Ways & Means Committee (Georgia House)
The House Ways & Means Committee is a 30 member legislative body consisting of a chairman, a vice-chairman, a secretary, two ex officio, and 25 members. The Committee operates under a House mandate as the chief tax-writing committee in the House of Representatives.[1]
Scope and jurisdiction
The House Ways & Means Committee is responsible for writing the state's tax law. The Committee derives its largest share of jurisdiction directly from the state Constitution, which declares; "All Bills for raising Revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives."[1]
Members
As of 2014,[1] the members of the House Ways & Means Committee are:
- Mickey Channell, chairman
- Allen Peake, vice chairman
- David Knight, secretary
- Amy Carter, ex officio
- Terry England, ex officio
- Stacey Abrams, member
- Paul Battles, member
- Sharon Beasley-Teague, member
- Ellis Black, member
- Bob Bryant, member
- John Carson, member
- Virgil Fludd, member
- Ben Harbin, member
- Brett Harrell, member
- Penny Houston, member
- Chuck Martin, member
- Howard Mosby, member
- Larry O'Neal, member
- B.J. Pak, member
- Don Parsons, member
- Jay Powell, member
- Matt Ramsey, member
- Tom Rice, member
- Lynne Riley, member
- Chuck Sims, member
- Mickey Stephens, member
- Ron Stephens, member
- Willie Talton, member
- Wendell Willard, member
- Bruce Williamson, member
See also
References
- 1 2 3 House Ways & Means. house.ga.gov. Retrieved June 26, 2013.
External links
- Legis.ga.gov. Welcome to the Georgia General Assembly. Home page. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
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