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Georgia’s Legislative Branch: The General Assembly

Discover the qualifications and duties of Georgia legislators, the organization of the General Assembly, and how a bill becomes a law in the state. Learn about the House of Representatives and the Senate, their leaders, committees, and roles in the legislative process.

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Georgia’s Legislative Branch: The General Assembly

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  1. Georgia’s Legislative Branch: The General Assembly MAKING THE LAWS

  2. Qualifications of Legislators • SENATORS • Must be at least 25 • Live in district they represent • Legal residents of GA for at least two years • REPRESENTATIVES • Must be at least 21 • Live in district they represent • Legal residents of GA for at least two years

  3. Terms and Elections of Legislators Legislators are elected in even number years during general elections. Senators • Serve two years Representatives • Serve two years

  4. Duties of the General Assembly • GA meetings begin on 2nd Monday of January each year for their regular session • Session usually lasts for two months or less • For rest of their two year terms they meet in special sessions and committees • Most important duty is making laws and passing budget (proposed by governor) • Can change constitution (amend) with a 2/3’s vote in GA

  5. Organization of General Assembly • Most work takes place in committees • Each house has a majority and a minority power • Majority party is the political party with the most members in the house • Minority party has the fewest members • Leaders of committees tend to represent the majority party

  6. House of Representatives (180) • There are 36 regular committees in the House of Representatives (most members serve on 2 to 3) • Majority party tends to control the House because there are two leaders from majority • Speaker of the House • Majority Leader • Minority leader is leader of minority party in the house • Floor leader usually represents the party of the governor • Leaders try to get the interests and ideas of their party heard

  7. Senate (56) • Lieutenant governor is the president of the Senate (leader of Senate) • The other leader in the Senate is the president pro tempore (leader of the Senate majority party) • There is also a majority and minority leader for each party • There are 26 committees in the Senate (each Senator is on at least three committees)

  8. How A Bill Becomes A Law • Drafting – written by legislators • Introduction – By senator or representative to house in which they serve • Committee Consideration – studied and changes or improvements are considered (other officials, bill’s author, lobbyists or public may comment) • Floor Consideration – Proposed before each house for a vote • Governor consideration – either signed into law or vetoed

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