Making the Law!
Georgia’s General Assembly
Georgia General
Assembly
House of
Representatives
180 members
U.S. citizenship
Georgia citizenship at
least 2 years
Legal resident of
district for 1 year
Must be 21 years old
Senate
56 members
U.S. citizenship
Georgia citizenship at
least 2 years
Legal resident of
district for 1 year
Must be 25 years old
Georgia’s General Assembly
Duties:
Making laws to ensure welfare of
citizens
Represent the views of their
constituents (citizens within their
districts)
State legislatures represent people,
not cities or counties.
Election districts are changed every 10
years
The General Assembly oversees local
government in Georgia
Every city is created by an act of the
legislature.
City and county forms of government,
taxes, and other local matters are
determined by state lawmakers
General Assembley
House of Representatives
Senate
Meet for a 40 day session
Start 2nd Monday in January
Elected for 2 years-no limit to the number
of terms
Either group can propose and pass bills
Leadership in the General Assembly
Senate:
Lieutenant governor is the president of
the Senate
President Pro tem serves when
president is absent
Confirms appointments of the governor
to executive office
Run state wide not a part of
redistriction
House of Representatives
Presiding officer is the
Speaker of the House
Can only write appropriationsspending bills
Voted in by their districts
Committees
Both houses use committees to
study bills
Most important committees
involve: taxation, spending
money (appropriations),
judiciary, education and rules.