ATLANTA – Speaker David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) named State Representative Brett Harrell (R-Snellville) as the Vice Chairman of the House Rules Committee. Rep. Harrell currently serves as Vice Chairman of the Budget and Fiscal Affairs Oversight and Regulated Industries committees, Secretary of the Ways and Means Committee, as well as a member of the Transportation Committee.
“I am thrilled to receive this opportunity to serve the citizens of this state and my colleagues in the General Assembly in this leadership position on the House Rules committee,” said Rep. Harrell. “I am grateful to Speaker Ralston and Chairman Meadows for allowing me to serve in this capacity.”
The House Rules Committee, chaired by Rep. John Meadows (R-Calhoun), oversees the flow of legislation from passage in committee to determination of what bills should be debated and voted on the House floor.
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Representative Brett Harrell represents the citizens of District 106, which includes portions of Snellville, Grayson, Lawrenceville, and Loganville in Gwinnett County. He was elected to the House of Representatives in 2010.
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