No bill or resolution shall be put on final passage unless the same has been put on a calendar and placed on each Senators desk not later than 700 AM on the date of passage The Secretary of the Senate shall put all bills which appear on the prepared calendar and which may be considered that day in order on the Senators desks and in a separate file from other House and Senate bills and resolutions Matters in possession of the Senate but not eligible for consideration on a particular date shall also be kept in order and also on the Senators desks The calendar can be changed by a vote of twothirds
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of the Senators voting provided such twothirds constitutes a majority of the members elected to the Senate Nothing in this Rule shall apply to local bills or local resolutions
Rule 37 Every motion or request to take up general bills or resolutions out of their regular order and every motion or request for special orders shall be submitted in writing to the Committee on Rules and reported upon by the Committee before being submitted to the Senate
Rule 38 Any request for unanimous consent to suspend the Rules or motion to change the order of business shall be decided without debate
Rule 39 The rules of the Senate shall in no case be suspended or changed or the order of business changed except by twothirds of the members voting if such twothirds constitutes a majority of the members elected to the Senate
Rule 40 The roll call at the opening of each session of the Senate shall not be dispensed with except by a majority vote of the Senators voting or by unanimous consent
The electronic roll call system shall be used to call the roll of the Senators who shall use the Yea switch to signify their presence
Rule 41 The reading of the Journal shall not be dispensed with except by a vote of a majority of the members voting or by unanimous consent
Rule 42 The report of the Committee on Rules shall be in order at any time and messages from the Governor or from the House may be received under any order of business Messages may be received at any time while the door is open except while a question is being put or a ballot or a viva voce vote is being taken
Special orders to Rules Committee
Rules suspension change of business order debate and vote
Suspension of Rules changing order of business
Dispensing with roll call
Roll call electronically
Dispensing with reading of Journal
Committee reports and messages
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Messages
Questions of privilege
Motions on new matters
First meeting
Time of meetings
Rule 43 When a message shall be sent to the Senate it shall be announced at the door of the Senate by the Doorkeeper and be respectfully communicated to the Chair by the person through whom it may be sent
A message shall be presented to the Senate by the President when received or afterwards according to its nature and the business on which the Senate is engaged or its consideration may on motion be ordered by the Senate
Rule 44 Questions of privileges shall be first those affecting the rights of the Senate collectively its safety dignity and the integrity of its proceedings second the right reputation and conduct of Senators individually in their representative capacity only Questions of privilege shall have precedence over all other questions Provided that when any matter is pending before the Senate no question of personal privilege shall be acted on until the pending question is disposed of
Rule 45 Any motion not privileged containing new matters shall lie at least one day on the table
Rule 46 The meetings of the General Assembly shall be held as prescribed in Art Ill Sec IV Par Ill of the State Constitution Sec 21503 The hour of meeting shall be 1000 AM and the place at the State Capitol
Ga Const art Ill sec IV par III
Ga Code Ann sec 47103
Rule 47 The session of the Senate each day except Sunday shall commence at 1000 AM unless otherwise ordered by the Senate and shall continue until the Senate shall be adjourned upon motion
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Rule 48 Each House may punish by imprisonment not extending beyond the session any person not a member who shall be guilty of a contempt by any disorderly behavior in its presence or who shall rescue or attempt to rescue any person arrested by order of either House
Ga Const art Ill sec VII par II
Rule 49 Any member presenting a petition memorial or remonstrance shall as concisely as practicable intimate the name and object of the petitioner memorialist or remonstrant which shall be noted on the Journal and the paper may then be referred without reading
Rule 50 When the reading of any paper is called for and the reading is objected to by any Senator whether the paper shall be read shall be determined by a vote of the Senate without debate
Except that during the consideration of any bill appropriating money any paper or document directly concerning the bill may be read by the Secretary any Senator or any person invited to give evidence under the provisions of Senate Rule 22
QUORUM AND ABSENTEES
Rule 51 A majority of each House shall constitute a quorum to transact business but a smaller number may adjourn from day to day and compel c presence of its absent members as each House may provide
Ga Const art Ill sec IV par IV
Rule 52 The power to compel the attendance j urder to keep or secure a quorum
shall be vested in the President and to this end he may have the doors of the Senate closed When
Contempt by nonmember
Reference to petition in Journal
Reading of paper
Transaction of business
Compelling
attendance
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Messenger to arrest
the doors are so closed no Senator shall be allowed to retire from the Senate without first obtaining leave from the Senate
The Messenger of the Senate shall be ex officio SergeantatArms of the Senate and on order of the President may arrest any absentees and bring them before the Senate when necessary to secure a quorum as aforesaid
Motion to determine attendance
Arrest and discharge
Rule 53 Whenever the result of a vote taken shall disclose the fact that no quorum of the Senate is present or when the President shall officially state the fact to the Senate it shall be in order for any Senator to make a motion for a call of the Senate When such motion is made the President shall state the question as follows Shall the motion for the call of the Senate prevail and if five of the Senators present shall vote in the affirmative the President shall order the Secretary to call the roll of Senators and the absentees shall be noted The doors shall then be closed after which the names of the absentees shall again be called Those who do not appear and who are absent without leave may by order of the majority of the Senators present be sent for and arrested wherever they may be found by officers to be appointed by the Messenger for that purpose and their attendance secured and the Senate shall determine upon what conditions they shall be discharged
Secretary to Rule 54 Upon the call of the Senators ordi
list absentees nary and extraordinary the names of the abfor Journal sentees shall be noted by the Secretary and shall appear upon the Journal with a notation of those previously excused
DEBATE AND DECORUM
Rule 55 When any Senator is about to speak
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in debate or deliver any matter to the Senate he shall rise from his seat and respectfully address himself to Mr President The President shall not recognize any Senator unless he shall address himself to the Chair from his seat provided that the President shall not put a question or take any other action which would foreclose debate if any Senator not at his seat shall signify to the Chair that he wishes to be recognized and shall immediately proceed to his seat for that purpose
Any Senator shall be confined to matter in debate and shall not speak more than twice on any subject or more than once until every member choosing to speak shall have spoken
All individual speeches on bills and resolutions shall be limited to thirty minutes unless extended by a majority of those voting provided the total vote constitutes a quorum and on all points of personal privilege individual speeches shall be limited to ten minutes
If any Senator in speaking or otherwise transgresses the Rules of the Senate the President shall call him to order in which case said Senator shall immediately sit down unless permitted to explain The Senate shall if appealed to decide whether to confirm the Presidents action If the transgressor refuses to submit to the decision of the Senate for the first offense he shall be reproved for the second he shall be fined ina sum not exceeding ten dollars and if he continues refractory he may be expelled from the Senate by a twothirds vote of the Senators which vote shall be taken by Yeas and Nays
Rule 56 Each House shall be the judge of the election returns and qualifications of its members and shall have power to punish them
Request for recognition from seat
Limits on debate
Thirty minutes
Extension Personal privilege ten minutes
Order against transgression of Rules
Appeal
Penalty
Power of Senate over membership
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for disorderly behavior or misconduct by censure fine imprisonment or expulsion but no member shall be expelled except by a vote of twothirds of the House to which he belongs
Ga Const art Ill sec VII par I
Censure for debate
Duties of Secretary and member
Time limits
Rule 57 If any Senator shall be called to order for words spoken the words excepted to shall be taken down in writing by the Secretary and read The words excepted to shall then be admitted denied or explained by the Senator who spoke them Thereupon the questions of order shall be decided and such other proceedings taken as the Senate may deem proper in regard thereto Provided that if at the time the Senate is acting under the previous question such question of order and other proceedings referred to shall not be taken up for decision until after the previous question and the main question have been disposed of or until such future time as may then be ordered by the Senate But no Senator shall be held to answer or be subject to the censure of the Senate for words spoken in debate if any other Senator has spoken or other business has intervened before the exception to the words was taken
Address
through
President
Right to continue
Rule 58 No Senator shall address the Senate or interrogate a Senator who is speaking except through the President Should the Senator speaking decline to be interrupted the President shall cause the Senator desiring to interrogate to be silent
Reference to Rule 59 No Senator shall refer in debate to
conversations any private conversation had with another Senator
Rule 60 The Senators in speaking shall avoid
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calling other Senators by name when they may have occasion to take notice of their observations but may designate them by their position on the floor or by the district they represent
Rule 61 The members of both Houses shall be free from arrest during their attendance on the General Assembly and in going thereto or returning therefrom except for treason felony larceny or breach of the peace and no member shall be liable to answer in any other place for anything spoken in debate in either House
Ga Const art Ill sec VII par III
Rule 62 The members of the Senate shall refrain from private conversation and preserve silence until a speaking Senator has taken his seat
Rule 63 No Senator shall pass between the Chair and a Senator while he is speaking At the time of adjournment no Senator shall leave his seat until the President retires
PROTEST AND APPEAL
Rule 64 All appeals from the decisions of the Iff shall be made immediately and no appeal shall be in order after other business has intervened from the time of the alleged error of the Chair and before said appeal is sought
Rule 65 On all appeals on questions of order oi a personal character there shall be no debate
Rule 66 Any Senator may have entered on the Journal a protest in writing against the action of the Senate Said protest shall clearly and succinctly set forth the grounds of such protest
Reference to members
Freedom from arrest
Freedom of debate
Silence during debate
Limits on movement
Time limits
Debate limits
Written protest for Journal
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Motions allowed during debate
Precedence
Possession and withdrawal
No second
One motion at a time
It shall not impugn the motive of the Senate or of any members thereof
MOTIONS
Rule 67 When any subject is before the Senate for consideration or under debate no motion shall be received except the following towit
1st A motion to adjourn
2nd A motion to lay on table
3rd A motion for the previous question
4th A motion to adjourn to a time definite
5th A motion to indefinitely postpone
6th A motion to postpone to a day or time certain
7th A motion to commit
8th A motion to amend
9th A motion to print
Said motions shall have precedence in the
order named
Rule 68 After a motion is stated by the President or read by the Secretary it shall be deemed to be in the possession of the Senate but may be withdrawn by unanimous consent at any time before decision
Rule 69 A motion made by any Senator need not be seconded
Rule 70 No Senator may make more than one motion at a time While the motion is being put to the Senate he must resume his seat and he is not entitled to the floor again unless recognized again by the President
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Rule 71 No Senator shall after debating any question and before yielding the floor be allowed to submit any motion the effect of which shall be to prevent further debate
Rule 72 No Senator shall be allowed to address himself to any question and then move to table the bill resolution or motion or move the previous question thereon without relinquishing the floor
ADJOURNMENT
Rule 73 A motion to adjourn may be made at any time when the movant can legitimately obtain the floor
Rule 74 A motion to adjourn may be made after the motion for the previous question has been sustained But when the Senate has voted that the main question shall be now put no motion to adjourn is in order nor shall any motion to adjourn be in order after the Secretary has called the first name of the Yeas and Nays and a vote of one Senator has been given or after the electronic roll call system is unlocked for voting or after a division of the Senate has been had on a vote and the vote is in process of being counted and announced
Rule 75 A motion to adjourn is in no instance debatable nor shall said motion be made a second time until further progress has been made in the business before the Senate A motion to adjourn in its simple form shall not be amended
Rule 76 A motion to adjourn to a particular day or for a particular time if made when the Senate is not actually engaged in other business
Cut off of debate
No motion without relinquishing floor
When motion in order
Time for motion to adjourn
Debate
Renewal
Amendment
Debatable if to particular time
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Effect Rule 77 When a motion to adjourn in its simple form prevails it adjourns the Senate to the next sitting day or time in course
Complete yeas and nays Rule 78 Whenever the hour of adjournment as fixed by a prior resolution shall arrive while the vote of the Senate is being taken by Yeas and Nays the session shall continue until the final vote is taken and announced If said fixed hour of adjournment shall arrive while the Senate is acting on the main question after a motion for the previous question has been sustained and before the vote on the main question is being taken either by a division or by the Yeas and Nays as aforesaid the Senate shall stand adjourned by virtue of said prior resolution
Limit adjournment Rule 79 Neither House shall adjourn for more than three days or to any other place without the consent of the other and in case of disagreement between the two Houses on a question of adjournment the Governor may adjourn either
Disagreement or both of them Ga Const art Ill sec VII par XXII
Convening Rule 80 The General Assembly shall meet in regular session on the second Monday in January 1963 and every oddnumbered year thereafter
Adjournment for no longer than twelve 12 days to organize to receive the proposed General Appropriations Bill and to attend to other matters and recon
Term of session vene on the second Monday in February of each oddnumbered year for no longer than thirtythree 33 days The General Assembly shall meet in regular session on the second Monday in Jan
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uary 1964 and in every evennumbered year thereafter By concurrent resolution adopted by a majority of members elected to both Houses of the General Assembly the General Assembly may adjourn any regular session to such later date as it may fix for reconvening in regular session but shall remain in regular session no longer than fortyfive 45 days in the aggregate in oddnumbered years and no longer than forty 40 days in the aggregate in evennumbered years during the terms for which members were elected All business pending in the Senate or House at the adjournment of any regular session may be considered at any regular session of the same General Assembly as if there had been no adNothing herein shall be construed to affect the power of the Governor to convoke the General Assembly in extraordinary session or the duty of the Governor to convene the General Assembly in extraordinary session upon the certificate of threefifths of the members elected to the Senate and the House of Representatives as provided in Article V Section I Paragraph XII Section 23012 of this Constitution If an impeachment trial is pending at the end of any regular or extraordinary session the Senate may continue in session until such trial is completed
Ga Const art Ill sec IV par III
TABLING
Rule 81 A motion to lay on the table may be made after the motion for the previous question has been sustained but when the Senate has voted that the main question shall be now Put no motion to lay on the table is in order
Rule 82 Nothing may be legitimately laid on the table excepting what may be taken up again
Of regular session
Pending
business
Extraordinary
session
Delay for impeachment
Not after order for main question
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Limits on Tabling
Not debatable or amendable
Renewal
Effect
Taking up
Time for considering
Limits on subject matter
Rule 83 No motion to lay an amendment on the table shall be in order
Rule 84 Neither the motion to lay on the table nor the motion to take from the table is debatable or amendable
Rule 85 A motion to lay on the table or to take from the table may be renewed from time to time when new business has intervened
Rule 86 If the motion to lay on the table prevails it removes from the consideration of the Senate the measure together with all the amendments attached to it at the time it is so removed
When the proposition is taken from the table it stands before the Senate in the exact form with all the amendments pertaining to it that it did at the time the motion to lay on the table prevailed
Rule 87 A majority of a quorum voting may take from the table at any time when the Senate is not engaged on any other measure any bill resolution or paper which has been ordered to lie on the table and when so taken from the table it is then before the Senate
INDEFINITE POSTPONEMENT
Rule 88 While the motion to indefinitely postpone takes precedence over a motion to postpone to a day certain or to commit or to amend yet this motion cannot be applied to said motions nor can it be applied to incidental questions such as questions of order reading of papers withdrawal of a motion and suspension of a rule
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Rule 89 The motion to indefinitely postpone lays open the whole question for debate but the motion cannot be amended
Rule 90 No motion to indefinitely postpone shall be renewed on any bill resolution or other measure after the same has once been voted down
Rule 91 When a bill resolution or other measure is under consideration on the final reading thereof a motion to indefinitely postpone if decided in the affirmative by a majority of those voting providing the total vote constitutes a quorum thereby disposes of said bill resolution or other measure for the session
POSTPONEMENT
Rule 92 A motion to postpone to a day certain cannot be applied to subordinate or incidental questions but only to the whole measure It is amendable by substituting one day or time for another If a day proposed is known to be beyond the limits of the session the motion shall be treated as one to indefinitely postpone
Rule 93 On a motion to postpone a question to a day certain it is not in order to debate the merits of the question Debate may be allowed but it shall be confined strictly to the proposition to postpone and to show why one day is preferred to another This motion cannot be renewed or made a second time to the same measure on the same day
COMMITMENT
Rule 94 Motions to commit may be made to refer a bill resolution or other measure to a
Debate and amendment
No renewal
Disposal on final reading
Limits on subject matter
Amendment
Possible
indefinite
postponement
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Precedence of committees Rule 95 A motion to commit to a standing committee takes precedence over a motion to commit to a special committee and shall be first voted on If a motion is made that a bill resolution or other measure be committed to the Committee of the Whole Senate this motion shall be put before either of the above named motions
Debate if instructions Rule 96 On a motion simply to commit no debate shall be allowed but where instructions are added the merits of the question may be debated
Amendment Rule 97 A motion to commit may be amended by adding instructions or by substituting another committee for the one named by the Senator making the motion
Commitment Rule 98 Any proposition that has been referred to any committee either standing or special may on motion be committed to the same or any other committee by a majority of those voting provided the total vote constitutes a quorum
Time for motion RECONSIDERATION Rule 99 When the Journal of the preceding day shall be read it shall be in the power of any Senator to move for reconsideration of any matter therein contained except such matter that has been previously reconsidered or transmitted to the House of Representatives
Notice required Before any action can be reconsidered notice of intention to so move must be given to the Senate during the legislative day on which the
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action sought to be reconsidered took place The notice cannot be withdrawn and any Senator can move for reconsideration the following legislative day
No bill or resolution shall be transmitted to the House on the day of passage thereof unless twothirds of the Senators voting provided the total vote constitutes a quorum shall so order Provided during the last three legislative days of of any regular session any bill resolution or other matter which requires action by the House shall be immediately transmitted to the House by the Secretary
A notice of motion to reconsider a bill or resolution shall take precedence over a motion to transmit and shall have the effect of defeating the motion to transmit except on the last three days of any regular session a Senator must move immediately to reconsider any bill or resolution that has been passed or defeated
Rule 100 The action of the Senate upon an amendment may be reconsidered at any time before final action upon the section bill or resolution to which it relates
Rule 101 No matter shall be reconsidered more than once
Rule 102 All bills and resolutions reconsidered shall take their place at the foot of the calendar of bills then in order for a third reading
ENACTMENT
Rule 103 The President shall not recognize any Senator at any time for the purpose of asking unanimous consent to place any general bill
Transmittal to House
Effect of motion
Of action on amendment time limit
One
reconsideration
Calendar
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One at a time on its passage out of its regular order Neither shall he recognize any request for unanimous consent for the introduction of new matter to read any bill or resolution the second time or to place any local bill or resolution on its passage The President shall entertain but one unanimous consent at one time
Withdrawal of a bill or resolution Rule 104 Any bill or resolution may be withdrawn at any stage thereof by consent of the Senate
Enrolling committee to preserve laws Rule 105 The engrossed copies of all laws and joint resolutions passed by the General Assembly shall be preserved by the chairman of the enrolling committee and deposited in the office of the Secretary of State Ga Code Ann sec 47901
Signatures Rule 106 All Acts and resolutions shall be signed by the President and Secretary and all writs warrants and subpoenas issued by order of the Senate shall be signed by the President and attested by the Secretary
Reproposal of bills Rule 107 All Acts shall be signed by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives and no bill or resolution intended to have the effect of a law which shall have been rejected by either House shall be again proposed during the same session under the same or any other title without the consent of twothirds of the House by which the same was rejected Ga Const art Ill sec VII par XIII
Journal and law publication Rule 108 Each House shall keep a Journal of its proceedings and publish it immediately after
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its adjournment The General Assembly shall provide for the publication of the laws passed by each session
Ga Const art Ill sec VII par IV
Rule 109 The original Journal shall be preserved after publication in the office of the Secretary of State but there shall be no other record thereof
Ga Const art Ill sec VII par V
INTRODUCTION AND READING
Rule 110 No bill or resolution requiring the concurring vote of the House for passage shall be introduced unless the same shall have been filed in the office of the Secretary before 1200 noon on the previous day
Rule 111 To introduce a bill or resolution a member shall file an original and one copy with the Secretary All original bills and resolutions shall be typed or printed but the copy mav be duplicated
All bills and resolutions shall have the name of the Senator or Senators introducing the same as well as the district or districts represented endorsed on the back There shall also appear on the back the title or a brief summary thereof
The copy shall be retained by the Secretary subject to use for information but the original bill or resolution shall be for the exclusive use of the Senate and the committee to which it is assigned and shall be the official bill or resolution of the Senate and shall not be subject to any other use
Journal
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Filing
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Subject matter limits
Reference to laws
Notice on local bill
Affidavit of publication
Referendum if applies to office
Rule 112 No law shall pass which refers to more than one subject matter or contains matter different from what is expressed in the title thereof
Ga Const art II sec VII par VIII
Rule 113 No law or section of the Code shall be amended or repealed by mere reference to its title or to the number of the section of the Code but the amending or repealing act shall distinctly describe the law to be amended or repealed as well as the alteration to be made
Ga Const art Ill sec VII par XVI
Rule 114 No local or special bill shall be passed unless notice of the intention to apply therefor shall have been published in the newspaper in which the sheriffs advertisements for the locality affected are published once a week for three weeks during a period of sixty days immediately preceding its introduction into the General Assembly No local or special bill shall become law unless there is attached to and made a part of said bill a copy of said notice certified by the publisher or accompanied by an affidavit of the author to the effect that said notice has been published as provided by law No office to which a person has been elected shall be abolished nor the term of the office shortened or lengthened by local or special bill during the term for which such person was elected unless the same be approved by the people of the jurisdiction affected in a referendum on the question When any local law shall add any member or members to any municipal or county governing authority the members of which are elected by the people such local law must provide that
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the member or members so added must be elected by the qualified voters of the political subdivision affected under such rules as the General Assembly may in said law provide
Ga Const art Ill sec VII par XV
Rule 115 The Secretary shall as soon as possible after any bill or resolution of general application is filed in his office cause the same to be printed and a copy thereof distributed to each member forthwith Whenever any such bill or resolution of general application shall be reported back by the committee to which it was referred with the recommendation that it do pass as amended the Secretary shall cause the recommended amendments to be printed and copies thereof distributed to each member No bill or resolution of general application shall be placed on its passage unless copies of the same and any committee amendments shall have been printed and distributed to the Senator prior to consideration for passage The Senate may at any time by the vote of a majority of those voting provided the total vote constitutes a quorum suspend action upon any pending bill or resolution of general application until all amendments offered thereto on the floor of the Senate shall have been printed and distributed to the Senators
Rule 116 All bills and resolutions shall be called in the numerical order in which they stand on the calendar Before reading any bill or resolution the second or third time the Secretary shall distinctly state its number and the name of the Senator by whom introduced Provided that the General Appropriations Bill shall have precedence on third reading over all other matters even Special Orders until final disposition of the said Bill
Addition to local governing body
Secretarys duty to print and distribute
No passage until distributed
Suspension of bills and resolutions for distribution of floor
amendments
Calendar
Reading by Secretary
Precedence of General Appropriations bills
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Engrossment at first reading
Debate
No unanimous consent
Restricts
amendment
Readings
required
No debate at first or second reading
Rule 117 A motion to engross a bill may be made upon reading the bill the first time and at no other time When a motion to engross is made no debate shall be permitted except that the movant may speak to his motion not longer than five 5 minutes and any one other Senator may speak in opposition thereto for five 5 minutes No bill or resolution shall be engrossed except upon the affirmative vote of twothirds of the Senators voting provided the total vote constitutes a quorum No Senator shall be recognized at any time for the purpose of asking unanimous consent to engross a bill or resolution In case of engrossment of any bill or other matter the entry thereof shall be made by the Secretary and the bill or other matter shall not be amendable thereafter unless subsequently committed
Rule 118 Every bill before it shall pass shall be read three times and on three separate days in each House unless in cases of actual invasion or insurrection but the first and second reading of each local bill shall consist of the reading of the title only unless said bill is ordered to be engrossed
Ga Const art Ill sec VII par VII
Rule 119 Any bill or resolution shall be automatically passed to a second reading on the legislative day following that day the bill or resolution shall be reported by the committee to which it was referred Except that after the thirtyfifth 35th day of any regular session every bill and resolution shall be read a second time on the same legislative day that the bill or resolution is reported by the committee to which it was referred No debate shall be admitted upon any bill at the first or second reading
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USE OF COMMITTEES
Rule 120 Upon the introduction of any bill or resolution or other matter requiring reference to a committee the President shall as a matter of course and without debate refer the same to the proper committee unless otherwise ordered by the Senate
Rule 121 No Committee of the Whole or other committee shall deface or interline a bill resolution or other paper referred to said committee but shall report any amendment recommended on a separate paper noting the section page or line to which said amendment relates
Rule 122 All reports of a committee shall be in writing and the minority of a committee may make a report in writing setting forth succinctly the reasons for their dissent
Rule 123 If the report of a committee is favorable to the passage of a bill or resolution the same shall be placed on the general calendar for a third reading without question unless committed If the report of a committee is adverse to the passage of a bill or resolution in order to have a third reading thereof a Senator must give notice of intention to move to disagree with such adverse committee report by not later than adjournment of the next legislative day following the unfavorable committee report In such case the bill or resolution shall be placed on the calendar The question shall be upon agreeing to the report of the committee If the report of the committee is agreed to the bill or resolution shall be lost If the report of the committee is disagreed to the bill or resolution shall be passed to a third reading unless committed
Reference by President
Unless otherwise ordered
No defacement
Reporting
amendments
Form of reports
Action on report
Notice of motion to disagree
Time limit on motion to disagree
Effect of agreement or disagreement
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Reconsidera
tion
Precedence of reports
Senates
resolving
Notice
Debate limits
Rule 124 When a bill or resolution favorably reported by a committee is on its third or last reading if the report of the committee is disagreed to by the Senate the bill or resolution shall be lost unless the action of the Senate in disagreeing to the committee report is reconsidered within the proper time
Rule 125 When a bill or a resolution has been referred to and reported by more than one committee or has been reported by and then recommitted to the same committee the last committee report shall be acted on by the Senate and in all cases the report of the Committee of the Whole Senate shall be first acted on by the Senate
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Rule 126 The Senate may resolve itself into a Committee of the Whole by a majority of those voting provided that the total vote constitutes a quorum on motion of a member made for that purpose provided further that notice of intention to make such motion shall be given during the session of the preceding day Individual speeches on such motion shall be limited to three minutes If such notice shall not have been given the motion shall prevail if it shall receive the affirmative votes of twothirds of those voting provided that the twothirds shall constitute a majority of all the members elected to the Senate Provided further that whenever the Senate either by its own vote or by unanimous consent shall commit any bill or resolution to the Committee of the Whole and subsequently a motion shall be made to resolve the Senate into a Committee of the Whole to consider such bill or resolution and such motion shall be lost the said motion shall not be again renewed but it
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shall be the duty of the President to require the Secretary to read the bill or resolution again at the following days session under the order of introduction of new matter or reading of bills the first time and to refer such bill or resolution to the appropriate committee unless otherwise ordered by the Senate
Rule 127 In forming a Committee of the Whole the President shall leave the Chair and a Chairman to preside in Committee shall be appointed by the President
Rule 128 The Committee of the Whole shall not proceed with the business before it whenever a vote on any question shall disclose the fact that no quorum of the Senate is present Whenever it is suggested that a quorum is not present the Chairman of the Committee shall satisfy himself of the fact by actual count of the Committee and shall report the same to the Committee and the Chairman shall on his own motion order that the Committee immediately rise and he shall report the fact of the absence of a quorum to the Senate
Rule 129 In the Committee of the Whole bills shall be first read throughout by the Secretary and then again be read or debated by clauses or sections leaving the preamble to be last considered unless otherwise ordered
Rule 130 The Rules of the Senate shall be observed by the Committee of the Whole so far as they may be applicable except that the Committee of the Whole cannot refer a matter to any other committee it cannot adjourn the previous question cannot be enforced a motion to lay on the table or indefinitely postpone shall
Renewal
limited
President
appoints
Chairman
Quorum
required
Consideration of bills
Rules
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Action limited not be in order a member may speak as often as he may obtain the floor no call of the Senate shall be in order
Reconsidera tion Rule 131 A motion to reconsider shall he in order in the Committee of the Whole
Voting Rule 132 In the Committee of the Whole all members shall vote on all questions before the Committee unless excused therefrom
Papers from Senate Rule 133 While in the Committee of the Whole any papers in the possession of the Senate may be called for by any member and read by the Secretary for the information of the Committee unless the Committee shall otherwise order
Control of order Rule 134 The Chairman of the Committee of the Whole shall have power to have the galleries or lobbies cleared in case of any disorderly conduct therein
Report on misconduct Rule 135 A Committee of the Whole cannot punish disorderly conduct of its members but must report the same to the Senate for action thereon
Limiting debate Rule 136 If at any time in the Committee of the Whole it shall be desired to close the debate or to limit the time to be allowed members for speaking the Committee may rise and report its desire to the Senate and the Senate shall take such action thereon as it may see fit by a resolution Said resolution shall apply only to the subject matter before said Committee When said resolution has been agreed to or refused by the Senate the action of the Senate shall be deemed the sense of the Committee and the Senate may
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then on motion again resolve itself into a Committee of the Whole and continue the consideration of the subject
I In the event that a Committee of the Whole at any sitting for want of time shall tail to complete any matter under consideration it may on motion at any time rise report progress and have leave to sit again generally or at a day certain
Rule 138 A motion that the Committee rise report progress and ask leave to sit again may be made at any time when the movant thereof can legitimately obtain the floor and shall take precedence over all other motions and shall be decided without debate When the motion prevails the Committee shall immediately rise When the regular hour for adjournment of the Senate arrives the Committee shall automatically rise and the President shall assume the Chair
Rule 139 When the Committee of the Whole has disposed of bills resolutions or other measures before it by motion and question it shall arise and the Chairman shall be instructed to report the action of the Committee to the Senate At this point the President shall resume his seat aadii Chairman shall return to the floor and
shall state in substance as follows Mr President the Committee of the Whole Senate has had under consideration naming what and has instructed me as its Chairman to report the same back to the Senate with the recommendation that the same do pass or do pass as amended or do not pass as the case may be
The President shall receive this report and repeat the same and the matter shall then be betore the Senate for action just as though re
Recess
Adjournment
Completion of work
Report to President
Presidents
report
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Contents of report Rule 140 Amendments offered to an amendment in the Committee of the Whole shall not be reported to the Senate but the report shall contain only the result of the Committees action on the bill resolution or measure under its consideration
Action on report Rule 141 Amendments proposed by the Committee of the Whole may be amended or rejected by the Senate and matters stricken out by the Committee may be restored by the Senate
Journal entry Rule 142 The proceedings of the Committee of the Whole shall not be recorded in the Journal of the Senate except so far as reported to the Senate by the Chairman of said Committee
Methods AMENDMENT Rule 143 There are three ways in which a proposition may be amended towit 1st By inserting or adding words 2nd By striking out words 3rd By striking out and inserting words
Limits An admendment is itself subject to be amended in all three of the ways above mentioned but it is not permissible to amend an amendment to an amendment
Substitute Rule 144 A substitute shall be treated as an amendment in these Rules unless it is clearly indicated otherwise Provided however for the purpose of amending a substitute a substitute shall not be treated as an amendment
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Rule 145 All motions to amend any matter before the Senate must be in writing They must plainly and distinctly set forth the amendment desired and the part of the bill or resolution where said amendment shall be inserted or added
Rule 146 Any irrelevant amendment or amendment obviously offered for the purpose of delay shall be ruled out of order by the President
Rule 147 Where blanks occur in any proposition they must be filled first before any motion is made to amend
Rule 148 When a bill or resolution is before the Senate for consideration and amendments are pending thereto and a substitute shall be offered for said bill or resolution and an amendment shall be offered to said substitute it shall be in order for the Senate to perfect first the original bill or resolution and then perfect the substitute The question shall then be on agreeing to the substitute as amended if it be amended and if decided in the affirmative the question shall be Shall this bill pass or resolution be adopted as the case may be by substitute
Rule 149 When a motion is made to amend by striking out a paragraph any amendment offered to perfect the paragraph shall be put first before the question is put for striking it out If a motion be made to strike out a part of a bill or resolution a motion to amend the part proposed to be stricken out shall have precedence
Form
President to strike irrelevant or delaying amendments
Blanks to be filled
Order of perfection
Amend section
before
striking
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Priority of amendment
Title last
Committee
report
amendments
Not after agreement on committee report
Secretary
reading
Consideration by parts
from that under consideration shall be admitted under color of amendment
Rule 151 On all questions whether in committee or in the Senate the last amendment the most distant day and the largest sum shall be first put
Rule 152 The title of a bill or resolution shall not be considered or amended until the measure has been perfected
Rule 153 After commitment of a bill and report thereof to the Senate it may be amended before the report of the committee is agreed to by the Senate but the amendments if any reported by the committee shall be disposed of before any other amendment be considered unless it be an amendment to a committee amendment
Rule 154 An amendment cannot be offered after the report of the committee to which the bill or resolution under consideration was referred has been agreed to by the Senate unless said action of the Senate in so agreeing to said report of said committee shall first be reconsidered
Rule 155 When a motion is made to amend by striking out and inserting the Secretary shall read the paragraph as it is then the words to be stricken out and finally the whole paragraph as it would be if amended
Rule 156 When a proposition consisting of several sections or resolutions is on a final reading and the Senate shall agree to a motion to
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Rule 157 The questions which arise before the Senate respecting amendments by the House to a Senate bill or resolution are in order of precedence
1st A motion to agree to the House amendment
2nd A motion to disagree with the House amendment
3rd A motion to recede from the Senates disagreement or amendment
4th A motion to insist on the Senates disagreement or amendment
5th A motion to adhere to the Senates disagreement or amendment
The President is authorized on his own motion or upon point of order being made when in his opinion a House amendment to a Senate bill is not germane to rule out such amendment The effect of such ruling of the President if not appealed from or if appealed from and the appeal not sustained shall be the same as a vote of the Senate to disagree and as such the Secretary shall so report it to the House Such point of order shall take precedence over a motion to agree
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amendments
automatic
No recurring
Precedence of action on House
amendments
Presidents power to rule out if not germane
Secretarys
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Limits on amendment
Adoption of
House
amendment
Conference
committee
Appointment on motion
Consideration
Recommenda
tion
Report
Rule 158 A motion to amend an amendment made by the House to a Senate bill or resolution takes precedence over a motion to agree or disagree to said amendment
Rule 159 When any bill or resolution which originated in the Senate has been amended in the House and is before the Senate for action on the House amendment an amendment may be offered in the Senate to the House amendment but the Senate amendment to the House amendment cannot be further amended It must be adopted or voted down
Rule 160 A House amendment to a Senate bill or resolution must be adopted by the vote required to pass the bill or resolution
Rule 161 Whenever any member moves that a Committee of Conference be appointed on disagreeing votes or other matters of the two Houses and said motion prevails the President shall appoint three 3 members for the Committee who voted in the majority on the position assumed by the Senate if such vote has been had
The Committee of Conference may consider the whole subject matter embraced in a bill resolution or other matter before it and may recommend recision by either House new amendments new bills and resolutions or other germane changes unless instructed otherwise by the Senate on motion before the members of the Conference Committee are appointed
A report of a Committee of Conference must be approved by a majority vote of the entire membership of the Committee before the report may be transmitted to either the Senate or the House
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After a Committee of Conference has been in existence for five 5 days and has failed to make a report to the Senate on the question under consideration the Senate on motion and by a majority vote of all members elected to the Senate may discharge the Senate conferees and appoint new conferees instruct said Senate conferees or make any other motion not contrary to the Rules of the Senate Provided that during the last five 5 days of the session the above motions may be made and passed at any time but not more often than every three 3 hours
All Conference Committee reports shall be printed and distributed to the Senators prior to consideration of the same unless the printing of the same be dispensed with by a majority vote of all members elected to the Senate
Any Conference Committee report must be adopted by the vote required to pass the bill resolution or matter under consideration
PREVIOUS QUESTION
Rule 162 The previous question may be called and ordered upon a single motion or an amendment or it may be made to embrace all authorized motions or amendments and include the entire bill
Rule 163 Any Senator may call for a division of the question on a subject in which the sense thereof will admit of it
Rule 164 The Senator calling for a division must state what definite parts and how many he would have the question divided into Each part of the divided proposition must be so distinct that if taken away the remainder can stand by itself as a consistent and entire unit
Discharge
Last 5 days of session
Distribution of report
Adoption of report
Subject matter
Call for division
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No debate on motion
Form of question
Vote
Main question
Adjournment
Reconsidera
tion
Debate
Committee
Introducer
Others
Rule 165 The motion for the previous question shall be decided without debate and shall take precedence over all other motions except motions to adjourn or to lay on the table When it is moved the first question shall be Shall the motion for the previous question be sustained If this be decided by a majority of those voting provided the total vote constitutes a quorum the motions to adjourn or to lay on the table may still be made but they must be made before the next question towit Shall the main question be now put is decided in the affirmative After said last question is affirmatively decided by a majority of those voting provided that the total vote constitutes a quorum said motions will be out of order and the Senate cannot adjourn until the previous question is exhausted the regular hour of adjournment arrives or the Senate reconsiders its action
But no motion to reconsider the action of the Senate in ordering the main question shall be in order after the Secretary has called the first name on call of the Yeas and Nays and the vote of any member has been given or after the electronic roll call system is unlocked for voting or after a division of the Senate has been had on the vote and the vote is in process of being counted and announced in such cases the roll call shall be completed the vote counted and the result finally announced
Rule 166 When the previous question has been ordered the Senate shall then proceed to act on the main question without debate except that before the main question is put twenty minutes shall be allowed to close the debate to the committee whose report of the bill or other measure is under consideration If the report of the committee is adverse to the passage of the bill
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or other measure the introducer of the bill shall be allowed twenty minutes before the time allowed to the committee The Chairman of the committee or the introducer of the bill or other measure may yield the floor to such Senators as he may indicate for the time or any part of it allowed under this Rule
In all cases where a minority report has been submitted on any matter if the previous question is ordered there shall be twenty minutes allowed to the member whose name is first signed to said minority report or to such member or members as he may indicate for the time so allowed or any part of itbefore the twenty minutes allowed to the Chairman submitting the majority report
Rule 167 A call of the Senate shall not be in order after the previous question is ordered unless it shall appear upon an actual count by the President that a quorum is not present
Rule 168 All incidental questions of order arising after a motion is made for the previous question and pending such motion shall be decided whether on appeal or otherwise without debate
u 169 The effect of the order that the
main question be now put is to bring the Senate to a vote on pending questions in the order in which they stood before it was moved
Rule 170 After the main question has been ordered a motion to reconsider this action will if adopted have the effect to repeal the ordering of both the main question and the previous question and will leave the pending measure again
If minority
committee
report
No call unless no quorum
No debate on
incidental
questions
Effect of main question
Effect of
reconsidra
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Limits on reconsideration open to debate and amendment The motion to reconsider the ordering of the main question can be made only once and if lost or if the main question is again subsequently ordered on the pending measure no second motion to reconsider the ordering of the main question shall be entertained
Requirement for law VOTING Rule 171 No bill shall become a law unless it shall receive a majority of the votes of all the members elected to each House of the General Assembly and it shall in every instance so appear on the Journal Ga Const art Ill sec VII par XIV
General requirement Rule 172 In the event no specific vote is provided in these Rules for the passage of any Senate amendment motion or procedural matters and on all other matters not otherwise provided for in these Rules the vote for passage or adoption thereof shall be a majority of those voting provided the total vote constitutes a quorum As to all resolutions not otherwise provided for in these Rules the vote for adoption shall be by a majority of the votes of all the members elected to the Senate
Time for Rule 173 No Senator shall be permitted to cast his vote on any motion resolution amendment bill or other question until the question is put to the Senate by the President by viva voce vote or division of the Senate or until after the roll call has begun No Senator or person shall vote for or attempt to vote for another Senator on any question Violation of this Rule shall be deemed to be disorderly behavior and subject to
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punishment as provided by the Constitution and Rules of the Senate This Rule cannot be suspended by unanimous consent
Rule 174 The Presidents method of stating the question on any motion shall be as follows All in favor of the motion shall say Aye Those opposed will say No When a decision seems doubtful to the President or when a division of the Senate is called for by any one member of the Senate the President shall call upon the Senators in favor of the motion to rise After a count is had by the Secretary he shall call upon the Senators to reverse their positions and the President shall announce the result
Rule 175 When less than a quorum vote on any subject under consideration by the Senate the President may order the doors of the Senate to be closed and the roll of Senators called by the Secretary or recorded on the electronic roll call system If it is ascertained that a quorum is present either by answering to their names or by their presence in the Senate the refusal of any Senator present to vote unless excused shall be deemed a contempt of the Senate
Rule 176 On the final vote on all general bills and resolutions having the effect of law and on the adoption of all Conference Committee reports there shall be a recorded vote Any Senator or the presiding officer may call for a division on any matter before the Senate and the presiding officer may order a roll call or any Senator may call for the Yeas and Nays if the call for the Yeas and Nays is sustained by five 5 of the members voting the vote shall be taken by the Yeas and Nays and so entered on the Journal A motion for the call of the Yeas and Nays shall be decided without debate
Presidents
question
Requiring
division
Roll call to determine quorum
Vote required
Recorded vote
Division
Journal entry
No debate on yeas and nays
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Electronic roll call system
Secretarys call
V erification
Rule 177 In all instances where the Rules statutes or Constitution provide for the Yeas and Nays or a roll call the electronic roll call system shall be used except upon elections The system shall be set so that it automatically locks and records the vote sixty 60 seconds after it is activated When the presiding officer ascertains that the electronic roll call system is inoperative he shall order the Secretary to call the roll viva voce and the votes recorded
The official roll call shall be printed by the electronic roll call system and shall never in any way be altered or the votes recorded thereon changed
When the electronic roll call system is used the voting procedure shall be after the main question is put the presiding officer shall state The question is on designating the matter to be voted upon all in favor vote Yea and all opposed Nay the Secretary will unlock the machine after the machine is electronically locked and records the vote he shall announce the vote and declare the results
Rule 178 On the call of the Yeas and Nays the Secretary shall read the names of the Senators after they have been called and no Senator shall be permitted to change his vote unless he at that time declares that he voted under a mistake of the question When the electronic roll call system is used this Rule shall be inoperative
When the electronic roll call system is used no verification of the roll call is required but when the roll call is taken viva voce it shall be verified unless suspended by unanimous consent
Rule 179 A motion to excuse a Senator from
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voting must be made before the Senate divides or before the roll call is commenced and it shall be decided without debate except that the Senator making the motion may briefly state the reason why in his opinion it should prevail
All Senate Conference Committee members shall be excused from voting during meetings of the Conference Committee The excuse shall be entered in the Journal if the chairman notifies the Secretary of the actual time of the meeting before leaving and after returning to the Chamber
Rule 180 No Senator shall vote upon any question in the result of which he is personally interested In every case where the seat of a Senator is being contested the sitting Senator and the contestant shall both retire from the Senate before the vote is taken
Rule 181 No pairing of members shall be recognized or allowed as an excuse for not voting
Rule 182 No member shall be permitted to explain his vote during a roll call however on all questions except such as are not debatable any Senator shall be permitted to explain his vote by reducing his explanation to writing in no more than two hundredfifty 250 words The writing shall not impugn the motives of any other Senator and if filed with the Secretary before the confirmation of the Journal on the day next succeeding such vote shall be entered on the Journal of that day
Rule 183 During a roll call on any question no debate shall be had
Excuse time and debate
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Rule 184 Whenever the Constitution requires a vote of twothirds of either or both Houses for the passage of an act or resolution the Yeas and Nays on the passage thereof shall be entered on the Journal
Ga Const art Ill sec VII par XIX
Rule 185 The Yeas and Nays on any question shall at the desire of onefifth of the members present be entered on the Journal
Ga Const art Ill sec VII par VI
Rule 186 Whenever on any question the Yeas and Nays shall have been ordered the Secretary shall also enter on the Journal the names of those members not voting
GOVERNORS ACTION
Rule 187 The Governor shall have the revision of all bills passed by the General Assembly before the same shall become laws but twothirds of each House may pass a law notwithstanding his veto and if any bills should not be returned by the Governor within five days Sundays excepted after it has been presented to him the same shall be a law unless the General Assembly by their adjournment shall prevent its return in which event the Governor shall have thirty days Sundays excepted from the date of adjournment in which to approve the same and if not approved within that time the same shall become a law He may approve any appropriation and veto any other appropriation in the same bill and the latter shall not be effectual unless passed by twothirds of each House
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to transmit such bill to the presiding officer of the Branch of the General Assembly in which it originated together with a list of reasons if any for such veto Such transmission shall be made within thirtyfive 35 days Sundays excepted from the date of the adjournment of the Session of the General Assembly at which such bill was passed Such bill may be considered by the Branch of the General Assembly in which it originated at any time within the first ten 10 days of the next regular session of the General Assembly for the purpose of overriding the action of the Governor In the event the action of the Governor is overridden by twothirds of the votes of such Branch of the General Assembly the same shall be immediately transmitted by the Secretary of or the Clerk of such Branch of the General Assembly to the other Branch of the General Assembly It shall be the duty of the presiding officer of such other Branch of the General Assembly upon receiving such bill to dispense with all business that is then being considered and to then and there consider and act upon such bill for the purpose of overriding the action of the Governor In the event the action of the Governor is overridden by twothirds of the votes of such Branch of the General Assembly such bill shall become law In the event either Branch of the General Assembly should fail to override the Governors action on a bill such bill shall not again be presented to the General Assembly of Georgia for the purpose of overriding the action of the Governor In the event any bill is enacted into law pursuant to the terms of this paragraph the effective date of such bill shall be on the date that such bill was acted upon by the Branch of the General Assembly last acting upon such bill
Provided however that any bills that are vetoed by the Governor after the adjournment of
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Subject matter Rule 188 Every vote resolution or order to which the concurrence of both Houses may be necessary except on a question of election or adjournment shall be presented to the Governor and before it shall take effect be approved by him or being disapproved shall be repassed by twothirds of each House provided however that nothing of each House provided however that
Not constitutional amendments strued to confer on the Governor the right to veto or enter his disapproval of any proposal made by the General Assembly to amend the Constitution Ga Const art V sec I par XVI
Signature required Rule 189 No provision in this Constitution for a twothirds vote of both Houses of the General Assembly shall be construed to waive the necessity for the signature of the Governor as in any other case except in the case of the two
Exceptions thirds vote required to override the veto to submit constitutional amendments and in case of prolongation of a session of the General Assembly Ga Const art Ill sec VII par XXI
Appointment COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTION Rule 190 The Committee on Committees shall appoint the following standing committees which shall not exceed the following number of Senators each
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Agriculture7
Appropriations19
Banking Finance and Insurance13
Consumer Affairs7
County and Urban Affairs8
Defense and Veterans Affairs7
Economy Reorganization and Efficiency in Government13
Education11
Higher Education9
Human Resources11
Industry Labor and Tourism9
Interstate Cooperation5
Judiciary12
Natural Resources and Environmental Quality11
Offender Rehabilitation7
Public Utilities7
Retirement7
Rules12
Transportation9
Each Senator shall be appointed to serve on three committees and no more except membership Membership on the Rules and the Interstate Cooperation Com imi s mittees shall not count as one of the three committees
The Committee on Committees shall appoint a chairman a vice chairman and a secretary for Appointment of all standing committees and a chairman of stand officers ing subcommittees No Senator shall be appointed chairman or vice chairman of more than one committee
The Committee on Committees may create in its discretion within any standing committee a ttcca subcommittee or subcommittees and appoint the ml ees membership and officers thereof Nothing herein contained shall be construed to limit the authority of the standing committees or the officers thereof
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mittee he shall never be removed therefrom as long as he is a member of the Senate unless that Senator so requests
Rule 191 After the announcement of the standing committees no other Senators shall be placed thereon except when Senators have been elected to fill vacancies caused by death or resignation from the Senate or by being reassigned at his request by the Committee on Committees the Committee on Committees may assign any Senator to such committees as have vacancies and it may fill any vacancy in the offices of chairman vice chairman or secretary
Rule 192 Each committee or subcommittee shall first meet upon the call of the chairman and perfect its organization After the organizational meeting each committee or subcommittee shall meet upon the call of its chairman provided that the vice chairman may call a meeting of the committee or subcommittee if he obtains a certificate from the President certifying that the chairman is incapacitated or if he is directed in writing by the chairman to so call the meeting to consider such measures as specified by the chairman All subcommittees shall be subject to the will of their parent standing committees and the officers thereof No bill shall be reported to the Senate until it has been acted upon by the full standing committee and all actions of any subcommittee shall be approved or disapproved by the standing committee
The secretary of each standing committee or subcommittee shall keep minutes of the meetings of the committee or subcommittee as directed by the chairman
Rule 193 The Chief Justice Emeritus and the
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Associate Judge Emeritus shall constitute the Advisory Appellate Council
Ga Code Ann sec 244608
Rule 194 It shall also be the duty of the said Advisory Appellate Council to consult with the AttorneyGeneral and the assistants to the AttorneyGeneral upon legal matters when their advice and consultation is requested It shall further be the duty of the said Advisory Appellate Council to consult with committees of the General Assembly and to furnish advice and information to said committees of the General Assembly upon questions of law when their advice and assistance is requested
Ga Code Ann sec 244610
Rule 195 All officers and employees of the Senate shall be paid for their services by the Legislative Fiscal Officer from funds appropriated to the General Assembly
Ga Code Ann sec 47304
Rule 196 The compensation due to the officers and members of the General Assembly shall be certified by the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives respectively upon the report of the auditing committee to the Legislative Fiscal Officer who afterwards shall pay each member who shall present his account duly audited
Ga Code Ann sec 47110
Rule 197 No member shall engage in any travel at State expense outside the State of Georgia unless such travel is first approved in writing by the chairman of the committee and the Presi
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Election of State officers
No disparagement in nomination
Viva voce vote
Journal entry
dent of the Senate The member requesting such travel shall state in writing the places to be visited the dates thereof and the purposes therefor which purposes shall be relevant to legitimate legislative matters a copy of which shall be filed with the Legislative Fiscal Officer prior to the travel These provisions shall not apply to the Chairman of the Committee on Interstate Cooperation Every voucher for reimbursement of expenses by members of the General Assembly for out of State travel must contain an itemized listing of all expenses and be approved by the chairman of the committee before the Legislative Fiscal Officer shall be authorized to disburse any funds on such voucher
Rule 198 A person shall not be paid for services rendered to the Senate in any capacity while such person is drawing any salary wages or other compensation from any other Department of the State
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Rule 199 Every State officer whose election is not otherwise provided for shall be elected by the General Assembly in the same manner and at the same time as other officers are elected by them
Ga Code Ann sec 47401
Rule 200 In nominating candidates for any office no other candidate shall be disparaged
Rule 201 All elections by the General Assembly shall be viva voce and the vote shall appear on the Journal of the House of Representatives When the Senate and House of Representatives unite for the purpose of election they shall meet
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in the Representative Hall and the President of the Senate shall in such cases preside and declare the results
Ga Const art Ill sec X par I
Rule 202 In all elections a majority of the Senators voting provided the total vote constitutes a quorum must make the choice
Rule 203 The returns of each election district in a gubernatorial election shall be sealed up by the superintendent thereof separately from other returns and shall be transmitted to the Secretary of State On the Tuesday next following the general election unless the date therefor shall be changed by law the Secretary of State shall transmit said returns to a Constitutional Officers Election Board which shall be composed of the Speaker and Clerk of the House of Representatives the President Pro Tempore and the Secretary of the Senate and the chairmen of all standing committees of the General Assembly Such board shall open and publish the returns and the person having the majority of the whole number of votes shall be declared duly elected Governor of this State Each candidate for Governor shall be entitled to designate one person to be present at the opening of the returns
Ga Const art V sec I par III
Rule 204 In the event no gubernatorial candidate receives a majority of the whole number of votes cast in the general election the Constitutional Officers Election Board shall continue the gubernatorial election by immediately calling a runoff election and designate as candidates therein the two persons who received the highest number of votes who continue in life and have not declined to continue as a gubernatorial candidate
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This runoff election shall be held on the third Tuesday immediately following the general election unless the date thereof shall be changed by the General Assembly The runoff election shall be a continuation of the general election and only the electors who were entitled to vote in the general election shall be entitled to vote therein and only those votes cast for the two persons designated shall be counted in the tabulation and canvass of the votes cast The provisions relating to the transmission of the returns in the general election the opening of the returns their tabulation canvassing and publication shall apply to the runoff election On the Tuesday next following the runoff election the Constitutional Officers Election Board shall convene open canvass tabulate and publish the returns of the runoff election The person having the highest number of votes entitled to be counted in the runoff election shall be declared the duly elected Governor of this State
Ga Const art V sec I par IV
Rule 205 The Governor shall begin this disweek charge of his duties from the time of his inauguration The ceremony of inauguration shall take place during the first week of the session of the General Assembly next after the election and on such day of that week as the General Assembly by joint resolution shall appoint On failure of appointment it shall take place at 1200 noon on Saturday of that week unless prevented by providential cause
Ga Code Ann sec 40103
Rule 206 The oath prescribed by the ninth Paragraph of the first section of the fifth Article of the Constitution of this State shall be taken by the Governorelect in the presence of the General
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Assembly in joint session of the Senate and House of Representatives Upon so taking the oath the Governorelect shall become Governor
Ga Code Ann sec 40104
Rule 207 The Governor shall before he enters on the duties of his office take the following oath I or affirmation I do solemnly swear or affirm I as the case may be that I will faithfully execute I the office of Governor of the State of Georgia and will to the best of my ability preserve protect and defend the Constitution thereof and the Constitution of the United States of America
Ga Const art V sec I par IX
Rule 208 The fact of such inauguratiohof the Governor shall be entered upon the Journal of the House of Representatives and shall be conclusive evidence of his right and title to the office and of his eligibility and qualification
Ga Code Ann sec 401042
Rule 209 The General Assembly may provide by law for any additional procedures or requirements connected with any subject matter embraced within Paragraphs III and IV Ga Code Ann sec 23003 and 23004 and in connection with any contested election provided such laws are not inconsistent with the provisions therein
Ga Const art V sec I par V
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
Rule 210 A new Constitution may be proposed by the General Assembly or by a Constitutional Convention The proposal by the General Assembly to provide for a new Constitution or to amend this Constitution shall originate as a Resolution
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in either the Senate or the House of Representatives and if approved by twothirds of the members elected to each branch of the General Assembly in a roll call vote such proposal shall be entered on the Journals of each branch with the Ayes and Nays taken thereon Any proposal to amend this Constitution or any proposal for a new Constitution may be amended or repealed by the same General Assembly which adopted such proposal by the affirmative vote of twothirds of the members elected to each branch of the General Assembly in a roll call vote entered on their respective Journals if such action is taken at least two months prior to the date of the election at which such proposal is to be submitted
The Governor the Attorney General and the Secretary of State shall meet and determine whether a proposed amendment is general and if not general shall determine what political subdivision or subdivisions are directly affected by such proposed amendment If a proposed amendment is general it shall be published as provided by law in full once each week for three consecutive weeks immediately preceding the date of the election at which such proposed amendment is to be submitted in one newspaper of general circulation in each congressional district of the State If such proposed amendment is not general it shall be published as provided by law in full once each week for three consecutive weeks immediately preceding the date of the election at which such proposed amendment is to be submitted in one newspaper of general circulation in each county in which the directly affected political subdivision or subdivisions are located In the event no such newspaper is located in such county a newspaper in an adjoining county shall be used A proposal for a new Constitution shall be published in the same manner as proposed general amendments
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Any proposed amendment which is general or a proposal for a new Constitution shall be submitted to the people of the entire State at the next general election which is held in the evennumbered years and if ratified by a majority of the electors qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly voting thereon such amendment shall become a part of this Constitution or shall become the new Constitution as the case may be A proposed amendment which is not general shall be submitted at the next general election which is held in the evennumbered years but shall only be submitted to the people of the political subdivision or subdivisions directly affected The votes of the electors in each political subdivision affected shall be counted separately in determining whether such proposed amendment is ratified and it must be ratified by a majority of the electors qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly voting thereon in each such political subdivision before it shall become a part of this Constitution The General Assembly in the Resolution shall state the language to be used in submitting the proposed amendment or proposal for a new Constitution When more than one amendment is submitted at the same time they shall be so submitted as to enable the electors to vote on each amendment separately but this shall not apply to a proposal for a new Constitution
Ga Const art XIII sec I par I
Rule 211 No Convention of the people shall be called by the General Assembly to revise amend or change this Constitution unless by the concurrence of twothirds of all members of each House of the General Assembly The representation in said convention shall be based on population as near as practicable This Constitution shall not be revised amended or changed by the
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No veto Rule 212 The Governor shall not have the right to veto any proposal by the General Assembly to amend the Constitution Ga Const art XIII sec I par III
Appropria tions required APPROPRIATION CLAIMS AND FINANCE Rule 213 No money shall be drawn from the Treasury except by appropriation made by law Ga Const art Ill sec VII par XI
Origination in House Rule 214 All bills for raising revenue or appropriating money shall originate in the House of Representatives but the Senate may propose or concur in amendments as in other bills Ga Const art Ill sec VII par X
Recording of yeas and nays Rule 215 No bill or resolution appropriating money shall become a law unless upon its passage the Yeas and Nays in each House are recorded Ga Const art Ill sec VII par XII
Resolutions treated same Rule 216 All resolutions which may appropriate money out of any funds shall be treated in all respects in the manner of introduction and procedure as bills they shall originate in the House of Representatives and shall receive three
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readings previous to their passage but the Senate may propose or concur in amendments as in case of bills
Ga Code Ann sec 47503
Rule 217 a The Governor shall submit to the General Assembly within five days after its convening in regular session in 1973 and each year thereafter a budget message and a budget report accompanied by a draft of a General Appropriations Bill in such form and manner as may be prescribed by statute which shall provide for the appropriation of the funds necessary to operate all the various departments and agencies and to meet the current expenses of the State for the next fiscal year
b The General Assembly shall annually appropriate the funds necessary to operate all the various departments and agencies and meet the current expenses of the State for the next fiscal year The fiscal year of the State shall commence on the first day of July of each year and terminate on the thirtieth of June following
c The General Assembly shall by general law provide for the regulation and management of the finance and fiscal administration of the State
Ga Const art VII sec IX par I
a Each General Appropriations Act now of force or hereafter adopted with such amendments as are adopted from time to time shall continue in force and effect for the next fiscal year after adoption and it shall then expire except for the mandatory appropriations required by this Constitution and those required to meet contractual obligations authorized by this Constitution and the continued appropriation of Federal Grants
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b The General Assembly shall not appropriate funds for any given fiscal year which in aggregate exceed a sum equal to the amount of unappropriated surplus expected to have accrued in the State Treasury at the beginning of the fiscal year together with an amount not greater than the total Treasury receipts from existing revenue sources anticipated to be collected in the fiscal year less refunds as estimated in the Budget Report and amendments thereto Supplementary appropriations if any shall be made in the manner provided in Article VII Section IX Paragraph III section 26203 of this Constitution but in no event shall a Supplementary Appropriations Act continue in force and effect beyond the expiration of the General Appropriations Act in effect when such Supplementary Appropriations Act was adopted and approved
c All appropriated funds except for the mandatory appropriations required by this Constitution remaining unexpended and not contractually obligated at the expiration of such General Appropriations Act shall lapse
d All Federal funds received by the State of Georgia are hereby continually appropriated in the exact amounts and for the purposes authorized and directed by the Federal Government in making the grant
e The State State institutions departments and agencies of the State are hereby prohibited from entering into any contract with any public agency public corporation or authority pursuant to the provisions of Article VII Section VI Paragraph I section 25901 a which such contract constitutes security for bonds or other obligations issued by any such public agency public corporation or authority and the appropriation or expenditure of any funds for the payment of obliga
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tions under any such contract is likewise prohibited at any time when the aggregate annual payments under all such contracts including the contract or contracts proposed to be entered into exceed 15 per cent of the total revenue receipts less refunds of the State Treasury in the fiscal year immediately preceding the making and entering into of any such contract provided however this provision shall not affect contracts validly entered into prior to its adoption or which conform to this provision at the time the same are hereafter executed The execution of any such contract is further prohibited until the General Assembly has specifically provided funds in an Appropriations Act for the payment of at least one years rental under such contract
Ga Const art VII sec IX par II
The General Assembly shall raise by taxation each year in addition to the sum required to pay the public expenses such amounts as are necessary to pay the interest on the public debt and the principal of the public debt maturing in such year and to provide a sinking fund to pay off and retire the bonds of the State which have not been matured The amount of such annual levy shall be determined after consideration of the amount then held in the sinking fund The taxes levied for such purposes and the said sinking fund shall be applied to no other purpose whatever The funds in the said sinking fund may be invested in the bonds of the State and also in bonds and securities issued by the Federal Government and subsidiaries of the Federal Government fully guaranteed by that government If said bonds are not available for purchase the funds in the sinking fund may be loaned with the approval of the Governor when amply secured by bonds of the State or Federal Government upon such conditions as may be provided by law
Ga Const art VII sec II par IX
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The Governor through the Office of Planning and Budget shall prepare and submit to the General Assembly within five days after its organization a budget report for consideration either with or without amendments and modifications by the General Assembly
Ga Code Ann sec 40405
The budget report shall contain and include the following information
1 Summary statements of the financial condition of the State accompanied by such detailed schedules of assets and liabilities as the Governor deems desirable which shall include but not be limited to the following
a A comparative consolidated balance sheet showing all the assets and liabilities of the State and the surplus or deficit as the case may be at the close of each of the two fiscal years last concluded
b Summary statements of fund balances showing in detail for each fund the surplus or deficit at the beginning of each of the two fiscal years last concluded the actual income of that year the total appropriation of that year and the total expenditures of that year
c Similar summary statements of the estimated fund balances for the current fiscal year and each of the next two fiscal years
2 Statements of income and receipts for each of the two fiscal years last concluded and the estimated income and receipts of the current fiscal year and of each of the next two fiscal years apd a statement of unappropriated surplus expected to have accrued in the State Treasury at the beginning of the next fiscal year The state
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ments of income and estimated income shall be itemized by sources and by budget unit collecting the same The statements of receipts and estimated receipts shall be itemized by sources and by budget unit receiving the same Existing sources of income and receipts shall be analyzed as to their equity productivity and need for revision and any proposed new sources of income or receipts shall be explained
3 Summary statements of expenditures and disbursements for each of the two fiscal years last concluded itemized by budget units under functional heads and showing the amounts expended for each major function of the government
4 A statement of the surplus account showing the excess of all current assets over all current liabilities as of the end of each of the two fiscal years last concluded and all changes in surplus account during each of such two fiscal years
5 Detailed comparative statements of expenditures and requests for appropriations by funds budget units and budget classes showing the expenditures for each of the two fiscal years last concluded the budget of the current year and the Governors recommendations for appropriations for each budget unit for each of the next two fiscal years all distributed according to budget classes of ordinary recurrring expenses of operation and maintenance including but not limited to personal services and authority lease rentals and of extraordinary expenses and capital outlay Following the lists of actual and proposed expenditures of each budget unit there shall be a brief explanation of the functions of the unit and comments on its policies and plans and on any considerable differences among the amounts expended and the amounts recommended with such descriptive quantitative comparative and other data as to work done unit costs and like informa
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tion as is considered necessary or desirable In connection with each budget class of capital outlays involving construction projects to be completed in two or more fiscal years there shall be shown the total estimated cost of each such project and the amount thereof recommended to be appropriated and expended in each ensuing fiscal year until completion of the project Capital outlay needs shall be projected for at least three years beyond the period covered by the budget
6 A summary statement of the cash resources estimated to be available at the beginning of each of the next two fiscal years and the estimated cash receipts of the fiscal year as compared with the total recommended amounts of appropriation for all budget classes for the year and if the total of the recommended expenditures exceeds the total of the estimated resources recommendations as to how the deficiency is to be met and estimates of receipts from any proposed additional revenues
7 A draft of a proposed General Appropriations Act or Acts embodying the Governors budget report and recommendations for appropriations for each of the next two ensuing fiscal years and drafts of such revenue and other Acts as may be recommended for putting into effect the proposed financial plan The recommended appropriation for each budget unit shall be specified in a separate section of the Appropriations Act The total amount of appropriations recommended shall not exceed the cash resources available to meet expenditures under such appropriations
8 Such other information as the Governor deems desirable or as is required by law Acts 1962 pp 17 22 1963 pp 427 428
Ga Code Ann sec 40406
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Rule 218 The General Appropriations Bill shall embrace nothing except appropriations fixed by previous laws the ordinary expenses of the Executive Legislative and Judicial Departments of the Government payment of the public debt and interest thereon and for support of the public institutions and educational interests of the State All other appropriations shall be made by separate bills each embracing but one subject
Ga Const art Ill sec VII par IX
Rule 219 All General Appropriations Bills in addition to the customary itemized statements of the amounts appropriated for the usual expenses of the Executive Legislative and Judicial Departments of the Government and for the support of the public institutions and educational interests of the State shall contain also a like itemized statement of all amounts appropriated by any previous law to be paid annually out of the treasury and such amounts so appropriated by previous laws shall not be paid from the treasury unless they are embraced in the General Appropriations Act
Ga Code Ann sec 47502
Rule 220 a Except as hereinafter provided the appropriation for each department officer bureau board commission agency or institution for which appropriation is made shall be for a specific sum of money and no appropriation shall allocate to any object the proceeds of any particular tax or fund or a part or percentage thereof
b An amount equal to all money derived from motor fuel taxes received by the State in each of the immediately preceding fiscal years less the amount of refunds rebates and collection costs authorized by law is hereby appropriated for the
Contents of general appropriations bill
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Emergency
Supplementary
Appropria
tions
fiscal year beginning July 1 of each year following for all activities incident to providing and maintaining an adequate system of public roads and bridges in this State as authorized by laws enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia and for grants to counties by law authorizing road construction and maintenance as provided by law authorizing such grants Said sum is hereby appropriated for and shall be available for the aforesaid purposes regardless of whether the General Assembly enacts a General Appropriations Act and said sum need not be specificially stated in any General Appropriations Act passed by the General Assembly in order to be available for such purposes However this shall not preclude the General Assembly from appropriating for such purposes an amount greater than the sum specified above for such purposes The expenditure of such funds shall be subject to all the rules regulations and restrictions imposed on the expenditure of appropriations by provisions of the Constitution and laws of this State unless such provisions are in conflict with the provisions of this paragraph And provided however that the proceeds of the tax hereby appropriated shall not be subject to budgetary reduction In the event of invasion of this State by land sea or air or in case of a major catastrophe so proclaimed by the Governor said funds may be utilized for defense or relief purposes on the Executive Order of the Governor
Ga Const art VII sec IX par IV
Rule 221 In addition to the appropriations made by the General Appropriations Act and amendments thereto the General Assembly may make additional appropriations by Acts which shall be known as Supplementary Appropriations Acts provided no such supplementary appropriation shall be available unless there is an unap
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propriated surplus in the State Treasury or the revenue necessary to pay such appropriation shall have been provided by a tax laid for such purpose and collected into the General Fund of the State Treasury Neither House shall pass a Supplementary Appropriations Bill until the General Appropriations Act shall have been finally adopted by both Houses and approved by the Governor
Ga Const art VII sec IX par III
Rule 222 All Resolutions which may appropriate money out of any fund shall be treated in all respects in the manner of introduction and procedure as bills they shall originate in the House of Representatives and shall receive three readings previous to their passage but the Senate may propose or concur in amendments as in case of bills
Ga Code Ann sec 47503
Rule 223 The Claims Advisory Board hereinafter called the board shall be composed of th Secretary of State who shall be chairman the Commissioner of Human Resources and the Director of the Department of Transportation
Ga Code Ann sec 47504
Any Resolution relative to a claim against the State or any of its departments or agencies must be introduced in the House of Representatives No such Resolution may be introduced unless a notice of claim has been filed with the board on or before the 15th day of November immediately preceding the introduction of such Resolution if the event giving rise to a claim against the State occurred on or before the fifth day of November If said event occurred subsequent to the fifth day
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of November immediately preceding the introduction of such Resolution a notice of claim shall be filed as herein provided within 10 days after the occurrence of said event No such Resolution may be introduced later than 15 days prior to adjournment of the General Assembly The board shall provide forms to be used in filing a notice of claim and shall make them available for such purpose When such notice is filed the board shall inform the person filing such notice in writing the information it will require in order to take action on such claim Such information may include accident reports affidavits statements bills receipts letters documents and any other supporting material or data deemed necessary by the board All such information must be filed with the board prior to the introduction of the Resolution
Ga Code Ann sec 47505
It shall be the duty of each State department and agency to file with the Claims Advisory Board a notice of possibility of claim covering any occurrence which would be the subject of a notice of claim as provided in section 47505 Such notice of possibility of claim shall be filed on forms provided by the Claims Advisory Board and furnished to each State department and agency upon request It shall be the duty of each State department and agency to file such notice of possibility of claim within 30 days after the date of any such occurrence If filed within the same time limitations provided relative to the filing of notices of claim as provided in section 47505 such notice of possibility of claim shall be sufficient for action to be taken thereon and the fact that no notice of claim has been filed within the time provided shall not prevent the introduction of a Resolution and action thereon as provided in this law
Ga Code Ann sec 475051
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Rule 224 Any Compensation Resolution shall be referred by the Speaker of the House to the Appropriations Committee of the House and the Clerk of the House shall transmit a certified copy of such Resolution to the chairman of the board not later than the day after its referral to the Appropriations Committee Upon receipt of such copy the chairman after consultation with the other members of the board shall set a time for acting on such claim and shall set a date for a hearing if a hearing is deemed necessary In the event a hearing is to be held the Representative introducing the Resolution shall be notified of the date time and place thereof Such other persons as the board deems necessary shall likewise be notified The Representative introducing the Resolution shall be notified as to the action taken by the board on such claim and the recommendation made by the board to the Appropriations Committee In the event the Representative is dissatisfied with the recommendation of the board and no hearing has been held he shall be entitled to have the board set a hearing by so requesting the chairman in writing
Ga Code Ann sec 47506
Upon receipt of a notice of claim the board may begin its investigation thereof or it may wait until the supporting information provided for hereinbefore has been furnished After the board has investigated the claim after introduction of the Resolution and after a hearing thereon if any the board shall prepare a statement including its findings its determination of the merits of the claim its recommendation as to the payment thereof and such other information as the board deems advisable Such statement shall be immediately transmitted to the Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee who shall present the same to the full committee The recom
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Specific borrowing purpose mendations of the board shall be advisory in nature only and shall not be binding on the House of Representatives the Senate nor any committee of either The Resolution shall be acted upon in the same manner as provided by law and the Rules of the House and Senate for action upon bills Ga Code Ann sec 47507 No Compensation Resolution shall be passed without being presented to the board and the board is hereby prohibited from considering any Resolution unless notice of claim is filed within the time provided for hereinbefore and unless the Resolution is introduced within the time limitations specified hereinbefore and unless the information required by the board is filed within the time limitations specified hereinbefore The board shall make no recommendations during the last 10 days of any regular session of the General Assembly Ga Code Ann sec 47508 Rule 225 All laws authorizing the borrowing of money by or on behalf of the State shall specify the purpose for which the money is to be used and the money so obtained shall be used for the purpose specified and for no other Ga Const art VII sec Ill par III
Control if rules do not cover RULES Rule 226 When any question arises which is not provided for in the foregoing rules the same shall be controlled by the rules usually governing legislative bodies
Rules variations to Rules Committee Rule 227 No suspension of change in or addition to these rules shall be made unless such proposed change addition or suspension be first
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referred in writing to the Committee on Rules and reported back to the Senate Provided that the rules may be suspended by unanimous consent of the Senate without referral to the Committee on Rules when not prohibited by the rules acts or the Constitution
The Committee on Rules must report rules changes additions or suspensions submitted to it immediately after the confirmation of the Journal on the day following the introduction in the Senate of the proposed change addition or suspension A failure to so report such proposed suspension change or addition to these rules within two days shall automatically bring said proposed suspension change or addition before the Senate for consideration
Rule 228 Upon receiving nominations by the Governor that require Senate confirmation the President shall notify the Senate that such nominations have been received However no nominations may be considered by the Senate until the expiration of seventytwo 72 hours after receipt thereof by the President or until the expiration of fortyeight 48 hours after being referred to a committee The President shall make such nominations available for review by any Senator Any Senator may notify the President in writing that he wishes to have a nomination considered by a standing committee provided however any nomination to the State Board of Education or the Board of Regents shall be considered by a standing committee before consideration by the Senate without the necessity of a written request therefor and said committee shall notify the Governor of the time date and place of the committee meeting for consideration of such nomination The President shall then refer any such nomination to the standing committee of the
Suspension by
unanimous
consent
Required
report
Time for consideration of Governors appointments
Request for consideration by standing committee
Notification to Governor
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Senate which would ordinarily consider bills or resolutions relative to the board bureau commission or other office to which such nominee was nominated and such standing committee shall be called by the chairman of said standing committee within a reasonable time after receiving said request from the President At the time the Senate considers such nominations the committee or committees shall make their recommendations if any relative to such nominees
This Rule may be suspended by a majority vote of the Senate during the last ten 10 days of the session
Upon the request of any Senator the appointee must furnish to the Senate a resume of all business transactions that he has had with the State of Georgia during the period of the two years before the appointment
Rule 229 All sessions of the Senate and all n meetings of Senate committees shall be open to the
pen mee mg jxcept as hereinafter provided all meet
ings of Conference Committees shall be open to the public When a Conference Committee has been appointed and has begun meeting if two Senate members of the Committee and two House members of the Committee shall decide that the efficiency of the committee is being impeded or the committee is unable to make sound fiscal recommendations resulting from public meetings a report of this decision shall be made by the Senate conferees to the full Senate The full Senate shall then vote and if a majority of the members elected to the Senate vote to adopt said report the Conference Committee shall continue its deliberations in Executive Session The Conference Committee may establish rules for the conduct of its meetings not in conflict with the provisions of this rule
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RULES FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY WHEN IN JOINT SESSION
1 The Senate and House of Representatives shall meet in joint session in the Hall of the House of Representatives as soon as possible after the start of the session at such time as may he fixed by joint resolution of both Houses for the purpose of electing such officers of the State as are now or may hereafter be required to be elected by the General Assembly Said joint session shall continue in morning and afternoon sessions from day to day until all of said officers are elected
2 The time of the meeting of the two Houses in joint session shall be determined otherwise by concurrent resolution of the Senate and House of Representatives except where provided by law
When the Senate and the House of Representatives unite for the purpose of elections they shall meet in the Representative Hall and the President of the Senate shall preside and declare the result
3 At the hour determined by the concurrent resolution the Senate shall repair to the Hall of the House of Representatives
4 The President of the Senate shall preside and announce that the General Assembly is in joint session and cause to be read the resolution convening the same He shall put all questions to the body and decide all questions of order An appeal may be taken from any of his decisions to the whole General Assembly
In the absence of the President of the Senate the Speaker of the House shall preside in the absence of both the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House the President Pro
Immediate election meeting in House
Time of meetings
Elections in House
President
presides
Method of meeting
Presidents
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Speakers seat
Quorum
Duty of Secretary
Journal
Filing papers
Delivery of papers to Secretary of State
No second of nominations
Vote
Tempore of the Senate shall preside in the absence of the three last named the Speaker Pro Tempore of the House shall preside
5 The Speaker of the House shall sit on the left of the President of the Senate
6 A majority of each House shall be necessary to constitute a quorum of the joint session
7 When there is a meeting of both branches of the General Assembly in one chamber said Secretary and Clerk shall be present and join in the discharge of the duties required and shall enter the proceedings on the Journals of each House
Ga Code Ann sec 47205
8 The Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives shall within ten 10 days after the adjournment of each session file in proper order all the papers and documents of their respective Houses
Ga Code Ann sec 47206
9 The records papers and documents thus filed shall be delivered to the Secretary of State who upon receipt of the same shall certify that such Secretary and Clerk have respectively complied with said requisition and the State Treasurer shall not pay their respective salaries until such certificate shall be produced
Ga Code Ann sec 47207
10 After a person is nominated for any office in joint session of the General Assembly it shall not be in order to second such nomination When the nomination is declared closed the President shall forthwith order the roll call and each member when called shall rise in his seat and respond
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promptly announcing distinctly his choice for such office
11 No debate shall be in order except as to questions of order
12 The election in joint session shall be viva voce and the vote shall appear on the Journal of the House of Representatives The votes are to be taken for but one election at one time and a majority of the whole number of votes cast is necessary for a choice
13 In the elections by the General Assembly no member after having voted shall be allowed to change his vote unless he rises and states in his place that he voted by mistake or that his vote had been recorded by mistake
14 No motion to adjourn shall be in order In lieu thereof there shall be the motion to dissolve the joint session which shall be in the form That the joint session of the General Assembly be now dissolved or That the joint session of the General Assembly be now dissolved to be reconvened at a time named The latter motion shall have precedence over the former
15 The motion to dissolve the joint session either indefinitely or until a fixed time shall always be in order except that after the roll call has commenced it shall not be in order until after the result of said vote shall have been declared by the President of the Senate
16 When a motion to dissolve the joint session shall be decided in the negative the same shall not again be in order until other business shall have intervened
Debate
Viva voce vote on Journal
One election at a time
Change of vote
Dissolution
Not during rollcall
Renewal
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Amendment of rules
17 When a motion to dissolve the joint session either indefinitely or to a fixed time shall be decided in the affirmative the President of the Senate shall so declare and the Senate shall without further motion immediately repair to the Senate Chamber
18 These Rules may be amended by the concurrent resolution of the two Houses and they or any of them shall cease to be in force when either House shall notify the other House of the withdrawal of its consent to the same
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APPENDIX
SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS
Al Apportionment
The apportionment of the Senate shall be changed by the General Assembly at its first session after each census taken by the United States Government
Ga Const art Ill sec Ill par II
A2 Appointments to Keep Order and for Other Special Purposes
Ga Code Ann sec 47112 When it shall be necessary to carry into effect Section VII of Article III of the Constitution 21901 punishment for misconduct 21902 punishment for contempt or for any like purpose either the President of the Senate or the Speaker of the House of Representatives may appoint any person to execute the orders of the House over which he presides and the warrant of the presiding officer which appointee may receive for the service such compensation as the General Assembly may appropriate Parenthetical material above added
A3 Confirmation of Appointments
The Georgia Constitution provides for the confirmation by the Senate of the Governors appointment of several State boards See Ga Const art V sec I par XI State Board of Pardons and Paroles art V sec IV par I State Department of Natural Resources art V sec V par I Board of Corrections art V sec VI par I State Department of Veterans Service and Veterans Service Board art VIII sec II par I State Board of Education art VIII sec VI par I Board of Regents of the University System and art XIV sec I par I State Personnel Board The Georgia statutes provide for some additional confirmations
Ga Const art V sec I par XIV A person once rejected by
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the Senate shall not be reappointed by the Governor to the same office during the same session or the recess thereafter
A4 County Consolidation
Ga Const art XI sec I par IV The General Assembly shall have power with the concurrence of twothirds of the qualified voters of each of the counties to be affected who participate in elections held for that purpose to provide for the consolidation of two or more counties into one or the merger of one or more counties into another or the division of a county and the merger of portions thereof into other counties
A5 County Site Change
Ga Const art XI sec I par IX No county site shall be changed or removed except by a twothirds vote of the qualified voters of the county voting at an election held for that purpose and by a majority vote of the General Assembly
A6 Election of Presidential ElectorsSee Ga Code Ann sec 342503
A7 Election of State Auditor
Ga Code Ann sec 401801 The Department of Audits and Accounts is hereby created and established the head of said Department shall be an experienced auditor and accountant with not less than five years experience as an accountant in the State Department of Audits and Accounts or in a governmental agency of a similar nature or shall be a duly certified public accountant with at least five years practical experience in the duties for which he is certified and who when named or elected as hereinafter prescribed and qualified shall be known and designated as State Auditor
The State Auditor shall be elected by the General Assembly in the following manner A joint resolution which shall fix a definite time for the nomination and election of the State Auditor may be introduced in either branch of the General As
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sembly Upon passage of said resolution by a majority vote of the membership of the Senate and House of Representatives it shall be the duty of the Speaker of the House of Representatives to call for the nomination and election of the State Auditor at the time specified in the resolution at which time the name of the qualified person receiving a majority vote of the membership of the House of Representatives shall be transmitted to the State Senate for confirmation Upon the qualified person receiving a majority vote of the membership of the Senate he shall be declared the duly elected State Auditor and the Governor of the State of Georgia shall be notified of his election by the Secretary of the Senate The Governor is directed to administer the oath of office to the State Auditor and to furnish the State Auditor with a properly executed commission of office certifying his election
The term of office of the State Auditor shall continue until a successor is elected as provided herein In the event of a vacancy in the position of State Auditor at a time when the General Assembly is not in session it shall be the duty of the Governor of the State of Georgia and he is hereby empowered and directed to appoint a State Auditor possessing the qualifications as provided herein who shall serve as such State Auditor until the next regular session of the General Assembly at which time the nomination and election of a State Auditor shall be held by the General Assembly as provided herein
A8 Extraordinary Sessions
Ga Const art IV sec I par XII The Governor shall issue writs of election to fill all vacancies that may happen in the Senate and the House of Representatives and shall give the General Assembly from time to time information of the State of the Commonwealth and recommend to their consideration such measures as he may deem necessary or expedient The Governor shall have power to convoke the General Assembly on extraordinary occasions but no law shall be enacted at called sessions of the General Assembly except such as shall relate to the object stated in his proclamation convening them Providing that such called sessions of the General Assembly shall not exceed seventy 70 days in length unless at the expiration of
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said period there shall be pending an impeachment trial of some officer of the State Government in which event the General Assembly will be authorized to remain in session until such trial shall have been completed
Provided however that when threefifths of the members elected to the House of Representatives and threefifths of the members elected to the Senate shall have certified to the Governor of the State of Georgia that in their opinion an emergency exists in the affairs of the State of Georgia it shall thereupon he the duty of said Governor and mandatory upon him within five 5 days from the receipt of such certificate or certificates to convene said General Assembly in extraordinary session for all purposes and in the event said Governor shall within said time Sundays excluded fail or refuse to convene said General Assembly as aforesaid then and in that event said General Assembly may convene itself in extraordinary session as if convened in regular session for all purposes provided that such extraordinary self convened session shall be limited to a period of thirty 30 days unless at the expiration of said period there shall be pending an impeachment trial of some officer of the State Government in which event the General Assembly shall be authorized to remain in session until such trial shall have been completed
The members of the General Assembly shall receive the same per diem and mileage during such extraordinary session as is now or may be hereinafter provided
Ga Code Ann sec 47116 If any officer or officers of either branch of the Assembly shall fail or refuse to perform any of his duties in completing the organization of such emergency session his office may upon the majority vote of the membership of either branch be declared vacant as often as may be necessary and his successor elected as provided by the rules of the General Assembly
See also Ga Code Ann secs 47113 47114 47115 and 47117
A9 ImpeachmentSee Ga Code Ann art Ill sec V pars
Ill IV and V art Ill sec VI par III
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A10 Investigation of State Offices
Ga Code Ann sec 401620 In addition to the power conferred upon the Attorney General in this law 401612 to 401620 the Governor or the General Assembly is authorized likewise to make investigations including investigation of the State Department of Law or the offices of the Attorney General or any agency under his control and all authority and rights granted to the Governor and the General Assembly shall be as complete and absolute as those granted hereunder to the Attorney General In any civil or criminal action against the Attorney General the Governor shall designate a solicitor general who shall be empowered in such case to act for the State
All Public Service Commission Agreements Confirmation of See Ga Code Ann secs 681003 through 681007
A12 State Officers Suspension and Discharge of
Ga Const art V sec I par XVII The General Assembly shall have authority to provide by law for the suspension of any Constitutional officer or department head from the discharge of the duties of his office and also for the appointment of a suitable person to discharge the duties of the same
Ga Code Ann sec 47701 The General Assembly may suspend from the functions and duties of office either the State Treasurer or the Comptroller General by joint resolution duly adopted after being read one time in each House on different days and by a twothirds vote of members voting on the same whenever the interests of the State or the proper administration of the law demand such suspension
A13 Street Passenger Railways
Ga Const art Ill sec VII par XXV The General Assembly shall not authorize the construction of any street passenger railway within the limits of any incorporate town or city without the consent of the Corporate Authorities
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A14 Supreme Court Rules Approval ofSee Ga Code Ann secs 811502 and 811503
A15 Treason PardonSee Ga Const art V sec I par XI and Ga Code Ann sec 272701
A16 Special and Local Legislation
Ga Const art I sec IV par I Laws of a general nature shall have uniform operation throughout the State and no special law shall be enacted in any case for which provision has been made by an existing general law No general law affecting private rights shall be varied in any particular case by special legislation except with the free consent in writing of all persons to be affected thereby and no person under legal disability to contract is capable of such consent
A17 Legislators as State Officers
Ga Const art I sec I par XXIII The legislative judicial and executive powers shall forever remain separate and distinct and no person discharging the duties of one shall at the same time exercise the functions of either of the others except as herein provided
Ga Const art Ill sec IV par VI No person holding a military commission or other appointment or office having any emolument or compensation annexed thereto under this State or the United States or either of them except Justices of the Peace and officers of the militia nor any defaulter for public money or for any legal taxes required of him shall have a seat in either House nor shall any Senator or Representative after his qualification as such be elected by the General Assembly or appointed by the Governor either with or without the advice and consent of the Senate to any office or appointment having any emolument annexed thereto during the time for which he shall have been elected unless he shall first resign his seat provided however that during the term for which he was elected no Senator or Representative shall be
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appointed to any civil office which has been created during such term
Ga Code Ann sec 265009 To the end that the mandate of the Constitution contained in Article I Section L Paragraph XXIII 2123 to the effect that thelegislative judiciary and executive powers shall forever remain separate and distinct and no person discharging the duties of one shall at the same time exercise the functions of either of the others be more adequately enforced it shall be unlawful for a members of the General Assembly to accept or hold office or employment in the executive branch of the government of the State of Georgia or any agency thereof or in the judicial branch of government b judges of courts of record or their clerks and assistants to accept or hold office or employment in the executive branch of the government of the State of Georgia or any agency thereof or in the legislative branch of government c officers or employees of the executive branch of government to accept or hold office or employment in the legislative or judicial branches of government Any person who knowingly disburses or receives any compensation or money in violation of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor Provided however that nothing within this section shall be construed to apply to any officer or employee of the executive branch who has taken a leave of absence without pay from his post for temporary service as an employee of the legislative branch while it is in session and during the authorized stay over period
Ga Code Ann sec 581075 No member of the General Assembly shall be eligible for employment under any office or job created by this Chapter Liquor Act during the term of office for which he is elected and this provision shall apply to legislators elected in the future as well as those now elected Parenthetical phrase added
Ga Code Ann sec 928404 No member of the General Assembly shall be eligible to be appointed to the position of Revenue Commissioner nor to any other position in the Department of Revenue until the term of office as such member of the General Assembly has expired and no person other than a bona fide resident of the State for more than ten 10 years
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shall ever be eligible to appointment as State Revenue Commissioner nor shall any person be appointed to the office of Commissioner of Revenue who has held any elective office during a period of twelve 12 months prior to his appointment Provided however the phrase any elective office as herein used shall not include members of the General Assembly
Ga Const art V sec I par VII In case of the death resignation or disability of both the Governor and the Lieutenant Governor the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall exercise the executive power until the removal of the disability or the election and qualification of a Governor at a special election which shall be held within sixty 60 days from the date on which the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall assume the executive power
A18 Membership of Legislators on State Boards and Commissions
Legislator
Members
Legislator member of Commission on Interstate Cooperation designated by this Commission
Senator and Representative designated by the Georgia Commission on Interstate Cooperation
President Speaker Secretary Clerk Chairmen of Senate and House Appropriations Committees Chairmen of Senate and House Judiciary Committees Chairman of Senate Committee on Banking and Finance and Chairman of House Ways and Means Committee
President Speaker and members of Senate and House Committees on Interstate Cooperation
Members of Senate and House Committees on Interstate Cooperation
Board or Commission
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission
Advisory Committee for Southeastern Interstate Forest Fire Protection Compact
Legislative Services Committee
Relevant Statutory Provisions
Ga Code Anno sec 45124 Ga Laws 1972 p 1051
Ga Code Anno sec 43912 Ga Laws 1972 p 1051
Ga Code Anno sec 471201
Georgia Commission on Ga Code Anno Interstate Cooperation sec 471104
Senate Council and Ga Code Anno
House Council of the sec 471105 American Legislators Association
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Legislator Members Board or Commission Relevant Statutory Provisions
Chairmen of Agriculture Committees of Senate and House or some person designated by them Advisory Board to the Georgia Seed Development Commission Ga Code Anno sec 52704 Ga Laws 1972 p 1042
Chairman of House Ways and Means Committee and Chairman of Senate Banking and Finance Committee State Board of Equalization Ga Code Anno sec 9284111 Ga Laws 1972 pp 1062 1120 1123
Two Senators and three Representatives involved in tobacco production appointed by President and Speaker respectively Senator and Representative appointed by their respective houses Tobacco Advisory Board State Election Board Ga Code Anno sec 111208 Ga Laws 1960 p 218 Ga Laws 1972 p 1026 Ga Code Anno sec 34201 34205
3 Senators and 3 Representatives appointed by President and Speaker respectively Georgia Commission For The National Bicentennial Celebration Ga Code Anno sec 408 Ga Laws 1969 p 1074 Ga Laws 1972 p 1062 Ga Laws 1973 p 311
President Speaker Chairman of House State Institutions and Property Committee Chairman of Senate Public Utilities and Transportation Committee and a Senator and Representative chosen by those bodies State Properties Commission Ga Code Anno sec 91101a 91116a Ga Laws 1972 p 1038 Ga Laws 1973 p 857
Senator and Representative appointed by Governor Traffic Safety Advisory Committee Executive Order of August 1967
President Speaker 2 Senators and 2 Representatives appointed by President and Speaker respectively Richard B Russell Monument Commission Ga Laws 1971 pp 782 808
Chairmen of House and Senate Judiciary Committees Senator and Representative each members of Legislative Services Committee and appointed by President and Speaker respec Code Revision Council Ga Code Anno sec 471209
tively
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Legislator Board or
Members Commission
Speaker and Clerk of House Constitutional Officers President Pro Tempore and Election Board Secretary of Senate House and Senate Committee Chairmen
President Speaker 2 Repre Educational Improvesentatives appointed by Speaker ment Council 2 Senators appointed by President Chairman of Senate Elementary and Secondary Education Committee Chairman of Senate University System of Georgia Committee Chairman of House Education Committee and Chairman of House University System of Georgia Committee
One Member of Legislature ap Southern Regional Edupointed by the Governor cation Board
Chairman of House State MARTA Overview
Planning and Community Af Committee
fairs Committee Chairman of Senate County and Urban Affairs Committee Chairman of House Ways and Means Committee Chairman of Senate Banking and Finance Committee two Representatives at least one of whom is from the area served by the Authority and two Senators at least one of whom is from the area served by the Authority appointed by the Speaker and President respectively three Representatives and three Senators appointed by the Governor at least two of whom are from th area served by the Authority
3 Senators and 3 Representa Geo L Smith II Geortives appointed by the President gia World Congress and Speaker respectively for 6 Center Autrority year terms
Relevant Statutory Provisions
Ga Const Art V Sec 1 Par 3 4 Ga Code Anno sec 341513
Ga Code Anno sec 322901 Ga Laws 1972 p 1248
Ga Laws 1949 p 56 Ga Laws 1955 p 667 Ga Laws 1957 p 64 Ga Code Anno sec 321 note
Ga Laws 1973 p 70
Ga Laws 1974 p 524
Ga Laws 1972 p 245 Ga Laws 1973 p 666 Ga Laws 1974 p 175
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Legislator Board or
Members Commission
4 Senators appointed by Presi Fiscal Affairs Subcomdent who are members of Senate mittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee plus
5 Senators appointed by the Governor
Senator and Representative ap Southern Growth
pointed by the President and Policies Board
Speaker respectively or as the Legislature provides
Relevant Statutory Provisions
Ga Laws 1967 p 722
Ga Laws 1973 p 623
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INDEX TO RULES OF Senate of Georgia
References to A are to the Appendix References to J are to the Rules for the Government of the General Assembly When in Joint Session
ABSENTEES Rule No
Arrest subject to when 52
Attendance compelled by less than quorum 51 52
Authorized by Senate 52
Journal entry 54
Quorum required 53
ADJOURN MOTION TO
Amendment if to particular time 7576
Committee of the Whole not in order in 130
Debate if to particular time 75 76
Effect fig77
Joint session not in order in J 14
Precedence of motion 67
Previous question after 165
Renewal after further business 75
Time for 73 74
ADJOURNMENT
Business carried over how 80
Committee of the Whole at regular hour in130138
Effect when hour of arrives during vote
by yeas and nays78
Governors power in regard to 79
Main question effect on 78
Place limit 79
Power general m 80
Previous question effect on r 165
Seats retained until President leaves63
Time of fixed by Senate jjtgL 47
Veto procedure as effected by 187
Vote total required 51
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ADVERSE REPORT Rule No
Debate on final passage 166
Effect of on bills and resolutions 123
AMENDMENT
Amendments to cannot be further amended143159
Blanks must be filled before 147
Caption or preamble bill perfected before 152
Committee of the Whole by action on140141
Committee of the Whole by what reported to House 140
Committee amendments first considered 153
Committee offered by read without motion 156
Committee report amendment not in order
after agreed to unless reconsidered 154
Committee report form 121
ConstitutionalSee CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
Engrossment prevents 118
Form of Sr H3
Form of motion 145
Germane must be 146150157
Indefinite postponement prohibited AJEs 88
Irrelevant out of order7 146
Methods of 38 143
Motion to adjourn amendable if to particular time 75 76
Motion to commit amendable 97
Motion to postpone indefinitely not amendable 89
Motion to postpone to time definite amendable 92
Motion to table or take from table not amendable 84
Perfecting bill before substitute 148
Precedence of motion to amend 67149
Previous question on 162
Printed and distributed when 8Mu115
Priority of amendments jjasiJJ151153
Priority of on passage of bilLHHm v 153
Priority of over motion to agree or disagree
to House action 158
Priority of questions on House amendments to Senate bill flMBKaLjSaBa
157
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Rule No
Reading Secretarys in amending by
striking out and inserting 155
Reconsidered when 100
Sections bill read by 156
House amendments Senate amendments to
not further amendable fifs 159
House amendments to Senate bill
Senate action in order 157 158 159 160
House vote required to adopt 160
Presidents power to rule out 146157
Striking by perfecting part proposed to be stricken 149
Substitute and bill vote on 148
Substitute as yr x 144
Tabling not in order 83
Time for 153154
Vote required 160172
AMENDMENTS TO CONSTITUTIONSee CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
APPEALS
Debate on prohibited when of personal character 65
Time for 64
Transgression of rules from 55
APPORTIONMENT
Change v a 1
APPROPRIATIONS
Budget 217
General Bill contents1217 218 219 220
General Bill precedence on third reading 116
General Bill procedure vU v 217
Governors power over id 1 n ro joy 187
Highways S 220
Origination in House 214 216
Record a221
Recorded yea and nay vote required 215
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Rule No
Required kuiJ 213
Resolutions treated as bills 216
Supplemental bills 221
Yeas and nays required 215
ARREST
Disorder for 31
Freedom from y 61
Members to secure quorum 52 53
ASSISTANTS
Appointment by Secretary zlJfz 15
Approval of special clerks by enrolling committee 15
Compensation 1819195196
Doorkeepers limited I 7
Oath 1213
Officers position as 6
Removal of special clerks15
Substitution prohibited 1719
Vacancies risgihs 18
ATTENDANCE
Compelling 51 52 53
Messengers duty tg 52
Presidents duty tr 52
BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
Called how 116
Caption rr HI
Committee of the Whole failure to resolve to consider 126
Endorsement of 111
Form HI
Introducer allowed twenty minutes for debate after ordering of previous question if adverse committee
report uL 166
Order procedure for taking out of 37
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Rule No
Original and copy required 111
Passage delayed until printed and distributed 36115
Publication of laws required 108
Rejected when again considered 107
Subject matter only one and expressed in title 112
Suspend action on when 115
Title subject matter of must be expressed in 112
Withdrawal of when 104
Writing must be in 111
BLANKS
Filling required before motion to amend is in order 147
BOND
Secretarys 14
CALENDAR
Arranged by Rules Committee during last ten
days of session pi 35
Calling order fixed by 116
Change of Rules Committees Calendar35
Committee report disagreement with 123
Reconsideration effect on bills 102
Tabling taking from restores to 87
CALL OF SENATESee ROLL CALL
CAPTION
Considered after bill perfected 152
Endorsement on billt 108
CLAIMS
Procedure
222 223 224
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CODE SECTIONS Rule No
Amendments or repeal of requirements 113
COMMITMENT
Amended how 97
Bill or resolution with favorable committee report
to prevent third reading 123
Committee of the Whole not in order in 130
Committee of the Whole to94 95126
Debate if instructions added 96120
Indefinite postponement not applicable to 88
Instructions may be added 97
Precedence of as among motions to commit to
different committees 95
Precedence of as among other motions 67
Presidents duty to 120
Special committees to 94 95 98
Use 94
Vote necessary for 98
What applicable to 0 94 98
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE SENATE
Adjourn cannot 130
Adjournment arrival of regular hour of 138
Amendments by action by Senate 141
Amendments report 121140
Bills and resolutions disposal or recommendation 139
Bills and resolutions interlineation prohibited 121
Business finished procedure 139
Call of Senate not in order 130
Chairman appointed by President 127
Chairman duty of when no quorum present 128
Chairman duty when business finished139142
Chairman power to clear galleries or lobby 134
Commitment toSee COMMITMENT
Commitment to precedence 95
Committee reference prohibited 130
Debate in 129130136
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Disorderly conduct reported 135
Formation of 127
Journal proceedings entry 142
Motion to rise report progress and ask leave to
sit again 137138
Papers called for 133
Postpone indefinitely motion to not in order 130
Presidents actions 127138139
Previous question not enforceable 130
Reading of bills by sections 129
Quorum requirement 128
Reconsideration in order 131
Report of procedure and form 139140141
Reports of precedence 1 125
Resolving Senate into 126136
Rules applicable to and exceptions 130
Secretarys duties in 129
Senate may resolve itself into vote necessary 126
Senate may resolve itself into when 126
Table motion to not in order 130
Time in extended 137138
Vote required unless excused 132
Yeas and nays cannot be taken 130
COMMITTEE ON ENROLLING AND JOURNALS
Clerk approval and removal of special 15
Journal entrySee JOURNAL
Journal reading and report 34
COMMITTEES
Adverse report by effect123166
Advice to 193194
Amendments by read without motion 156
Amendments by take precedence 153
Amendments report form 121
Appointed by Committee on Committees 30 190
Bills and resolutions not to interline or deface 121
LEGISLATIVE MANUAL
119
Rule No
Bills and resolutions original keepJ
Call of
Clerks
Commitment toSee COMMITMENT Committee of the Whole reference to committees
prohibited
Debate byirjtrr
Membership limited
Members on State Boards
Minority report time allowed for after ordering
of previous question
Names
Notice of intent to disagree with report
Officers
Organization
Previous question committee time for debate
Records
Reference to
Reference to happenings in prohibited
Report disagreement with
Reports favorable effect
Reports favorable effect of disagreement with
Reports form
Reports minority form
Reports of amendment limit on
Reports of precedence
Tenure of members
Vacancies
111
192
15
130
166
190
A 18
166
190 123
190191192
191 166
192
120126
rq
123124
123
124 122 122 154
125
190191
190191
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
Appointment
Approval of report
Consideration
Discharge
Instruction
Membership
Reports
Voting excused from
161
161
161
161
161
161
161
179
120
LEGISLATIVE MANUAL
Rule No
CONFIRMATION OF GOVERNORS APPOINTMENTS
Boards State affected A 3
In open session 229
Rejected no reappointment A 3
Time for 228
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
Amendment of 210
Approval of people210 211
Convention 211
Journal entry 210
Local 210
Method 210
Publication 210
Repeal of 210
Signature of Governor not required 189
Veto prohibited 188 212
Vote required 210
CONTEMPT
Disorder for 31 48
Vote refusal for 175
CONTRACT APPROVAL
Public Service Commission Agreements A 11
CONVENING
Time 4680
CONVENTION OF PEOPLE
Calling for Constitutional amendment 211
CONVERSATION
Debate prohibited during 62
Reference to during debate prohibited 59
LEGISLATIVE MANUAL
121
COUNTY Rule No
Consolidation A 4
Site change A 5
DEBATE
Addressing Senate 58
Appeals debate limitations m i 65
Censure for words 57
Committee of the Whole how bills debated 129
Committee of the Whole regulated 130136138
Conduct of members in 55
Conversations reference to out of orderjjJ 59
Cut off prohibited when 26 71 72
Exception to words jj Vi 57
Freedom of I UHT 61
Individual speeches limited 55
Irrelevant President shall suspend 26
Members names reference to out of order 60
Motion for yeas and nays decided without debate 176
Motion for previous question not debatable 165
Motion to adjourn not debatable 75
Motion to adjourn to particular day or time debatable 76
Motion to change order of business not debatable 38
Motion to commit when debatable fed 96 120
Motion to engross debate limited 117
Motion to excuse member from voting debate limited 179
Motion to indefinitely postpone debatable 89
Motion to postpone to time definite what debatable 93
Motion to read papers not debatable 50
Motion to refer to committee debate if instructions
added 96
Motion to resolve into Committee of the Whole
debate limited vj 126
Motion to table or take from table not debatable 84
Motions allowed during 67
Movement during prohibited 63
Previous question cannot cut off without
relinquishing floor JJ 72
Previous question debate regulated 166168
Priority of business not debatable 24
122
LEGISLATIVE MANUAL
Rule No
Readings first two no debate 119
Silence during 26 58 62
Subject matter limits 55
Tabling cannot cut off without relinquishing floor 72
Through President 58
Time limits on individual 55
Yeas and nays no debate during 183
DECORUM
Decorum Committee powers 22
Silence during debate 26 58 62
DISTRIBUTION OF BILLSSee PRINTING AND DISTRIBUTION OF BILLS
DIVISION
Adjournment limited by 74 78
Call for 163164176
Excuse from voting motion to restricts 179
Presidents duty in case of 174
Reconsideration of main question limits 165
Results of President shall announce 174
What divisible 164
DOORKEEPER
Assistants limited 7
Clears lobbies and galleries when 1 31
Duties general sb j I n 16
Election 16
Floor limitations enforcement of 22
Message announcement 43
Pay 16
Substitution prohibited 17
Suspension by President 32
ELECTIONAlso See JOINT SESSION Auditor of A 7
LEGISLATIVE MANUAL
123
Rule No
Contest iw 211
Governor of action onMB203 204
Journal entry JSSL 201
Nomination limits T 200
Officers of State 199
Procedure 199 201
Second not needed in nominations J 10
Vote necessary 201 202
ELECTRONIC ROLL CALL
Adjournment 74
Method 8
Presidents duties 177
Quorum to determine 175
Roll Call daily 40
Secretarys duties 177
Use 178
Verification 178
EMPLOYEESSee ASSISTANTS
ENGROSSMENT
Debate on 117
Effect of 4 rrrv 117
Local bills reading requiring 1 118
Time for JH 117
Unanimous consent for prohibited 117
Vote required 117
ENROLLING AND ENGROSSINGSee COMMITTEE ON ENROLLING AND JOURNALS
EXCEPTION TO WORDS SPOKEN
Previous question delayed by 11 1 57
Procedure 57
124
LEGISLATIVE MANUAL
Rule No
Time for
EXPENSES
Members procedure for payment 196
EXPULSION OF MEMBERS
Vote required
When 5556
EXTRAORDINARY SESSION
Calling jjs804 g
Compensation during
Consideration limits an a a
Impeachment continued by A e
Time limits 8
FILING OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
Required
Time for
FINES
Members when transgress rules 55
FLOORSee PRIVILEGE OF FLOOR FLOOR LEADER
Seat need not stay at 55
GALLERIES
Clearance by President 1
Committee of the Whole Chairman may clear lo4
LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 125
Rule No
GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS BILLSee APPROPRIATIONS
GOVERNOR
Adjournment power in regard to 79
Appointments confirmation A3 228 229
Appropriations selective approval offail 187
Budget bill presentation of i 217
Constitutional amendment action on 210
Election 203 204
Extraordinary session calling 80
Inauguration 205 206 207 208
Messages under any order of business 42
Overriding veto 187188189
Signature when required TiST187189
Veto power 187188189 212
IMPEACHMENT
Procedure A 8
Session continued 80
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
Original and copy required HI
Time for 110
Unanimous consent time limits 103
INVESTIGATION
State Officers of
JOINT SESSION
Adjournment J 14
Debate J H
Elections for3 J 1
Governors election for205 206
Journal J 7 J 12
126
LEGISLATIVE MANUAL
Rule No
Nominations in J 10
Papers J 8 J 9
Place House J 1 J 2
Presider J 2 J 4 J 5
Procedure general 1J 3 J 4
Quorum J 6
Rules change J 8
Secretarys duties J 7 J 8
Time of J 1 J 2
Vote J10 J 12 J 13
JOURNAL
Absentees shown on 54
Amendments to Constitution entry with yeas and
nays 1 210
Appropriation yeas and nays shown 215
Committee duty to read and report 34
Committee of the Whole proceedings not shown 142
Election vote entry 201
Governors inauguration entry 208 209
Joint session proceedingsJ 7 J 13
Oaths of officers and assistants entry 1215
Petition name and object of petitioner memorialist
or remonstrant noted on 49
Preservation 109
Protests entry 66
Publication required L4i108109
Reading by committee 34
Reading of how dispensed with 41
Required 108
Vote entry of 171184185186 201 210
Vote names of those not voting shown on 186
Yeas and nays entry 176184185186 210 215
LOBBIES
Clearance by President CL 31
Committee of the Whole Chairmans power to clear 134
LEGISLATIVE MANUAL
127
LOBBYISTS Rule No
Floor prohibited from 22
LOCAL BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
Limitations upon 114 A 16
Local governing authority restriction 114
Notice of affidavit must be attached 114
Notice required 114
Office affected requires referendum Ip H4
Reading first two by title unless engrossment 118
Unanimous consent putting on passage103
MAIN QUESTION
Adjournment effect on 74 78165
Division after order for 176
Effect offc 169
Form of 1 isi 165
Previous question effecti165166
Reconsideration of 165170
Tabling limitsyq rr 81
Vote required to order 165
MEETING OF SENATE
Time of meeting for daily sessions 47
MEMORIALSSee PETITIONS MESSAGES
How sent announced received and considered 43
MESSENGER
Arrest of members to secure quorum52 53
Clear lobbies and galleries whenLi 31
Direction by President 20 52
Duties general 16 20
Election IMm 16
128
LEGISLATIVE MANUAL
Order enforcement of
Pay
SergeantatArms ex officio Suspension by President
Rule No
20
16
52
32
MINORITY REPORTS FROM COMMITTEE
Debate allowed after order for previous question 166
How made 122
MOTIONS
Committee of the Whole in 130131137138
Debate when cannot use motion to cut off 71 72
Disagreement with House motions in order 157
Making must resume seat while put 70
Number limited to one at a time 70
Possession of Senate 68
Precedence of 67 88
Presidents actions on 174
Previous question on 162
Second unnecessary 69
Stating by President 174
Tabling effected by 45
Tabling if not privileged and new matter 45
Withdrawal T 68 88
NEW MATTERS
Motions not privileged and containing new matter to
lay on table 45
Unanimous consents for time for 103
NOMINATIONS
Remarks disparaging prohibited 200
Second not needed J 16
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129
OATHS Rule No
Administered by judges to members 10
Assistants yB 12 13
Members 9 10
Officers 12 13
Secretarys yiw 12 13
OFFICERS
Oath 1213
Pay 195
Suspension of by President y 32
Who named r 6
ORDER OF BUSINESS
Appropriation Bill General 116
Changed how 35 37 38 39103
Change motion not debatable 38
Change motion vote necessary 35
Fixing by Rules Committee during last ten days 35
Messages 42
Motions not privileged 45
Presidents power over 24
Priority of 33 35 99103126165
Privilege questions of 44
Reconsideration 99
Rules Committee report 42
Unanimous consent 103
ORGANIZATION
Assistant Secretary byT 2
Bodies 1
Chairman appointment and powers 1 7 2
Elections during r 4 511
First meeting time and place 46
Oaths 9101213
Officers 2 3 4 611
Procedure L 2
Rules I 2
130
LEGISLATIVE MANUAL
Rule No
Seating il 8
Secretary by 2
PAGES
Age Tr
Appointment by members
Appointment by President
PAIRING FOR VOTING Prohibited T 181
PAPERS
Committee care 9jj
Committee of the Whole may call for
Distribution r
Reading not subject to indefinite postponement Reading of 111
PARLIAMENTARY LAW
Applicable when 5 v 226
PETITIONS
Presentation and form 49
POSTPONEMENT
Amendment motion to indefinitely postpone not
amendable
Amendment motion to postpone to day certain
amendable
Committee of the Whole motion to indefinitely
postpone not in order
Debate on
Effect indefinite postponement
89
92
130 89 93 92
121
133
20
88
50
21
21
21
LEGISLATIVE MANUAL
131
Rule No
Effect of motion to indefinitely postpone 91
Effect of motion to postpone to time definite 92
Effect of negative action 90
Precedence of motion 1 67 88
Renewal limits w 9q 93
Vote necessary on motion to indefinitely postpone 91
What subject to gg 92
PREAMBLE
Committee of the Whole last considered 129
Considered after bill perfected 152
PRESIDENT
Absence of President Pro Tern to preside 29
Accounts certifying 196
Acts signs 107
Adjournment members to remain until
President retires 63
Amendments power to rule out if not germane ll46157
Appeals from decision of 64 65
Appointment special r1 A 2
Arrest power to 31 52
Attendance power to compel to secure a quorum 52
Bond approval of Secretarys 14
Budget bill introduction of 217
Business priority of decides without debate llll 24
Call the Senate duty to11 53
Clearing galleries and lobbies 111111 31
Commitment of bills and resolutions 120
Committee of the Whole Chairman appoints 127
Committee of the Whole duty regarding bills 126
Committee of the Whole duty when
business finished in 139
Committee of the Whole may take part in 132
Committee of the Whole resumes chair when 138139
Committee of the Whole right to take part in 132
Committee of the Whole to leave chair during 135
132
LEGISLATIVE MANUAL
Rule No
Committee on Committees member of 30
Conference Committee appoints 161
Debate irrelevant power to suspend 26
Division call for 174
Doorkeeper may suspend 32
Governors election action on 203 204
Joint session presider J2 J 4
Joint session seat J
Lieutenant Governor as 3
Messages duty as to 43
Messenger direction and suspension 20 32
Motion stating by 68174
Oath to officers and assistants 1213
Officer as 6
Preside may name members to 28
Presider iL29
Question stating 174
Quorum to secure 5253167175
Recognition of member 25555870103
Roll call duties during uaouiaxJpe 74177
Roll call orders by when 27 53175
Rules transgression penalizing a 54
Signature when required 106107
Silence commanding HwBl 26 58
State boards membership on A 18
Unanimous consent shall entertain but one at time 103
Unanimous consent when to recognize member
for purpose of asking 103
PRESIDENT PRO TEM
Election 4 5 29
Joint session succession as presider tfeg J 4
Officer as rrr6
Powers 4m o
Presides in absence of President4 5 29
State Boards membership on A 18
Vote when presiding
LEGISLATIVE MANUAL
133
PRESIDER Rule n0
Joint session in J2 J4
President 4
President absent who shall when
President may appoint member to Z 28
President Pro Tern absent who shall when 29
Secretary shall when Mij i 29
Vote ZZZZIIZZZZZ 23
PRESS
Floor entitled to 22
PREVIOUS QUESTION
Adjournment effect on 74 78165
Call of Senate limits 167
Committee of the Whole not in order in 130
Debate cannot cut off without relinquishing floor 72
Debate allowed after ordering of166168
Debate motion not debatable 165
Exception to debate delays 57
Form of 165
Main question effect on Z 165166
Minority committee report time allowed for after
ordering of 166
Precedence of motion 67 165
Reconsideration of 154 170
Tabling after gj
Vote required 5EZZIl65166
What applicable to 162
PRINTING AND DISTRIBUTION OF BILLS
Motion to print precedence of 67
Required when 115
Suspension of bills and resolutions until 115
PRIVILEGE
Motion not privileged with new matters to lay on
table 45
134
LEGISLATIVE MANUAL
Rule No
Precedence of questions of 44
Questions of what constitutes 44
PRIVILEGES OF FLOOR
Who entitled to 22
PROTESTS
Procedure and form 66
PUNISHMENT
Members of 56
QUALIFICATION OF MEMBERS
Judgment of Senate 56180
QUORUM
Committee of the Whole requirement of 128
Compelling 52 53
Number 51
Presidents power in regard to 52175
Roll call for 53167175
Voting when not 175
READING OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
Committee of the Whole in 129
Committee report after 123
Debate none on first or second reading 119
Number and name of introducer stated on
second and third reading 116
Second automatic when 119
Secretarys 116
Sections by 156
Times three 118
Title by 118
Unanimous consent time limit 103
LEGISLATIVE MANUAL
135
READING OF PAPERSSee PAPERS Rule No
RECOGNITION
President decides
RECONSIDERATION
Amendments when in order
Committee of the Whole motion in order
Effect of on bills
Effect of on immediate transmittal
Main question effect on
Main question time for reconsideration of
Notice not to be withdrawn
Notice when required
Previous question effect on
Renewal once
Time for motion
REMONSTRANCESSee PETITIONS
REPEALS
How effectuated
ROLL CALL Also see Electronic Roll Call Adjournment limits Committee of the Whole not in order in Debate none during Dispensing with
Electronic Roll Call
Explanation of votes on
President may order when Previous question limits
Procedure
Quorum to determine iF Reconsideration of main questionlimits
Required by Senate
Secretarys duty as to
Verification
Vote refusal after contempt
25
100
131
102124 99 170 165 99 99 170 101 99
112
74
130
183
40
40177178
jg2
27167175177 167
54177
175
165
53
53 54175177 178
175
136
LEGISLATIVE MANUAL
RULES
Rule No
Changed how 39 227 J 18
Debate motion to suspend decide without debateg jr3
Question not covered by procedure 226
Suspended how 38 39 227 J 18
Suspension not subject to indefinite postponement 88
RULES COMMITTEE
Calendar fixed by during last ten days
Membership
Proposed change addition or suspension of rules
must be referred to
Report failure to effect
Report of in order when
Reports required
Special orders submission to and report on
35
190
227
227
42
227
37
SEATS
Assigned by Committee on Committees 8
Contested procedure when 180
Recognition from 55
SECRETARY
Absentees list keeps for Journal 53 54
Amendments printing 115
Amendments reading 155156
Amendments Report to House on Presidents action
declaring House amendment not germane 157
Assistants 15171819
Auditors election notifies Governor of A 7
Bills and resolutions engrossment 117
Bills and resolutions filing with when 110
Bills and resolutions keeps copy HI
Bills and resolutions numbersS 116
Bills and resolutions printing and distribution 115
Bills and resolutions reading by sections 156
Bills and resolutions reading number and introducer 116 Bills and resolutions transmittal 99
LEGISLATIVE MANUAL
137
Rule No
Bond 14
Claims certification of 222
Committee of the Whole bills and resolutions
reading in 129
Committee of the Whole duties in129133
Division counts 174
Election jjpjl n
Joint session duties in J 7 J 8 J 9
Journal entry Z 54 66186
Journal reading 34
Motion reading 68
Oath of prescribed 12 13
Officer is n
Presides in absence of President and President
Pro Tern 29
Protests entry on Journal 66
Roll call 53175177
Signature when required 106
State Boards membership on A 18
Term of office n
Vote explanation of filing with 182
Words excepted to written and read by 57
Yeas and nays call 74 ig8
Yeas and nays reading names 178
SERGEANTATARMSSee MESSENGER SESSIONS
Business carried over how 80
ExtraordinarySee EXTRAORDINARY SESSIONS Prolongation of signature of Governor not required 189
Term 80
SILENCE
Debate during 62
President duty of to command whenmr jgj 26 58
SPECIAL LAWSSee LOCAL LAWS
138
LEGISLATIVE MANUAL
STATE BOARDS Rule No
Membership of Legislators on A 18
STATE OFFICERS
Discharge of
Investigation of
Legislators as restrictions Suspension of
STREET RAILWAYS CONSTRUCTION
Approval by city governing authorities A 13
SUBCOMMITTEES
How appointed 0
SUBSTITUTEAlso See AMENDMENT
Amendment as
Bill perfected before substitute Voted on before bill
SUCCESSION
Joint session
Presidents absence
SUPREME COURT RULES
Approval of A
TABLING
Amendment motion not subject to 84
Amendment not applicable to 83
Committee of the Whole motion not in order 130
Debate cannot cut off without relinquishing floor 72
Debate motion not debatable 84
Effect when motion to table prevails 86
Effect when motion to take from table prevails 86 87
J 4 29
144
148
148
A 12 A 10 A 17 A 12
LEGISLATIVE MANUAL
139
Rule No
Main question limits 81
Motion to take from when in order 45
New matter motion not privileged 45
Precedence of 67 81165
Previous question limits motion to table 81 165
Renewal of motions to table and take from when 85
Roll call limits 81
Time for taking from table 87
Vote required to take from table 87
What can be tabled 82 83
TITLE
Bills and resolutions subject matter must be expressed in 112
TRANSMISSION TO HOUSE
Day of passage vote required 99
Last three days immediate onartapm v 99
TREASON
Pardon of a 15
UNANIMOUS CONSENTS
Commitment to Committee of the Whole 126
General provision for11 172
Introduction for 103
Journal reading dispensing with 41
Limitation and regulation of use of 103
Motion withdrawal required for 68
Passage for103
Reading for r 103
Roll call dispensing with 40
Vote change time prohibited 173
Vote explanation not by yeas and nays 182
140
LEGISLATIVE MANUAL
VETO
Governors power of187 188 189 212
Overridden how187 188 189
VOTE
Adjournment limits 7478
Amendment required for 172
Bill required forMi 171
Changing of 178 J 18
Committee of the Whole not taken by yeas and
nays in JjBBL 130
Committee of the Whole vote required 132
Debate no during calling or reading of yeas and nays 183
DivisionSee DIVISION ElectionSee ELECTION
Excuse from 175179180181
Explanation 182
Interest none where have 180
General requirement 172
Journal entry required 171184185186
Method of 174176
Pairing of members not allowed 181
President may order yeas and nays when 27
Presidents 23132
QuorumSee QUORUM
Reconsideration of main question limits 165
Refusal may be contempt 175
Required when 132179
Resolution required for 172
Roll callSee ROLL CALL
Tabling limits 81
Tie 33
Unanimous consentsSee UNANIMOUS CONSENTS
Time for 173
Yeas and naysSee YEAS AND NAYS
WITHDRAWAL
Bill when and how 104
Motion when and how 150
LEGISLATIVE MANUAL
141
WRITS
Signature Presidents and Secretarys 106
YEAS AND NAYS
Adjournment limits 74 78
Change restricted 178
Debate on motion prohibited pi 176
Debate prohibited during 183
Explanation of vote 182
Expulsion for LilL 55
Journal entry 176184185186
Method of calling k 178
Reconsideration of main question limits 165
Tabling limits Ilf81
Vote required for call of 176
LEGISLATIVE MANUAL
LEGISLATIVE MANUAL
143
OFFICERS OF THE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
TERM 1976 JANUARY 1976
THOMAS B MURPHY t 0 Speaker
A L BURRUSS District 18 Speaker Pro Tern District 21 Post 2
GLENN W ELLARD Clerk
Habersham County
ELMORE C THRASH Messenger
MARION TOMS i Lowndes County Doorkeeper Quitman County
EDWARD C MOSES SergeantatArms
Montgomery County
144 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL
STAFF OF SPEAKERS OFFICE
Robert G Dwelle Jenkins County iLChief Aide
Mrs Shirley Spence Fulton County Executive
Secretary
Mrs Lounell Jones Rockdale County Secretary
Mrs Judy Swanner DeKalb CountyReceptionist
Mrs Nancy Wiley DeKalb County Supervisor of
Stenographic
STAFF OF SPEAKER PRO TEM Mrs Rachel Fowler 18Fulton CountySecretary
PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE
Milo Dakin Fulton County Public Information
Officer
STAFF OF CLERKS OFFICE
Jack Green Rabun County Assistant Clerk
Amelia Smith ITFulton County Assistant Clerk
OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL
Frank Edwards
DeKalb County
Legislative
Counsel
LEGISLATIVE MANUAL
145
MAJORITY PARTY LEADERS AND STAFF
Clarence Vaughn District 57 Majority Leader
Jack Connell District 87 Majority Whip
Bill Lee District 72 Past 1 Majority Caucus Chairman
Ward Edwards District 110 Majority Caucus Secretary
Charlotte Lunsford Secretary
MINORITY PARTY LEADERS AND STAFF
Michael J Egan 14Minority Leader
District 25
George K Larsen District 27 Minority Whip
Joe Burton District 47 ii Minority Caucus Chairman
Bill Sams District 90 Minority Caucus Secretary
Lea Agnew H Secretary
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET ANALYST OFFICE
J M Pete HackneyFulton CountyBudget Analyst
GENERAL ASSEMBLY FISCAL OFFICE Cary A Bond0DeKalb CountyFiscal Officer
146 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL
MEMBERS OF THE
GEORGIA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ALPHABETICALLY ARRANGED ACCORDING TO NAMES WITH DISTRICTS AND POST OFFICES
Name District
Adams G D36
Adams John 14
Adams Marvin LA79
Bailey Frank
I Jr uM 72Post 2 Banks Patrick
H Pat 104
Bargeron Emory
E w83
Battle Joseph
A Joe g124
Baugh Wilbur E 108
Beck James M 148
Beckham Bob 89
Berry C Ed 94
Blackshear Rev
Jesse 123
Bolster Paul 30
Bowman James A Jimmy 103
Post Office
532 St Johns Ave S W Atlanta 30315 7 E Creekview Dr
Rome 30161 709 Greenwood Atlanta 30303 6524 Hayes Dr
Riverdale 30274 909 Newport Rd
Macon 31204 P O Box 447 Louisville 30434 2308 Ranchland Dr Savannah 31404 P O Box 926 Milledgeville 31061 2427 Westwood Dr
Valdosta 31601 P O Box 1533 Augusta 30903 2516 Harding Dr
Columbus 31906 Box 8192 Savannah 31401 1043 Ormewood Ave S E Atlanta 30316
Box 169
Jeffersonville 31044
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Name District Post Office
Bray Claude A JrL70
Brown Ben M34
Buck Thomas B Ill 95
Burruss A L
Al 21Post2
Burton Joe LL 47
Calhoun Anne C
Mrs Wm C L88M
Canty Mrs Henrietta M L38
Carlisle John R 71Post 1
Carnes Charlie43Post 1
Carr Tom C ML105L
Carrell Bobby75
Carter Jack W 146Post 2
Castleberry Don 111
Chance George
A Jr 129
Childers E M
Buddy 15i
Childs Peggy
Mrs Mobley 51
Clark Betty J 55 L
Clark Louie 13Post 1
Clifton A D ML107
P 0 Box 549 Manchester 31816 250 Mathewson PL S W Atlanta 30314 P O Box 196 Columbus 31902 P O Box 6338A Marietta 30062 2598 Woodwardia Rd N E Atlanta 30345 2337 Kings Way Augusta 30904
487 Lynn Valley Rd SW
Atlanta 30311
P O Box 551
Griffin 30223
1100 Spring St NW
Suite 315 Atlanta 30309 301 Miamola Ave Sandersville 31082 P O Box 690 Monroe 30655 1103 South Gordon Ave Adel 31620 P O Box 377 Richland 31825 P O Box 373 Springfield 31329 15 Kirkwood St
Rome 30161
520 Westchester Dr
Decatur 30030 2139 Flat Shoals Rd S E Apt 3 Atlanta 30316 RFD 2
Danielsville 30633 Rt 2 Box 157 Metter 30439
148
LEGISLATIVE MANUAL
Name District
Cole Jack H 6Post 1
Coleman Terry L 118
Collins Marcus E 144
Colwell Carlton H il4Post 1
Connell Jack T87
Cooper Bill r19Post 8
Cox Walter E 141
Crawford John Ggl5
Culpepper Bryant 98
Daugherty J C 33
Davis Walt fv56Post 1
Dean Douglas C29
Dent R A 85
Dixon Harry D 151
Dover Bill 11
Edwards C W
Chuck 20Post 1
Edwards Ward 110i
Egan Michael J 25j
Elliott Ewell Jr
Hank 49
Post Office
P O Box 626 Dalton 30720 1201 Fourth Ave Eastman 31023 Route 1 Pelham 31779 Box 6
Blairsville 30512 706 Montrose Ct
Augusta 30904 3286 Powder Springs Rd Marietta 30060 1109 Pine St
Bainbridge 31713 Route ILyerly 30730 Macon Road Ft Valley 31030 202 Daugherty Building 15 Chestnut St S W Atlanta 30314 3782 Snapfinger Road Lithonia 30058 356 Arthur St S W
Atlanta 30310 1120 Pine St
Augusta 30901 1303 Coral Rd
Waycross 31501 Timbrook
Hollywood 30524 2799 Delk Road Marietta 30062 P O Box 146 Butler 31006
97 Brighton Rd N E Atlanta 30309
3743 Doroco Dr Doraville 30340
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Name District Post Office
Evans Billy L 99 1844 Fintwood Dr Macon 31201
Evans Warren D 84 P 0 Box 670 Thomson 30824
Felton Mrs Dorothy 22 465 Tanocrest Dr N W Atlanta 30328
Floyd Leon 56 Post 2 P O Box 32249 Decatur 30032
Foster Paul W 152Post 1 P O Box 679 Blackshear 31516
Foster R L 6Post 2 4899 Tibbs Bridge Rd Dalton 30720
Fraser Donald H 139 P O Box 472 Hinesville 31313
Gammage Lynn Gignilliat Arthur 17 106 N College St Cedartown 30125
M 122 P O Box 968 Savannah 31402
Glanton Tom Glover Mildred 66Post 2 539 N White St Carrollton 30117
Mrs 32 672 Beckwith St S W Apt 7 Atlanta 30319
Greer John W 43Post 3 802 Healey Building Atlanta 30303
Ham Benson 80 20 E Main St
Hamilton Mrs Forsyth 31029
Grace T Hanner Robert P 31 582 University PL N W Atlanta 30314
Bob 130 Route 1 Parrott 31777
Harden Eston A 154 114 Cater St
Harris B B Sr St Simons Island 31522
60 Highway 120 Duluth 30136
Harris James Gordon
Sonny 138Post 2 PI O Box 769 Jesup 31545
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Name District Post Office
Harris Joe Frank 8Post 1
Harrison Carl 20Post 2
Hatcher Charles F 131221
Hawkins John 50
Hays Forest Jr 1Post 2
Hill Bobby L127L
Hill Guy flue41 Holmes Bob 39
Horton Gerald Talmadge 43Post 2
Howard G Robert
Bob 19Post 2
Howell Mobley 140
Hudson Ted 137
Hutchinson R S
Dick L133t
Irvin Jack10
Irvin Robert A r23
Jackson Jerry D 9Post 3
Jessup Ben 117
Johnson Roger 8Post 3 Johnson Rudolph 72Post 4
1 Valley Drive Cartersville 30120 P O Box 1374 Marietta 30061 P O Box 750 Albany 31702 1211 Kingsley Cir N E Atlanta 30324 Rt 3 St Elmo Chattanooga Tenn 37409 208 East 34th St Savannah 31401 1074 Boatrock Rd S W Atlanta 30331 2421 Poole Rd S W Atlanta 30311 1230 Healey Building Atlanta 30303
49 Green St
Marietta 30060 P O Box 348 Blakley 31723 301 Glynn Ave
Fitzgerald 31750 915 Sixth Ave
Albany 31705
Route 1 Baldwin 30511 Eg o Box 325 Roswell 30075 Rt 2 Box 347 Flowery Branch 30542
P O Box 468
Cochran 31014 P O Box 1034 Canton 30114
5904 Jonesboro Rd
Morrow 30260
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Name District Post Office
Jones Herbert Jr 12fi
Jordan Hugh 58
Karrh Randolph C 106 1
Keyton James W 143
Kilgore Thomas M
Mac 65
King Jack A 96
Knight Nathan G 67U
Kreeger George H 21Post 1
Lambert E Roy 112
Lane Dick 40
Lane W Jones 81
Larsen George K27
Larsen W W Jr119
Lee William J
Bill 72Post 1
Leggett Lowell
Gene 153
Leonard Gerald H 3
Linder John 44
Logan Hugh 62
Long Willis K
Bobby 142
413 Arlington Rd
Savannah 31406 1284 Park Blvd
Stone Mountain 30083 P O Drawer K Swainsboro 30401 P O Box 90 Thomasville 31792 1992 Tara Cir
Douglasville 30134 3110 Hooper Ave
Columbus 31907 P O Box 1175 Newnan 30263 3500 Lee St
Smyrna 30080 P O Box 169 Madison 30650 2704 Humphries St
East Point 30344 P O Box 484 Statesboro 30458 48 Glenald Way N W
Atlanta 30327 P O Box 2002 Court Square Station Dublin 31021 5325 Hillside Dr
Forest Park 30050 2219 Tara Lane Brunswick 31520 P O Box 246 Chatsworth 30705 5039 Winding Branch Dr Dunwoody 30338 1328 Prince Ave
Athens 30601 P O Box 202 Cairo 31728
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Lucas David E 1022
Mann Charles C iM13Post 3 Marcus Sidney J 26
Matthews Chappelle 63
Matthews Dorsey R145 McCollum
Hayward 134
McDonald Lauren Jr
Bubba cL212i
McKinney J E
Billy 35 i
Miles Bernard F 4 86
Milford Billy 4r13Post 2
Mostiler John L 71Post 2
Mullinax Edwin G
Ed 69
Murphy Thomas B 18
Nessmith Paul E
Sr 821
Nix Ken 20Post 3
Noble Bill 48
Owens Ray D 77
Oxford Oliver 4116J
Post Office
448 Woolf oik St
Macon 31201 238 Elbert St
Elberton 30635 845 Canterbury Rd N E Atlanta 30324 306 Southern Mutual Bldg Athens 30601 Route 1 Moultrie 31768 701 Cordele Rd
Albany 31705 P O Box 246 Commerce 30529 765 Shorter Terr N W Atlanta 30318 2934 Peach Orchard Rd Augusta 30906 Route 3 Hartwell 30643 1102 Skyline Dr
Griffin 30223
P O Box 1649 LaGrange 30240 P O Box 163 Bremen 30110
Route 4 Statesboro 30458 3878 Manson Ave
Smyrna 30080
1523 Oak Grove Rd Decatur 30033
Route 1 Appling 30802
P O Box J Americus 31709
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Name Parham Bobby District Post Office
Eugene 109 P O Box 606 Milledgeville 31061
Parkman Ralph M 66Post 1 548 N White St Carrollton 30117
Parrish Johnny 97 P O Box 6349 Columbus 31907
Patten Grover C 146Post I P O Box 312 Adel 31620
Patten Robert L T 149 Rt 1 Box 180 Lakeland 31635
Peters Robert G 2 P O Box 550 Ringgold 30736
Petro George Phillips L L 46 3189C Buford Hwy Atlanta 30329
Pete Phillips R T 120 Box 166 Soperton 30457
Tom Phillips W 59 1703 Pounds Rd Stone Mountain 30083
Randolph 91 Shiloh 31826
Pinkston Frank C 100 850 Ga Power Bldg Macon 31201
Rainey Howard H Randall William 135 913 Third Ave E Cordele 31015
C Billy 101 845 Forsyth St Macon 31201
Reaves Henry L Richardson 147 Route 2 Quitman 31643
Mrs Eleanor L 52 755 Park Lane Decatur 30033
Ross Ben Barron 76 P O Box 245 Lincolnton 30817
Rush Dewey D 121 Rt 4 Box 266 Glennville 30427
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Russell John 64rr
Russell Walter B Jr
Walt 53
Sams Bill 90
Scott David ni37
Shanahan Tom 7
Sheats Sam 28
Sigman Bobby 74
Post Office
Route 2 Winder 30680
921 Nottingham Dr Avondale Estates 30002
410 1st National Bank Bldg Augusta 30902
190 Wendell Dr S E Atlanta 30315 P O Box 427 Calhoun 30701 486 Decatur St S E Atlanta 3312 Rt 2 Victory Lane Oxford 30267
Sizemore Earleen
Mrs 136
Smith J R 78
Smith Virlyn B 742
Smyre Calvin 92
Snow Wayne Jr 1Post 1
Stone R Bayne i 138Post 1 Sweat Ottis Jr150
Route 3
Sylvester 31791 P O Box G Barnesville 30204 330 Rivertown Rd Fairburn 30213 P O Box 181 Columbus 31902 P O Box 26 Rossville 30741 208 Hester Hazlehurst 31539 Route 4 Box 10 Waycross 31501
Taggart Thomas R
r j125P O Box 9012
Savannah 31402
Thomason Boyd 8Post 2RFD 2
Jasper 30143
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Name District
Thompson Albert W 93
Tolbert Claude
Tommy 56Post 3
Toles E B 16
Townsend Kiliaen V 24
Triplett Tom 128
Tucker Ray M 73
Twiggs Ralph 4Post 2
Vaughn Clarence R Jr JjiL57
Waddle Ted W 113
Walker Larry115
Wall Vinson 61
Ware J Crawford 68
Watson Roy H
Sonny Jr114
West Jim 72Post 3
Wheeler Bobby A 152Post 2
White John132
Post Office
P O Box 587 Columbus 31902
1569 Austin Dr Decatur 30032 1114 Park Blvd Rome 30161
1701 Northside Dr N W Atlanta 30318 P O Box 9586 Savannah 31402 P O Box 469 McDonough 30253 P O Box 432 Hiawassee 30546
P O Box 410 Conyers 30207 113 Tanglewood Dr Warner Robins 31093 P O Box 1234 Perry 31069 120 McConnell Dr Lawrenceville 30245 P O Box 305 Hogansville 30230
200 Forest Hill Dr Warner Robins 31093 7856 Fielder Rd
Jonesboro 30236 Route 1 Alma 31510 2016 Juniper Dr
Albany 31707
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Whitmire Doug 9Post 2
Williams Rev
Hosea L 54
Williamson George 45
Wilson Joe Mack 19Post 1
Wood Joe T 9Post 1
Post Office
Lamplighters Cove off Browns Bridge Road Gainesville 30501
8 Eastlake Dr N E Atlanta 30317 3358 Rennes Dr Atlanta 30319 77 Church St
Marietta 30060 P O Box 736 Gainesville 30501
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MEMBERS OF THE
GEORGIA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES BY DISTRICTS AND POST OFFICES FOR THE TERM 1975 1976
District Representative
1Post 1Wayne Snow Jr
1Post 2Forest Hays Jr
2 Robert G Peters
3 Gerald H Leonard
4Post 1Carlton H Colwell
4Post 2Ralph Twiggs
5gJohn G Crawford
6Post 1Jack H Cole r
6Post 2R L Foster
7Tom Shanahan
8Post 1Joe Frank Harris
8Post 2Boyd Thomason
8 Post 3Roger Johnson
9 Post 1Joe T Wood
9Post 2Doug Whitmire
Post Office
P 0 Box 26 Rossville 30741 Route 3 St Elmo Chattanooga Tenn 37409 P O Box 550 Ringgold 30736 P O Box 246 Chatsworth 30705 Box 6
Blairsville 30512 P O Box 432 Hiawassee 30546 Route 1 Lyerly 30730 P O Box 626 Dalton 30720 4899 Tibbs Bridge Rd Dalton 30720 P O Box 427 Calhoun 30701 1 Valley Drive Cartersville 30120 RFD 2 Jasper 30143 P O Box 1034 Canton 30114 P O Box 736 Gainesville 30501 Lamplighters Cove off Browns Bridge Rd Gainesville 30501
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District Representative Post Office
9Post 3 Jerry D Jackson Rt 2 Box 347 Flowery Branch 30542
10 Jack Irvin Route 1 Baldwin 30511
11 Bill Dover Timbrook Hollywood 30524
12 Lauren Bubba
McDonald Jr P 0 Box 246 Commerce 30529
13Post 1 Louie Clarke RFD 2 Danielsville 30633
13Post 2 Billy Milford Route 3 Hartwell 30643
13Post 3 Charles C Mann 238 Elbert St Elberton 30635
14 John Adams 7 E Creekview Dr Rome 30161
15 E M Buddy
Childers 15 Kirkwood Street Rome 30161
16 E B Toles 1114 Park Blvd Rome 30161
17 Lynn Gammage 106 N College Street Cedartown 30125
18 Thomas B Murphy P O Box 163 Bremen 30110
19Post 1 Joe Mack Wilson 77 Church St Marietta 30060
19Post 2 G Robert Bob 49 Green St Marietta 30060
Howard
19Post 3 Bill Cooper 3286 Powder Springs Rd Marietta 30060
20Post l C W Chuck 2799 Delk Rd Marietta 30062
Edwards
20Post 2 Carl Harrison P O Box 1374 Marietta 30061
20Post 3 Ken Nix 3878 Manson Ave Smyrna 30080
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District Representative Post Office
21Post 1George H Kreeger 3500 Lee Street
01 v 4o at Smyrna 30080
21Post 2A L Al
Burruss O Box 6338A
00 H Marietta 30062
Mrs Dorothy
Felton 465 Tanocrest Dr N W
oo Atlanta 30328
6Robert A Irvin P O Box 325
9a Vi tt m Roswell 30075
4gKihaen V Townsend1701 Northside Dr N W
or Atlanta 30318
bMichael J Egan 97 Brighton Rd N E
26 Sidney J Marcus nLlcUllct OUOUif 845 Canterbury Rd N E Atlanta 30324
27 a George K Larsen 48 Glenald Way N W Atlanta 30327
28 Sam Sheats 1 486 Decatur St S E Atlanta 30312
29 Douglas C Dean 356 Arthur St S W Atlanta 30310
30 Paul Bolster 1043 Ormewood Ave S E Atlanta 30316
31 Mrs Grace T
32 Hamilton 582 University PI N W Atlanta 30314
Mildred Glover 672 Beckwith St S W Apt 7 Atlanta 30319
33 J C Julius
34 35 Daugherty 15 Chestnut St S W 202 Daugherty Building Atlanta 30314
Ben Brown 250 Mathewson PI S W Atlanta 30314
J E Billy
McKinney 765 Shorter Terrace N W Atlanta 30318
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36
37
38
39
40 l
41 L
42
43Post 1
43Post 2
43Post 3
44
45
46
47 r
48
49
50
Representative Post Office
G D Adams 41
David Scott
Mrs Henrietta M Canty
Robert A Bob Holmes
Dick Lane
Guy Hill
Virlyn B Smith
Charlie Carnes
532 St Johns Ave S W Atlanta 30315 190 Wendell Dr S E Atlanta 30315
487 Lynn Valley Rd S W Atlanta 30311
2421 Poole Rd S W Atlanta 30311 2704 Humphries St
East Point 30344 1074 Boatrock Rd S W Atlanta 30331 330 Rivertown Road Fairburn 30213 1100 Spring St N W Suite 315 Atlanta 30309
Gerald Talmadge I
Horton I1230 Healey Building
Atlanta 30303
John W Greer R802 Healey Building
Atlanta 30303
John Linder 5039 Winding Branch Dr
Dunwoody 30338 George Williamson 3358 Rennes Dr
Atlanta 30319
George Petro 3189C Buford Hwy
Atlanta 30329
Joe Burton 2598 Woodwardia Rd N E
Atlanta 30345
Bill Noble 1523 Oak Grove Rd
Decatur 30033
Ewell Hank Elliott Jr
John Hawkins
3743 Doroco Dr Doraville 30340 1211 Kingsley Cir N E Atlanta 30324
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District Representative Post Office
51
52
53
54
55
56Post 1 56Post 2 56Post 3
57
58
59
60 61 62
63
64
Peggy Childs
Mrs Mobley 520 Westchester Dr
Decatur 30030
Eleanor L
Richardson755 Park Lane
Decatur 30033
Walter B Walt
Russell JrJ1921 Nottingham Dr
Avondale Estates 30002
Hosea L Williams 8 East Lake Dr N E
Atlanta 30317
Betty J Clarkfa 2139 Flat Shoals Rd S E
Apt 3
Atlanta 30316
Walt Davis 3782 Snapfinger Road
Lithonia 30058
Leon Floyd P O Box 32249
Decatur 30032
Claude Tommy
Tolbert 1569 Austin Drive
Decatur 30032
Clarence R
Vaughn Jr P O Box 410
Conyers 30207
Hugh Jordan 1284 Park Blvd
Stone Mountain 30083
R T Tom
Phillips 1703 Pounds Rd
Stone Mountain 30083
B B Harris SrHighway 120
Duluth 30136
Vinson Wall 120 McConnell Dr
Lawrenceville 30245
Hugh Logan r1328 Prince Ave
Athens 30601
Chappelle Matthews 306 Southern Mutual Bldg Athens 30601
John Russell JRoute 2
Winder 30680
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65 Thomas M Mac Kilgore 1992 Tara Cir Douglasville 30134
66Post 1 Ralph M Parkman 548 N White St Carrollton 30117
66Post 2 Tom Glanton 539 N White St Carrollton 30117
67 Nathan G Knight P O Box 1175 Newnan 30263
68 J Crawford Ware P O Box 305 Hogansville 30230
69 Edwin G Ed Mullinax P O Drawer 1649 LaGrange 30240
70 Claude A Bray Jr P O Box 549 Manchester 31816
71Post John R Carlisle PI O Box 551 Griffin 30223
71Post 2 John L Mostiler 1102 Skyline Dr Griffin 30223
72Post 1 William J Bill Lee 5325 Hillside Dr Forest Park 30050
72Post 2 Frank I Bailey Jr 6524 Hayes Dr Riverdale 30274
72Post 3 Jim West 7856 Fielder Rd Jonesboro 30236
72Post 4 Rudolph Johnson 5904 Jonesboro Rd Morrow 30260
73 Ray M Tucker P O Box 469 McDonough 30253
74 Bobby Sigman Rt 2 Victory Lane Oxford 30267
75 Bobby Carrell P O Box 690 Monroe 30655
76 Ben Barron Ross P O Box 245 Lincolnton 30817
77 Rav D Owens Route 1
Appling 30802
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District Representative Post Office
78 J R Smith P 0 Box G
79 Marvin Adams Barnesville 30204 709 Greenwood
80 Benson Ham Thomaston 30286
81 W Jones Lane Forsyth 31029 P O Box 484
82 83 Paul E Nessmith Sr Emory E Bargeron Statesboro 30458 Route 4 Statesboro 30458 P O Box 447
84 Warren D Evans Louisville 30434 P 0 Box 670
85 R A Dent Thomson 30824 1120 Pine St
86 Bernard F Miles Augusta 30901 j 2934 Peach Orchard Rd
87 Jack Connell Augusta 30906
88 89 Anne C Calhoun Mrs Wm C Bob Beckham Augusta 30904 2337 Kings Way Augusta 30904 PO Box 1533
90 Rill Sams Augusta 30903
91 W Randolph Phillips Bank Building Augusta 30902 Shiloh 31826
92 Calvin Smyre PO Box 181
93 Albert W Thompson Columbus 31902 P O Box 587
94 C Ed Berry Columbus 31902 2516 Harding Dr
95 Thomas B Buck III Columbus 31906 P O Box 196
Columbus 31902
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97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106107 108 109 110
111
112
113
Representativ e
Jack A King LlJ
Johnny Parrish
Bryant Culpepper
Billy L Evans
Frank C Pinkston
William C Billy Randall xtla
David E Lucas
James A Jimmy Bowman 1
Patrick H Pat Banks HLJL
Tom C Carr
Randolph C Karrh
A D Clifton
Wilbur E Baugh
Bobby E Parham
Ward EdwardsL
Don Castleberry
rE Roy Lambert
Ted W Waddle LU
Post Office
3110 Hooper Ave Columbus 31907 PO Box 6349 Columbus 31907 Macon Road Ft Valley 31030 1844 Flintwood Dr Macon 31201 850 Ga Power Bldg Macon 31201
845 Forsyth St
Macon 31201 448 Woolf oik St Macon 31201
Box 169
Jeffersonville 31044
909 Newport Rd
Macon 31204 301 Miamola Ave
Sandersville 31082 PO Drawer K Swainsboro 30401 Route 2 Box 157 Metter 30439 PO Box 926 Milledgeville 31061 PO Box 606 Milledgeville 31061 PO Box 146 Butler 31006 PO Box 377 Richland 31825 PO Box 169 Madison 30650 113 Tanglewood Dr Warner Robins 31093
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District Representative Post Office
114 115 Roy H Sonny Watson Jr Larry Walkpr 200 Forest Hill Dr Warner Robins 31093 PO Box 1234
116 Oliver Oxford Perry 31069 PO Box J
117 Ren Jessup Americus 31709 PO Box 468
118 Terry L Coleman Cochran 31014 1201 Fourth Ave
119 W Larsen Jr Eastman 31023 PO Box 2002
120 L L Pete Phillips Court Square Station Dublin 31021 Box 166
121 Dewey D Rush Soperton 30457 Route 4
122 Arthur M Gignilliat Glennville 30427 PO Box 968
123 Rev Jesse Blackshear Savannah 31402 Box 8192
124 125 Joseph A Joe Battle Thomas R Taggart Savannah 31401 2308 Ranchland Dr Savannah 31404 PO Box 9012
126 Herb Jones Jr Savannah 31402 413 Arlington Rd
127 Bobby L Hill Savannah 31406 208 E 34th Street
128 Tom Triplett Savannah 31401 PO Box 9586
129 George A Chance Jr Savannah 31402 PO Box 373
130 Robert P Bob Springfield 31329
Hanner Route 1
Parrott 31777
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131 Charles F Hatcher PO Box 750
Albany 31702
132 John White i 2016 Juniper Dr
Albany 31707
133 R S Dick 915 Sixth Ave Albany 31705
Hutchinson
134 Hayward McCollum 701 Cordele Rd Albany 31705
135 Howard H Rainey 913 E 3rd Ave Cordele 31015
136 Mrs Earleen Route 3 Sylvester 31791
Sizemore H
137 Ted Hudson Sq 301 Glynn Ave
Fitzgerald 31750
138Post 1 R Bayne Stone 208 Hester Hazlehurst 31539
138Post 2 James Gordon PO Box 769 Jesup 31545
Sonny Harris
139 Donald H Fraser PO Box 472
Hinesville 31313
140 Mobley Howell PO Box 348
Blakely 31723
141 Walter E Cox 1109 Pine St
Bainbridge 31713
142 Willis K Bobby PO Box 202 Cairo 31728
Long
143 James W Keyton PO Box 90
Thomasville 317 y2
144 Marcus E Collins Route 1 Pelham 31779
145 Dorsey R Matthews Route 1
Moultrie 31768
PO Box 812 Adel 31620
146Post 1Grover C Patten
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District Representative Post Office
146Post 2 Jack W Carter 1103 S Gordon Ave Adel 31620
I47fl Henry L Reaves Route 2 Quitman 31643
148 James M Beck 2427 Westwood Dr Valdosta 31601
149 Robert L Patten Rt H Box 180 Lakeland 31635
150 Ottis Sweat Jr Route 4 Box 10 Waycross 31501
151 Harry D Dixon 1303 Coral Rd Waycross 31501
152Post 1 Paul W Foster PO Box 679 Blackshear 31516
152Post 2 Bobby A Wheeler Route 1 Alma 31510
153 Lowell Gene
Leggett 2219 Tara Lane Brunswick 31520
154 Eston A Harden 114 Cater St
St Simons 31522
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STANDING COMMITTEES
OF THE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1976
January 1976
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AGRICULTURE CONSUMER AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
Matthews of 145th Chairman Harrison
Whitmire Vice Chairman Hatcher
Irvin of 11th Secretary Hudson
Carr Keyton
Castleberry Long
Chance McKinney
Clifton Nessmith
Collins Owens
Crawford Patten of
Culpepper Patten of
Felton Petro
Foster of 6th Reaves
Gammage Sizemore
Glanton Stone
Hanner Wheeler
Agriculture Consumer Affairs Subcommittees
General Agricultural Matters
Carr Chairman Clifton
Patten of 149th Vice Chairman Glanton
Foster of 6th Secretary Sizemore
Marketing Livestock Matters
Patten of 146th Chairman Culpepper
Castleberry Vice Chairman Hanner
Chance Secretary Reaves
Milk Milk Control
Hudson Chairman Gammage
Wheeler Vice Chairman Harrison
Hatcher Secretary Petro
Poultry Matters
Whitmire Chairman Keyton
Irvin of 10th Vice Chairman Owens
McKinney Secretary Hudson
Patten of 149th Stone
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APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
Harris of 8th Chairman Shanahan Vice Chairman Oxford Secretary
Adams of 14th
Beckham
Buck
Cole
Coleman
Colwell
Connell
Daugherty
Davis
Dixon
Egan
Evans of 99th
Gignilliat
Hamilton
Harden
Howell
Hutchinson
Jones
Jordan
Lambert
Lane of 40th
Lane of 81st
Lee
Phillips of 120th
Pinkston
Reaves
Ross
Rush
Smith of 78th
Toles
Vaughn
Ware
Whitmire
Wilson
Wood
Appropriations Subcommittees
Agriculture Consumer Affairs Public Works
Phillips of 120th Chairman Cole
Coleman Vice Chairman Howell
Oxford Secretary Reaves
Education
Hamilton Chairman Egan
Hutchinson Vice Chairman Ross
Adams of 14th Secretary
Human Resources
Toles Chairman Lane of 40th
Connell Vice Chairman Pinkston
Harden Secretary
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Appropriations Subcommitteescontinued
Highway Department Related Agencies
Gignilliat Chairman Colwell
Evans of 99th Vice Chairman Vaughn
Beckham Secretary Wood
State Regulatory Agencies
Daugherty Chairman Buck
Jordan Vice Chairman Lane of 81st
Ware Secretary Lee
BANKS BANKING COMMITTEE
Pinkston Chairman Logan
Kreeger Vice Chairman McCollum
Daugherty Secretary Miles
Beck Milford
Beckham Mostiler
Berry Oxford
Carnes Parham
Elliott Peters
Harris of 138th Shanahan
Horton Sigman
Howard Townsend
Jones Triplett
Karrh Williamson
Banks Banking Subcommittees
General Banking
Logan Chairman McCollum
Berry Vice Chairman Milford
Triplett Secretary Williamson
Howard
Industrial Loans
Miles Chairman Jones
Oxford Vice Chairman Mostiler
Karrh Secretary Sigman
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DEFENSE VETERANS AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
Wood Chairman Kilgore
Hays Vice Chairman Long
Wall Secretary Owens
Bargeron Sigman
Berry Tolbert
Gignilliat
Defense Veterans Affairs Subcommittee Berry Chairman Kilgore
Hays Vice Chairman Tolbert
Wall Secretary
EDUCATION
Ross Chairman Jordan Vice Chairman Wheeler Secretary Adams of 14th Brown Burton Calhoun Carrell Chance Clark of 13th Clifton Dover
Edwards of 110th Elliott
Evans of 84th Felton Glanton Hamilton
COMMITTEE
Harris of 60th Harris of 138th Harrison Hawkins Hill of 27th J ackson Knight
Larson of 119th
Marcus
Mostiler
Phillips of 120th
Phillips of 91st
Sizemore
Tucker
West
White
Wilson
Education Subcommittees
Authorities Retirement System
Tucker Chairman Evans of 84th
Brown Vice Chairman Glanton
Burton Secretary
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Education Subcommitteescontinued
Common Schools
Hamilton Chairman Dover
Knight Vice Chairman Harris of 60th
Edwards of 110th Secretary Jackson
School Building Supplies
Wheeler Chairman ifPS
Adams of 14th Vice Chairman Phillips of 91st
Wilson Secretary
Transportation
Hill of 127th Chairman Jordan
Carrell Vice Chairman Elliott Secretary
Vocational Education
Phillips of 120th Chairman Clark of 13th
Chance Vice Chairman Hawkins
Larsen of 119th Secretary
GAME FISH RECREATION COMMITTEE
Rainey Chairman Peters Vice Chairman Twiggs Secretary
Adams of 36th
Banks
Baugh
Calhoun
Coleman
Colwell
Cox
Dent
Foster of 152nd
Fraser
Gammage
Harden
Hays
Irvin of 10th
Jackson
Kreeger
Lane of 40th
Mann
McCollum
McKinney
Mullinax
Noble
Owens
Rush
Thomason
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Recreation Subcommittees
Boating
Adams of 36th Chairman Baugh
Thomason Vice Chairman Jackson
Kreeger Secretary
State Fisheries
Irvin of 10th Chairman Foster of 152nd
Fraser Vice Chairman Mann
Noble Secretary Rush
Parks Recreation
Lane of 40th Chairman Banks
Harden Vice Chairman Dent
McKinney Secretary Owens
HEALTH ECOLOGY COMMITTEE
Marcus Chairman Hudson Vice Chairman McKinney Secretary Baugh Blackshear Burton Calhoun Childers Clark of 55th Cox
Dover
Harris of 138th
Linder
Mann
Noble
Parham
Randall
Russell of 64th
Richardson
Smyre
Health Ecology Subcommittees
General Health
Clark of 55th Chairman Harris of 138th
Burton Vice Chairman Linder
Richardson Secretary Randall
Nursing Homes Homes for Aged
Russell of 64th Chairman Childers
Blackshear Vice Chairman Cox
Noble Secretary
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HIGHWAYS
Lane of 81st Chairman Sweat Vice Chairman Adams of 14th Secretary
Beck
Cole
Collins
Dean
Dent
Ham
Harris of 8th Hill of 41st Johnson of 8 th Kilgore
COMMITTEE
Leggett
Logan
Matthews of 145th Oxford Parkman Parrish
Phillips of 59th
Shanahan
Stone
Triplett
Twiggs
Vaughn
Waddle
Whitmire
Highways Subcommittees
Highway Maintenance Shops Facilities
Oxford Chairman Phillips of 59th
Dent Vice Chairman Stone
Ham Secretary
Interstate Highway System
Adams of 14th Chairman Beck
Harris of 8th Vice Chairman Hill ot 4ist
Waddle Secretary
State Highway System
Triplett Chairman Parrish
Twiggs Vice Chairman Leggett Secretary
HUMAN RELATIONS
Dent Chairman Hill of 127th Vice Chairman Leggett Secretary Clark
AGING COMMITTEE
Lucas
Matthews of 145th
Sheats
Smyre
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INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE
Mullinax Chairman Brown Vice Chairman Carr Secretary Bowman Childers Hawkins
Mostiler
Phillips of 59th
Richardson
Scott
Thomason
White
INDUSTRY COMMITTEE
Horton Chairman Harrison
McDonald Vice Chairman Kilgore
Harden Secretary Lee
Bailey Parrish
Bargeron Petro
Burruss Waddle
Canty Watson
Carter Wheeler
Glanton Williams
Industry Subcommittees
Industrial Development Information Coordination
Bailey Chairman Glanton
Harden Vice Chairman Kilgore
Petro Secretary Parrish
Tourist Relations
McDonald Chairman Waddle Vice Chairman Carter Secretary
Williams
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INSURANCE COMMITTEE
Ware Chairman Greer Vice Chairman Castleberry Secretary Barger on Carter Clifton Jessup Leonard McCollum
Parrish
Peters
Petro
Smith of 78th
Taggart
Tolbert
Watson
Williams
Wood
Insurance Subcommittees
Fire Casualty Allied Lines
Castleberry Chairman
Leonard Vice Chairman McCollum
Parrish Secretary Taggart
Health Life Accident
Peters Chairman
Petro Vice Chairman Williams
Bargeron Secretary
INTERSTATE COOPERATION COMMITTEE
Cole Chairman Jessup
Edwards of 110th Vice Chairman Collins
Castleberry Secretary
JOURNALS COMMITTEE
Nessmith Chairman Milford Vice Chairman Smith of 42nd Secretary
Bowman Foster of 52nd
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JUDICIARY
Snow Chairman Walker Vice Chairman Hatcher Secretary Bray Carnes Carter Childs Culpepper Daugherty Evans of 99th Evans of 84th
COMMITTEE
Hill of 127th
Irvin of 23rd
Karrh
King
Lambert
Parkman
Russell of 53rd
Sams
Taggart
Tucker
Judiciary Subcommittees
General Law Procedure
Hill of 127th Chairman Evans of 84th
Evans of 99th Vice Chairman Karrh
Hatcher Secretary
Law Enfor cement
King Chairman Carter
Carnes Vice Chairman Culpepper
Karrh Secretary
Pardons Paroles
Lambert Chairman Parkman
Russell of 53rd Vice Chairman Taggart
Irvin of 23 rd Secretary
Trusts Estates
Tucker Chairman Childs
Walker Vice Chairman Sams Secretary
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REAPPORTIONMENT COMMITTEE
Wilson Chairman Hamilton Vice Chairman Sams Secretary
Adams of 36th
Battle
Elliott
Horton
Jordan
MARTA OVERVIEW COMMITTEE MARTOC
Jordan Chairman
Adams of 36th Collins
Senate members not listed
Glover
Greer
Knight
Russell of 53rd
MOTOR VEHICLES COMMITTEE
Smith of 78th Chairman Jessup Vice Chairman Hutchinson Secretary Coleman Dean Dixon
Edwards of 20th Foster of 52nd Harris of 8th
Jackson
Matthews of 63rd
McDonald
Milford
Scott
Sheats
Smith of 42nd Williamson
Motor Vehicles Subcommittees
Title License Affairs
Hutchinson Chairman I MTthewsf263rd
Smith of 42nd Vice Chairman Matthews of 63
Dean Secretary
Motor Carriers
McDonald Chairman Harris of 8th Vice Chairman Jackson Secretary
Lucas
Milford
Williamson
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NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE
Reaves Chairman Phillips of 120th Vice Chairman Chance Secretary Adams of 79th Battle Carlisle Carr Cooper Crawford Hanner
Larsen of 27th
Long
Noble
Patten of 146th Patten of 149th Phillips of 91st Smith of 42nd Thomason Tucker
Natural Resources Subcommittees
Gas Oil Geology Minerals Carr Chairman Battle
Noble Vice Chairman Tucker
Patten of 146th Secretary
Soil Conservation Pollution Phillips of 120th Chairman Chance
Carlisle Vice Chairman Long
Larsen of 27th Secretary Thomason
RETIREMENT COMMITTEE
Buck Chairman Townsend Vice Chairman Johnson of 72nd Secretary Bolster Canty Childs
Clark of 13th
Crawford
Dean
Floyd
Hanner
Harris of 60th
Snow
Williamson
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RULES COMMITTEE
Lee Chairman Connell Vice Chairman Edwards of 110th Secretary Buck Burruss Davis Egan
Johnson of 72nd
Greer
Howard
Howell
Lambert
Matthews of 63rd
Mullinax
Nessmith
Pinkston
Russell of 53rd
Sweat
Sams
Triplett
Townsend
Vaughn
Walker
Wall
Ware
Rules Subcommittees
Privilege Resolutions
Triplett Chairman Sams
Ware Vice Chairman Wall
Howell Secretary
Rules Changes
Vaughn Chairman Russell of 53rd
Howard Vice Chairman Sweat
Greer Secretary Walker
Davis
SPECIAL JUDICIARY COMMITTEE
Thompson Chairman Johnson of 8th
Larsen of 119th Vice Chairman Knight
Howard Secretary Kreeger
Carlisle Nix
Fraser Randall
Harris of 60th Williams
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Special Judiciary Subcommittees
Code Revision
Kreeger Chairman Carlisle Vice Chairman Knight Secretary
Constitutional Amendments
Howard
Randall
Inquiry Investigation
Fraser Chairman Nix Vice Chairman Johnson of 8th Secretary
Harris of 60th Williams
STATE INSTITUTIONS
Colwell Chairman Rush Vice Chairman Toles Secretary Baugh Childs
Clark of 55th
Coleman
Cooper
Edwards of 20th Evans of 84th Felton
Foster of 6th Fraser Glover Hays
Irvin of 10th
PROPERTY COMMITTEE
Johnson of 72nd
Jones
Leggett
Linder
Parham
Rainey
Sigman
Smyre
Sweat
Taggart
Thompson
Twiggs
Waddle
W atson
West
White
State Institutions Property Subcommittees
Eleemosynary Institutions
Twiggs Chairman Edwards of 20th
Clark of 55th Vice Chairman Glover
Childs Secretary
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State Institutions Property Subcommitteescontinued Penal Institutions
Hays Chairman Rush
Irvin of 10th Vice Chairman West
Jones Secretary White
Property Control
Foster of 6th Chairman Evans of 84th
Fraser Vice Chairman Rainey
Cooper Secretary
State Income Producing Properties
Sweat Chairman Cox
Johnson of 72nd Vice Chairman Parham
Taggart Secretary Sigman
Smyre
State Ports
Jones Chairman Felton
Coleman Vice Chairman Leggett
Thompson Secretary Watson
Baugh
STATE PLANNING COMMUNITY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
Adams of 36th Chairman Knight Vice Chairman Bailey Secretary Banks Blackshear Bolster Brown Canty
Clark of 55th
Davis
Dover
Edwards of 20th Floyd
Foster of 6th Gammage
Ham
Hill of 41st Holmes
Johnson of 8th Lane of 40th Larsen of 27th Linder Mann
Patten of 146th
Phillips of 91st
Richardson
Russell of 54th
Scott
Stone
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State Planning Community Affairs Subcommittees Local Legislation
Knight Chairman Ham
Bailey Vice Chairman Phillips of 91st
Hill of 41st Secretary
State Federal Relations
Patten of 146th Chairman Bolster
Russell of 54th Vice Chairman Holmes
Brown Secretary Stone
STATE OF REPUBLIC COMMITTEE
Howell Chairman Bray Vice Chairman Keyton Secretary Cooper
Edwards of 110th Floyd Hawkins Holmes
King
Larsen of 119th
Leonard
McDonald
Randall
Sizemore
Tolbert
TEMPERANCE COMMITTEE
Dixon Chairman Glover
Evans of 99th Vice Chairman Ham
Blackshear Secretary Miles
Banks Thompson
Carnes
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Matthews of 63rd Chairman Gignilliat Vice Chairman Logan Secretary Adams of 79th Battle Beck Beckham Bolster Bowman Burton Carrell Childers Connell Culpepper Glover Holmes Irvin of 23rd Jessup Karrh King Lane of 81st Larsen of 27th Leonard Lucas Nix Parkman Patten of 149th Phillips of 59th Russell of 64th Sheats Toles W alker West
University System of Georgia Subcommittees Higher Finance
Logan Chairman Glover
Walker Vice Chairman Adams of 79th Secretary Karrh Nix
Long Range Programs
King Chairman Beckham
Patten of 149th Vice Chairman Russell of 64th Secretary Bowman Parkman Sheats
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Collins Chairman Miles Vice Chairman Adams of 79th Secretary Bailey Berry Bray Burruss Carrell Castleberry Cole Egan Greer Hatcher
Hill of 41st
Hudson
Hutchinson
Irvin of 23rd
Keyton
Marcus
Nix
Rainey
Ross
Russell of 64th
Snow
Wall
Ways Means Subcommittees
Income Estate Taxes
Adams of 79th Chairman Wall Vice Chairman Bailey Secretary
Marcus
Snow
Public Utilities Transportation
Berry Chairman Hutchinson Vice Chairman Russell of 64th Secretary
Hill of 41st
Hudson
Nix
Real Intangible Tax
Hatcher Chairman Cole
Castleberry Vice Chairman Ro
Bray Secretary
Sales Tax Tax Revision
Keyton Chairman Parroii
Greer Vice Chairman Egan Secretary
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RULES OF THE HOUSE OF
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ORGANIZATION
Rule 1 be vested consist of
The legislative power of the State shall in a General Assembly which shall a Senate and House of Representatives
Ga Const art Ill sec f par I
Legislative power and bodies
Rule 2 The Senate and House of Representatw a ube fnized by the secretary clerk thereof who shall be exofficio presiding officer
SIKH eleCtd N questi except one relating to the organization shall be entertained by such officer and in deciding such question he shall be governed as far as practicable
nu Hi oi the House ove wS B presides In the absence of such officer his assistant may officiate In the absence of both the body may appoint a chairman whose powersand
or Srk the Same aS those of
Organization by Clerk or assistant or chairman
Ga CodeAnn sec 47104
Rule 3 The presiding officer of the House o Representatives shall be styled the Speaker of th
cfIrlthrbodyatiVeS ad ShaI be elected
Election of Speaker
Ga Const art III sec VI par II
Rule 4 The President of the Senate a Speaker of the House shall be elected by th
shpeh1Ve bodles viva voce and a majority of vot 11 be necessary to a choice In like manner t Senate shall elect a president pro tern and t House a speaker pro tern whose powers ai duties while presiding or in the absence of ti permanent officers shall be the same
Ga Code Ann sec 47106
Speaker pro tern election and powers
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Officers and assistants Rule 5 The officers of the two Houses other than the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House shall be a President Pro Tempore and Secretary of the Senate and Speaker Pro Tempore and Clerk of the House of Representatives and such assistants as each House may provide for Ga Const art Ill sec VIII par 1
Seats Rule 6 The Speaker shall assign seats to the members Members who were members during the last regular session of the House shall be assigned the seats which they held during such last regular session if such seats are available for assignment
Oath of members Rule 7 Each Senator and Representative before taking his seat shall take the following oath or affirmation towit I will support the Constitution of this State and of the United States and on all questions and measures which may come before me I will so conduct myself as will in my judgment be most conducive to the interest and prosperity of this State Ga Const art Ill sec IV par V
Judges to administer oath Rule 8 The oaths of office prescribed by Const Art Ill Sec IV Par V 21605 may be administered to the members of the General Assembly by any Justice of the Supreme Court Judge of the Court of Appeals or judge of the superior courts to be procured by the person organizing each branch Ga Code Ann sec 47105
Clerks election and term Rule 9 There shall be a secretary of the Senate and clerk of the House of Representatives elected by the members of each House respectively viva voce and a majority of votes cast is necessary to
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elect Their terms of office shall be the time for which the members of the General Assembly are elected
Ga Code Ann sec 47201
Rule 10 Said officers their assistants and engrossing and enrolling clerks before entering on the discharge of their duties shall take an oath before the respective presiding officers of the two Houses to discharge their duties faithfully and to the best of their skill and knowledge of which a minute shall be made and entered on the journals
Ga Code Ann sec 47202
Rule 11 The Clerk of the House shall take an oath for the true and faithful discharge of the duties of his office to the best of his knowledge and abilities and shall be deemed to continue in office until another is elected
Rule 12 The President of the Senate and Speaker of the House shall administer the oaths required to the subordinate officers of their respective Houses
Ga Code Ann sec 47203
Rule 13 Immediately after their election said secretary and clerk shall each give bond and security in the sum of 5000 payable to the Governor and his successors in office and conditioned for the faithful discharge of their respective duties said bonds to be approved by the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House respectively
Oaths of Clerk and assistants
Journal
entry
Term of Clerk
Oaths of
subordinate
officers
Bond of Clerk
Ga Code Ann sec 47204
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Clerks care of books
Clerks assistants appointment and pay
Stenographic
reporter
Approval of assistant clerks by enrolling committee
Doorkeeper
and
Messenger election and pay
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Rule 14 The Clerk shall take special care of the books provided for the use of the House
Rule 15 Said secretary and clerk shall each select and appoint such assistants as may be necessary for the performance of the clerical work of their respective Houses including clerks for such standing or special committees as may be allowed a clerk by order of their respective Houses the compensation of their said assistants shall be fixed by said secretary and clerk respectively and be paid out of the amounts allowed said secretary and clerk respectively in section 47210 Provided however that if either House shall for any purpose employ a stenographic reporter the cost of such reporter shall not be considered a part of the clerical expenses of such House but shall be provided for by a special appropriation
Ga Code Ann sec 47208
Rule 16 No journalizing recording enrolling or engrossing clerk shall be appointed by the secretary of the Senate or clerk of the House of Representatives until such clerk has been examined by the enrolling committee and certified to his respective House to be competent and well qualified to the discharge of the duties required of him and such clerk shall be removed at any time upon the recommendation of the enrolling committee of the House in which he is employed
Ga Code Ann sec 47209
Rule 17 Each House is entitled to a doorkeeper and messenger to perform such duties as may be required of them who shall be elected as provided for the election of clerk of the House of Repre
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sentativcs and secretary of the Senate and who shall be compensated as provided by each House
Ga Code Ann sec 47301
18 No doorkeeper or other employee of the House of Representatives or Senate shall sublet ms employment or contract in any way nor shall the person having the appointment of any of said employees consent to any substitution of any other person for any of said employees
Ga Code Ann sec 47302
Rule 19 Whenever for any reason the person appointed to any of said positions cannot personaliy discharge the duties of the same said oitice shall become vacant and it shall be the duty o the person in whom is vested the appointing power to appoint another person for such time as the original employee cannot discharge his duties and the compensation shall from the date of such new appointment be paid to the new employee for the time he shall serve
Ga Code Ann sec 47203
Rule 20 Whenever the provisions of this Chapter shall be violated and any person shall be substituted for another in violation of the same neither the person so substituted nor the person for whom he is substituted shall receive any compensation out of the State treasury and it shall be the duty of the State Treasurer whenever any change shall be made in any of the persons tilling any of said positions to ascertain that the change was made according to the provisions of this Chapter before paying any money to the new otticer or employee
Ga Code Ann sec 47305
No employee substitution
Filling
vacancies
No pay when
employee
substitution
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Duties of Messenger
Sergeant at Arms
Pages
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Rule 21 It shall be the duty of the Messenger to attend to the wants of the House while m session to aid in the enforcement of order under the direction of the Speaker and to execute the demands of the House from time to time together with all such processes issued under its authority as may be directed to him by the speaker
There shall be a SergeantatArms of the House who under the direction of the Speaker shall be responsible for maintaining order in the House Chamber galleries and anterooms The SergeantatArms shall be designated by the Speaker and at the direction of the Speaker shall assist the Messenger in the performance of his duties under these rules
Rule 22 Each member of the House shall be allowed a maximum of five Page Days during each annual session One Page Day shall be deemed to be utilized by the service of one Page Said five Page Days may be utilized on one legislative day or on separate legislative days in the discretion of the member No one shall be eligible to serve as a Page who is not at least twelve years of age A member must make a reservation for each Page at least one week prior to the date on which he wishes such Page to serve
Rule 23 No person shall be entitled to enter upon the floor of the House except 1 members and officers thereof 2 members and officers of the Senate 3 the Governor of the State 4 staff members of the Office of Legislative Counsel 5 members of the press telegraph radio and television stations and newsreel photographers who bear proper credentials and 6 such others as the House may allow upon recommendation of the Committee on Rules Seats and spaces in the press section shall be assigned and designated by the Speaker
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Identification cards signed by the Speaker and attested by the Clerk shall be issued to all persons entitled to privileges of the floor under this rule
The Doorkeeper of the House is specifically charged with the duty of enforcing this rule
The right is automatically reserved to the Speaker to refuse the issuance of or to revoke cards requested or issued to nonmembers of the House and Senate and thereby prohibit admittance
Spouses and children of the members of the House may be admitted on the floor of the House provided they shall not be seated at the desk of any member
No person shall be admitted on the floor of the House who is engaged in lobbying or who is attempting to influence legislation
Except for the presentation of the Chaplain and the doctor of the day no member shall be recognized for the purpose of introducing visitors in the gallery or on the floor of the House The Speaker shall not recognize the presence of visitors in the gallery unless he deems their presence to be of such importance as to outweigh the value of continuing the business of the House No person not a member of the House shall be recognized to speak unless such person shall have first been so invited by the adoption of a Resolution or or before the previous day
SPEAKERS POWERS AND DUTIES
Rule 24 In all cases of election by the House the Speaker shall vote In other cases he shall not vote unless the House shall be equally divided or unless his vote if given to the minority will make the division equal and in case of such equal
Identification
Doorkeepers
duty
Refusal by Speaker
Spouses and children
No lobbyists
Recognition of Visitors
Vote
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Priority of business
Recognition
Silence and
irrelevant
debate
Yeas and nays
Substitute
Succession
division the question shall be lost But in all cases where a fixed constitutional vote is required to pass the bill or measure under consideration and said bill or measure shall lack only one vote to pass the same the Speaker shall vote and his vote so cast shall be counted the same as that of any other member
Rule 25 All questions as to the priority of business to be acted on shall be decided by the Speaker without debate
Rule 26 When two or more members shall rise at the same time the Speaker shall name the person entitled to proceed
Rule 27 The Speaker shall in his discretion suspend irrelevant debate and command silence whenever he may deem it necessary
Rule 28 The Speaker may at any time order the roll called on any question and take the vote by yeas and nays unless otherwise ordered by the House
Rule 29 The Speaker may during a days sitting name any member to perform the duties of the Chair during any part of that sitting but no longer
Rule 30 Whenever from any cause the Speaker shall be absent at the beginning of a daily session the Speaker Pro Tempore shall preside If both shall be absent the Clerk of the House shall call the House to order and shall preside until the election of an acting Speaker Pro Tempore which said election shall be the first business of the House The acting Speaker Pro Tempore thus
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elected shall preside until the return of one of the first named officers when his functions shall cease
Rule 31 Members of all committees provided for in these rules shall be appointed by the Speaker unless otherwise ordered by the House The Speaker may create in his discretion within any standing committee a subcommittee or subcommittees and constitute the membership thereof
Except for the Committee on Rules and the Committee on Interstate Cooperation a member shall remain on the committee to which he is appointed so long as he is a member of the House In the event a member desires to change committees he may make a request to the Speaker and in the event a change can be accomplished the Speaker is authorized to make such change
Rule 32 The Speaker shall have power to cause the galleries and lobbies of the House cleared by the Messenger and Doorkeepers in case of disturbance or disorderly conduct therein and to cause any person or persons so offending to be arrested and brought before the bar of the House to be dealt with for contempt of the House
Rule 33 No person shall enter the gallery of the Hall of the House of Representatives unless such person has been issued a card by the Speaker authorizing such person to enter said gallery Such card must be signed by the Speaker and must be displayed by such person to the doorkeeper of the gallery The Speaker is hereby authorized to revoke any card issued by him
Appointment of committees and
subcommittees
Clearing galleries and lobbies when disorder
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Suspension of
Messenger
and
Doorkeepers
Rule 34 The Speaker shall have power to suspend the Messenger and Doorkeepers for misconduct or neglect of duty He shall report any such suspension to the House within twentyfour hours thereafter for such action as the House may see fit to take
GENERAL BUSINESS AND ORDER OF BUSINESS
Rule 35 The following shall be the order of business
1 Call of the Roll
2 Scripture reading and prayer by Chaplain
3 Report of the Committee on the Journal
4 Reading of the Journal
5 Confirmation of the Journal
6 Unanimous consents
7 Motions to reconsider
8 Introduction of bills and resolutions
9 First and second readings and reference of House bills and resolutions
10 Report of standing committees
11 Reading of bills and resolutions favorably reported
12 Third reading and passage of uncontested local bills and resolutions
13 First and second readings and reference of Senate bills and resolutions
14 Unfinished business of previous session
15 Orders of the day
16 Senate amendments to House bills and resolutions and reports of conference committees
17 House bills and resolutions for third reading
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Rule 36 It shall be the duty of the Committee on Journals to read the Journal of each days proceedings and report to the House that the same is correct before the Journal is read by the Clerk
The reports of the Committee on Journals may be made at any time
Rule 37 The Committee on Rules during the last twentyone days of each session shall arrange and fix the calendar for each days business Such calendar shall be a standing and continuing special order during said period Only the Rules Committee may amend the Rules Calendar during any legislative day except that such Calendar may be changed by a threefourths vote of the members voting provided such threefourths constitutes a majority of the members elected to the House
Rule 38 Every motion to make special orders shall be submitted in writing to the Committee on Rules and reported upon by the Committee before being submitted to the House
Rule 39 Any motion to suspend or change the rules or change the order of business shall be decided without debate Provided that whenever a report from the Committee on Rules is submitted to the House the questions arising on said report shall be debatable until the report of the Committee is agreed to or disagreed to or the main question is ordered There shall be no debate however on the report of the Committee on Rules during the last twentyone days of the session
Rule 40 The Rules of the House known as Constitutional Rules and Statutory Rules shall not be suspended Except as provided elsewhere in these rules no other rule shall be suspended or
Enrolling Committee to report Journal
Calendar of Rules Committee last 21 days
Special orders to Rules
Committee
Suspension or change of rules or order of business debate
No debate on Rules Committees report
Suspension or change of rules or order of business
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Dispensing with rollcall Rule 41 The rollcall at the opening of each session of the House shall not be dispensed with except by a vote of a majority of the members voting or by unanimous consent The motion to dispense witjrthe rollcall shall be decided without debate Theectric rollcall system may be used to call the roll by the members using the aye switch to signify their presence
Dispensing with reading of Journal Rule 42 The reading of the Journal shall not be dispensed with except by a vote of a majority of the members voting or by unanimous consent The motion to dispense with the reading of the Journal shall be decided without debate
Committee reports Rule 43 The several standing committees of the House shall have leave to report by bill or otherwise The report of the Committee on Rules is in order at any time when the House is not actually engaged in other business
Messages Rule 44 When a message shall be sent to the House of Representatives it shall be announced at the door of the House by the Doorkeeper and be respectfully communicated to the Chair by the person through whom it may be sent Messages may be received at any time while the door is open except while a question is being put or a ballot or a viva voce vote is being taken A message shall be presented to the House by the Speaker when received or afterwards according to its nature and the business in which the House is engaged or its consideration may on motion be ordered by the House
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privilege shall be first
those affecting the rights of the House collectively Questions of its safety dignity and the integrity of its nro pnvilegeceedings second the rights repitation and nduct of members individually in their reoresentntive capacity only Questions of privilege shall have precedence over all other questions except a motion to adjourn Provided that when any matter is pending before the House no question of personal privilege shall be acted on until the pending question shall be disposed of
MI 46 Every motion for information from Motions for mpnt M 1VQf EePartment or any other depart information ment of the State government shall be considered on the same legislative day on which it is made xcept that by a vote of a majority of the members elected such motion may be postponed consideration until the next legislative day
noater6 dy 0n WhlCh SUCh motion is made but
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meetings the General Assembly tttHilBlaf Prescribed m Art Ill Sec IV Par First ill of the State Constitution 21503 The hour meetin8
at bf 110oclock AM and the place
at the State Capitol first meeting
Ga Code Ann sec 47103
Rule 48 The House shall convene at 10 AM
Sundays excepted unless otherwise ordered by the Time of House The hour of adjournment shall be fixed by meetings
debate0 f Said House on motion without
Contempt of nonmembers
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Reference to petition in Journal
Budget for House
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ence or who shall rescue or attempt to rescue any person arrested by order of either House
Ga Const art Ill sec VII par II
Rule 50 Any member presenting a petition memorial or remonstrance shall as concisely as practicable intimate the name and object of the petitioner memorialist or remonstrant which shall be noted on the Journal and the paper may then be referred without reading
Rule 51 For the purpose of making up the budget the Director of the Budget shall have the power and it shall be his duty to require from the proper State officials including herein all executive and administrative officers bureaus boards commissions and agencies expending or supervising the expenditure of and all institutions applying for State moneys and appropriations such itemized estimates and other information in such form and manner and at such times as said Director shall direct The estimates for the Legislative Department certified by the presiding officer of each House and of the Judiciary as certified by the State Auditor shall be transmitted to the Director in such form and manner and at such time as he shall direct and shall be included in the budget The Director may provide for public hearings on all estimates and may require the attendance at such hearings of representatives oi all departments agencies boards commissions or institutions applying for State moneys and appropriations After such public hearings and after examination of the estimates submitted the Director may in his discretion revise all estimates except those for the Legislative and Judicial Departments The Governorelect may advise and confer with the Director in the preparation and revision of the estimates and for this purpose he
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shall have access to all estimates and requests submitted by the departments agencies commissions and institutions in compliance with the instructions of the Director
Ga Code Ann sec 40402
Rule 52 No member shall take any books or papers from the possession of the House or Clerk without first acquainting the Clerk and giving him a receipt to return the same in a reasonable time or on his demand
Rule 53 When the reading of any paper is called for and the reading is objected to by any member whether the paper shall be read shall be determined by a vote of the House without debate
QUORUM AND ABSENTEES
Rule 54 A majority of each House shall constitute a quorum to transact business but a smaller number may adjourn from day to day and compel the presence of its absent members as each house may provide
Ga Const art ILL sec IV par IV
Rule 55 The power to compel the attendance of members in order to keep or secure a quorum shall be vested in the Speaker and to this end he may have the doors of the House closed When the doors are so closed no member shall be allowed to retire from the House without first obtaining leave from the House
The Messenger of the House on order of the Speaker may arrest any absentees and bring them
Receipt for papers
Reading of paper
To transact business
Compelling
attendance
Arrest
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before the House when necessary to secure a quorum as aforesaid The SergeantatArms of the House shall also be authorized to perform the same duties as provided herein for the Messenger
Motion to determine attendance
Arrest and discharge
Rule 56 Whenever the result of a vote taken shall disclose the fact that no quorum of the House is present or when the Speaker shall officially state the fact to the House it shall be in order for any member to make a motion for a call of the House When such motion is made the Speaker shall state the question as follows Shall the motion for the call of the House prevail and if onefifth of the members present shall vote m the affirmative the Speaker shall order the Clerk to call the roll of members and the absentees shall be noted The doors shall then be closed after which the names of the absentees shall again be called Those who do not appear and who are absent without leave may by order of the majority of the members present be sent for and arrested wherever they may be found by the officers to be appointed by the Messenger for that purpose and their attendance secured jj and the House shall determine upon what conditions they shall be discharged
Rule 57 Upon the call of all the members the names of the absentees shall be noted by the Clerk and shall appear upon the Journal And it shall be the duty of the Clerk to keep a separate Hst absentees list of the absentees from each days proceedings
for Journal which list shall be entered upon the Journal The
list shall show which of said absentees are absent without leave which are absent with leave which are absent for providential causes and which are absent for business reasons Said separate list shall be read in the House with the Journal upon which the same is entered
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DEBATE AND DECORUM
Rule 58 When any member is about to speak in debate or deliver any matter to the House he shall rise from his seat and respectfully address himself to Mr Speaker No member shall be recognized by the Speaker unless said member is at his designated seat
The member shall be confined to matter in debate and shall not speak more than twice on any subject or more than once until every member choosing to speak shall have spokefr
No member of the House shall occupy the floor longer than one 1 hour in debating any question unless otherwise ordered by the House On the last two days of the session no member of the House shall occupy the floor longer than twenty 20 minutes in debating any question unless otherwise ordered by the House Any motion to limit or extend the time of individual speeches shall be decided without debate No such motion shall prevail unless it shall receive the affirmative votes of twothirds of those voting provided the total vote constitutes a quorum Such motion may be made at any time that the movant thereof may legitmately obtain the floor
If any member in speaking or otherwise transgresses the rules of the House the Speaker shall call him to order in which case the said member shall immediately sit down unless permitted to explain The House shall if appealed to decide whether to confirm the Speakers action If the transgressor refuses to submit to the decision of the House for the first offense he shall be reproved for the second he shall be fined in a sum not exceeding ten dollars and if he continues refractory he may be expelled from the House by a twothirds vote of the members which said vote
Request for recognition from seat
Limits on debate
Time
Limit or extension
Order against transgression of rules
Appeal
Penalties
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shall be taken by yeas and nays and recorded on the Journal of the House
Rule 59 Each House shall be the judge of the Power of election returns and qualifications of its members
House over and ghali have power to punish them for disorderly
membersnip behavior or misconduct by censure fine im
prisonment or expulsion but no member shall be expelled except by a vote of twothirds of the House to which he belongs
Ga Const art Ill sec VII par I
Censure for debate
Duties of Clerk and member
Time
limits
Address
through
Speaker
Rule 60 If any member shall be called to order for words spoken the words excepted to shall be taken down in writing by the Clerk and read The words excepted to shall then be admitted denied or explained by the member who spoke them Thereupon the question of order shall be decided and such other proceedings had as the House may deem proper in regard thereto Provided that if at any time the House is acting under the previous question such question of order and other proceedings referred to shall not be taken up for decision until after the previous question and the main question have btfen disposed of or until such future time as may then be ordered by the House But no member shall be held to answer or be subject to the censure of the House for words spoken in debate if any other member has spoken or other business has intervened before the exception to the words is taken
Rule 61 No member shall address the House except as heretofore stated in case of appeals or cominue interrogate a member who is speaking except
through the Speaker Should the member speaking decline to be interrupted the Speaker shall cause the member desiring to interrogate to be silent
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Rule 62 No member shall refer in debate to any private conversation had with another member or to any matters which took place in Inv committee or in the Senate any
Reference to
conversations
etc
Ruie 63 In speaking a member shall avoid calling any other member by name when he mav have occasion to take notice of his observations VIBlliii bim by bis position on the floor rfhtresWence1 i represents county
Reference to members
Freedom from arrest
Freedom of debate
fri ie If ThVembers ofboth Houses shall be free from arrest during their attendance on the Hi Assembly and m going thereto or returning therefrom except for treason felonv
Srbe Sxll f the and no
snail be liable to answer m any other place for anything spoken in debate in either House
Ga Const art Ill sec VII par Ill
Rule 65 The members of the House shall d
IWPP WM conversation and prese dS silence until a speaking member has taken his seat debate
Rule 66 No member shall pass between the r
Chair and a member while he is SDeakinp At Limitson fimo 9 peaKing At the movement
set 1titXTeLnetirsem Sha t his
Rule 67 No member shall converse with anv No one over the bar of the House conversation
over bar
entity H merVber or any other person
the Pnvileges of the or shall be permitted to enter upon the floor of the House while m an intoxicated condition The Messenger
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No applause or hisses
Method
Speakers
question
Decision of House
Time
limits
Debate
limits
Addressing
Written
protest
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and the Doorkeeper of the House are specially charged with the rigid enforcement of this rule
Rule 69 Applause hisses or other noises in the Representative Chamber in the gallery or in the lobbies during any speech or legislative proceeding shall be promptly suppressed
PROTEST AND APPEAL
Rule 70 Should any member of the House be dissatisfied with the ruling of the Speaker on any point he shall rise and respectfully address the Speaker and say I appeal from the decision of the Chair The Speaker will then state to the House the point ruled on and his decision on it and shall then put the question of appeal to the House as follows All in favor of the decision of the Chair standing as the sense of this House will say AyeThose opposed will say No The decision of the House in sustaining or overruling the Speaker shall be final
Rule 71 All appeals from the decision of the Chair shall be made immediately and no appeal shall be in order after other business has intervened from the time of the alleged error of the Chair and before said appeal is sought
Rule 72 On all appeals on questions of order of a personal character there shall be no debate
Rule 73 Where debate is permissible on appeals from the decision of the Chair any member after being recognized by the Speaker may address his remarks directly to the House
Rule 74 Any member may enter a protest in writing against the action of the House Said protest shall clearly and succinctly set forth the
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grounds of such protest It shall not be argumentasall not arraign or impugn the motive of the House or of any member thereof Such protest shall be entered by the Clerk upon the Journal of the House
Entry on Journal
MOTIONS
Rule 75 When any subject is before the House tor consideration or under debate no motion shall be received except the following towit
1st A motion to adjourn
2nd A motion to lay on taH
3rd A motiori for the previous question Motions
4th A motion to adjourn to a time definite dSfdebate
5th A motion to indefinitely postpone
6th A motion to postpone to a day certain
7th A motion to commit
8th A motion to amend
9th A motion to print
named mtions sha11 have Precedence in the order Precedence
Rule 76 After a motion is stated by the Speaker or read by the Clerk it shall be deemed Possession to be m the possession of the House but may by and unanimous consent be withdrawn at any time withdrawal before the decision
Rule 77 A motion made by not be seconded
any member need
No second
Rule 78 No member may make more than one One at motion at a time While the motion is being put to a timethe House he must resume his seat and he is not
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No cut off of debate without relinquishing floor
When motion in order
Debate
Renewal
Amendment
If to
particular
time
further entitled to the floor again unless recognized again by the Speaker
Rule 79 No member shall be allowed to address himself to any question and then make any motion the effect of which is to cut off debate without relinquishing the floor
ADJOURNMENT
Rule 80 The motion to adjourn may be made at any time when the movant can legitimately obtain the floor
Rule 81 A motion to adjourn may be made after the motion for the previous question has been sustained But when the House has voted that the main question shall be now put no motion to adjourn is in order nor shall any motion to adjourn be in order after the Clerk has called the first name of the yeas and nays and a vote of one member has been given or after the Speaker has unlocked the rollcall system for voting or after a division of the House has been had on a vote and the vote is in process of being counted and announced In such cases the rollcall shall be completed the vote counted and the result finally announced before a motion to adjourn shall be in order
Rule 82 A motion to adjourn is in no instance debatable nor shall said motion be made a second time until further progress has been made in the business before the House A motion to adjourn in its simple form shall not be amended
Rule 83 A motion to adjourn to a particular day or for a particular time if made when the House is not actually engaged in other business is
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proposed amendable as to the day or time RlJIe 84 When a motion to adiourn in it
mmmhhI ii mm il IS
next sitting day or time m course
1 Ral 85 Whenever the hour of adjournment a
votinfvf w10r resoulution shall arrive while the
the6session 18 taken by yeas and ays
tne session shall continue until the final vote i
taken and announced If said fixed hour of
adjournment shall arrive while the House is actine r on the mam Question nftoy 1 acting Complete
been orderedq and mam luestlon has yeas and
raerea and before the vote on the main nays
question is being taken either by a division oTbv he yeas and nays as aforesaid the House shah stand adjourned by virtue of said priorresolution
thaRU three davfnft11 KlE adjourn re Three day consent of th J ofh t0 anJ otber Place without the and place consent ot the other and m case of disagreement limit
SKiPlH Houes question SfdS
S them Government W adjourn either S both
txiem Disagreement
Ga Const art Ill sec VII par XXII
87 The General Assembly shall meet in
numbered year for no longer than thirtythree days The General Assembly shall meet inr Jrftl session on the second Monday in Januarv 1 and m every evennumbered year Safer It
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Term of session
Pending
business
Extraordinary
session
Delay for impeachment
Not after order for main question
Delay until rollcall
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concurrent resolution adoption by a majority of members elected to both Houses of the General Assembly the General Assembly may adjourn any regular session to such later date as it may fix for reconvening in regular session but shall remain in regular session no longer than fortyfive 45 days in the aggregate in oddnumbered years and no longer than forty 40 days in the aggregate in evennumbered years during the terms for which members were elected All business pending in the Senate or House at the adjournment of any regular session may be considered at any regular session of the same General Assembly as if there had been no adjournment Nothing herein shall be construed to affect the power of the Governor to convoke the General Assembly in extraordinary session or the duty of the Governor to convene the General Assembly in extraordinary session upon the certificate of threefifths of the members elected to the Senate and the House of Representatives as provided in Article V Section I Paragraph XII Section 23012 of this Constitution If an impeachment trial is pending at the end of any regular or extraordinary session the Senate may continue in session until such trial is completed
Ga Const art Ill sec IV par Ill TABLING
Rule 88 A motion to lay on the table may be made after the motion for the previous question has been sustained but when the House has voted that the main question shall be now put no motion to lay on the table is in order
Rule 89 After a yea and nay vote is called on any bill or resolutionthe House not acting at the time under the previous questionand one vote has been recorded or the Speaker has unlocked
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H9B fjstem for voting no motion to table
completed1 Bl 1 Brollca11 shaI1 have been When any bill or resolution is tabled
from theC3 the rollca11 and then taken
irom the table nothing can be done except to
announce the result of said vote as shown bv said tailed at the time said M1 In
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HQBB Nothing may be legitimately laid on cLitsn the table excepting what may be taken up again Ife
mk No motion to lay an amendment on tne table shall be in order
Rule 92 Neither the motion to lay on the table Not or Amendablen t0 fr0m the table is debatable
Renewal
new busins has intervened between
Rule 94 If the motion to lay on the table I from the consideration of the Effect
aHtXoTirtheTmeer Wih a he mtions
When a proposition is taken from the table it stands before the House in the exact form with a 1
t0 4 Just as stod at the time the motion to lay on the table prevailed
Rule 95 A majority of a quorum voting is vntt necessary to lay a bill on the table A majority f a Ke and quoruni voting may take from the table at anv take from time when the House is not engaged on any othe table
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Limits on subject matter INDEFINITE POSTPONEMENT Rule 96 While the motion to indefinitely postpone takes precedence over a motion to postpone to a day certain or to commit or to amend yet this motion cannot be applied to said motions nor can it be applied to incidental questions such as questions of order reading of papers withdrawal of a motion and suspension of a rule
Debate and amendment Rule 97 The motion to indefinitely postpone lays open the whole question for debate but the motion cannot be amended
No renewal Rule 98 No motion to indefinitely postpone shall be renewed on any bill resolution or other measure after the same has been voted down
Disposal on final reading Rule 99 When a bill resolution or other measure is under consideration on the final reading thereof a motion to indefinitely postpone if decided in the affirmative by a majority of those voting provided the total vote constitutes a quorum thereby disposes of said bill resolution or other measure for the session POSTPONEMENT
Limits on subject matter Rule 100 A motion to postpone to a day certain cannot be applied to subordinate or incidental questions but only to the whole measure
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When the motion prevails it carries forward the whole proposition and its appendages to the dav Effectnamed J
Rule 101 On a motion to postpone a question to a day certain it is not in order to debate the merits of the question Debate may be allowed but it shall be confined strictly to the proposition to postpone and to show why one day is preferred to another It shall be the duty of the Speaker to hold members rigidly to these points
Debate
Rule 102 The motion to postpone to a dav certain may be amended by substituting one day tor another In this case the time would be treated Amendmentas a blank and the Speaker should treat any such amendment as he would those to fill a blank
i RuIf i03 W a day designated is known to be n Mr H9 0f the session the Speaker shall e the subject11 10n aS ne t0 indefinitely postpone postponement
Rule 104 If the motion to postpone a bill a
0tir eaSUre is decided in the Renewal negative the question is left before the House as it was before the motion was made and a second motion to postpone cannot be made on the same day or at the same stage of the proceeding
Rule 105 The motion to postpone a bill resolution or other measure to a day certain when decided m the affirmative by a majority of those voting providing the total vote constitutes a Effectquorum removes the subject from before the House until the time designated
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To types of committees Rule 106 Motions to commit may be made to refer a bill resolution or other measure to a standing or special committee or Committee of the Whole House
Precedence of committees Rule 107 A motion to commit to a standing committee takes precedence over a motion to commit to a special committee and shall be first voted on But where a motion is made that a bill resolution or other measure be committed to the Committee of the Whole House this motion shall be put before either of the above named motions
Debate if instructions Rule 108 On a motion simply to commit no debate shall be allowed but where instructions are added the merits of the question may be debated
Amendment Rule 109 A motion to commit may be amended by adding instructions or by substituting another committee for the one named by the member making the motion
Recom mitment Rule 110 Any proposition that has been referred to any committee either standing or special may on motion be recommitted to the same or any other committee by a majority of those voting provided the total vote constitutes a quorum RECONSIDERATION
Time for motion Rule 111 Motions for reconsideration shall be in order immediately after the order of unanimous consent on the day succeeding the action sought to be reconsidered and such other days as hereinafter provided Before any action can be recon
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siderei notice must have been given to the House oi intention to so move during the legislative day during which the action sought to be reconsidered took Place The notice of a motion to reconsider shall not be withdrawn after the time has elapsed within which it might originally have been made A motion for reconsideration takes a majority of those voting providing the total vote constitutes a quorum
Notice required time
When the action sought to be reconsidered occurs on the last legislative day of the week the motion for reconsideration shall be in order on the following Monday When the action sought to be reconsidered occurs on the last day of the session the same may be reconsidered during such day
The action of the House upon a House amendment may be reconsidered at any time before final action upon the section bill or resolution to which the amendment relates The action of the House on Senate amendments shall be in order for reconsideration immediately and not otherwise
Time for reconsideration
Of action on
amendment time limits
Rule 112 No matter shall be reconsidered more than once
One reconsideration
Rule 113 All bills reconsidered shall take their place at the foot of the calendar of bills then in Calendar order for a third reading
ENACTMENT
Rule 114 The Speaker shall not recognize an member at any time except during the first thirt minutes after the confirmation of the Journal o after the reading of the Journal has been dispensec with for the purpose of asking unanimous consen lor the introduction of new matter to read am
Unanimous
consent
limits
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Vote bill or resolution the second time or any local bill or resolution a third time to put any local bill or resolution upon its passage or to recommit a bill or resolution or to withdraw it from one committee and recommit it to another The Speaker shall not recognize any member at any time for the purpose of asking unanimous consent to put any general bill or resolution upon its passage or to read such bill or resolution and recommit it The Speaker shall not recognize any member at any time for the purpose of asking unanimous consent to cast his vote on any motion resolution amendment bill or other question
One at a time The Speaker shall entertain but one unanimous consent at any one time
Withdrawal of bill Rule 115 Any bill may be withdrawn at any stage thereof by consent of the House
Transmittal to Senate Rule 116 No bill or resolution shall be transmitted to the Senate on the day of the passage thereof except by unanimous consent or unless twothirds of the members voting provided the total vote constitutes a quorum shall so order Provided that any bill or resolution which requires action by the Senate during the last three legislative days shall be immediately transmitted by the Clerk to the Senate
Enrollment Rule 117 The Committee on Journals shall carefully compare enrolled bills and resolutions correct any errors that may be discovered in the enrolled bills or other papers and make their report forthwith to the House
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M ljfl The engrossed copies of all laws and IW resolutions passed by the General Assembly Fnr shall be preserved by the chairman of the enrolling committfe committee and deposited in the office of the Sec to preserve retary of State laws
Ga Code Ann sec 47901
RHle V li Wand Joint Resolutions shall be signed by the Speaker and Clerk and all writs I warrants and subpoenas issued by order of the Slgnatures
the Clerks Slgned by the SPeaker and attested
Rule 120 All acts shall be signed by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the Mouse of Representatives and no bill or resolu o ipjjj tended to have the effect of a law which of laws shall have been rejected by either house shall be again proposed during the same session under the same or any other title without the consent of
recteddS f 111 House by whick the same was Ga Const art Ill sec VII par XIII
Rule 121 Each House shall keep a journal of its
littalll publish it immediately after its Journal adjournment The General Assembly shall provide and law tor the publication of the laws passed by each publicationsession
Ga Const art Ill sec VII par IV
Rule 122 The original journal shall be preserved after publication in the office of the Journal secretary of State but there shall be no other preservation record thereof
Ga Const art Ill sec VII par V
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Filing Rule 123 No bill or resolution requiring the concurring vote of the Senate for passage shall be introduced unless the same shall have been filed in the office of the Clerk not later than one hour after the time of adjournment on the previous day
Deadline on introduction No such bill or resolution shall be introduced after the 30th day of any regular session except upon the affirmative vote of threefifths of the members present provided a quorum is present
Two copies clerk and press Rule 124 When introducing a bill or resolution a member shall file an original and one copy with the Clerk
Form of bills and resolutions Rule 125 All bills and resolutions shall be typed printed or otherwise duplicated and the name of the member introducing the same as well as the district he represents shall be on the back thereof There shall also appear on the back the title or brief summary thereof
Subject matter limits Rule 126 No law shall pass which refers to more than one subject matter or contains matter different for what is expressed in the title thereof Ga Const art Ill sec VII par VIII
Reference to laws Rule 127 No law or section of the code shall be amended or repealed by mere reference to its title or to the number of the section of the Code but the amending or repealing act shall distinctly describe the law to be amended or repealed as well as the alteration to be made Ga Const art Ill sec VII par XVI
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Rule 128 No local or special bill shall be passed unless notice of the intention to apply therefor shall have been published in the newspaper in which the sheriffs advertisements for the locality affected are published once a week for three weeks during a period of sixty days immediately preceding its introduction into the General Assembly No local or special bill shall become law unless there is attached to and made a
Fu rt Hi blll a cPy f said notice certified by the publisher or accompanied by an affidavit of the author to the effect that said notice has been published as provided by law No office to which a person has been elected shall be abolished nor the term of the office shortened or lengthened by local or special bill during the term for which such person was elected unless the same be approved bv the people of the jurisdiction affected in a
rF feniUm on the question When any local law snail add any member or members to any municipal or county governing authority the members of which are elected by the people such local laws must provide that the member or members so added must be elected by the qualified voters of the politick subdivision affected under such rules as the General Assembly may in said law provide
Ga Const art Ill sec VII par XV
Rule 129 No local or special bill shall be passed unless notice of the intention to apply therefor shall have been published in the newspaper m which the sheriffs advertisements for the locality affected are published once a week for three weeks during a period of 60 days immediately preceding its introduction into the General Assembly No local or special bill shall become law unless there is attached to and made a
Fifrt a1ld bl11 a cPy of said notice certified by the publisher or accompanied by an affidavit of the author to the effect that said notice has been
Notice on local bills
Affidavit of publication
Referendum if applies to office
Addition to local
governing
body
Notice on local bill
Affidavit
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Referendum on office
Addition to local governing authority
published as provided by law No office to which a person has been elected shall be abolished nor the term of the office shortened or lengthened by local or special bill during the term for which such person was elected unless the same be approved by the people of the jurisdiction affected in a referendum on the question Where any local law shall add any member or members to any municipal or county governing authority the members of which are elected by the people such local law must provide that the member or members so added must be elected by a majority vote of the qualified voters of the political subdivision affected
Ga Code Ann sec 47801
Clerks duty to print and distribute
No passage until
distributed
Suspension of bill or resolution for floor amendments distribution
Rule 130 The Clerk shall as soon as possible after any bill or resolution of general application is filed in his office cause the same to be printed and when such bill or resolution is placed on the general calendar the Clerk shall distribute a copy thereof to each member of the House Whenever any such bill or resolution of general application shall be reported back by the committee to which it was referred with the recommendation that it do pass as amended the Clerk shall cause the recommended amendment to be printed and copies thereof to be distributed to each member No bill or resolution of general application shall be placed on its passage unless copies of the same and any committee amendments shall have been printed and distributed to the members prior to consideration for passage The House may at any time by a vote of a majority of those voting provided the total vote constitutes a quorum suspend action upon any pending bill or resolution of general application until all amendments offered thereto on the floor shall have been printed and distributed to the members
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Rule 131 All bills and resolutions shall be Calendar called in the numerical order in which they stand on the calendar or as otherwise directed by the Speaker or by the House Provided that the General Appropriations Bill shall have precedence on third reading over all other matters even Special Orders until final disposition of the said
JDlll
So that the proper numerical order may be accurately and fairly determined as between bills and resolutions it shall be the duty of the Clerk to place on each bill and resolution as same is read the first time a number following the numerical Tbich sad bills and resolutions are read the first time adopting one series of numbers and the same series of numbers for both bills and resolutions Before reading any bill or resolution the second or third time the Clerk shall distinctly state its number and the name of the member bv whom introduced
Precedence of General Appropriation Bill
Numbering by Clerk at first reading
Reading by Clerk
Rule 132 A motion to engross a bill mav be made upon reading the bill the first time and at no other time When a motion to engross is made no debate shall be permitted except that the movant may speak to his motion not longer than five minutes and any one other member of the House may speak in opposition thereto for five minutes No bill or resolution shall be engrossed except upon the affirmative vote of twothirds of the members voting provided the total vote constitutes a quorum or except by unanimous consent In case of engrossment of any bill or
SimfterAe Tny thereof sha11 be made by the Clerk and the bill or other matter shall not be
mitted6 thereafter unless subsequently com
Engrossment at first reading
Debate
Vote
Restricts
amendment
Rule 133 Every bill before it shall pass shall R t be read three times and on three separate days in Sred
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each House unless in cases of actual invasion or insurrection but the first and second reading of each local bill shall consist of the reading of the title only unless said bill is ordered to be engrossed
Ga Const art Ill sec VII par VII
Automatic
second
reading
No debate at first or second reading
Rule 134 Whenever any bill or resolution having the force and effect of law is filed with the Clerk it shall be read for the first time on the succeeding day and such day shall be deemed to be the date on which the bill was introduced Such bill or resolution shall then automatically be read for the second time on the legislative day following the day on which it is introduced There shall be no debate on the first or second reading of any bill or resolution
USE OF COMMITTEES
Reference by speaker
Unless
otherwise
ordered
Rule 135 Upon the introduction of any bill or resolution or other matter requiring reference to a committee the Speaker shall as a matter of course and without debate commit the same to the proper committee unless otherwise ordered by the House
Limited debate only where instructions
When motion is made to refer a bill or resolution to a committee other than the one to which it is referred by the Speaker no debate shall be permitted unless instructions are added Even when instructions are added no debate shall be permitted except that movant may speak to his motion not longer than five minutes and any one other member of the House may speak in opposition thereto for five minutes
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All resolutions providing for appointment of committees of inquiry or investigation and any or Mattfrs all other resolutions not privileged except motions requiring y lor information from the Executive Department reference and any other Department of the State Government shall be referred by the Speaker to the appropriate committee unless by order of the House referred to some other committee
Rule 136 No Committee of the Whole or other committee shall deface or interline a bill resolution or other paper referred to said committee but shall report any amendment recommended on a separate paper noting the section page or line to which said amendment relates No person shall write upon or mark upon the original bill in any manner
No defacement
Reporting
amendments
Rule 137 All reports of a committee shall be in writing and the minority of a committee may make a report in writing setting forth succinctly Form of the reasons for their dissent Each committee shall reports wherever practicable include with their report on each general bill or resolution a brief resume of the bill and the reasons for the action taken by the committee If the committee shall so order the Printing Clerk shall have such report printed and distrib reprt uted to the members of the House
Rule 138 In cases where the report of a committee is favorable to the passage of a bill or Action on resolution the same shall be passed to a third rePrtreading without question If the report of a committee is adverse to the passage of a bill or resolution the question shall be on agreeing to the report of the committee Provided that House and Senate bills and resolutions adversely reported shall not be taken up except by request of the Timelimit authors of such bill or resolution or some member to disagree
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Calendar
Effect of agreement or disagreement
Precedence of reports
Committee of the Whole
Forcing report after ten days
Notice
of the House which request must be made not later than adjournment of the next legislative day following the unfavorable committee report in such case the motion to disagree shall be placed on the calendar If the report of the committee is agreed to the bill or resolution shall be lost If the report of the committee is disagreed to the bill or resolution shall be passed to a third reading unless recommitted
Rule 189 Where a bill or resolution has been referred to and reported by more than one committee or has been reported and recommitted to the same committee the last committee report shall be acted on by the House and m all cases the report of the Committee of the Whole House shall be first acted on by the House
Rule 140 Whenever any bill or resolution has been referred to a committee and the committee has held the bill or resolution in the custody or control for ten days without reporting on same the author of such bill or resolution or any member of the House shall have the right immediately after the confirmation of the Journal to give notice that at the next regular meeting day of the House he will submit a motion instructing such committee to report such bill or resolution back to the House After which on the next regular meeting day of the House any member of the House immediately after the confirmation of the Journal may move to instruct such committee to report such bill or resolution back to the House It the motion is passed by twothirds of those voting if those voting constitute a quorum it shall be the duty of such committee to report such bill or resolution accordingly with or without recommendation as the case may be at the next regular meeting day Upon failure of said committee to
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EBB Sfch HP E rsoIution accordingly the same shall automatically be returned to the House for consideration Debate on said motion to instruct Debate such committee to report such bill or resolution limited back to the House shall be limited to twenty minutes unless otherwise ordered by the House when such bill or resolution is so reported or returned to the House it may be referred or Recommitcommitted as other bills or resolutions ment
Provided that any motion or resolution to set a special order or to change the order of business for any particular day which has been referred to Three days tne committee on Rules may be held in the on order of custody and control of such committee only three businessdays
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
Tpjffifi The Speaker may resolve the House
cmittee of the Whole without a motion Speakers being made therefor whenever a bill or resolution resolving required by the rules of the House to be considered m the Committee of the Whole shall be in order for consideration on its third reading
Rule 142 The House on motion of a member may resolve itself into a Committee of the Whole House by a majority of those voting provided that the total vote constitutes a quorum Provided that notice of intention to make such motion shall be given during the session of the preceding day Individual speeches on such motion shall be limited to three minutes If such notice shall not have been given the motion shall prevail if it shall receive the affirmative votes of twothirds of those votmg if the twothirds constitutes a majority of f11 SI the members elected to the House Provided further that whenever the House either by its own vote or by unanimous consent shall commit
Houses
resolving
Notice
Debate limits
Renewal
limited
j
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Appropriations any bill or resolution to the Committee of the Whole House and subsequently a motion shall be made to resolve the House into a Committee of the Whole to consider such bill or resolution and such motion shall be lost the said motion shall not be again renewed but it shall be the duty of the Speaker to require the Clerk to read the bill or resolution again on the following days session under the order of introduction of new matter or reading of bills the first time and to refer such bill or resolution to the appropriate committee unless otherwise ordered by the House However for the consideration of the General Appropriation Bill the House may on motion of a member resolve itself into a Committee of the Whole House by a majority of those voting provided the total vote constitutes a quorum and no previous notice shall be necessary
Speaker appoints chairman Rule 143 In forming a Committee of the Whole House the Speaker shall leave the Chair and a Chairman to preside in committee shall be appointed by the Speaker
Quorum required Rule 144 The Committee of the Whole shall not proceed with the business before it whenever a vote on any question shall disclose the fact that no quorum of the House is present Whenever it is suggested that a quorum is not present the Chairman of the Committee shall satisfy himself of the fact by actual count of the Committee and shall report the same to the Committee and the Chairman shall on his own motion order that the Committee immediately rise and he shall report the fact of the absence of a quorum to the House
Consideration of bills
Rule 145 In the Committee of the Whole bills shall be first read throughout by the Clerk and then again be read or debated by clauses or sec
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tions leaving the title to be last considered unless otherwise ordered
Rule 146 The Rules of the House shall be r observed by the Committee of the Whole so far as they may be applicable except that the Committee of the Whole can not refer a matter to any other committee it can not adjourn the previous question can not be enforced a motion to lay on the table or to indefinitely postpone shall not be in order a member may speak as often as he may obtain the floor no call of the House shall be in ctio order and votes shall not be taken by yeas and
nays
Rule 147 A motion to reconsider shall be in Reconsiderorder in the Committee of the Whole ation
Rule 148 The Speaker may in the Committee of the Whole take part in the proceedings and he as well as all other members shall vote on all questions before the Committee unless excused No pairing of members shall be recognized or allowed in the Committee of the Whole
Speakers
authority
Voting
Rule 149 In the Committee of the Whole any papers in the possession of the House may be p called for by any member and read by the Clerk Home rm for the information of the Committee unless the Committee shall otherwise order
Rule 150 The Chairman of the Committee of the Whole shall have power to have the galleries or cfont1 lobbies cleared in case of any disorderly conduct er therein
Rule 151 A Committee of the Whole House can not punish disorderly conduct of its members Report on but must report the same to the House for action misconductthereon
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debate
Recess
Adjournment
Completion of work
Report to Speaker
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Rule 152 If at any time in the Committee of the Whole it shall be desired to close the debate or to limit the time allowed members for speaking the Committee may rise and report its desire to the House and the House shall take such action thereon as it may see fit by a resolution Said resolution shall apply only to the subjectmatter before said committee When said resolution has been agreed to or refused by the House the action of the House shall be deemed the sense of the Committee and the House may then on motion again resolve itself into a Committee of the Whole and continue the consideration of the subject
Rule 153 In the event that a Committee of the Whole House at any sitting for want of time shall fail to complete any matter under consideration it may on motion at any time rise report progress and have leave to sit again generally or at a day certain
Rule 154 A motion that the Committee rise report progress and ask leave to sit again may be made at any time when the movant can legitimately obtain the floor Such motion shall take precedence over all other motions and shall be decided without debate When it prevails the Committee shall immediately rise When the regular hour for adjournment of the House arrives the Committee shall automatically rise and the Speaker shall assume the Chair
Rule 155 When the Committee of the Whole has disposed of bills resolutions or other measures before it by motion and question it shall rise and the Chairman shall be instructed to report the action of the Committee to the House At this point the Speaker shall resume his seat and the Chairman shall return to the floor and shall
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state in substance as follows Mr Speaker the Committee of the Whole House has had under consideration naming what and has instructed me as its Chairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass or do pass as amended or do not pass as the case may be
The Speaker shall receive this report and repeat the same and the matter shall then be before the House for action just as though reported by any other committee
Rule 156 Amendments offered to an amendment in the Committee of the Whole shall not be reported to the House but the report shall contain 11 of the Committees action on the
bill resolution or measure under its consideration
Rule 157 Amendments proposed by the Committee of the Whole may be amended or rejected by the House and matters stricken out by the Committee may be restored by the House
9 l58 The proceedings of the Committee of
Whole shall not be recorded in the Journal of the House except so far as reported to the House by the Chairman of said Committee
AMENDMENT
Rule 159 There are three ways in which a proposition may be amended towit
1st By inserting or adding words
2nd By striking out words
3rd By striking out and inserting words
Speakers
report
Contents of report
Action on report
Journal entry
Methods
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Limits An amendment is itself subject to be amended in all three of the ways above mentioned but it is not permissible to amend an amendment to an amendment
Substitute Rule 160 A substitute shall be treated as an amendment in these rules unless it is clearly indicated otherwise Provided however for the purpose of amending a substitute a substitute shall not be treated as an amendment
Form Rule 161 All motions to amend any matter before the House must be in writing They must plainly and distinctly set forth the amendment desired and the part of the bill or resolution where said amendment shall be inserted or added
Speaker to strike irrelevant amendments Rule 162 Any irrelevant amendment or amendment which is not germane to the subject under consideration shall be ruled out of order by the Speaker
Limited to subject matter Rule 163 No motion on a subject different from that under consideration shall be admitted under color of amendment
Blanks to be filled Rule 164 Where blanks occur in any proposition they must be filled first before any motion is made to amend the proposition
Order of perfection Rule 165 When a bill or resolution is before the House for consideration and amendments are pending thereto and a substitute shall be offered for said bill or resolution and an amendment shall be offered to said substitute it shall be in order for the House to perfect first the original bill or resolution and then perfect the substitute The question shall then be on agreeing to the substitute
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as amended if it be amended and if decided in the affirmative the question shall be Shall this bill pass or resolution be adopted as the case may be by substitute
Rule 166v When a motion is made to amend by striking out a part of a bill or resolution any amendment offered to perfect the part proposed to be stricken shall be put first before the question is put for striking it out
Rule 167 On all questions whether in committee or in the House the last amendment the most distant day and the largest sum shall be first put
Rule 168 After commitment of a bill and report thereof to the House it may be amended before the report of the committee is agreed to by the House but the amendments if any reported by the committee shall be disposed of before any other amendment be considered unless it be an amendment to a committee amendment
Rule 169 An amendment cannot be offered after the report of the committee to which the bill or resolution under consideration was referred has been agreed to by the House unless said action of the House in so agreeing to said report of said committee shall first be reconsidered
Rule 170 When a motion is made to amend by striking out and inserting the Clerk shall read the paragraph as it is then the words to be stricken out and finally the whole paragraph as it would be if amended
Priority of amendments
Committee
report
amendments
Not while agreement on committee report
Clerks
reading
Rule 171 When a proposition consisting of r H several sections or resolutions is on a final reading by parts
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amendments
automatic
No recurring
Precedence of action on Senate amendment
Speakers power to rule out if not germane
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and the House shall agree to a motion to consider the same by sections or paragraphs the Clerk in reading the same shall pause at the end of each section or resolution and the amendments thereto shall be offered as the several sections or resolutions are read But the amendments offered by the committee to which said bill or resolution was referred shall be read by the Clerk without any motion being made When a section or resolution shall have been considered it is not in order to recur and amend it
Rule 172 The questions which arise before the House respecting amendments by the Senate to a House bill or resolution are in order of precedence
1st A motion to agree to the Senate amendment
2nd A motion to disagree with the Senate amendment
3rd A motion to recede from the Houses disagreement or amendment
4th A motion to insist on the Houses disagreement or amendment
The Speaker is authorized on his own motion or upon point of order being made when in his opinion a Senate amendment to a House bill is not germane to rule out such amendment The effect of such ruling of the Speaker if not appealed from or if appealed from and the appeal not sustained shall be the same as a vote of the House to disagree and the Clerk shall so report it to the Senate Such point of order shall take precedence over a motion to agree
Provided that when any question of disagreement with the Senate arises the following motions
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shall be in order at any time the movant can legally obtain the floor 1st a motion to insist upon the House position 2nd a motion to recede from the House position Debate thereon is limited as in the case of reconsideration These motions shall be put in the order listed subject to disposition by the House of any amendments affecting the matter in disagreement
Rule 173 A motion to amend an amendment made by the Senate to a House bill or resolution takes precedence over a motion to agree or disagree to said amendment
Rule 174 When any bill or resolution which originated in the House has been amended in the Senate and is before the House for action on the Senate amendment an amendment may be offered in the House to the Senate amendment but the House amendment to the Senate amendment cannot be further amended It must be agreed to or voted down
Rule 175 A Senate amendment to a House bill or resolution must be adopted by the vote required to pass the bill resolution or matter under consideration Any rule contravening the letter or spirit of this Rule is hereby repealed
Rule 176 Whenever any member moves that a Committee of Conference be appointed on disagreeing votes or other matters of he two houses and said motion prevails the Speaker shall appoint three 3 members for the Committee who voted m the majority on the position assumed by the House on the passage of the bill or resolution if such vote has been had
Disagreement
motions
Debate
limited
Precedence of amendment
Limits on amendment
Adoption of Senate amendment
Conference
Committee
Appointment on motion
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Consideration
Recommenda
tions
Report
Discharge
Last five days of session
Distribution of report
Adoption of report
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The Committee of Conference may consider the whole subject matter embraced in a bill resolution or other matter before it and may recommend rescission by either house new amendments new bills and resolutions or other germane changes unless instructed otherwise by the House on motion before the members of the Conference Committee are appointed
A report of a Committee of Conference must be approved by a majority vote of the entire membership of the Committee before the report may be transmitted to either the Senate or the House
After a Committee of Conference has been in existence for five 5 days and has failed to make a report to the House on the question under consideration the House on motion and by a majority vote of all members elected to the House may discharge the House conferees and appoint new conferees instruct said House conferees or make any other motion not contrary to the rules of the House Provided that during the last five 5 days of the session the above motions may be made and passed at any time but not more often than every three 3 hours
All Conference Committee reports shall be printed and distributed to the Representatives prior to consideration of the same unless the printing of the same be dispensed with by a majority vote of all members elected to the House
All Conference Committee reports must be adopted by the vote required to pass the bill resolution or matter under consideration
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PREVIOUS QUESTION
Rule 177 The previous question may be called and ordered upon a single motion or an amendment or it may be made to embrace all authorized motions or amendments and include the entire bill
Rule 178 Any member may call for a division of the question on a subject which in the opinion of the presiding officer is one which may be divided
Rule 179 The member calling for a division must state what definite parts and how many he would have the question divided into Each part of the divided proposition must be so distinct that if taken away the remainder can stand by itself as a consistent and entire unit
A qualifying paragraph an exception or a proviso if taken from that to which it belongs would not contain a distinct or entire proposition
A motion to strike out and insert is an indivisible proposition
Rule 180 The motion for the previous question shall be decided without debate and shall take precedence over all other motions except a motion to adjourn or to lay on the table Neither of said motions shall be made more than once until after the previous question has been exhausted When it is moved the first question shall be Shall the motion for the previous question be sustained If this be decided by a majority of those voting provided the total vote constitutes a quorum and the next question towit Shall the main question be now put is decided in the affirmative by
Subject
matter
Call for division
Distinct
parts
No debate on motion
Precedence
Form of questions
Vote
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Main question Adjournment
Reconsidera
tion
Debate
Committee
Introducer
Others
One time
a majority of those voting provided the total vote constitutes a quorum all other motions except one to reconsider the action in ordering the main question will be out of order and the House cannot adjourn until the previous question is exhausted or the regular hour of adjournment arrives
But no motion to reconsider the action of the House in ordering the main question shall be in order after the Clerk has called the first name on call of the yeas and nays and the vote of any member has been given or the Speaker has unlocked the rollcall system for voting or after a division of the House has been had on the vote and the vote is in process of being counted and announced in such cases the rollcall shall be completed the vote counted and the result finally announced
Rule 181 When the previous question has been ordered the House shall then proceed to act on the main question without debate except that before the main question is put twenty minutes shall be allowed ta close the debate to the committee whose report of the bill or other measure is under consideration If the report of the committee is adverse to the passage of the bill or other measure the introducer of the bill shall be allowed twenty minutes before the time allowed to the committee The Chairman of the committee or the introducer of the bill or other measure may yield the floor to such members as he may indicate for the time or any part of it allowed under this rule This rule shall not be construed to allow the twenty minutes above referred to to be used more than once on any bill or measure and then on the final passage of the bill or measure
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In all cases where a minority committee report has been submitted on any matter if the previous question is ordered there shall be twenty minutes allowed to the member whose name is first signed to said minority report or to such member or members as he may indicate for the time so allowed or any part of it before the twenty minutes allowed to the Chairman submitting the majority report
Rule 182 A call of the House shall not be in order after the previous question is ordered unless it shall appear upon an actual count by the Speaker that a quorum is not present
Rule 183 All incidental questions of order arising after a motion is made for the previous question and pending such motion shall be decided whether on appeal or otherwise without debate
Rule 184 The effect of the order that the main question be now put is to bring the House to a vote on pending questions in the order in which they stood before it was moved
Rule 185 After the main question has been ordered a motion to reconsider this action will if adopted have the effect to repeal the ordering of both the main question and the previous question and will leave the pending measure again open to debate and amendment The motion to reconsider the ordering of the main question can be made only once and if lost or if the main question is again subsequently ordered on the pending measure no second motion to reconsider the ordering of the main question shall be entertained
If minority committee report
No call unless no quorum
No debate on
incidental
questions
Effect of main question
Effect of reconsideration
Limits on reconsideration
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Requirements for law
Journal
General
requirement
Time for
Speakers
question
Requiring
division
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Rule 186 No bill shall become a law unless it shall receive a majority of the votes of all the members elected to each House of the General Assembly and it shall in every instance so appear on the Journal
Ga Const art Ill sec VII par XVI
Rule 187 In the event no specific vote is provided in these rules for the passage of any resolution motion or measure which will not become a law the vote for such passage must be bv at least a constitutional majority of members elected to the House unless enacted by unanimous consent
Rule 188 No member shall be permitted to cast his vote on any motion resolution amendment bill or other question until the question is put to the House by the Speaker by viva voce vote or division of the House or until after the roll call has begun
Rule 189 The Speakers method of stating a question or any motion after the same has been read to the House by the Clerk shall be as follows All in favor of the motion will say Aye those opposed will say No When a decision seems doubtful to the Speaker or when a division of the House is called for by any one member of the House the Speaker shall call upon the members in favor of the motion to rise After a count is had by the Clerk he shall call upon the members to reverse their positions and the Speaker shall announce the result
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Rule 190 When less than a quorum vote on anv subject under consideration by the House the Speaker may order the doors of the House to be closed and the roll of members called by the Clerk 11 electnc rHcall system If it is ascertained that a quorum Eg present either by answering to
IHBH or by ther Presence in the House the retusal of any member present to vote unless excused shall be deemed a contempt of the House
Roll call to
determine
quorum
Vote required
Rule 191 After the main question is ordered any member may call for a division of the House m taking the vote or may call for the veas and
MMBlB Billthe yeas and nays is sustained
1 the members voting the vote shall
theouSiaf the yeaS and nayS and SO entered on
Call for division or yeas and nays
Journal
Rule 192 A motion for the call of the nays shall be decided without debate
yeas and
No debate on motion for yeas and nays
rifle 0n the call of the yeas and nays th S Vha11read the names of the members afte
nermitlld6 111 IBl and no member shall b permitted to change his vote unless he at tha
ime declares that he voted under a mistake of th question When the electric rollcall system is used this rule shall not be applicable
Clerks call
Changed vote
Electric
rollcall
Rule 194 When the question is put ever member within the hall shall vote unless he i immediately and particularly interested therein o unless he is excused by the House A motion t excuse a member from voting must be mad before the House divides or before the call of th yeas and nays is commenced and it shall b
makW JTlthout debate except that the membe making the motion may briefly state the reasoi why m his opinion it should prevail
Vote required
Excuse time and debate
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Not if interest Rule 195 No member shall vote upon any question in the result of which he is immediately and particularly interested In every case where the seat of a member is being contested the sitting
Contesting seats member and the contestant shall both retire from the House before the vote is taken
No pairing Rule 196 No pairing of members shall be recognized or allowed as an excuse for not voting
No vote for another Rule 197 No member or person shall vote for or attempt to vote for another member on any question or proposition Violation of this rule shall be deemed to be disorderly behavior and subject to punishment as provided by the Constitution and Rules of the House
Explanation Rule 198 No member shall be permitted to explain his vote during a roll call but he may reduce his explanation to writing in not more than 200 words If this writing is filed with the Clerk on the same day as the roll call the writing shall be spread upon the Journal
No debate during yeas and nays Rule 199 During the calling or reading of yeas and nays on any question no debate shall be had
Verification Rule 200 Verification of a roll call vote may be dispensed with only by unanimous consent the Speaker shall not entertain a motion to that effect When the electric rollcall system is used no verification of the roll call vote is required
Electric rollcall Rule 201 In all rules providing for the taking of yeas and nays the electric rollcall system shall be used and shall have the force and effect of a rollcall taken as provided in these rules except the Speaker may order the Clerk to take a viva voce rollcall unless otherwise ordered by the
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Speakers use of viva voce call
House In the event the electric rollcall system is out of operating order the Speaker shall order a viva voce rollcall On all other questions or propositions the Speaker may in his discretion order a rollcall on the electric rollcall system or a
HouseCe rn CaI1 UnleSS otherwise ordered by the
When the House is ready to vote upon a question requiring a rollcall and the vote is to be by electric rollcall the Speaker shall state The Method for question is on designating the matter to be voted electric upon All m favor of such question shall vote rolIcalL M 11 opposed shall vote No The Speaker shall then unlock the voting machine
When sufficient time has elapsed for each member to vote the Speaker shall ask Have all members voted and after a short pause shall ask Does any member desire to change his vote before the machine is locked
I The EnSII shall tllen lck the machine and
state The Clerk will now take the vote After
the machine is locked by the Speaker no member I
may change his vote and the votes of tardy NoIatevotes
members will not be recorded The Clerk shall
count the votes and the Speaker shall then
announce the results
Rule 202 Each member shall vote from his own seat when the yeas and nays are taken by the HUBS rH call and during such a vote no person shah be allowed upon the floor of the House except the members and attaches thereof
Rule 203 Whenever the Constitution requires a vote of twothirds of either or both houses for the passage of an act or resolution the yeas and nays on the passage thereof shall be entered on the Journal
Ga Const art Ill sec VII par XIX
Vote from seat
Journal record of yeas and nays
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Consideration and veto
Overriding
Dividing appropriations
Rule 204 The yeas and nays on any question shall at the desire of onefifth of the members present be entered on the Journal
Ga Const art Ill sec VII par VI
Rule 205 Whenever on any question the yeas and nays shall have been ordered the Clerk shall also enter on the Journal the names of those members not voting
GOVERNORS ACTION
Rule 206 The Governor shall have the revision of all bills passed by the General Assembly before the same shall become laws but twothirds of each House may pass a law notwithstanding his veto and if any bills should not be returned by the Governor within five day Sundays excepted after it has been presented to him the same shall be a law unless the General Assembly by their adjournment shall prevent its return in which event the Governor shall have thirty days Sundays excepted from the date of adjournment in which to approve the same and if not approved within that time the same shall become a law He may approve any appropriation and veto any other appropriation in the same bill and the latter shall not be effectual until passed by twothirds of each House
Whenever such Bill has been vetoed by the Governor it shall be the duty of the Governor to transmit such Bill to the presiding officer of the Branch of the General Assembly in which it originated together with a list of reasons if any for such veto Such transmission shall be made within thirtyfive 35 days Sundays excepted from the date of the adjournment of the Session of the General Assembly at which such Bill was
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passed Siieh Bill may be considered by the Branch oi the General Assembly in which it originated at any time within the first ten 10 days of the next regular Session of the General Assembly for the purpose of overriding the action of the Governor In the event the action of the Governor is overndden by twothirds of the votes of such Branch of the General Assembly the same shall be immediately transmitted by the Secretary of or the Clerk of such Branch of the General Assembly
1 HwM of the General Assembly It shall be the duty of the presiding officer of such other Branch of the General Assembly upon receiving such Bill to dispense with all business that is then being considered and to then and there consider and act upon such Bill for the purpose of overriding the action of the Governor In the event D fthe Governor is overriding by
twothirds of the votes of such Branch of the General Assembly such Bill shall become law In SHIM Branch of the General Assembly should fail to override the Governors action on a Bill such Bill shall not again be presented to the General Assembly of Georgia for the purpose of overriding the action of the Governor In the event
gmjffil 1S enacted into law pursuant to the terms of this paragraph the effective date of such bill shall be on the date that such bill was acted upon
Zon 8uBchZl 01 the Genera ASSemWy last
Provided however that any bills that are vetoed by the Governor after the adjournment of the regular session of the General Assembly immediately preceding the general election in which the Governor is elected shall not be subject to be overridden by the next regular session of the Leneral Assembly
Ga Const art V sec I par XV
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matter
Not constitutional amendments
Signature
required
Exceptions
Appointment
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Rule 207 Every vote resolution or order to which the concurrence of both houses may be necessary except on a question of election or adjournment shall be presented to the Governor and before it shall take effect be approved by him or being disapproved shall be repassed by twothirds of each house provided however that nothing contained in this Article shall be construed to confer on the Governor the right to veto or enter his disapproval of any proposal made by the General Assembly to amend the Constitution
Ga Const art V sec I par XVI
Rule 208 No provision in this Constitution for a twothirds vote of both houses of the General Assembly shall be construed to waive the necessity for the signature of the Governor as in any other case except in the case of the twothirds vote required to override the veto to submit constitutional amendments and in case of prolongation of a session of the General Assembly
Ga Const art Ill sec VII par XXI
COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONING
Rule 209 The Speaker shall appoint the following standing committees
1 Agriculture and Consumer Affairs
2 Appropriations
3 Banks and Banking
4 Defense and Veterans Affairs
5 Education
6 Game Fish and Recreation
7 Health and Ecology
8 Highways
9 Human Relations and Aging
10 Industrial Relations
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11 Industry
12 Insurance
13 Interstate Cooperation
14 Journals
15 Judiciary
16 Legislative and Congressional Reapportionment
17 Motor Vehicles
18 Natural Resources
19 Retirement
20 Rules
21 Special Judiciary
22 State Institutions and Property
23 State Planning and Community Affairs
4 State of Republic
25 Temperance
26 University System of Georgia
27 Ways and Means
No member of the House shall be appointed to or serve on less than two 2 or more than three standing committees of the House with the exception of the Committee on Interstate Cooperation
The Speaker shall be an ex officio member of ail standing committees of the House but shall nave no vote as an ex officio member except on the Committee on Rules
The Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations shall be ex officio members of the Committee on Ways and Means and the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means shall be ex officio members of the Committee on Appropriations
The Speaker shall appoint a Chairman a Vice Chairman and a Secretary for all standing committees and for all subcommittees created by him the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader shall
Membership
limits
Ex officio members
Appointment of officers
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be members of the Rules Committee Each such Leader must be certified as such by his Party Caucus Chairman to the Speaker of the House and to the Clerk of the House
Rule 210 After the announcement of the standing committees no other members shall be Vacancies placed thereon except that when members have
been elected to fill vacancies caused by death or otherwise the Speaker may assign said members to such committees as he may see fit and he may iill any vacancy in the offices of Chairman Vice Chairman or Secretary
Organization
Calling
meetings
Vice
Chairmans
power
Control of subcommittees
Minutes
Committee meetings open to public
Rule 211 Each committee or subcommittee shall first meet upon the call of the Chairman and perfect its organization After the organizational meeting each committee or subcommittee shall meet upon the call of its Chairman provided that the Vice Chairman may call a meeting o the committee or subcommittee if he obtains a certificate from the Speaker certifying that the Chairman is incapacitated or if he is directed in writing by the Chairman to so call the meeting to consider such measures as specified by the Chairman All subcommittees shall be subject to the will of their parent standing committees and the officers thereof No bill shall be reported to the House until it has been acted upon by the full standing committee and all actions of any subcommittee shall be approved or disapproved by the standing committee
The Secretary of each standing committee or subcommittee shall keep minutes of the meetings of the committee or subcommittee as directed by the Chairman These records shall be available to any member of the House and shall be matters of public record
Except as hereinafter provided all meetings of any committee or subcommittee of the House including interim committees with the exception
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of the Committee on Rules when fixing the Calendar shall be open to the public Provided however when a Conference Committee has been appointed and has begun meeting if two Senate members of the committee and two House members of the committee shall decide that the effiency of the committee is being impeded or the committee is unable to make sound fiscal recomm resulting from public meetings a report of this decision shall be made by the House 1B9BS House The full House shall
elertPJ indTTlf a majority of the members IWHBl the House vote to adopt said report the Conference Committee shall continue its de liberations in Executive Session The Conference Committee may establish rules for the cond t of BB1M1in B9ct with the provisions ruf By a majority vote of a quorum of the committee or subcommittee a meeting mav
committeeis60 When the committee or subcommittee is 1 discussing the future acauisi
ton f real estate or 2 dilcussingThe appoint disciplinary action or dismissal oi a public officer or employee or 3 hearing complaints or charges brought against a public officer or employee unless the officer or empubHc reqUests that the meeting be open to the
Rule 212 The Journals Committee shall ha
expensesas a tenryfCifint f any member H Expense f s a committeeman or any account account to
prescribed by a member for any expense incurred uditilg
m discharge of any duty as a member of th Committee
staemeidosuclf ohoiemben itemized buitement o such account supported bv nroner vouchers for each item of said account
forinthis anH1tiiefi1CerSriandmiloyees Prvided Auditing for ik S a Prfcedmg Chapter shall be paid Committee for their services by the State Treasurer only upon EcPS
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Speaker to
certify
accounts
Joint
committee on financing to examine State accounts
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the approval of their accounts by the Auditing c mmitto of the Senate and Honse of Kepresentatives
Ga Code Ann sec 47304
Rule 214 The compensation due to the officers and members of theGeneral AssemWy shall be certified bv the President of the Senate ana Snelker of the House of Representatives respectivelyupon the report of the Auditmg Committee SRIH state Treasurer who afterwards shall pay fach mlmbVwho shall present his account duly audited
Ga Code Ann sec 47110
Rule 215 It is part of the duty of the joint standing committee on finance to examine the account and vouchers of the Comptroller General
and State Treasurer as to a11 moeys fglt fisll and naid out of the treasury during the last tiscal vearPto compare the warrants drawn during that period with the several laws by authority of which thev purport to be drawn to examine into the
other accounts and books of
nmint the money on hand at the time oi tne
examination and to examine the annual reports
made bv said officers to see if they are sustainea bv the true condition of their offices nnd rep the result to each branch of the General Assembly
aa Code Ann sec 47601
No disparagement in nomination
Viva voce vote
ELECTION AND INAUGURATION OF GOVERNOR
Rule 216 In nominating candidates for any vrrr rrtkor candidate shall be disparaged
Rule 217 All elections Assembly shall be viva voce
by the General and the vote shall
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appear on the Journal of the House of Representatives When the Senate and House of Representatives unite for the purpose of election they shall meet in the Representative Hall and the President of the Senate shall in such cases preside and declare the results
Ga Const art Ill sec X par I
Rule 218 In all elections a majority of the members voting provided the total vote constitutes a quorum must make the choice
Rule 219 The returns for every election of Governor shall be sealed up by the managers separately from other returns and directed to the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives and transmitted to the Secretary of State who shall without opening said returns cause the same to be laid before the Senate on the day after the two houses shall have been organized and they shall be transmitted by the Senate to the House of Representatives
The members of each branch of the General Assembly shall convene in the Representative Hall and the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives shall open and publish the returns in the presence and under the direction of the General Assembly and the person having the majority of the whole number of votes shall be declared duly elected Governor of this State but if no person shall have such majority then from the two persons having the highest number of votes who shall be in life and shall not decline an election at the time appointed for the General Assembly to elect the General Assembly shall immediately elect a Governor viva voce and in all cases of election of a Governor by the General Assembly a majority of the members present shall be necessary to a choice
Ga Const art V sec I pars Ill and IV
Journal entry
Meet in House
President
presides
Vote required
Actions on returns for Governors election
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First week
Oath
Rule 220 The General Assembly in joint session of the Senate and House of Representatives shall open and publish the returns of the election for Governor as provided by Article V of the Constitution of the State and shall determine all questions relating thereto including any contested election and any question as to the eligibility or qualifications of the person elected Governor and shall at the time provided by section 40103 inaugurate as Governor the person determined by the General Assembly to have been elected or the person elected by the General Assembly as provided by the Constitution
Ga Code Ann sec 401041
Rule 221 The Governor shall begin the discharge of his duties from the time of his inauguration The ceremony of inauguration shall take place during the first week of the session of the General Assembly next after the election and on such day of that week as the General Assembly by joint resolution shall appoint On failure of appointment it shall take place at 12 oclock meridian on Saturday of that week unless prevented by providential cause
Ga Code Ann sec 40103
Rule 222 The oath prescribed by the ninth Paragraph of the first section of the fifth Article of the Constitution of this State shall be taken by the Governorelect in the presence of the General Assembly in joint session of the Senate and House of Representatives Upon so taking the oath the Governorelect shall become Governor
Ga Code Ann sec 40104
Rule 223 The Governor shall before he enters on the duties of his office take the following oath
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or affirmation I do solemnly or affirm as the case may be that I will faithfully execute the office of Governor of the State of Georgia and will to the best of my ability preserve protect and defend the Constitution thereof and the Constitution of the United States of America
Ga Const art V sec I par IX
Rule 224 The fact of such inauguration of the Governor shall be entered upon the journal of the House of Representatives and shall be conclusive evidence of his right and title to the office and of his eligibility and qualification
Ga Code Ann sec 401042
Rule 225 Contested elections shall be determined by both houses of the General Assembly in such manner as shall be prescribed by law
Ga Const art V sec I par V
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
Rule 226 An amendment to this Constitution may be proposed by a resolution in the Senate or the House of Representatives and if the same shall be agreed to by twothirds of the members elected to each branch of the General Assembly such proposed amendment shall be entered on the journals of each branch with the Ayes and Nays taken thereon Any proposed amendment may be repealed or amended by the same General Assembly if done so at least two months prior to the date of the election at which such proposed amendment is to be submitted
The Governor the Attorney General and the Secretary of State shall meet and determine whether a proposed amendment is general and if
Journal entry
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not general shall determine what political subdivision or subdivisions are directly affected by such proposed amendment If a proposed amendment is general the Governor shall cause such proposed amendment to be published in full once each week for three consecutive weeks immediately preceding the date of the election at which such proposed amendment is submitted in one newspaper of general circulation in each Congressional District of the State If such proposed amendment is not general the Governor shall cause such proposed amendment to be published in full in one newspaper of general circulation in each county in which the directly affected political subdivision or subdivisions are located In the event no such newspaper is located in such county a newspaper in an adjoining county shall be used
Any proposed amendment which is general shall be submitted to the people of the entire State at the next general election at which members of the General Assembly are elected and if ratified by a majority of the electors qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly voting thereon such amendment shall become a part of this Constitution A proposed amendment which is not general shall only be submitted to the people of the political subdivision or subdivisions directly affected The votes of the electors in each political subdivision affected shall be counted separately in determining whether such proposed amendment is ratified and it must be ratified by a majority of the electors qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly voting thereon in each such political subdivision before it shall become a part of this Constitution The General Assembly in the resolution shall state the language to be used in submitting the proposed amendment
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enable the electors to vote on each amendment separately
Ga Const art XIII sec I par I
Rule 227 No convention of the people shall be called by the General Assembly to revise amend or change this Constitution unless by the concurrence of twothirds of all members of each house of the General Assembly The representation in said convention shall be based on population as near as practicable This Constitution shall not be revised amended or changed by the Convention until the proposed revision amendment or change has been submitted and ratified by the people in the manner provided for submission and ratification of amendments proposed by the General Assembly
Ga Const art XIII sec I par II
Rule 228 The Governor shall not have the right to veto any proposal by the General Assembly to amend the Constitution
Ga Const art XIII sec I par Ill
APPROPRIATIONS CLAIMS AND FINANCE
Rule 229 No money shall be drawn from the Treasury except by appropriation made by law
Ga Const art Ill sec VII par XI
Rule 230 All bills for raising revenue or appropriating money shall originate in the House of Representatives but the Senate may propose or concur in amendments as in other bills
Ga Const art Ill sec VII par X
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Rule 231 All resolutions which may appropriate money out of any fund shall be treated in all respects in the manner of introduction and procedure as bills they shall originate in the House of Representatives and shall receive three readings previous to their passage but the Senate may propose or concur in amendments as in case of bills
Ga Code Ann sec 47503
Rule 232 Within seven days after the convening of the General Assembly the Governor shall submit to the General Assembly in printed form a budget covering the ensuing two fiscal years The budget shall contain a complete plan of proposed expenditures and actual revenues and expenditures for each of the particular fiscal years to which it relates If the proposed expenditures for either fiscal year shall exceed the estimated revenues therefor the Governor shall recommend the sources from which the additional revenues shall be provided The Governor shall submit to each House of the General Assembly at the same time he submits his budget 1 printed copies of a budget message containing any explanation or comments he may desire to make as to the important features of the budget and 2 printed copies of a tentative bill for all appropriations under the budget clearly and properly classified for each fiscal year in the ensuing biennial period The presiding office of the House of Representatives shall cause said bill to be promptly introduced therein and such bill shall be known as the budget bill Before final action thereon by the General Assembly the Governor may amend or supplement the budget to correct an oversight or in case of an emergency with the consent of the General Assembly by delivering such an amendment or supplement to the presiding officer of
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each House The appropriation for each department officer bureau board commission agency or institution receiving and expending State moneys may be by lump sum in which shall be distinguished for each fiscal year the amount appropriated to be expended for maintenance and operation and the amount appropriated to be expended for capital improvements andor fixed charges
Ga Code Ann sec 40403
Rule 233 The General Appropriation bill shall embrace nothing except appropriations fixed by previous laws the ordinary expenses of the Executive Legislative and Judicial Departments of the Government payment of the public debt and interest thereon and for support of the public institutions and educational interests of the State All other appropriations shall be made by separate bills each embracing but one subject
Ga Const art Ill sec VII par IX
Rule 234 All general appropriation bills in addition to the customary itemized statements of the amounts appropriated for the usual expenses of the executive legislative and judicial departments of the Government and for the support of the public institutions and educational interests of the State shall contain also a like itemized statement of all amounts appropriated by any previous law to be paid annually out of the treasury and such amounts so appropriated by previous laws shall not be paid from the treasury unless they are embraced in the general appropriation Act
Ga Code Ann sec 47502
Rule 235 Except as hereinafter provided the appropriation for each department officer bureau
Separation of classes of expenditures
Contents of General Appropriation Bill
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Motor fuel taxes to highways
Emergency
board commission agency or institution for which appropriation is made shall be for a specific sum of money and no appropriation shall allocate to any object the proceeds of any particular tax or fund or a part or percentage thereof
An amount equal to all money derived from motor fuel taxes received by the State Treasurer in each of the immediately preceding fiscal years less the amount of refunds rebates and collection costs authorized by law is hereby appropriated for the fiscal year beginning July 1 of each year following for all activities incident to providing and maintaining an adequate system of public roads and bridges in this State as authorized by laws enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia and for grants to counties for aid in county road construction and maintenance as provided by law authorizing the State Treasurer to make such grants Such sum is hereby appropriated for and shall be available for the aforesaid purposes regardless of whether the General Assembly enacts a General Appropriations Act and said sum need not be specifically stated in any General Appropriations Acts passed by the General Assembly in order to be available for such purposes However this shall not preclude the General Assembly from appropriating for such purposes an amount greater than the sum specified above for such purposes The expenditure of such funds shall be subject to all the rules regulations and restrictions imposed on the expenditure of appropriations by provisions of the Constitution and laws of this State unless such provisions are in conflict with the provisions of this paragraph And provided however that the proceeds of the tax hereby appropriated shall not be subject to budgetary reduction In the event of invasion of this State by land sea or air or in case of a major catastrophe so proclaimed by the Governor said funds may be utilized for defense or relief purposes on the Executive Order of the
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Governor The provisions of this amendment shall become effective July 1 1961
Ga Const art VII sec IX par IV
Rule 236 To the end that all expenses of the State may be brought within the budget the budget appropriations bill shall also contain a specific sum as a contingent or emergency appropriation The manner of the allocation of such contingent or emergency appropriation shall be as follows Any department commission board institution or other agency of the State desiring an allotment out of such emergency appropriation shall upon forms prescribed by him present such request in writing to the Director of the Budget with such information as he may require and the Director may allow or disallow the request in his discretion
Ga Code Ann sec 40408
Rule 237 Neither House shall consider other appropriation bills until the budget bill shall have been finally adopted by both Houses and approved by the Governor and no such other appropriation bills shall be valid except in accordance with the following provisions
1 Every such appropriation bill shall be embodied in a separate bill limited to some single work object or purpose therein stated and called herein a supplementary appropriation bill
2 No supplementary appropriation shall be available unless and until the revenue necessary to pay such appropriation shall have been provided by a tax laid and collected for such purpose unless it shall appear from such budget that there is sufficient revenue available and any unused portion of any such supplemental appropriation shall be paid into the general treasury
Ga Code Ann sec 40406
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Rule 238 In addition to the appropriations made by the General Appropriation Act and amendments thereto the General Assembly may make additional appropriations by Acts which shall be known as supplementary appropriation Acts provided no such supplementary appropriation shall be available unless there is an unappropriated surplus in the State Treasury or the revenue necessary to pay such appropriation shall have been provided by a tax laid for such purpose and collected into the General Fund of the State Treasury Neither House shall pass a Supplementary Appropriation Bill until the General Appropriation Act shall have been finally adopted by both Houses and approved by the Governor
Ga Const art VII sec IX par Ill
Appropriation book for chairman of Appropriations Committee
Safekeeping by Secretary of State
Rule 239 The clerk of the House of Representatives shall provide out of the contingent fund of the House of Representatives a wellbound book which he shall deliver to the chairman of the appropriations committee of the House as soon as such chairman shall be appointed and said chairmen shall enter or cause to be entered in such book in the order of their introduction all bills seeking directly or indirectly to obtain appropriations from the State treasury with a brief statement of the contents of such bill together with the number thereof the name of the introducer and any other facts developed before the committee that will throw any light on the nature of the legislation proposed by the bill After the adjournment of the General Assembly said chairman shall deposit said book with the Secretary of State who shall deliver the same to each successive chairman of said committee as soon as he shall have been appointed
Ga Code Ann sec 47501
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Rule 240 All proceedings touching the appropriating of money shall be considered in the Committee of the Whole House
Rule 241 The Governor and such representatives of the departments officers commissions agencies and institutions expending or applying for State moneys as have been designated by the Governor for this purpose shall have the right and when requested by the General Assembly it shall be their duty to appear and be heard with respect to any budget bill during the consideration thereof and to answer inquiries relative thereto
Ga Code Ann sec 40405
Rule 242 The General Assembly may amend the budget bill in any way it may deem desirable provided such amendments do not create a deficit
Ga Code Ann sec 40404
Rule 243 No bill or resolution appropriating money shall become a law unless upon its passage the yeas and nays in each house are recorded
Ga Const art Ill sec VII par XII
Rule 244 Whenever there shall be regularly introduced in either branch of the General Assembly by a member thereof a resolution or bill seeking compensation or reimbursement from the State of Georgia or any of its departments or agencies for any person who has been injured or damaged from whatsoever cause alleged and claimed the clerk of the House of Representatives oretary of the Senate as the case may be shall forthwith transmit a certified copy of such resolution or bill to the chairman of the State Highway Board director of the Department of
Consideration by Committee of the Whole
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Notice of hearing Public Health and Secretary of State Immediately after such resolution or bill has been received the chairman of the State Highway Board director of Public Health and Secretary of State shall set a date for a hearing which shall be held as soon as practicable and shall notify the member of the General Assembly who introduced the resolution or bill the person for whose benefit the same was introduced the Attorney General and such other persons as the said board deems necessary including such persons as the said members of the General Assembly shall request in writing to the board to be so notified the time and place of such hearing Ga Code Ann sec 47504
Hearing Rule 245 The chairman of the State Highway Board director of the Department of Public Health and Secretary of State shall hear the sworn evidence concerning the matter at issue
Findings and shall prepare a statement of the findings of the relevant and material facts presented to said board together with their determination of the merits of the matter and their recommendation as to the payment of the compensation or reimbursement being sought This statement of the findings of the facts determination and recommendations shall be immediately transmitted to the chairman of the committee of the House of
Report to committee Representatives or Senate as the case may be to which the resolution or bill was referred for consideration Ga Code Ann sec 47505
Committee consideration required Rule 246 The chairman of the committee to which such resolution or bill was referred upon introduction when receiving the findings determination and recommendation of the chairman of the State Highway Board director of the Department of Public Health and Secretary of State
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shall immediately call a meeting of such committee which committee shall read and study the findings determination and recommendation of said board and shall then decide whether or not to recommend to the House of Representatives or Senate as the case may be that said resolution or bill shall or shall not pass Thereafter such resolution or bill shall take the usual course of procedure as any other resolution or bill as provided by law and the rules of the House of Representatives or Senate as the case may be
Ga Code Ann sec 47506
Rule 247 The findings of facts determination and recommendation of the chairman of the State Highway Board director of the Department of Public Health and Secretary of State relative to the matter shall not be considered in any way as binding on the committee to which said resolution or bill was referred for consideration or upon the members of the House of Representatives or Senate but shall be treated as advisory only
Ga Code Ann sec 47507
Rule 248 All laws authorizing the borrowing of money by or on behalf of the State shall specify the purpose for which the money is to be used and the money so obtained shall be used for the purpose specified and for no other
Ga Const art VII sec Ill par Ill RULES
Rule 249 When any question arises which is not provided for in the foregoing Rules the same shall be controlled by the rules usually governing parliamentary bodies
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Rule 250 No suspension of or change in or addition to these rules shall be made unless such proposed change or addition or suspension be first referred in writing to the Committee on Rules and reported back to the House Provided that the rules may be suspended by unanimous consent of the House without referral to the Committee on Rules Immediately after the confirmation of the Journal on the day following the introduction in the House of the proposed suspension of change in or addition to these rules the Committee on Rules shall report the same back to the House A failure to so report such proposed suspension change or addition within two days shall automatically bring said proposed suspension change or addition before the House for consideration
Rule 251 Contests
a In case a contest is filed to the seating of any person elected as a member of this Body the oath of office shall not be administered to such person nor shall he be recognized as a member of this Body until the House hds resolved said contest A contest will be received by the Clerk and reported to the Body when it convenes
b In case of an election to fill a vacancy if this Body is not in session the oath of office shall not be administered to the person elected nor shall such person be recognized as a member of this Body for a period of ten days after the certification of his election to the Clerk of the House If during said ten day period a contest is filed to the seating of such person the Clerk of the House shall report the same to the Speaker who shall refer the same to the standing Rules Committee of the House Said committee shall convene as soon as practicable and after notifying the person whose seating is contested shall proceed to resolve said contest and file its action with the Clerk The
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action of the committee shall be considered the action of the House until it next convenes at which time it shall affirm or reverse the committee or take such other action thereon as it sees fit
c In all contests the person whose seat is contested shall have notice and opportunity to be heard the right of counsel and the right to compulsory process for the production of evidence in his behalf
d Contests will only be received or recognized by the Clerk when filed by a person duly certified as having been elected to this House or by a person who was a candidate for such contested seat in the election held to fill the same provided however no person may file a contest to more than one seat
RULES FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY WHEN IN JOINT SESSION
1 The Senate and House of Representatives mee n joint session in the Hall of the House of Representatives as soon as possible after the start of the session at such time as may be fixed hy joint resolution of both houses for the purpose of electing such officers of the State as are now or may hereafter be required to be elected by the General Assembly Said joint session shall continue m morning and afternoon sessions from day to day until all of said officers are elected
2 The time of the meeting of the two houses m joint session shall be determined otherwise by concurrent resolution of the Senate and House of Representatives except where provided by law
Immediate election meeting in House
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Elections in House
President
presides
Method of meeting
Presidents
powers
Succession
Speakers
seat
Quorum
Duty of clerk Journal
Filing papers
When the Senate and the House of Representatives unite for the purpose of elections they shall meet in the Representative Hall and the President of the Senate shall preside and declare the result
3 At the hour determined by the concurrent resolution the Senate shall repair to the Hall of the House of Representatives
4 The President of the Senate shall preside and announce that the General Assembly is in joint session and cause to be read the resolution convening the same He shall put all questions to the body and decide all questions of order An appeal may be taken from any of his decisions to the whole General Assembly
In the absence of the President of the Senate the Speaker of the House shall preside in the absence of both the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House the President pro tempore of the Senate shall preside in absence of the three last named the Speaker pro tempore of the House shall preside
5 The Speaker of the House shall sit on the left of the President of the Senate
6 A majority of each house shall be necessary to constitute a quorum of the joint session
7 When there is a meeting of both branches of the General Assembly in one chamber said secretary and clerk shall be present and join in the discharge of the duties required and shall enter the proceedings on the journals of each House
Ga Code Ann sec 47205
8 The secretary of the Senate and the clerk of the House of Representatives shall within 10 days after the adjournment of each session file in
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proper order all the papers and documents of their respective Houses
Ga Code Ann sec 47206
9 The records papers and documents thus filed shall be delivered to the Secretary of State who upon receipt of the same shall certify that such secretary and clerk have respectively complied with said requisition and the State Treasurer shall not pay their respective salaries until such certificate shall be produced
Ga Code Ann sec 47207
10 After a person is nominated for any office in joint session of the General Assembly it shall not be in order to second such nomination When the nomination is declared closed the President shall forthwith order the rollcall and each member when called shall rise in his seat and respond promptly announcing distinctly his choice for such office
11 No debate shall be in order except as to questions of order
12 The election in joint session shall be viva voce and the vote shall appear on the Journal of the House of Representatives The votes are to be taken for but one election at one time and a majority of the whole number of votes cast is necessary for a choice
13 In the elections by the General Assembly no member after having voted shall be allowed to change his vote unless he rises and states in his place that he voted by mistake or that his vote had been recorded by mistake
14 No motion to adjourn shall be in order In lieu thereof there shall be the motion to dissolve the joint session which shall be in the form That
Delivery of papers to Secretary of State
No second of nomination
Vote
Debate
Viva voce vote on Journal
One election at a time
Change of vote
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Not during rollcall the joint session of the General Assembly be now dissolved or That the joint session of the General Assembly be now dissolved to be reconvened at a time named The latter motion shall have precedence over the former 15 The motion to dissolve the joint session either indefinitely or until a fixed time shall always be in order except that after the rollcall has commenced it shall not be in order until after the result of said vote shall have been declared by the President of the Senate
Renewal 16 When a motion to dissolve the joint session shall be decided in the negative the same shall not again be in order until other business shall have intervened 17 When a motion to dissolve the joint session either indefinitely or to a fixed time shall be decided in the affirmative the President of the Senate shall so declare and the Senate shall without further motion immediately repair to the Senate Chamber
Amendment of rules 18 These rules may be amended by the concurrent resolution of the two houses and they or any of them shall cease to be in force when either house shall notify the other house of the withdrawal of its consent to the same
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APPENDIX
SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS Al Appointment
Ga Const art Ill sec II par I The Senate shall consist of not more than fiftyfour members and there shall be not more than fiftyfour Senatorial Districts with one Senator from each District as now constituted or as hereafter created The various Senatorial Districts shall be comprised of the Counties as now provided and the General Assembly shall have authority to create rearrange and change these Districts within the limitations herein stated
Ga Const art Ill sec Ill par I The House of Representatives shall consist of representatives apportioned among the several counties of the State as follows To the eight counties having the largest population three representatives each to the thirty counties having the next largest population two representatives each and to the remaining counties one representative each
Ga Const art Ill sec Ill par II The above apportionment shall be changed by the General Assembly at its first session after each census taken by the United States Government in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph I of Section III of this Article
A2 Appointments to Keep Order and for Other Special Purposes
Ga Code Ann sec 47112 When it shall be necessary to carry into effect Section VII of Article III of the Constitution 21901 punishment for misconduct 21902 punishment for contempt or for any like purpose either the President of the Senate or the Speaker of the House of Representatives may appoint any person to execute the orders of the House over which he presides and the warrant of the presiding officer which appointee may receive for the service such compensation as the General Assembly may appropriate Parenthetical material above added
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A3 Confirmation of Appointments
The Georgia Constitution provides for the confirmation by the Senate of the Governors appointment of several State boards See Ga Const art V sec I par XI State Board of Pardons and Paroles art V sec IV par I State Game and Fish Commission art V sec V par I Board of Corrections art V sec VI par I State Department of Veterans Service and Veterans Service Board art VIII sec II par I State Board of Education art VIII sec V par I Board of Regents of the University System and art XIV sec I par I state Personnel Board The Georgia statutes provide for some additional confirmations
Ga Const art V sec I par XIV A person once rejected by the Senate shall not be reappointed by the Governor to the same office during the same session or the recess thereafter
A4 County Consolidation
Ga Const art XI sec I par IV The General Assembly shall have power with the concurrence of twothirds of the qualified voters of each of the counties to be affected who purticipate in elections held for that purpose to provide for the consolidation of two or more counties into one or the merger of one or more counties into another or the division of a county and the merger of portions thereof into other counties
A5 County Site Change
Ga Const art XI sec I par IX No county site shall be changed or removed except by a twothirds vote of the qualified voters of the county voting at an election held for that purpose and by a majority vote of the General Assembly
A6 Election of Presidential ElectorsSee Ga Code Ann sec 342503
A7 Election of State Auditor
Ga Code Ann sec 401801 The Department of Audits and
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Accounts is hereby created and established the head of said Department shall be an experienced auditor and accountant with not less than five years experience as an accountant in the State Department of Audits1 and Accounts or in a governmental agency of a similar nature or shall be a duly certified public accountant with at least five years practical experience in the duties for which he is certified and who when named or elected as hereafter prescribed and qualified shall be known and designated as State Auditor
The State Auditor shall be elected by the General Assembly in the following manner A joint resolution which shall fix a definite time for the nomination and election of the State Auditor may be introduced in either branch of the General Assembly Upon passage of said resolution by a majority vote of the membership of the Senate and House of Representatives it shall be the duty of the Speaker of the House of Representatives to call for the nomination and election of the State Auditor at the time specified in the resolution at which time the name of the qualified person receiving a majority vote of the membership of the House of Representatives shall be transmitted to the State Senate for confirmation Upon the qualified person receiving a majority vote of the membership of the Senate he shall be declared the duly elected State Auditor and the Governor of the State of Georgia shall be notified of his election by the Secretary of the Senate The Governor is directed to administer the oath of office to the State Auditor and to furnish the State Auditor with a properly executed commission of office certifying his election
The term of office of the State Auditor shall continue until a successor is elected as provided herein In the event of a vacancy in the position of State Auditor at a time when the General Assembly is not in session it shall be the duty of the Governor of the State of Georgia and he is hereby empowered and directed to appoint a State Auditor possessing the qualifications as provided herein who shall serve as such State Auditor until the next regular session of the General Assembly at which time the nomination and election of a State Auditor shall be held by the General Assembly as provided herein
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A8 Extraordinary Sessions
Ga Const art V sec I par XII The Governor shall issue writs of election to fill all vacancies that may happen in the Senate and the House of Representatives and shall give the General Assembly from time to time information of the State of the Commonwealth and recommend to their consideration such measures as he may deem necessary or expedient The Governor shall have power to convoke the General Assembly on extraordinary occasions but no law shall be enacted at called sessions of the General Assembly except such as shall relate to the object stated in his proclamation convening them Providing that such called sessions of the General Assembly shall not exceed 70 days in length unless at the expiration of said period there shall be pending an impeachment trial of some officer of the State Government in which event the General Assembly will be authorized to remain in session until such trial shall have been completed
Provided however that when threefifths of the members elected to the House of Representatives and threefifths of the members elected to the Senate shall have certified to the Governor of the State of Georgia that in their opinion an emergency exists in the affairs of the State of Georgia it shall thereupon be the duty of said Governor and mandatory upon him within five days from the receipt of such certificate or certificates to convene said General Assembly in extraordinary session for all purposes and in the event said Governor shall within said time Sundays excluded fail or refuse to convene said General Assembly as aforesaid then and in that event said General Assembly may convene itself in extraordinary session as if convened in regular session for all purposes provided that such extraordinary self convened session shall be limited to a period of 30 days unless at the expiration of said period there shall be pending an impeachment trial of some officer of the State Government in which event the General Assembly shall be authorized to remain in session until such trial shall have been completed
The members of the General Assembly shall receive the same per diem and mileage during such extraordinary session as is now or may be hereinafter provided
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Ga Code Ann sec 47116 If any officer or officers of either branch of the Assembly shall fail or refuse to perform any of his duties in completing the organization of such emergency session his office may upon the majority vote of the membership of either branch be declared vacant as often as may be necessary and his successor elected as provided by the rules of the General Assembly
mmi also Ga Code Ann secs 47113 47114 47115 and
A9 ImpeachmentSee Ga Const art Ill sec V pars Ill IV and V art Ill sec VI par III
A10 Investigation of State Offices
Ga Code Ann sec 401620 In addition to the power Vpo the Attorney General in this law 401612 to 401620 the Governor or the General Assembly is authorized likewise to make investigations including investigation of the State Department of Law or the offices of the Attorney General or any agency under his control and all authority and rights granted to the Governor and the General Assembly shall be as complete and absolute as those granted hereunder to the Attorney General In any civil or criminal action against the Attorney General the Governor shall designate a solicitor general who shall be empowered in such case to act for the State
All Public Service Commission Agreements Confirmation ofSee Ga Code Ann secs 681003 through 681007
A12 State Officers Suspension and Discharge of
Ga Const art V sec I par XVII The General Assembly shall have authority to provide by law for the suspension of any Constitutional officer or department head from the discharge of the duties of his office and also for the appointment of a suitable person to discharge the duties of the same
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Ga Code Ann sec 47701 The General Assembly may suspend from the functions and duties of office either the State Treasurer or the Comptroller General by joint resolution duly adopted after being read one time in each House on different days and by a twothirds vote of members voting on the same whenever the interests of the State or the proper administration of the law demand such suspension
A13 Street Passenger Railways
Ga Const art Ill sec VII par XXV The General Assembly shall not authorize the construction of any street passenger railway within the limits of any incorporate town or city without the consent of the Corporate Authorities
A14 Supreme Court Rules Approval ofSee Ga Code Ann secs 811502 and 811503
A15 Treason PardonSee Ga Const art V sec I par XI and Ga Code Ann sec 272701
A16 Special and Local Legislation
Ga Const art I sec IV par I Laws of a general nature shall have uniform operation throughout the State and no special laws shall be enacted in any case for which provision has been made by an existing general law No general law affecting private rights shall be varied in any particular case by special legislation except with the free consent in writing of all persons to be affected thereby and no person under legal disability to contract is capable of such consent
A17 Legislators as State Officers
Ga Const art I sec I par XXIII The legislative judicial and executive powers shall forever remain separate and distinct and no person discharging the duties of one shall at the same time exercise the functions of either of the others except as herein provided
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BWHWjperson holding a emolument or compensation a r offlce having any
or the United StatS orSthSfrti theret unTder this Ife Peace and officers of the militia em exc1e5 Justices of the money or for anv leeal no j any defaulter for public
in MmMKiiM of him shall have l sell
his qualification as such be eiefted bv thJ epresfntative after appointed by the Governor eitW SfifiB Genal Assembly or and consent of the Senate to anv rrr r wllhout the advice any emolument anneverl Vi0 4 fflce or appointment having
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vided however that durine the shall first resign his seat prono Senator or Representativewhlch he was elected office which has beenreatedurhig suchterm ay
the ConsfituWon contafiMdn ArtS6 the mandte of
XXIII BBMMHBWEBBi Section I Paragraph
executive powers shall forever reman slnrlftlVGi lclary and no person discharging the dutiesfJLS9B and dlstmct and exercise the functLfs ol of ftttrf 5 Ktime
adequately enforced it shall he So otners be more the General Assembly to aept or Md offi a Menbers of in the executive branch of the government o tLaTPlent gia or any agenev thereof nr 1 ey e State of Geor
ment b judges of courts of renordUirC1theaelChh0f eoJern sistants to accent or hoM Sil ecora 1or their clerks and as
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section shall be euilfv nf a y 11violation 01 this
that nothing within this sect naSX conSli hT7 any officer or employee of the executive hra i t tapply to a leave of absence without pay from his post Zr taken service as an employee of the legislative hJM fru temporary session and during the authorized stay over period
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Ga Code Ann sec 581075 No member of the General Assembly shall be eligible for employment under any office or job created by this Chapter Liquor Act during the term of office for which he is elected and this provision shall apply to legislators elected in the future as well as those now elected Parenthetical phrase added
Ga Code Ann sec 928404 No member of the General Assembly shall be eligible to be appointed to the position of Revenue Commissioner nor to any other position in the Department of Revenue until the term of office as such member of the General Assembly has expired and no person other than a bona fide resident of the State for more than 10 years shall ever be eligible to appointment as State Revenue Commissioner nor shall any person be appointed to the office of Commissioner of Revenue who has held any elective office during a period of 12 months prior to his appointment Provided however the phrase any elective office as herein used shall not include members of the General Assembly
Ga Const art V sec I par VII In case of the death resignation or disability of both the Governor and the Lieutenant Governor the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall exercise the executive power until the removal of the disability or the election and qualification of a Governor at a special election which shall be held within sixty days from the date on which the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall assume the executive power
A18 Membership of Legislators on State Boards and Commissions
Legislator Board or Relevant Statutory
Members Commission Provisions
Lieutenant Governor and The Governors Com Ga Laws 1959 p 5
Speaker and Chairman of the mission on ConstitutionJudicial Council al Government
President Speaker President Finance Commission Pro Tern Speaker Pro Tern
Chairman of Appropriations Committees of Senate and House Chairman of Senate
Ga Code Ann sec 40411 as amended by Ga Laws 1960
p 188
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Legislator Members
Banking and Finance Com mittee Chairman of Housi Ways and Means Committee member of Senate and mem ber of House appointed bj President and Speaker respec tively
Legislator member of Commission on Interstate Cooperation designated by this Commission
Senator and Representative designated by the Georgia Commission on Interstate Cooperation
President Speaker Secretary
Clerk Chairmen of Senate and House Appropriations Committees Chairmen of Senate and House Judiciary Committees Chairman of Senate Committee on Banking and Finance and Chairman of House Ways and Means Committee
President Speaker and mem Georgia Commission on bers of Senate and House Com Interstate Cooperation mittees on Interstate Cooperation
Members of Senate and House Senate Council and Committees on Interstate Co House Council of the operation American Legislators
Association
Chairmen of Judiciary Com Judicial Council mittees of the Senate and House
Lieutenant Governor and Western and Atlantic speaker Railroad Commission
Chairmen of Agriculture Com Advisory Board to the mittees of Senate and House Georgia Seed Developor some person designated by ment Commission them
Board or Commission
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission
Advisory Committee for Southeastern Interstate Forest Fire Protection Compact
Legislative Services Committee
Relevant Statutory Provisions
Ga Code Ann sec 45124
Ga Code Ann sec 43912
Ga Code Ann sec 471201
Ga Code Ann sec 471104
Ga Code Ann sec 471105
Ga Code Ann sec 811601
Ga Code Ann sec 92205
Ga Code Ann sec 52704
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Legislator Board or
Members Commission
Chairman of House Ways and Board of Compromises Means Committee and Chair and Settlements of Tax man of Senate Banking and Fi Assessments nance Committee
Two Senators and three Repre Tobacco Advisory sentatives involved in tobacco Board production appointed by President and Speaker respectively
Relevant Statutory Provisions
Ga Code Ann sec 9284111
Ga Laws 1960 p 218
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INDEX TO RULES OF THE Georgia House of Representatives
References to A are to the Appendix
J are to the Rules for the Government Assembly When in Joint Session
and references to of the General
ABSENTEES
Arrest subject to when VT
Attendance compelled by less than quorum
Authorized by House
Journal entry
List by clerk
Quorum required
ADJOURN MOTION TO
Amendment if to particular time
Committee of the Whole not in order in Debate if to particular time
Effect
Joint session not in order in
Precedence of motion
Previous question once after
Renewal after further business
Time for
ADJOURNMENT
Business carried over how
Committee of the Whole at regular hour in Effect when hour of arrives during vote by yeas
and nays
Governors power in regard to
Main question effect on
Place limit
Power general
Previous question effect on
Seats retained until Speaker leaves
Rule No 55
5455
55 57 57
56
82 83 146 82 83 84 J 14 75 180 82
80 81
87
146154
85
86
85
86 87
180
66
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Rule No
Time of fixed by House 48
Veto procedure as effected by 206
Vote total required 54
ADVERSE REPORT
Debate on final passage 181
Effect of on bills and resolutions 138
AMENDMENT
Amendments to cannot be further amended159174
Blanks must be filled before 164
Committee of the Whole by action on 156157
Committee of the Whole by what reported to
House 156
Committee amendments first considered 168
Committee offered by read without motion 171
Committee report amendment not in order after
agreed to unless reconsidered 169
Committee report form 136
ConstitutionalsSee CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
Engrossment prevents 133
Form of 127
Form of motion 161
Germane must be 161163172
Indefinite postponement prohibited 96
Irrelevant out of order 162
Methods of 159
Motion to adjourn amendable if to particular time 82 83
Motion to commit amendable 109
Motion to postpone indefinitely not amendable 97
Motion to postpone to time definite amendable 102
Motion to table or take from table
not amendable 92
Perfecting bill before substitute iiiul 165
Precedence of motion to amend 75
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Previous question on
Printed and distributed when
Priority of amendments
Priority of on passage of bill Priority of over motion to agree or disagree to Senate action
Priority of questions on Senate amendments to House bill
Reading Clerks in amending by striking out and inserting Reconsidered when Sections bill read by Senate action on may be reconsidered
immediately
Senate amendments House amendments to not further amendable
Senate amendments to House bTll House
action in order j no i no
Senate vote required to adopt ym
Speakers power to rule out
Striking by perfecting part proposed
to be stricken
Substitute and bill vote on Substitute as Tabling not in order
Time for
Vote required
AoSSP5ENTS T0 CONSTITUTIONSee CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
APPEALS
Rule No
177 130 167168 168
173 172
170 111
171
111
174
174175 175 162172
166
165
160
91
168169 175
Addressing House directly 7o
Debate on prohibited when of personal
character
Speakers action on x
Speakers decision from ii H
Time for 5870
Transgressions of rules from ll
OO
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APPLAUSE Rule No
Suppression jg
APPORTIONMENT
Change
Number of members Representation
Al
Al
Al
APPROPRIATIONS
ti I H 2 3 2
Budget r 9qq
Committee Chairmans duties
Committee of the Whole consideration
required 142 240
Committee report on required a 14U
General Bill amendment EBBSHH mm
General Bill contents 232233234235236
General Bill precedence on third reading 131
General Bill procedure
Governors power over 4 1
Hearing
Highways
Origination in House J
Record
Recorded yea and nay vote required 343
Required 329
Resolutions treated as bills l
Supplemental bills 233 237 238
Yeas and nays required 243
ARREST
Disorder for
Freedom from
Members to secure quorum bo ob
ASSISTANTS
Appointment by Clerk 1416
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Approval of special clerks by enrolling
committee
Compensation
Oath
Officers position as
Removal of special clerks by enrolling
committee
Substitution prohibited Z
Vacancies
ATTENDANCE
Rule No
16
1519 20 218 214
1012
5
16
1820
19
Compelling
Messengers duty Speakers duty
AUDITINGSee COMMITTEE ON JOURNALS
BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
Called how
Caption IpiMij
Committee of the Whole failure to resolve
to consider
Form
Indorsement of Z
Introducer allowed twenty minutes for debate alter ordering of previous question if adverse committee report
Order procedure for taking out of Passage delayed until printed and distributed Z Publication of laws required Rejected when again considered Subjectmatter only one and expressed in title
Suspend action on when
Title subjectmatter of must be
expressed in
Withdrawal of when BZ
Writing must be in
54 55 56 55 55
131
125
142
125
125
181 35 38 130 121 120
126
130
126
115
125
286
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BLANKS Rule No
Filling required before motion to amend
is in order 164
BOND
Clerks yv 16
BOOKS
Appropriation
Care for duty of Clerk
CALENDAR
Arranged by Rules Committee during last twenty
one days of session
Calling order fixed by ISeJkii
Change of Rules Committees Calendar
Committee report disagreement with
Numbering bills and resolutions
Reading of Rules Committees Calendar
Reconsideration effect on bills W
Tabling taking from restores to
CALL OF HOUSESee ROLL CALL
CAPTION
Indorsement on bill Ib 121
CLAIM
Procedure 244 245 246 247
CLERK
Absentee list keeps for Journal 56 57
Amendments printing 1130
Amendments reading I170171
37
131
37
138
131
37
113
95
239 14 52
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Rule No
Amendments Report to Senate on Speakers action declaring Senate amendment
not germane T72
Assistants appointment and fixing pay of 15 16 18 1Q 90
Bills and resolutions calling L i
Bills and resolutions engrossment iqo
Bills and resolutions files copy in Speakers Office g
Bills and resolutions filing witliVhen777Tr joo
Bills and resolutions numbers t jo
H resolutions printing and distribution 130
ills and resolutions reading by sections 171
Bills and resolutions transmittal j j j
Bond
Books care of Budget books furnishes
Claims certification of
Committee of the Whole bills and resolutions readme in 1 r
Committee of the Whole dutieiTinifl Committee reports printing if ordered
Division counts Wmk mam mi
Election j i 189
Identification card attestation Joint session duties in
Journal entry
Journal reading
Motion reading
Oath of prescribed
Officer is
Papers care of
116 14 14 52 239 244
9
23
r 7 J 8 J 9 7 57 205 36
I 76189 101112 5 9 14
Papers superintends 21
Pay
Presides in absence of Speaker and Speaker Pro Tern
Protests entry on Journal 7l T
Questions reading
Rollcall calling
Rollcall vote explanation offiling AyU g
15
30 74 189 56190 201
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Rule No
Rules Committees Calendar reads
Signature when required
State Boards membership on
Term of office 1
Words excepted to written and read by Yeas and nays call
Yeas and nays reading names
CODE SECTIONS
Amendments or repeal of requirements
37 119 A 18 I 911 60
I 81193 193
COMMITMENT
Amended how
Committee of the Whole not in order m
Committee of the Whole to f
Debate if instructions added
Indefinite postponement not applicable to
Instructions may be added L Precedence of as among motions to commit to
different committees
Precedence of as among motions ES
RecommitmentSee RECOMMITMENT Resolution of appointment of investigative
committee rli r 1
Speakers duty to
Special committees to Iy
Useg
What applicable to
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE HOUSE
Adjourn cannot
Adjournment arrival of regular hour of Amendments by action by House R Amendments report
Appropriation bills considered in
Bills and resolutions disposal or
recommendation Uvrr
Bills and resolutions interlineation prohibited
I j 109 146
106107142 KlOS 135 96
109135
107
75
135
135
106107110 106
106
146
154 157
136156 240
155 136
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Rule No
Business finished procedure 255
Call of House not in order ffitb J jj ilgfr 246
Chairman appointed by Speaker 1
Chairman duty of when no quorum present 144
Chairman duty when business finished s ii J ikk 258 Chairman power to clear galleries or lobbv 11 ko
Clerks duties in 45
Commitment toSee COMMITMENT
Commitment to precedence 8 207
Committee reference prohibited 246
Debate in 152
Disorderly conduct reported 1 251
Formation of Mr 18t1 i5 243
House may resolve itself into vote necessary H 242
House may resolve itself into when 242
Journal proceedings entry1 258
Motion to rise report progress and ask leave
to sit again 1254
Papers called for 149
Postpone indefinitely motion to not in order 146
Previous question not enforceable 146
Quorum requirement r 244
Reading of bills by sections 1Bjjyr 245
Reconsideration in order ft 247
Report of procedure and form 255 156 157
Reports of precedence 10 lb
Resolving House into JL 141142 152
Rules applicable to and exceptions J 146
Speakers actions 5r1437l4M54155
1 able motion to not m order 14Q
Time in extended 153 154
Vote pairing prohibited in 248
Vote required unless excused aBMP 248
Yeas and nays cannot be taken rr W
COMMITTEE ON JOURNALS
Auditing expenses 212 213 214
Clerk approval and removal of special 26
290 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL
Rule No
Enrolling 117
Journal entrySee JOURNAL
Journal reading and report 1 36
Preservation of bills yM u 117
Report at any time 35
Report required H7
COMMITTEES
Adverse report by effect 111138181
Amendments by read without motion 171
Amendments by take precedence138
Amendments report form 136
Appointed by Speaker Jfflpi 31 209
Appropriation measures report on required 140
Bills and resolutions not to interline or deface 136
Bills and resolutions withdrawal from 114
Call Ofjis 211
Clerks 15
Commitment toSee COMMITMENT Committee of the Whole reference of matters to
committees prohibited 7T 146
Debate byHJpU 131
Expenses of members how paid212 214
Finance Committee examination of State accounts 215
Membership limited209
Members on State Boards1 A 18
Minority report time allowed for after ordering
of previous question vrnr 181
N amesJr i 209
Officers 209 210 211
Organization 210
Previous question committee time for debate 181
Records 211
Reference to135142
Reference to happenings in prohibited 62
Reports disagreement with 138
Report failure to 140
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Rule No
Reports favorable effect 13g
Reports form gjfef 137
Reports how made 43
Reports minority form H 137
Reports of amendment limit onjv 169
Reports of precedence t r 139
Reports printing and distribution may be
required by committee 137
Reports requiring TFj4 140
Speakers membership Tr 209
Vacancies 210
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
Appointment 176
Approval of report 176
Consideration 176
Discharge 176
Instruction iub lf07 17g
Membership i ta 170
Reports 176
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
Amendment of 226
Approval of people r 226 227
Convention r vj 227
Journal entry r t 226
Local I1H 226
MethodBii p 226
Publication 226
Repeal of Ttnh 226
Signature of Governor not required I1 208
Veto prohibited 207 228
Vote required fPN 4 226
CONTEST
Contest iofcVj 251
292
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CONTEMPT Rule No
Disorder for 3249
Vote refusal for
CONTRACT APPROVAL
Public Service Commission AgreementsA 11
CONVENING
TimesalBjj47 87
CONVENTION OF PEOPLE
Calling for Constitutional amendment 227
CONVERSATION
Debate prohibited during 65
Prohibited over barZ 67
Reference to during debate prohibited 62
COUNTY
A4 A 5
Consolidation Site change
DEBATE
Addressing House tre 173
Adjournment decided without 33 48
Amendment action on Senate amendment
debate limited g 7 172
Appeals debate limitations 3 7273
Censure for words 1333 60
Committee happenings reference to out of order 62
Committee of the Whole how bills debated 145
Committee of the Whole regulated 146152154
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Rule No
Conduct of members in Wsl JT Pft v 53
Conversations reference to out of order Mf2l22iL 62
Cut off prohibited when 27 79
Exception to words kUV bsWov 0
Freedom of 1 dT 1 fna 4
Individual speeches limited 53
Irrelevant Speaker shall suspend 27
Members names reference to out of orderLL 63
Motion for yeas and nays decided without
debate 16 U of mr 192
Motion for previous question not debatable 180
Motion to adjourn not debatable N 182
Motion to adjourn to particular day or time
debatable Mil 33
Motion to amend report of Rules Committee
during last twentyone days not debatable 37
Motion to change order of business
not debatable 39
Motion to change rules not debatable 2 39
Motion to commit when debatable 108135
Motion to dispense with reading of the Journal
not debatable 22ly 42
Motion to dispense with roll call not
debatable If 41
Motion to engross debate limited 132
Motion to excuse member from voting
debate limited vjjji 135
Motion to indefinitely postpone debatable 97 Motion to limit or extend members time of
speaking not debatable 58
Motion to postpone to time definite what
debatable 101
Motion to read papers not debatable Trnrrrp gg
Motion to refer to committee debate if
instructions added f Ml 108 135
Motion to require committee report debate
limitedI22 140
Motion to resolve into Committee of the Whole
debate limited i22li22142
294
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Rule No
Motion to suspend rules not debatable Motion to table or take from table not debatable Motions allowed during i Movement during prohibited Previous question debate regulated Priority of business not debatable T Readings first two no debate Report of Rules Committee when debatable Senate happenings reference to out of 39 92 75 66 181183 25 134 39 62
Silence during eob Subject matter limits Through Speaker Time limits on individual Yeas and nays no debate during 27 61 65 58 6173 58 199
DECORUM
Applause suppressed 1 Conversation none over bar Hisses suppressed
Silence during debate
69
67 69
27 61 65
DISTRIBUTION OF BILLSSee PRINTING AND DISTRIBUTION OF BILLS
DIVISION
Adjournment limited by
Call for fav
Excuse from voting motion to restricts Reconsideration of main question limits
Results of Speaker shall announce
Speakers duty in case of r
What divisible
7 8185
178179191 194 180
189
189
179
LEGISLATIVE MANUAL
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DOORKEEPER
Clears lobbies and galleries when
Duties general
Election
Floor limitations enforcement of Intoxicated members enforcement of rule
against
Message announcement j
Pay HBiOR
Substitution prohibited jjjgfcT
Suspension by Speaker JJ
Rule No
32
17
17
23
68
44
17
18 34
ELECTIONAlso see JOINT SESSION
Auditor
Contest
of
A 7 225
Governor of action on 53 1 219 220
Journal entry
Members of House judge of ft rq
Nomination limits oir Tin
Presidential electors of A g
Procedure
Second not needed in nominations J 10
Speaker shall vote in y 4
Vote necessary 2V 218
81
201
202
ELECTRIC ROLL CALLAlso see ROLLCALL
Adjournment limits at
Clerks duties
Method
Quorum to determine jgn

202
T 201
89
89
201 200
Roll call at opening use for
Seat from
Speakers powers
Tabling limited by Tabling limits B
use
Verification not required
296
LEGISLATIVE MANUAL
Rule No
EMPLOYEESSee ASSISTANTS
ENGROSSMENT
132
nf 132
Local bills reading required 133 132
Unanimous consent for prohibited Li Vote required L 132 132
ENROLLING AND ENGROSSINGSee COMMITTEE ON JOURNALS
EXCEPTION TO WORDS SPOKEN
Previous question delayed by
Procedure
Time forryluaMl
EXPENSES
Members procedure for payment
EXPULSION OF MEMBERS
58 58 59 58 59
Journal entry Vote required When
EXTRAORDINARY SESSION
Calling 3t 87 A 8
Compensation during ft A
Consideration limits A 8
Governors calling A
Impeachment continued byIKp A 8
Time limits SSBSMBShEbI
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FILING OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Rule No
Required J 123
Time for 123
FINES
Members when transgress rules II53
FLOORSee PRIVILEGE OF FLOOR GALLERIES
Applause and hisses to be suppressed I 69
Clearance by Speaker 32
Committee of the Whole Chairman may clear 150
GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS BILISee APPROPRIATIONS
GOVERNOR
Adjournment power in regard to 86
Appropriations selective approval of 206
Budget bill presentation of 232
Constitutional amendment action on 226
Election 219 220
Extraordinary session calling 87
Inauguration 220 22i7222223 224
Overriding veto I206207208
Signature when requiredjx 206 208
Veto power 206 207 208228
HISSES
Suppression gg
IDENTIFICATION CARDS
Issued to persons entitled to privileges of the floor 23
298
LEGISLATIVE MANUAL
IMPEACHMENT Rule No
A R
Procedure 2
Session continued
INTOXICATION
Member denied floor while in state of 68
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
Copies two required
Time for
Unanimous consent time limits
124
124
114
INVESTIGATION
Resolution appointing must be referred
to committee r
State Officers of A iu
JOINT SESSION
Adjournment
Clerks duties
Debate
Elections for
Governors election for
Journal lSsOS
Nominations in
Papers
Place House
Presider
Procedure general
Quorum
Rules change
Time of
Vote
J 14
LBiiiJmuJ 7 J 8 Jll J 1
219220
I m j 7 j 12 J 10 J 8 J 9
J 1 J 2
J 2 J 4 J 5
J 3 J 4 Vru J 6 J 18
11 j l j 2
J 10 J 12 J 13
LEGISLATIVE MANUAL
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JOURNAL Rule No
Absentees shown on 57
Amendments to Constitution entry with yeas
and nays 226
Appropriation yeas and nays shown 243
Committee duty to read and report a 36 57
Committee of the Whole proceedings not
shown A 158
Election vote entry 217
Expulsion entry 58
Governors inauguration entry T 224
Joint session proceedings j 7 j 13
Oaths of officers and assistants entry L 10
Petition name and object of petitioner
memorialist or remonstrant noted on50
Preservation i 122
Protests entry 74
Publication required 121122
Reading by committee fl 36 57
Reading of how dispensed with 42
Required rjv 121
Vote entry of186 203 204 205 217 226
Vote explanation entry yirtJi ht va1 198
Vote names of those not voting shown on 205
Yeas and nays entry 191 203 204 205 226 243
LOBBIES
Applause or hisses in suppressed 69
Clearance by Speaker hr trtg 32
Committee of the Whole Chairmans power to clear 150
LOBBYISTS
Floor prohibited from r 7v 23
LOCAL BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
Limitations upon 128129 A 16
Local governing authority restriction 128129
300
LEGISLATIVE MANUAL
Rule No
Notice of affidavit must be attached 128129
Notice required 128129
Office affected requires referendum128129
Reading first two by title unless engrossment 133
Unanimous consent reading of third time
and putting on passage 114
MAIN QUESTION
Adjournment effect on Division after order for
Effect of
Form of
Previous question effect Reconsideration of
Tabling limits
Vote required to order
8185180
191
184
180
180181
180185
88
180
MEETING OF HOUSE
Time of meeting for daily sessions 48
MEMORIALSSee PETITIONS
MESSAGES
How sent announced received and considered MESSENGER
Arrest of members to secure quorum
Clear lobbies and galleries when
Direction by Speaker
Duties general
Election
Intoxicated member enforcement of rule against
Order enforcement of
Papers distribution
44
55 56 32 2155 1721 17 68 21 21
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Rule No
Pay 17
SergeantatArms exofficio 55
Stationery distribution 21
Suspension by Speaker g4
MINORITY REPORTS FROM COMMITTEE Debate allowed after order for previous
question 181
How made 3Y
MOTIONS
Committee of the Whole in
Debate when cannot use motion to cut off Disagreement with Senate motions in order Information from departments table one day
Making must resume seat while put
Number limited to one at a time
Possession of House
Precedence of svUi
Previous question on
Second unnecessary Speakers actions on
Stating by Speaker
Strike out and insert motion to not divisible Tabling effected by osrmraQo
Withdrawal
146147153154
79
172
135
iU 78
78 76
7596
U 177
77
189
189
179
4694
7696
NEW MATTERS
Unanimous consents for time for 114
NOMINATIONS
Remarks disparaging prohibited Second not needed
216 J 10
02
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OATHS
Administered by judges to members
Assistants
Clerks 7T777
Members T7
Officers 77
Rule No 8
1012 101112 78
101112
OFFICERS
ItJ 1 101112
Oath HI 213
Pay rZ 75 u
Suspension of by Speaker 5
Who are 7
ORDER OF BUSINESS
Appropriations Bill general 9HISog39Hjj114 140
Changed how Tyrr7d7 d8 dy 07 a
Change motion not debatable JR jgy
Change motion vote necessary ytu irrrr An
Committee report requiring rH7
Fixing by Rules Committee during last
twentyone days
Information motions bfldaoffi
Prityeoi 735 171U 11814210
Reading of Rules Committee Calendar S
Reconsideration 7w0 ma
Rules Committee report vk
Speakers power over777E tl
Unanimous consent
ORGANIZATION
Assistant Clerk by
Bodies 77
Chairman appointment and powers i
Clerk by vVy 7 7 4
Elections during
MHNClOi
LEGISLATIVE MANUAL
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First meeting time and place
Oathsu J
Officers
Procedure Br1
Rules li
Seating yjgjL
Rule No 47
7 8101112 2 3 5
PAGES
Age ri g2
Appointment by members Mm To fH 2
Papers distribution 21
PAIRING FOR VOTING
Committee of the Whole prohibited in 1148 Prohibited TB gg
PAPERS
Clerks possession Hl3 14 52
Committee care 13g
Committee of the Whole may call for 149
Distribution r 131 21
Reading not subject to indefinite postponement 96
Reading of rT 53
PARLIAMENTARY LAW
Applicable when ll ll 249
PETITIONS
Presentation and form t 50
POSTPONEMENT
Amendment motion to indefinitely postpone not amendable an
05 tO tO X
304
LEGISLATIVE MANUAL
Rule No
Amendment motion to postpone to day certain
amendabl jj
Committee of the Wkole motion to indefinitely
postpone not in order
Debate on
Effect of motion to indefinitely postpone
Effect of motion to postpone to time definite
Effect of negative action i
Effect indefinite postponement
Precedence of motion
Renewal limits
Vote necessary on motion to indefinitely
postpone
Vote necessary on motion to postpone to a
time definite
What subject to
102
146 97101 99
100105
104 103
7596 98104
99
105 96100
PREAMBLE
Committee of the Whole last considered 145
PRESIDER
30
Clerk shall when gr j 2 J 4
Joint session in
Speaker oa
Speaker absent who shall when
Speaker may appoint member to M
Speaker Pro Tern absent who shall when
PRESS
124
Bills and resolutions copy to 23
Floor entitled to L
PREVIOUS QUESTION
Adjournment effect on S
Call of House limits
LEGISLATIVE MANUAL
305
Rule No
Committee of the Whole not in order in 146
Debate allowed after ordering of 181183
Debate motion not debatable 180
Exception to debate delays 60
Form of jgQ
Main question effect on Lt 180 181
Minority committee report time allowed
for after ordering of 181
Precedence of motion 75 4 go
Reconsideration of 185
Tabling after 11 v T 88
Vote required 477 4g4
What applicable to 4BpE1iil 477
PRINTING AND DISTRIBUTION OF BILLS
Motion to print precedence of 75
Required when U 130
Suspension of bills and resolutions until 130
PRIVILEGE
Precedence of questions of mwMBB 45
Questions of what constitutes 45
PRIVILEGES OF FLOOR
Intoxicated members denied 68
Voting during J 202
Who entitled to 23
PROTESTS
Procedure and form 74
PUNISHMENT
Members of 59
Voting for another fop 497
306
LEGISLATIVE MANUAL
QUALIFICATION OF MEMBERS Rule No
Judgment of House
QUORUM
Committee of the Whole requirement of
Compelling
Number Ll
Rollcall for
Speakers power in regard to
Voting when not
144
W 5556 54
56182190 55190 190
READING OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Committee of the Whole in 131171 141145 138
report ui tex Debate none on first or second reading Number and name of introducer stated on 134 131
second and tnira redamg 134
becond automatic wueu Ktt M 171

limes tincc Title by Unanimous consent time limit 133 114
READING OF PAPERSSee PAPERS
RECOGNITION Speaker decides
RECOMMITMENT
Unanimous consent time limit rL no
Vote necessary for 1
What may be recommitted
LEGISLATIVE MANUAL
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RECONSIDERATION
Amendments when in order
Whole motion in order
Effect of on bills
Main question effect on o 3
Main question time for reconsideration of Notice not to be withdrawn when Notice when required Previous question effect on
Renewal once
Senate amendments in orderTmmeffiatelv Time for motion
Rule No
111 147 113
185 180 111 111 185
112 111 111
REMONSTRANCESSee PETITIONS
REPEALS How effectuated
RETURNEES Seats rights to
ROLLCALL
Adjournment limits
Clerks duty as to ZZZZZ
Committee of the WRole not in order in Debate none during
Dispensing with
Electrical rollcall systemTZZZZ Explanation of votes on
Previous question limits
Procedure
Quorum to determine if Reconsideration of main question limits
Required by House
Speaker may order when
Verification of when required Vote refusal after contempt
127
6
81
156 57190 201
146
199
41
201
198
182
57
190
180
2856
28182190201
r 200
190
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Rule No
RULES
39 40 250 J 18
Debate motion to suspend or change decided g9
without debate VL iifft 249
Question not covered by procedure 39 40 250 J 18
Suspended how v
Suspension not subject to mdeimite 9g
postponement lyilfll1 58
Transgression penalized
RULES COMMITTEE
Calendar fixed by during last twentyone days
Membership 9gS3
Proposed change addition or suspension o
rules must be referred to BBS
Report debatable except last twentyone
days i
Report failure to effect pB
Report of during last twentyone days motion
to amend not debatable
Report of in order when r
Reports required
Speaker Chairman of9S
Special orders submission to and report on
37
209
250
39
250
37 43
140 250 209
38
SEATS
Assigned by Speaker jVrr 7 195
Contested procedure when c 58
Recognition from TUU
SERGEANTATARMSSee MESSENGER
SESSIONS
Business carried over how I
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Rule No
ExtraordinarySee EXTRAORDINARY SESSIONS Prolongation of signature of Governor
not required
Term
208
87
SILENCE
Debate during j gg
Speaker duty of to command when 27 61
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Absence of Speaker Pro Tern to preside Accounts certifying
Acts signs
Adjournment members to remain until Speaker retires
Amendments power to rule out if not
germane C y T
Appeals from decision of
Applause in galleries or chamber suppression
of noiar
Appointment specialZZZZZ
Arrest power to
Attendance power to compel to secure a quorum Auditors nomination call for
Bond approval of Clerks
Budget bill introduction of
Budget submission to Director
Business priority of decides without debate Z
Call the House duty to
Clearing galleries and lobbies
Commitment of bills and resolutionsZ
Committee of the Whole Chairman appoints Committee of the Whole duty regarding bills Committee of the Whole duty when business
finished in
Committee of the Whole may resolve House into when
30
214
120
66
i162172
70 71 72 73
69
A 2
3255
55
j1 A 7 13
232
51
25
56
32
135
141
142
155
141
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Rule No
Committee of the Whole may take part m 148
Committee of the Whole resumes chair when 154 lbb
Committee of the Whole right to take part m 14
Committee of the Whole to leave chair during 141
Committees and subcommittees appoints 2Qg
officers of 32 209 210
Committees appointment of 210
209 176 27 189 34 34 201 201 23 219 J 5 J 4 44
Committees assignment of members to
Committees membership on
Conference Committee appoints
Debate irrelevant power to suspend
Division call for
Doorkeeper may suspend U7
Election of mBHHpl
Electric rollcall system duty when voting MMBB Electric rollcall system out of order duty w en Floor privileges power over Governors election action on BBS Joint session seat at left of President Joint session succession to prsider
Messages duty as to r 94
Messenger direction and suspension 76 189
Motion stating by RBBin ii 10
Oath to officers and assistants R
Officer as
Postponement action on R
Postponement to day certain duty to enforce
restrictions on debate
Postponement to day certain how to treat
amendment to motion
Postponement to day beyond session how to treat
motion
Preside may name members to
Prsider
Question stating
101102103 101
102
103
29
30
188189 55 56182190
Quorum to secure 26586178
Recognition of member
Rollcall duties during
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Rule No
Rollcall orders by when 2R iqn n
Rules Committee exofficio member of 209
Rules transgression penalizing co
Seat assignments t
Signature when required iiq ion
Silence commanding 27 61
State boards membership on aio
Subcommittees appointment of qJ
Unanimous consent shall entertain but one at a time A cr
Unanimous consent when to recognize member for purpose of asking a
Verification of a rollcall votenottoentertain motion to dispense with 9nn
Vote authority to 24 148
SPEAKER PRO TEM
Election n4 30
session succession as presider t a
Oiticer as
Powers
Presides in absence oTpeaker7ZZZI 4 po
State Boards membership on g
SPECIAL LAWSSee LOCAL LAWS
STATE BOARDS
Membership of Legislators on A 18
STATE OFFICERS Discharge of
Investigation of
Legislators as restrictions Suspension of
A 12 AIO A 17 A 12
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STATIONERY Rule No
21
Distribution
STENOGRAPHIC REPORTER
Appointment and pay
STREET RAILWAYS CONSTRUCTION
Approval by city governing authorities A 13
SUBCOMMITTEES
Appointed by Speaker 31 209
Calling meetings of
Controlled by standing committees rjj
Organization
SUBSTITUTEAlso see AMENDMENT
Amendment as r
Bill perfected before substitute Voted on before bill
160
165
165
SUCCESSION
Joint session
Speakers absence
J 4 30
SUPREME COURT RULES
Approval of VTrT
TABLING
Amendment motion not subject to 92
Amendment not applicable to
Committee of the Whole motion not m order i4b
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Debate motion not debatable
when motion to table prevails Effect when motion to take from table prevails
Effect when motion to take from table where measure tabled after rollcall
Mam question limits
Motion to take from when in order Precedence of
prevails
Previous question limits motion to table Renewal of motions to table and take from
when
Rollcall limited by
Rollcall limits
State departments informationcaTied from
tabled one day
Time for taking from table Vote required to take from table
What can be tabled
Yeas and nays limits
Rule No
92 94
9495
89
88
46
75 88180 88180
93
89
8889
46
95
95
9091 89
TITLE
Bills and resolutions subjectmatter must be expressed in H
lZo
TRANSMISSION TO SENATE
Day of passage vote required Last day immediate on
TREASON
Pardon of
A 15
116
116
UNANIMOUS CONSENTS Commitment to Committee of the Whole
142
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General provision for r
Introduction for yfvcqx ir
Journal reading dispensing with fg
Limitation and regulation of use of
Motion withdrawal required for
Passage for 4
Reading for SSTtvafflgIH
Recommitment for
Rollcall dispensing with
Rollcall vote dispensing with verification of Time for L
Rule No
187
114
42
114
76
114
114
114
41
200
114
VERIFICATION
Electric rollcall system not required for 200
Rollcall vote dispensed with for zuu
VETO
Governors power of Overridden how
206 207 208 228 206 207 208
VOTE
Adjournment limits
Another not for
Appeal from Speakers ruling on
Bill required for
Changing of
Committee of the Whole no pairing
Committee of the Whole not taken by yeas
and nays in
Committee of the Whole vote required Debate no during calling or reading of
yeas and nays rrr
DivisionSee DIVISION
Electric rollcallSee ELECTRIC ROLLCALL
8185 197
70
l 186
193201J 13 148
146
148
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ElectionSee ELECTION
Excuse from
Explanation
Interest none where have
General requirement
Journal entry required
Method of
Pairing of members not allowed QuorumSee QUORUM Reconsideration of main question limits Refusal may be contempt Required when RollcallSee R 6 LLCALL
Seat from own
Speaker may order yeas and nays when
Speakers
Tabling limits Tie I
Unanimous consentsSee UNANIMOUS CONSENTS
When allowed individuals
Yeas and naysSee YEAS AND NAYS
WITHDRAWAL
Bill when and how Committee from Motion when and how
WRITS
Signature Speakers and Clerks
Rule No
190194195196
i 198
194195
187
186 203 204 205
189191
148196
180
190
148194
24197 202
28
24148
89
24
88
115
114
163
119
YEAS AND NAYS
Adjournment limits oi 8r
Change restricted i oo
Committee of the Whole prohibited in 14
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Rule
Debate on motion prohibited Debate prohibited during
Expulsion for 1 i I
Journal entry iUii 191 203 204
Method of calling
Reconsideration of main question limits 7
Seat from j3pL
Tabling limits lsni
Vote required for call of
No
192
199
58
205
193
180
202
89
191
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CONSTITUTION OF THE
STATE OF GEORGIA
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CONSTITUTION OF THE
STATE OF GEORGIA
TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF STATE CONSTITUTIONS
ARTICLE IBill of Rights
ARTICLE IIElective Franchise
ARTICLE IIILegislative Department
ARTICLE IVPower of General Assembly
over Taxation
ARTICLE VExecutive Department
ARTICLE VIJudiciary
ARTICLE VIIFinance Taxation and Public Debt
ARTICLE VIIIEducation
ARTICLE IXHomesteads and Exemptions
ARTICLE XMilitia
ARTICLE XICounties and Municipal
Corporations
ARTICLE1 XIIThe Laws of General Operations m Force in this State
ARTICLE XIIIAmendments to the Constitution ARTICLE XIVMerit System ARTICLE XVHome Rule
ARTICLE XVISlum Clearance and
Redevelopment L
ARTICLE XVIIPublic Transportation of Passengers for Hire
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321
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351
354
364
368
384
403
489
497
499
500
516
517
519
520
523
526
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Editorial Note This compilation of the Georgia Constitution does not include amendments which are not general within the meaning of Paragraph I Section H Article XIII
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CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF ORGANIC ACTS AND STATE CONSTITUTIONS OF GEORGIA
Charter of the Colony of Georgia 1732
Grant of George II King of Great Britain
Constitution of 1777
Constitutional Convention Oct 1 1776Feb 5 1777 Constitution of 1789
Constitutional Convention Nov 424 1788 Jan 420 17RQMay 46 1789 May 16 1795
Constitution of 1798
Constitutional Convention May 830 1798
Constitution of 1861
Constitutional Convention Jan 16March 23 1861 Constitution of 1865
Constitutional Convention Oct 25Nov 8 1865
Constitution of 1868
Constitutional Convention Dec 91867March 11 1868 Constitution of 1877
Constitutional Convention July 11 1877August 25 1877 Constitution of 1945
Ratified General Election August 7 1945 Governors Proclamation August 131945
GENERAL CONSTITUTIONAL SINCE RATIFICATION OF
AMENDMENTS ADOPTED CONSTITUTION OF 1945
Amendment to Art VII Sec I Par II subpar 1 so as to authorize the General Assembly to provide for the payment of one hundred thousand dollars 10000000 for bringing in the tirst commercial oil wells in this State
Amendment to Par 4 Sec 7 of Art 7 to include therein county
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boards of education as having authority to obtain the loans provided in said paragraph
RATIFIED NOVEMBER 7 1950