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Georgia House adopts new rules: 10-bill cap per member, committee renames, procedural clarifications
Summary
The Georgia House adopted House Resolution 3 to adopt chamber rules for the 2025–2026 biennium. Key changes include a 10-bill annual cap per member (with exceptions), renaming and restructuring of committees, clarified treatment for local legislation, and changes to morning/afternoon orders.
The Georgia House of Representatives on opening day adopted House Resolution 3, the chamber’s rules for the 2025–2026 biennium, approving a set of changes that affect committee names, legislative deadlines and member filing limits.
Major provisions adopted include: - A limit on member-filed legislation: "a member during each session shall not introduce more than 10 bills," a restriction described by the majority leader as an effort to streamline legislative-counsel and clerk processing. The rule is applied per year, with listed exceptions for local legislation and appropriations and with a process for possible exceptions by suspension of the rules. - Committee and standing changes: renaming the Juvenile Justice Committee to Judiciary – Juvenile; renaming Public Health to…
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