What does the Legislative committee do?

What is the primary function of a committee in the Georgia legislature?**

• To draft new bills

     

• To hear and recommend bills for larger chambers

     

• To vote on final bills

• To campaign for legislators

How are committees in the Georgia legislature composed?

   

• By a random selection of lawmakers

    

• By a bipartisan group of lawmakers

    

• By only the majority party members

     

• By volunteers from the public

What do committees consider when evaluating a bill?

  

•  The bill’s political popularity

    

•  The pros and cons, cost, and funding

    

•  The bill’s historical context

•   The personal opinions of lawmakers

Why are committee recommendations important?

•    They decide the final law

    

•  They guide the larger legislative bodies

     

• They determine election outcomes

     

• They are used for public relations

7. What happens after a bill passes through a committee?

   

• It is immediately signed into law

    

• It is read on the floor with the committee’s report

    

•  It is sent directly to the Governor

    

• It is discarded

What is the role of committees when a bill moves between the House and Senate?**

 

•  To draft a new bill

    

• To reconcile differences between the House and Senate versions

• To campaign for the bill

•    To organize public hearings

If the House and Senate have different spending amounts for a bill, what happens?**

•  The bill is rejected

     

• A committee of House and Senate members meets to resolve the difference

    

• The bill is sent back to the sponsor

• The bill is amended without further discussion