Veterans, Military and Homeland Security Committee, Georgia State Senate
The Veterans, Military and Homeland Security Committee is a standing committee of the Georgia State Senate.
Per the Senate Rules, committees of the Georgia State Senate are assigned by the Committee on Assignments. The Committee on Assignments is made up of the President of the Senate, President Pro Tempore, Majority Leader and two members appointed by the President.[1] Committees are assigned after each election.[2] At least a majority of members is considered a quorum, with ex officio members not counting towards quorum but being allowed to vote.[3] The President is not recognized as an ex officio member of any committee.
See rules: Senate Rules
Function
| “ | The Committee on Veterans, Military & Homeland Security has general jurisdiction over legislation related to Georgia's Department of Defense, military personnel, Department of Homeland Security, emergency response organizations, and organizations providing service to military veterans.[4][5] | ” |
Membership
2023-2024 legislative session
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Veterans, Military and Homeland Security Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (5) | Third-party members(0) |
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Mike Dugan (R, Chair) left this committee on January 04, 2024. [Source]
2021-2022 legislative session
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Veterans, Military and Homeland Security Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (4) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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Veterans, Military and Homeland Security Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (5) | Third-party members(0) |
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2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| Veterans, Military and Homeland Security Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (4) | |||
| • Ed Harbison, Vice chair | • Hunter Hill, Chair | |||
| • Tonya Anderson | • Mike Dugan | |||
| • Gail Davenport | • Tyler Harper | |||
| • Emanuel Jones | • Larry Walker | |||
| • Michael A. Rhett | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Veterans, Military and Homeland Security Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (1) | |||
| • Ed Harbison, Vice chair | • Hunter Hill, Chair | |||
| • Gail Davenport | ||||
| • Michael A. Rhett | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Veterans, Military and Homeland Security Committee Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (3) | |||
| • Ed Harbison, Chair | • Hunter Hill, Vice Chair | |||
| • Gail Davenport | • Barry Loudermilk | |||
| • Emanuel Jones | • Mike Dugan | |||
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
| Veterans, Military and Homeland Security Committee Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (2) | |||
| • Ed Harbison, Chair | • Barry Loudermilk, Vice Chair | |||
| • Robert Brown | • Rick Jeffares | |||
| • Gail Davenport | ||||
| • Emanuel Jones | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Georgia State Senate, "Senate Rules (Rule 2-1.3, 2-1.1)," accessed February 18, 2021
- ↑ Georgia State Senate, "Senate Rules (Rule 2-3.1(c))," accessed February 18, 2021
- ↑ Georgia State Senate, "Senate Rules (Rule 2-1.8)," accessed February 18, 2021
- ↑ Georgia General Assembly, "Senate Committee on Veterans, Military and Homeland Security," accessed February 18, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
