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The Georgia General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Georgia.It is bicameral, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives.. Each of the General Assembly's 236 members serve two-year terms and are directly elected by constituents of their district.
The lawmakers comprising the 157th Assembly were the most diverse in Georgia's history. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution counted 83 non-white members out of 236; 151 are white, 68 are black, 8 are AAPI, five are Hispanic, two are Afro-Latino, and one is Arab. Additionally, there were 81 women in the chamber. [13]
The 156th Georgia General Assembly convened its first session on January 11, 2021, at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta. [ 1 ] The membership of the General Assembly was elected in the 2020 State Senate and State House elections.
The spending plan, which passed the state House 175-1 and the Senate 54-1 in the final hours of this year’s legislative session, represents an increase of $3.7 billion over the fiscal 2024 budget.
FILE - Rep. Jesse Petrea (R-Savnnah) on the Georgia General Assembly House floor. House Bill 1105, authored by Petrea, passed the state House on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024.
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The 155th Georgia General Assembly convened its first session on January 14, 2019, at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta. The first session lasted for 40 legislative days in early 2019, and a second session began on January 13, 2020. The 155th Georgia General Assembly succeeds the 154th of 2017 and 2018, and precedes the 156th in 2021 and 2022.
The Georgia House of Representatives is the lower house of the Georgia General Assembly (the state legislature) of the U.S. state of Georgia. There are currently 180 elected members. Republicans have had a majority in the chamber since 2005. The current House Speaker is Jon G. Burns.