147th Georgia General Assembly

147th Georgia General Assembly
← 146th 148th →
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Overview
Legislative body	Georgia General Assembly
Meeting place	Georgia State Capitol
Senate
Members	56 (30 R, 26 D)
President of the Senate	Mark Taylor (D)
Party control	Republican Party
House of Representatives
Members	180 (107 D, 72 R, 1 I)
Speaker of the House	Terry Coleman (D)
Party control	Democratic Party

The 2003 regular session of the 147th General Assembly of the U.S. state of Georgia met from January 13, 2003, at 10:00 am, to Friday, April 25, at midnight, at which time both houses adjourned sine die. Control of the General Assembly was split between the Republican-controlled Senate and the Democratic-controlled House.

This was the longest legislative session in more than a century. 122 general House bills, 174 local House bills, 77 general Senate bills and 41 local Senate bills passed both chambers of the legislature and were sent to the governor for his signature.

The 2004 regular session of the Georgia General Assembly opened at 10:00 am on Monday, January 12, 2004, and adjourned sine die at midnight on Wednesday, April 7, 2004. The legislature passed 138 general House bills, 160 local House bills, 71 general Senate bills and 25 local Senate bills, which were sent to the governor for his signature.

In addition, Governor Sonny Perdue called for a special session, which met from May 3, 2004, to May 7, 2004, in order to handle the unbalanced budget that had been passed at the end of the regular session.

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House of Representatives[]

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Members of the Georgia State Senate, 2003–2004[]

Members of the Georgia State House of Representatives, 2003–2004[]

References[]

• Georgia General Assembly 2003-2004 Legislative Session
  • 2003-2004 House of Representatives
  • 2003-2004 Senate^{[permanent dead link]}